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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	david_n	good_a	saul_n	976	5	9.2797	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93347	Gods unchangeableness: or Gods continued providence, in preserving, governing, ordering and disposing of all creatures, men, actions, counsels and things, as at the beginning of the world, so to the end of the world, for ever, according to the counsel of his own will. From whence is gatherd six necessary inferences very applicable to the changes, alterations and vicissitude of these our present times. Wherein is clearly demonstrated and proved, that Oliver Cromwell is by the providence of God, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, &c. to whom the people owe obedience, as to him whom God hath set over them. Unto which is added, the causes of discontent, repining and murmurings of men: also, some serious advertisements, and seasonable admonitions to the discontented, and reprehensions to all impetuous, arrogant murmurers. Together with answers to some cheif objections made against the Lord Protector and his present government, endeavouring (if possible) satisfaction to all men. / Therefore written and published for publicke good, by George Smith, Gent.	Smith, George, 1602 or 3-1658.	1655 (1655)	Wing S4036; Thomason E824_4; ESTC R207687	84,417	65

the hand-writing upon the wall shewed Belshazzar that God had numbred his Kingdom and finished it l the set time was come and the same night was Belshazzar slain and the Monarchy transferred to the Medes and Persians when he little expected such a change as appeareth by his jol●ity feasting and drinking wine with a thousand of his Lords and causing the vessels of silver and gold to be brought to carouse in which his Father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the Temple in Hierusalem God defers long but when he smites he doth it suddenly when men least look for it and that irresistibly Now as providence ordereth things Actions and Instruments to cut off and to destroy as it pleaseth him so providence ordereth things Actions and Instruments secondary causes to advance men families and kingdoms when he pleaseth Of which I shall offer two or three Instances We see when God for the bringing his own purpose to passe in accomplishment of his Decree and promise made to Abraham and would to that end advance Ioseph above his brethren that he might be the Instrument to preserve his Fathers house which was then the only visible Church on earth Providence orders every thing to concurre And herein observe these nine particular peeces of providence 1. Iacobs love to Ioseph procures his brethrens hatred m 2 His Brethrens hatred procure consultations and conspiracies against the life of Ioseph 3. Providence suffereth them not to agree in their counsels to kill him and so his life was preserved 4. They sell him to the Midianitish Merchants these Merchants carry him into Egypt and there they sell him to Potiphar a chief Officer to King Pharaoh where God blesseth Ioseph and prospered all that he put his hand unto n 5. Ioseph is cast into prison by the false accusation of Potiphars wife In the prison he findeth favour of the Keeper of the prison and is trusted by him o 6. Two of Pharaohs servants his chief Butler and his chief Baker are by Pharaoh cast into the same prison where Ioseph was p and are put under Iosephs charge 6. This Butler and this Baker dream each of them one dream in one and the same night Ioseph came to the knowledge of their dreams and shews them the interpretation of it 7. This occasioneth Iosephs skill and knowledge in the Interpretation of dreams to be known q 8. Pharaoh also dreameth a dream which none could interpret which occasioneth Ioseph to be sent for out of the prison who telleth unto Phara●h the Interpretation of his dream Upon which Ioseph is made Ruler over Pharaohs House and over the whole Kingdom next to Pharaoh himself r 9. God brings a famine on all the earth except in Egypt for there he had given plenty Therefore Iacob sends his Sons into Egypt to buy food ſ there they bow to Ioseph their brother and do homage to him as was foretold by his dream and for which they so much the more hated him t Thus you see how providence ordered every thing to concurre to effect Gods purpose And Ioseph himself ●els his brethren as much saying It was not you but God that sent me before to preserve you a postcrity on earth and to save your lives u c. a means to accomplish what was promised long before w The like instance we have in the advancement of H●ster and Mordecai Very observable in ten other particular peeces of providence 1. That at so great and publike Feast as the King Ahashuerus made to his princes and people it should come into the Kings minde to send for his Queen Vastai a thing unusuall at such meetings 2. That the Queen should give so peremptory a denial And that the King for that one offence should be so greatly incensed against his Queen whom he loved and in whose beauty he gloried as to call for advice to revenge himself upon her x 3. That the Princes Nobles and wise men should thereupon suddenly advise to put away Vastai from being Queen 4. That when the fairest of the Persian Virgins were to be called to the King to chuse him another Queen that Ester should be brought amongst them who was of a strange Countrey and a Captive without any friend or means in Court to preferre her nor was her kindred nor family known yet providence gives her favour in the eyes of Hegai the keeper of the women y and of all that looked on her and specially in the eyes of the King so as she was taken into the house Royall and afterward became Queen in Vastai's stead z 5. That Mord●cai a captive Jew should be in the hearing of the Treason plotted by two of the Kings Servants to take away the Kings life and that by his discovery the Treason was prevented a 6. That this discovery of Morde at should be recorded and Mordecai named for the discoverer 7. That Haman the Agagite having gotten an irrevocable decree to destroy Mordecai and all the Jews the whole Church of God b yet swelling in rage against Mordecai prepared a gallows of fifty cubits high to hang Mordecai thereon c 8. That the same night before the intended execution of Mordecai Sleep should go from the King which caused him to call for the Chronicles to be brought and read before him and that the act of Mordecais discovery and saving the Kings life should be then among thousand other things pitched ●pon and read to the King which then occasioned the King to think of giving honour to Mordecai which he never thought of before d 9. That at that very instant Haman should come to the King with intention to speak that Mordecai might be hanged on the Gallows prepared of which he was not only disappointed but to his shame and grief was made the instrument to honour Mord●cai and being taken in his own snare was himself hanged on the gallows he made to hang Mordecai e 10. That Esther by her Intercession to the King in the behalf of her self and her people obtained her request and they the people that were designed to death became the destroyers of their enemies so that the Church of God was not only preserved from the cruelty of their enemies but was greatly advanced to their great joy rejoycing and thanks-giving to the praise and glory of God All which is left to the memory of all ages upon sacred record Such is the power and wisedom of God so ordering every thing by his providence to his own glory and his peoples good Take into your consideration the many providences for preservation to David whom God purposed to advance to the ●hrone of Israel what straits and difficulties he was often brought into by by designs of secret enemies treacheries revolting of friends and the malice of Saul and his flatterers daily pursuing his life with a great and resolute army all made frustrate by providence that the Decree of God prophesied by