Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	church_n	heaven_n	triumphant_a	4,382	5	11.5213	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75905	A description and explanation of 268. places in Jerusalem and in the suburbs thereof, as it flourished in the time of Jesus Christ Answerable to each of the 268. figures that are in its large, and most exact description in the map; shewing the several places of the acts and sufferings of Jesus Christ, and his holy Apostles. As also of the Kings, prophets, &c. Very useful for the more clear and fuller opening of very many places in the prophets (as also in Josephus, and other histories) especially in the Gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles. Translated by T.T. Reviewed, and in many places rectified according to the Holy Scriptures, and some things further cleared: with additions of many scripture proofs: by H. Jessey. Imprimatur Joseph Caryl.	Adrichem, Christiaan van, 1533-1585.; Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; T. T.	1653 (1653)	Wing A600aA; ESTC R229469	81,732	114

Erusalem the choice City of God The Original places from whence this Commentary is taken and where more is to be read Psalm 48.2 87.1 2 3. Matth 4.5 Psal 74.27 holy and most glorious built upon the holy Mountains excelling all the Cities of the World as well by the loftiness of the Seat as by the moderation and temperature of the Heavens and fruitfulness of Soil was situated in the midst of the whole World and of Judea as it were in the very Centre and Heart of the Earth and being as a Queen amongst all other Neighbor Cities had the preheminence as the Head over the Body Ezek. 5.5 and shined as the Sun above others in sumptuous and glorious Buildings Having such surpassing excellency she was by a certain singular priviledge in time past Joseph Lib. 3. de Bello Iudaico cap. 2. Deut. 16.17 Psal 48.2 Lam. 2.5 the onely place which God had chosen to himself and was a figure not onely of every faithful mans soul but also of the Elect Church of Christ Militant upon Earth and of that blessed Triumphant Church in Heaven A City of perfect Beauty the Virgin of the World the Paragon of all the East and the joy and rejoycing of the whole Earth This City was builded as some judge about the year from the Creation of the World Two thousand twenty and three in the time of Abraham Gen 14.18 Joseph 7. Antiq Iud. cap 7. l. 7. Belli Iud. c. 18 28. Gen. 10. Iosh 15.8 Judg. 1.19 2 Sam. 5.5 1 Chron. 11.4 7. by Melchisedec the King In Hebrew it was called Salem and in Greek Solyma and it seemeth that he possessed the same Fifty years The which afterwards the Jebusites enjoyed who sprang from Jebusi the Son of Canaan of whom it was called for a time Jebus and Jebusaeum at what time Joshua slew the King thereof And the Jebusites held the same Eight hundred twenty and four years who trusted so much to the strength of their City that when King David assailed the same in contemp tof him and of his Army they placed upon their Walls the blinde the halt and the maimed saying That these were sufficient to beat back the Enemy But when David through Gods help enjoyed the City the Jebusites being expulsed Joseph l. 7. Antiq cap. 3. Jerom. Tom. 3. de loc Hebr. lit i. Euseb Evang Praep. l. 9. 1 King 3.5 6 9 10 c. See Number CXXIV Joseph lib. 8. Antiq. cap. 2. 5. he re-edified the same round fortified it with a Castle dwelt therein and made it the Metropolitan City of the whole Province of Judea and the Head of all the Kingdom and from thenceforth called it Jerusalem as it were Jebussalem the letter B to make the better sound turned into R. Or rather from Jireh and Salem Gen. 18.2 14. with 2 Chro. 3.1 Notwithstanding there are some which write That it is called Jerusalem of the magnificent Temple which Solomon built therein as it were Hieron Solomonis For the Greeks call a Temple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hieron In continuance of time Solomon and other Kings of Judea greatly enlarged the same and so fortified it with most strong Gates Towers Walls and Trenches and so adorned it with a Temple with Pallaces and with most exquisit Buildings that among other Cities it was a miracle of the whole World and is therefore more honored with silence then with all that can be said concerning the same It stood in the Tribe of Benjamin Josh 18.28 Some borders of it were in Judah Josh 15.8 In this glory and excellency Jerusalem flourished Four hundred seventy and seven years Ioseph con Appion lib. 1. Strabo Geograph l. 16. as if it had been an Earthly Paradise being in compass round about Six miles and two hundred and fifty paces And by the Wall and circuit of the City there was a Stony Trench or Vault Threescore foot deep and in bredth Two hundred and fifty wherein was abiding about One hundred and fifty thousand men But when the wickedness of the Princes and People not onely had profaned the Temple 2 Kings 16.21 24 25. 