Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	answer_v	king_n	lord_n	916	5	3.9995	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04168	The humiliation of the Sonne of God by his becomming the Son of man, by taking the forme of a servant, and by his sufferings under Pontius Pilat, &c. Or The eighth book of commentaries vpon the Apostles Creed: continued by Thomas Jackson Dr. in Divinitie, chaplaine to his Majestie in ordinarie, and president of Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxford. Divided into foure sections.; Commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Book 8	Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.	1635 (1635)	STC 14309; ESTC S107480	214,666	423

saxa quod in manibus fo rs dederat ingerentes subeuntibus did anoy the Assailants from the tops of their houses with stones or whatsoever came first to hand So this their last and desperate fury did blow the fire of Gods wrath which was kindled against them from the Prophet Zacharies time For as this Heathenish Writer addes Alexander exceptis qui in templa confugerant omnes interfici ignemque tectis injici jubet commands that all should be slaine besides such as fled into the Temples that their dwelling houses should be burnt This great Conqueror in all this warre though he expresly knew not his Commission was but Gods Sheriffe and though intending no such thing did see the execution should be according to the Prophets sentence How much Tyrian blood was shed in this siege as Curtius saith may in part be hence gathered besides all that died in that miserable Sea-fight or those fierce skirmages about the walls after the Macedonians had made entry both by Sea and Land sixe thousand of such as bare Armes were forthwith slaine two thousand hanged on gibbets along the shoare that Askalon as it followeth in the Prophet ver 5. might see it and feare and the hopes of Ekronbe confounded And as Arrianus Iosephus and some other tells us Tyre being thus miserably ransackt the other Cities of Syria or Palestina yeelded without resistance Onely the strength of Scituation store of provision the resolution and fidelity of the Governour to Darius the Persian Emperour emboldned Gaza to hold out for a time as stoutly as Tyre had done For that part which God had appointed her and her King or Governour to act was not feare but sorrow Askelon shall see it and feare Gaza also shall see it and be very sorowfull and Ekron for her expectation shall be ashamed and the King shall perish from Gaza and Askelon shall not be inhabited ver 5. 3. The greater danger the Conqueror himselfe did in the assault of Gaza incurre the more grievous was her ransack and the greater was the cruelty practised upon the conquered Alexanders wounded body did exasperate his heroicall minde to imitate Achilles his pretended Progenitor as much at this time in despightfull revenge as at other times hee had done in valour For by Alexanders appointment Batis as Curtius instiles him the Governour of Gaza or Deputy King for Darius being yet as full of life and spirit as of bleeding wounds was dragged by the heeles after a Chariot through the streets as Hector had been by Achilles about the walls of Troy Thus doth confidence in causes accursed by God inevitably bring their undertakers to those disastrous ends whereto the just will of the Almighty Judge had for their sinnes appointed them All this and much more which Curtius and Arrianus relate concerning the desolation of Gaza wee need not be afraid to speake it came to passe that the word of the Lord spoken by Zachariah might be fulfilled The King shall perish from Gaza c. ver 5. Yet would I not have these words concerning Gaza and her Governor being for quantity indefinite restrained to this particular time or accident For that were to make this disaster the compleat object of the literall sense of which it is at the most but a principall part This wofull accident might and I take it did portend the like in successe of time and I have ever held those Interpreters short sighted rather than overseene who thinke the severall passages in this Prophecie must literally referre onely to the warres of Alexander or of the Maccabees For multitude of like events though different onely in time not in proportion to Propheticall predictions can neither argue any diversity in their former object nor any plurality of literall senses All in their order may be alike literally meant by the same Prophet all alike properly signified by the same words No man questioneth whether 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Greek or homo in Latin have more significations then one although in strict propriety of speech they denote or signifie as well men now living as those that died a thousand yeares agoe 4. Hitherto we have seene how God by Alexander begun to pull downe the pride of Tyre and of the Philistines not with purpose utterly to destroy them as he did the old world but rather by this castigation or contusion to prepare and fit them for that mixture with the Jews their ancient Enemies which was foretold by the Prophet Zachariah ver 6 7. And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines And I will take away his blood out of his mouth and his abominations betweene his teeth but he that remaineth even he shall be for our God and he shall bee as a Governour in Iudah and Ekron as a Iebusit The literall truth of this last cited passage we may see experienced after the warres of Alexander and of his Successors with the Maceabees partly in that great place which Herod of Askelon held amongst the Jewish Nation partly in the Philistines Proselytes who were admitted as Communicants with the sonnes of Abraham in their Sacraments and Sacrifices partly in the admission of the Jews as free Denizens into the Cities of Palestina and in such quiet cohabitation of the Philistines and these moderne Jews as had been betweene the Jebusits and their Ancestors Every part of this observation might be concludently proved out of unpartiall Historians Heathenish or Jewish which wrote before our Lord and Saviour was borne Divers parts of it are abundantly proved out of the Author of the first Book of Maccabees Chap. 10. ver 88 89. Now when King Alexander heard these things to wit the victory over Azotus and the submission of Askelon upon the ransack of it he honoured Ionathan yet more and sent him a buckle of gold as the use is to bee given to such as are of the Kings blood hee gave him also Accaron with the borders thereof in possession Chap. 11. ver 60 61. Then Ionathan went forth and passed through the Cities beyond the water and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves unto him for to helpe him and when he came to Askalon they of the City met him honourably From whence he went to Gaza but they of Gaza shut him out wherefore he laid siege unto it and burned the suburbs thereof with fire and spoiled them Chap. 13. ver 33 c. Then Simon built up the strong holds in Iudea and fenced them about with high Towres and great walls and gates and barres and laid up victuals therein Moreover Simon chose men and sent to King Demetrius to the end hee should give the land an immunity because all that Tryphon did was to spoile Vnto whom King Demetrius answered and wrote after this maner King Demetrius unto Simon the high Priest and friend of Kings as also unto the Elders and Nation of the Iews sendeth greeting The golden Crowne and the

