Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	head_n	king_n	lift_v	5,022	5	10.4371	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04859	The straight gate to heauen A sermon preached before the poore distressed prisoners in the Kings Bench common gaole, to their heauenly comfort. By William King preacher of the word of God.; Straight gate to heaven.	King, William, preacher of the word of God.	1617 (1617)	STC 14997.7; ESTC S106997	20,884	50

the wicked but we will visit the true Church whereas the people are taught by Gods pure word The Prophet Hoseas saith the waies of the Lord are straight and the iust shal walk in them but the wicked shall fall therein So saith the Prophet Dauid The Scriptures are a guide to our feet So saith the old father Origen Clausum est negligentibus inuenitur querentibus It is shut from the negligent but it is open to them that séeke and knock for it Saint Clemens Alexandrinus saith also Audite qui estis longe audite qui prope nullis celatum est verbum lux est communis omnibus illucesscit hominibus nullus est in verbo cimerius festinemus ad salutem ad regenerationem Hearken ye that be far off harken ye that be néere the word of God is hid from no man it is a light common to all men there is no darknes in Gods word let vs make hast to saluation to regeneration Fulgentius 〈◊〉 in Scripturis diuinis abundat et quod robustus comedat et quod paruulus ●●gat In the Scriptures of God there is plenty sufficient both for the strong to eat and the little one to sucke So saith Irenaeus Scripturae in aperto sunt et sine ambiguitate et similiter ab omnibus audiri possunt The Scriptures are plaine without doubtfulnes and may be heard indifferently of all men So saith Chrys. Omnia clara et plana sunt in Scripturis diuinis quaecunque necessaria sunt manifesta sunt whatsoeuer thing is necessary for vs is alwayes manifest So saith Epiphanius li. 2. So saith S. Ierome in Psal. 86. So to conclude saith S. Gregory It is a streame wherein the little Lambe may wade and the great Elephants may swim Therefore lift vp your heads ye gates and lift vp your selues you euerlasting doores the King of glory shall come in For the Lord hath chosen Syon and loued to dwell in it saying this is my rest for euer héere will I dwell for I haue a delight therein Psal. 132.13.14 Lastly our Sauiour Christ saith that many that séeke to enter in shall not be able noting thereby that euen of them that séeke many shall steppe short because they séeke him not aright Esaias also saith Except the Lord of hostes had left vs a séed we had bin as Sodome and like to Gomorrah The Apostle alleadgeth out of the Prophets that the Lord will make a short accompt in the earth and gather it into a short sum with righteousnesse The Prophet Amos giueth good counsell saying séeke the Lord and yée shall liue séeke good and not euill hate the euill loue the good and establish iudgement in the gate It may be that the Lord of hosts will be mercifull vnto the remnāt of Ioseph The reason why many which séeke to enter into eternall life shall not be able God hath appointed vnto euery man that liueth in the Church a certain time of repentance and of comming to Christ he which mispendeth that time and is not made Christian then can neuer be saued This made our Sauiour Christ to wéepe for Ierusalem and say Oh if thou hadst knowne at the least in this thy day those things which belong to thy peace but now are they hidden from thine eies And hée further signifieth the destructiō of Ierusalem because she knew not the time of her visitation Here we learne that the neglecting of this time is one cause why not one or two but many shall séeke to enter into the kingdowe of Heauen and yet shall not be able It is a maruellous thing that they which séeke to be saued should perish but the fault is theirs which séeke when it is too late There are nine things required of all that shall be saued by Christ. 1. He must be a new creature 1. Cor. 5.17 2. He must liue not after the lusts of men but after the will of God 1 Pet. 4.2 3. Hee must be zealous of good workes Ti. 2.14 4. Hee must dye to sinne and liue to righteousnes Rom. 6.14 5 He must be holy vnblamable Col. 2 6. 6. Hee must so walke as Christ hath walked Iohn 2.6 7. Hee must crucifie the flesh with the affections and Lusts. Gal. 5 24. 8. Hee must walke not after the flesh but after the Spirit Rom. 8.1 Last of all he must serue God in holines and righteousnesse all the daies of his life Luke 1.75 If these things be in you in some measure of truth then your hope is currant sound and good otherwise it is nothing worth For in vaine do men say they hope to be saued by Christ when as they walke wickedly and dissolutely The reason hereof is because the members must be sutable to the head But Christ our head is holy therefore we his members must be holy also as it as written Be yee holy for I am holy Otherwise if we will ioyne prophane vnholy members to our holy head Christ then we make Christ a monster As if we should ioyn swearers drunkards whoremongers and such like to be the members of Christ and to haue life saluation by him But the case is far otherwise For first of all before a Christian can come to haue an inward féeling and true vnderstanding of these things there are fiue other especiall things to be required of euery true Christian which liueth in the Church First the acknowledgment of sinnes committed against the law of the Lord. Secondly the acknowledgment of Gods angry countenance to be most iustly bent against him for his sinnes Thirdly an inward sorrow and paine of the heart and soule for sinne But here we are most warily to take héed that we content not our selues with these thrée former points for if we doe the vilest firebrands in hell Iudas Phatao Saul Herod Achitophell such like shall go before vs or be our equals in the professiō of repentance There are two manner of repentances the one a true repentance to life the other a false repentance to death as we may sée by Iudas who is said to haue repented which is more to haue confessed his fault which is most of all to haue made restitution and yet it was a false repentance why because it sprang not of a true faith but as afore Peter repented and wept bitterly was saued thereby though he neuer made confession nor satisfaction And why because it sprang of a true and liuely faith in Christ. Quid ergo est What is it then that is required at our hands these two things subsequent most chiefely and principally which may be well called Vltima est summa the last and highest of all that is a perfect hatred loathing and detesting of sinne For such onely begin to cease from sinne Lastly the acknowledgment of the mercy of God offered in that one redéemer and onely mediator betwéene God and man