2 Chro. 28.33 36. with the abominations of Idols but also had filled the City even to the full with innocent blood most cruelly shed the City together with the Temple Princes and people by the just vengeance of God was by Nabuchodonozer Micah 3. Jere. 25.26 29 52. King of Babylon but Gods whip so utterly overthrown and desolated Threescore and ten years that Sion was ploughed up like a field and Jerusalem was become as a heap of stones and the Mountain of the Temple as it were the height and top of Woods so as in the mean time as Jerom witnesseth that neither so much as a Bird Hier. Tom. 3. Trad. Heb. in 2 Chro. 15. nor a Beast could flie or pass through the same Afterwards the Temple onely being with much a do and very hardly builded wanting Gates Towers and Walls was inhabited again by the Jews returning out of the captivity of Babylon Threescore years Moreover within the space of Two and fifty days Esdr 1.2 3 4 5 6. Nehe. 1.2 3 4.5 6 7 c. 1 Mac. 12.13 14. Ioseph 6. Bel. 6. Ioseph 1. Bel. 13. c. Nehemiah inclosed it in compass Three miles and seven hundred and fifty paces with Gates Towers and a strong Wall and afterward the same being beautified by the Maccabees by Herod and by others very stately with publick and private Buildings recovered the former dignity being very famous and populous by the space of Five hundred four and twenty years having in it many narrow Streets by reason of the exceeding number of Houses therein At what time there as in a Theatre Jesus Christ wrought our Salvation and from thence Isa 2.4 Micah 4. Acts 2.1 Mark 16. Psal 18. Ioseph 6. Bel. 13. 7. Bel. 14.17 18. as from a Center the Apostles spread forth the Evangelical Doctrine throughout the World But Titus Emperor of Rome being brought by the just judgement of God to take vengeance for the death of Christ the Thirty and eighth year after his Passion besieged it round casting a bank about it and shut up the Jews in the City as in a prison which came out of every Tribe to celebrate the Feast of Passover there Whereupon that City the wonder of the World was made a Den of theeves and a Sepulchre of dead men For by reason of civil murders famine pestilence and sword there perished in the same Eleven hundred thousand Jews And as for the City it self Titus did so utterly subvert it that men which came unto it would scarce believe that ever it had been inhabited Nevertheless he left three principal Herodian Towers that is to say Hippic Mariam and Phasel which were more notable then the rest as well for greatness as for beauty and that part of the Cities Wall which compassed them from the

and be saved And I verily conjecture that by this their cruelty they were foretellers of our felicity For in that they did set the most sweet and amiable face of our Saviour toward the West it seemeth unto me to note no other thing but the very same which the Kingly Prophet long before him had told should come to passe Psal 66.7 saying His eyes behold the Nations or Gentiles For he having the eyes of his mercy opened and fixed upon us from the time of his passion will not cease to looke upon us with a favourable countenance even unto the end of the world Therefore Christ being on this manner hanged on the Crosse three houres from the sixth to the ninth houre that is from noon three hours naked bloody wounded crowned with thorns did hang between two theeves in most grievous torments partaker with them of the paine and punishment as if he had been a companion with them in their wickednesse The which thing the Prophet Isaias fore-shewed should come to passe Isa 53. saying He was reputed among the wicked Whom in the meane time the Jews the high Priests together with the Scribes and Elders of the people passing by yea the common souldiers also and the thiefe that was crucified with him instead of consolation which belongeth to all that are afflicted in most reproachfull manner scorned him shaking their heads and saying Thou which destroyest the Temple of God Mat. 27.39 to 46. and buildest the same again in three dayes save thy selfe if thou beest the Sonne of God come down from the Crosse He saved others himselfe he cannot save If he be Christ the King of Israel let him come down now from the Crosse and we will beleeve him He trusted in God let him deliver him now if he will have him for he said I am the Son of God Jesus most patiently suffering all these things more bitter then the Crosse was so far