the Legall Passeover by the institution of the grand mystery or Sacrament prefigured by it our Lord and Saviour was betrayed by his unfaithfull friend and servant Iudas yet by his prodition consecrated to bee that Lamb of GOD which the Paschall Lamb did prefigure that Lamb of God which was to take away the sinnes of the world of which sinnes the annuall offering of the Paschall Lamb or other legall Sacrifices whatsoever were but anniversary commemorations or remembrances that sinne did still reigne thorowout the world The treason of Iudas was expresly foretold and perhaps prefigured by treason practised against the Psalmist Psal 41.9 Yea mine owne familiar friend in whom I trusted which did eate of my bread hath lift up his heele against mee By whom or upon what occasion soever this Psalme was composed certaine it is the Psalmist according to the literall and historicall sense did act his owne part with sensible feeling of present infirmities which did mystically prefigure more just occasions which the promised Messias should have to take up the same complaint Iudas did eate of his bread did swallow the very soppe which was prepared for himselfe at that very time when by the instigation of the Devill hee resolved to betray him So that this Psalme as hath been observed before was fulfilled in CHRIST both according to the mysticall and the most punctuall exquisite literall sense So was that other complaint whether of the same Psalmist or of some other For it is not an open enemy that hath done mee this dishonour for then I could have borne it Neither was it mine adversarie that did magnifie himselfe against mee for then peradventure I would have hid my selfe from him But it was even thou my companion my guide and mine owne familiar friend We took sweet counsell together and walked in the house of God as friends Psalm 55.12 13 c. Iudas had often accompanied our Saviour whilst hee taught in the Temple but especially at this last feast of the Passeover wherein hee did for foure dayes together frequent the Temple from morning till evening disputing with the learned and catechising the vulgar and ignorant And our Saviour to notifie this Prophecie to be exactly fulfilled by Iudas saluteth him in the name of a friend while he comes to betray him 2. His treachery against his friendly and loving Lord was much the fouler by reason of the long communion with him both at table and at sacred offices This treachery was expresly foreshadowed by Achitophels treason against David of whom it is probable the former complaints were literally meant Both the treasons were abominably wicked but Ahitophels more generous Iudas most basely wicked for hee had no provocation to meditate revenge upon his Master who had never done him nor any living soule wrong but went about doing good to all and healing all that sought to him for help though possessed with Devills But this kind of healing Iudas did not seeke but rather through entertainment of greedy and covetous projects did invite the Devill to enter into his heart at that very time wherein the doore of saving health and entrance into the kingdome of heaven was to bee set open to all Ahitophel had some pretence or provocation to revenge himselfe upon his Master by reason of the indignitie done unto his family and staining of his blood by David in defiling his neere kinswoman or Neece Bathsheba Yet was Ahitophels malice towards Davids person more bitter for hee sought his life and resolved to wreak his foehood upon him in the highest degree and had atchieved his purpose so Absalom would have hearkned so well to his second advise as he did to his first His first advise which was full of revengefull retaliation for Davids folly with Bathsheba wee have recorded the 2. of Samuel 16.20 Then said Absalom to Ahitophel Give counsell among you what we shall doe And Ahitophel said unto Absalom Goe in unto thy fathers concubines which hee hath left to keepe the house and all Israel shall heare that thou art abhorred of thy father then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house and Absalom went in unto his fathers concubines in sight of all Israell Moreover Ahitophel said to Absalom Let mee now chuse out twelve thousand men and I will arise and pursue after David this night And I will come upon him while hee is weary and weake handed and I will make him afraid and all the people that are with him shall flee and I will smite the King onely And I will bring backe all the people unto thee the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned so all the people shall bee in peace And the saying pleased Absalom well and all the Elders of Israel for a while But after Ahitophel saw this his second and more deadly project defeated by the contrary counsell of Hushai hee gave his enterprise and himselfe for lost and in deepe melancholy yet willing to set his house in order went immediatly and hanged himselfe Iudas in like maner after the chiefe Priests and Elders had dashed his plot which was onely to gaine some money and their favour for his gratefull service without any desire of blood did cast away the hire of his treason and himselfe with it But of his casting downe the money in the Temple and the maner of his fearefull end there will bee fitter occasion to say somewhat hereafter 3. David after he had been assuredly informed of Absaloms conspiracy against him forsooke Jerusalem and he and all his traine or necessary attendance went on their bare feet with their heads covered and weeping over the brooke Kidron and along the mount of Olives 2. Sam. 15.23 30. And thus the Sonne of David a little after hee saw Iudas resolved to betray him or rather after it pleased him to take notice of the Conspiracie against him betweene Iudas and the chiefe Priests and Elders marched the same way with a lesser traine accompanied onely with his Disciples but with more full assurance of their deliverance from present danger then Davids great traine had because hee caried the true Ark of the Lord in his breast whose type or shadow David being uncertaine or doubtfull of the event sent back againe to Jerusalem with the Priests that did wait upon it Yet he himselfe went over the brook Kidron with a sadder heart then David his father had done David and his traine though much greater and better able to resist the violence of the Pursuer then his traine was marched further in that night wherein they fled from Absalom then the mount of Olives The Sonne of David took up his station in a garden neere about the mount of Olives and there expected the encounter of the Arch-Ahitophel which had vanquisht the first Adam in a garden now attended with a greater hoast of infernall Associates then Ahitophel did require of Absalom for the