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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
A91907	Three sermons preach'd upon extraordinary occasions. By Charles Robotham, B.D. rector, of Reisam in Norfolk	Robotham, Charles, 1625 or 6-1700.	1680 (1680)	Wing R1729E; ESTC R231140	83,223	245

shall be thy Nursing Fathers and their Queens thy Nursing Mothers In the opening of which I shall consider two Particulars 1st The Thing it self to be done by Kings and Princes and that is the cherishing the spreading and furtherance of the Church and of Religion in the Church 2ly The means and manner of performing They shall do it as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Nursing Fathers For the first of these 'T is very evident God has always made use of Kings and Princes for the furtherance and maintenance of Religion from first to last The first settlement of it among the Israelites was by the Hands of Moses who was King in Jesurun Deut. 33. 5. or as the Targum and Syriack reads it King in Israel The retriving of it when lapsed from Impieties and Idolatries 't was by the means of Judges who Cunaeus de republ l. 1. c. 12. Bertramus de rep jud c. 9. P. 109. Josephus calls 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 no ●ther than Monarchs Dictaton for their time that is in effect Kings In a word the fullest and th● utmost growth and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of tha● Church and the highest an● brightest Sun-shine of Religio● amongst them was not till 〈◊〉 came under the warm Beams an● Influence of the Royal Scepter Their Religion was never culminant never rose unto its height and splendour till the Kingshi● was settled amongst them first in the Family of David and then in the Line of Solomon Then was the 1. Chron. 23. 6. 24. 3. Sacred Militia the courses of the Priests and Levites ordered Ther was the stately Fabrick of the Temple erected and the Service furnished Then was the God o● Israel worshiped in the beauty of Holiness And so downward in the sequel of the Story still y● shall find Kings were the maintainers of Religions as in Abija Asa and Jehosaphat Kings were reformers of Religion as in Hezekia and Josia yea and Kings were the Restorers of Religion together with their Liberties as in the days of Ezra and Nehemia Both which acted in all they did by Commission from the Kings of Persia Ezra 7. 25 26. Neh. 5. 14. This Blessing of Pious and of Gracious Kings so behooful and advantageous to the Church of the Jews God was pleased to afford and make promise of to the Church of the Gentiles Besides the Proofs already named I shall add three more pertinent to the purpose The first is that of the Text where the nursing and nourishing influence of the secular Powers is clearly mentioned as one signal and special means of the furtherance and inlargement of the Gospel-Church as is evident from the whole drift and scope of the context T●● second is that of Isaiah Ch. 6● where having spoken of the Abundance of the Sea that shou●● be converted Verse the 5th follows in the tenth Verse 〈◊〉 Sons of Strangers shall build up t●● Walls and their Kings shall min●ster unto thee And Verse the 16●● Thou shalt also suck the Milk of 〈◊〉 Gentiles and the Breast of King Before ye had the Nurse and her● ye have the Milk and Breast a suring us they should not b● meer Dry-nurses but such wh●● as it were from their own Bowel● shall minister strength and growt● unto the Gospel-Church There is one place more which some not improbably draw to this purpose and that is in the four an● twentieth Psal where having spoken of the large and univers●● Dominion of Christ Verse 1. An● of the conditions of Communion with the Church of Christ Ver. 3 to the 6th he then closes with a● exhortation as many do interpret it to the secular Powers for their favourable furtherance of the Church and Gospel of Christ Verse the 7th Lift up your Heads O ye Gates and be ye lift ye everlasting doors that the King of Glory may come in The Septuagint with Symmachus and Theodotio expound it as spoken to Principalities and Powers and accordingly render it Lift up your Heads O ye Rulers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so the vulgar Latin O Principes a So the Arabick and Aethiopick Versions O ye Princes and be ye lift up ye Fores soeculi as Arias Montanus renders it Ye everlasting Doors And why must they be lift up All to this end says Psalmist That the King of Glory may come in i. e. To make way and room in the World for the Kingdom of God and of Christ The entrance into the City was by the Gates the strength of the City was in the Gates Psal 147. 13. He hath strengthned the Bars of thy Gate● And the Place of Magistracy Pow●● and Judicature was in the Gat● Ruth 4. 1 2. Deut. 25. 7. 〈◊〉 therefore by the lifting up of 〈◊〉 Gates may well be understood 〈◊〉 concurrence the utmost 〈◊〉 countenance and assistance 〈◊〉 the Ruler to the promoti●● and propagating of Religio● as being entrusted with a Po●er to make way for the Ki●● of Glory So much for the Thing it se● The spreading and enlarging 〈◊〉 the Church by Kings and Princes I come now unto the 〈◊〉 Particular and that is The mea● and manner of effecting it Th●● shall do it as Nursing Father that is first as Leaders and th● as Governours First by t●● strong attractive of their Example and then by the use and exercise of their Authority fir●● by the very countenance of the personal Example which alwa●● of great influence and efficacy ●n the World Haggai 2. 23. says God unto the Prince Zorobabel I will make thee as a Signet Tanquam Annulum Signatorium Good Princes they are Gods Seal Gods Signet that make impression upon the World and help to shape and print and fashion it into Truth and Goodness Ad exemplum Regis componitur Orbis The Religion of the Prince is the Mould into which the People commonly are cast Such as sit in the Gate such as are highest and uppermost in the World are eyed as the Rule and Copy to those that are under The younger naturally follow and tread in steps of the elder Servants imitate their Masters Children their Parents but of all Presidents that of the Prince or Ruler is the most prevailing to engage the practice of the People Et in vulgus manant exempla Regentum The Ways and Deeds of such great ones as they draw the 〈◊〉 of all after them so also th● Imitation Vertue in a King ●●ligion in a Prince seldom goes lone without a numerous trai● Followers and Imitators Wh● the King of Ninive put on Sa● cloth Jona 3. 6. how suddenly did it become the wear ● fashion as it were of the wh● Court and City When Const●●tine embrac'd the Faith and ● up the Cross for his Standa●● what a shake did the very Patte● of his Example give unto 〈◊〉 Kingdom of Darkness throu●● the whole Empire How so did Heathenism vanish out Towns and Cities and betook self ad pagos paganos fr●● whence the Name of Pagans sa● Vossius Christianity