from revenging them that he prayed for them that mocked him saying Father forgive them for they know not what they do And to the other of the Theeves requiring mercy he promised Paradise saying Verily I say unto thee This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise Joh. 19.26 27. And then beholding his well-beloved mother and the Disciple also whom he loved and commending a Virgin to a Virgin said unto his mother Behold thy Son And then he said to his Disciple Behold thy Mother who from that houre forward took her for his own While these things thus proceeded the Sun abashed at those passions which the Creator of all the world suffered on the Crosse as it were mourning hid his face Joh. 11.9 and was darkned from the sixth houre that is the mid day at what time it shineth in greatest glory untill the ninth houre That is untill the midst of the afternoon Then Jesus complaining that he is forsaken of his Father Psal 22.1 cryed out with a strong voyce saying My God My God why hast thou forsaken me This done to the end all things that were spoken of by the Prophets might be fulfilled he said I thirst Streightway one running as though he would doe him some good Psal 69. when he had taken a Sponge and filled it with Vinegar he put it upon a reed and gave him to drinke Jesus wonderfully thirsted for the salvation of men but the Jews offered him nothing but gal and vinegar And so soon as Jesus had tasted the vinegar he said Heb. 5.8 It is finished giving thereby to understand that the Sacrifice was truly ended according to the will of his Father And once againe crying out with a loud voice and with shedding of tears Psal 31. hee saith Father into thy hands I commend my Spirit and so bowing downe his head a man of florishing age he yeelded up his spirit and breath the ninth houre of the fifteenth day of the first mouth being the five and twentieth day of March and in the three and thirtieth year of his age in the year from his Incarnation the thirty and foure or rather two and thirty and a half By this Sacrifice the most high and everlasting Priest Heb. 4.14 inflamed with most singular and unspeakable love offered himselfe a Sacrifice and a Peace-offering to God his Father Heb. 2.14 15. Col. 2.15 Eph. 2.15 and by his death destroyed death overcame Sathan brake asunder Hell gates restored life and opened unto all beleevers the everlasting Kingdome of Heaven For this cause some say the Fathers of old time ingraved in silver these words of the Psalme in Greek and set it in the circumference of the hole which was made on the top of Mount Calvary wherein the Crosse of Christ was fastened but now they are ingraven in Copper thus Pas d. 223. 224. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is to say Here God our King before worlds wrought salvation in the middest of the earth The which one and onely bloody Sacrifice most truly and lawfully made Heb 10.1.2.12 cap. 9.26 he would not by and by so soon as he was dead be taken from the Crosse but even as when he was alive so when hee was dead by the space of three houres he hung as a spectacle to all men And as he spared no one member from torment so his will was to shed all his blood even to the very last drop of his most precious heart Zach. 13.1 Isa 12.1 2 3. Zach 12.10.12 and to open the Fountaine for the washing away of our sinnes the which we may use to our endlefle comfort Therefore one of the Souldiers perceiving and opening his side and heart presently there issued forth blood and water as from a most lively spring to the sanctifying and salvation of his Church In the meane season all things gave testimony to their Lord Mat. 27.52.53 and makers death The vaile of the Temple rent asunder in two parts the earth was shaken and quaked the graves opened the dead bodies of men arose againe and the stony Rocks to the shame and reproach of the Jews for the hardnesse of their hearts clave a sunder and burst in peeces 251. Here the blessed Virgin Mary Ioh. 19. Luke 2.31 Breid 12. Jul. salig To. 7.0.5 Pas d. 225. accompained with John with Mary Magdalen and with other women stood with a firme minde and constant faith where according to the Prophesie of Simeon The sword of sorrow pierced her soule 252. Here the Souldiers which crucified Christ parted his garments among them Joh. 19. Psal 22. Breid 12. Iul. Sal. 7. cap. 3. and cast lots for his seamlesse coat who should have it that the saying of the Prophet might be fulfilled They parted my garments among them and for my vesture they did cast lots 253. Here the dead Corps of Christ being taken downe from the Crosse Breid 12. Based 225. was delivered to the blessed Virgin Mary to be buried saith Bredan Matthew