Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bishop_n	french_a	king_n	4,560	5	4.3302	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52817	The signs of the times, or, VVonderful signs of wonderful times being a faithful collection and impartial relation of several signs and wonders, call'd properly prodigies, (together with some philosophical and theological descants upon them) which have been seen in the heavens, on the earth, and on the waters, as they have been testifyed by very credible hands, all of which have hapned within the compass of this last year 1680 : which may well be called another annus mirabilis, or wonderful year, wherein the Lord hath given us loud warnings to repent of our sins and return to him, that he may have mercy upon us / by C. N.	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.	1681 (1681)	Wing N463; ESTC R32306	68,903	90

some Angel not only because the Decalogue which God himself is said to speak was ascribed by them to be spoke by Angels Act. 7.38 and Hebr. 2.2 but also because they did not think God would speak to Christ in his own person being they looked upon Moses as greater than Christ and Eusebius Hist Lib. 5. Cap. 15. Tells us how the Montanists as well as Jews were great pretenders to Angels-Apparition from whom they ventured to foretel sundry things which came not to pass so event proved them Lyars c. Yea Mahomet that Grand Cheat pretended he received his Hodg-Podg Archaron from Gabriel the Angel and the Romanists boart even our-vying Mahomet of a mighty power over Angels Insomuch that they pretend to shew a Plume of Feathers that was pluckt out of Gabriels that Arch-Angels Wings possibly it might be got when Angels as common Fowls do Mowt and cast their I eathers yea Popery at this day ascribeth much to the Apparition of Spirits from whom they understand the state of their Friends in Purgatory Thus are they for rejecting the Truth judicially given up of God to believe Lyes as Experience the School Mistriss of Fools do suffciently Teach 2. Thess 2.12 This is a part of the Romish Apostacy to give heed to seducing Spirits and to Dectrine of Divels 1. Tim. 4.1 Answer the Fifth To receive any new Doctrine from an Angel is now abominable Gal. 1.8 For Angels have no Divine Institution to be Teachers of Men in the Church they have no Sacred Mission or Function thereto Rom. 10.15 1. Cor. 12.28 Eph. 4.11 God hath Instituted the Ministry of Man not of Angels to Build up his Church this Honour God gives to Man and the Word Preached by Man is called the Word of God 1. Thess 2.13 and they that Hear Man according to the Gospel are said to hear God Luke 10.16 yea 't is so far the power of God as to pull down the power of the Divel therefore let none he beguiled into a voluntary Worship of Angels Col. 2.18 Answer the Sixth The very light of Nature among the Heathens did lead them to speak of both Lares or good Angels the Guardians of Good Men and of Lemures to evil Angels the pursuers and vexers of Evil Men thus a Devil entred into Judas and an Evil Spirit oft Vexed Soul 1. Sam. 16.14 c. Yea 't is not scarce yet out of the Memory of some men how frequent were the Apparitions of Evil Spirits Phayrie Hebgeblins and many frightful Spectrums wherewith many places were frequently Haunted and many persons horribly distracted in Times of Popery and gross Superstition and the rareness of such scaring Visions in these latter times of Reformation is sufficient to discover the difference as Bishop Hall excellently saith betwixt the state of Ignorant Popish Superstition and the clear Light of the Gospel Bishop Hall of Evil Angels pag. 993. And Camerarius with others tell us how usual those Strange Apparitions were in times of Darkness although now blessed be God the Relation thereof is terrible to us Camerrarius his History Obser Lib. 4. Cap. 15. pag. 288. Theatre of Gods Judgments pag. 531. to 437. Mr. Baxter's Rest Edi. 2. pag. 271. Lavater de spectris per totum c. 'T was frequent then before the Reformation in Europe where the Gospel hath not come to Dethrone the Devil The Ignorant Indians see and hear strange Spectrums and Spirits in bodily shape Night and Day whereas in New England by the Light of the Gospel is much delivered from that Prince of Darkness Sozomen writes of one Apelles a famous Aegyptian Smith who was tempted to uncleanness by a Divel in the shape of a Woman in which shape saith Trimethius never any good Angle Appeared hereby we may make some guess at Dr. Dees Galitah the Maid one of his Spirits which after appeared as a Man Dr. d ee pag. 12.16 and at his Friend E. Kelly who could not abide his own Wife but abhorr'd her pag. 30. and at his Uriel another of his Spirits that oft swore marry pag. 411. yea and himself who condemns Calvin Luther c. and denys the ●ope to be Antichrist c. Joh. Bromiar Sum proedict v. superbia Tells a famous Story of an Angel and an Hermite walking together there laid in their way some stinking Carrion at this the Hermite stops his Nose turns away his Head and hasts out of that offensive Smell but the Angel held on his way without any shew of dislike straightway they met with a very proud pragmatical man gayly adorned deeply perfumed looking loftiy and strutting along in a most stately posture the Hermite gave this man great reverence and admiration but the Argel stop't his Nostrills turn'd away his Head c. Rendring this Reason that the stench of Pride was more loathsome to God and his Angels than that stinking Carcase could be to him Here was a better Character of the Apparition of a good Angel than of those Spirits that Dr. Doe mentioneth I might add much more c. Answer the Seventh Suppose an Apparition of Evil Spirits Casuists conclude it unsafe to confer with them our Grandmother Eve got a fall by holding Chat with the Divel in Paradice That Fort or Castle which yields to a Parley is accounted half lost they are too wily for us having much advantage over us standing upon higher ground to us c. Bishop Hall's Cases of Conscience pag. 161. ctc. Saying he admired at the Jesuite Cottons considence who provided many Questions to propound to a Demoniack some whereof were matters of State concerning the then French King and the King of England pag. 165. and Cotton being questioned for this answered he had Licence from Rome for his so doing ibid. and much more of Romes trash As to this Apparition in particular though at first sight it seemed to me dressed up like the Divels Oracle at Delphos in ambiguous Expressions yet upon second thoughts which should always be the best as being most deliberate I shall not take upon me to Determine either its goodness or badness as to kind or thing but shall refer my Reader to a serious comparing it with the Circumstances of the aforegoing general Answers subjoyning only that it is Gods declared Will we should Live by Faith and not Walk by Sence or sight of such Apparitions wherein there may be much Daceptio Visus History indeed tell us that in some extraordinary case God hath given out some Apparitions for the discovery of some secret heinous Murder c. and this he may do by Devils who are reputed ready to make such Discoveries that their Prey may come sooner into their Hands by the stroke of Justice As to the Predictions of future Events which Apparitions do pronounce some few things for Brevity sake only shall be said here As first 't is God and God alone who is Omniscient that himself can foretel future Events Isa 41.22.23 The Prophet convinceth the Heathen of the