Selected quad for the lemma: head_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
head_n	belly_n	foot_n	knee_n	4,575	5	13.2066	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10995	Twelue prophetical legacies. Or Twelue sermons vpon Iacobs last will and testament recorded by Moses, in the 49. chapt. of Genesis: containing his bequests and blessings, bestowed vpon his twelue sonnes. ... Preached by Francis Rollenson, Bach: of Diuinitie, and sometimes fellow of S. Iohn the Euang: Colledge in Cambridge.	Rollenson, Francis, ca. 1565-1630.	1612 (1612)	STC 21265; ESTC S116140	213,059	329

it red and that there should bee such store of good Pastures in Iudahs portion that they might eate milke in great aboundance Thus doth Iacob prophesie sixe things of Iudah First praise or glorie for his brethren shall praise him Secondly victorie ouer his enemies for his Hand shal be in the necke of his enemies Thirdly principalitie for his Fathers sonnes shall bow downe vnto him Fourthlie Courage for as a Lyons-whelpe he shall come from the spoyle and like the Lyon and the Lyonnesse he shall couch or lie downe and none shall stirre him vp Fiftlie Continuance of his Kingdome for the Scepter shall not depart from him till the comming of CHRIST And lastly outward plentie or prosperitie for hee shall binde his Asse-foale vnto the vine and his Asses Colte vnto the best vine hee shall wash his garment in wine and his Cloake in the blood of Grapes his eyes shall be red with wine and his teeth white with milke The particulars of this Prophesie were temporally fulfilled in Iudahs posteritie but spirituallie in Christ who came of the Tribe of Iudah and of the house of Dauid First as Iudah was Praised by his Brethren So is CHRIST of whom Iudah was a Type honoured and euer praised by the Elect as well Angels as men who bee the Brethren of Christ through the grace of Adoption so saith S. Iohn (f) Apō 5.8 The foure Beasts and the foure and twentie Elders fell downe before the Lamb hauing euery one Harps and golden vyals full of Odours which are the prayers of the Sainctes By these Cherubims these Elders are meant all the Saints both of the Old and the new-Testament which offer vnto CHRIST the Sacrifice of Praise and Thankes-giuing Now the reason why our SAVIOVR by the Adopted children of God is praised is because g Hee was killed and Redeemed them to God by his blood out of euery Kindred and Tongue and People and Nation and made them vnto God Kings and Priests If then wee be the Brethren of CHRIST wee must imitate the Angels and Saints in heauen by hauing his Praise euer in our mouthes our Harpe must be Thanksgiuing our Vials full of Odours Deuout prayers and the Song that wee sing this O my God and King I will extoll thee and will blesse thy name for euer I will blesse thee daily and praise thy name for euer Great is the Lord and most worthy to be praised and his greatnesse is incomprehensible Whosoeuer is such a Musitian is surely Christs brother for as Faith is shewed out of workes so is this spirituall Brotherhood tried by Praise They are not then the Adopted children of God not the Brethren of Christ that in stead of praysing him with their lips scoffe at him mocke him spit vpon him buffet him and blaspheme him as the Iewes did by taking his name in vaine by execrable cursing and by damnable swearing oh no such black mouthed persons be the children of darkenesse and the Brethren of Belial as among the (i) Luc. 17.12 Ten lepers that our Sauiour cleansed one alone was found to be thankfull the other nine went away and neuer returned to requite him with praise so in the world for which Christ dyed there can scarcely be found one of a thousand that doth truely honour and praise his Redeemer and if there be anie the proportion of their number is but as One to Nine For Reformation then of this vice of Blasphemie Swearing wherby as S. Chysostome saith Christ is continually crucified againe it were to be wished that that Lawe made by Ludouicus Pius the king of France were vniuersally established namely That whosoeuer sweareth vainely should bee burned in the mouth with a hote yron Sed procul ite profani I will leaue them and returne to the Brethren of CHRIST of which number whosoeuer desires to bee let him but looke vpon the Picture of the three Graces Pausan in Eli. as Pausanias relateth it and it wil be an excellent patterne for him Amongst the people of Elis thus saith he were the Graces engrauē one of them in her hād held a Rose the other a Myrtle tree and the third a Die These Graces being in number three may fitly expresse that Praise and Thankefulnesse which from the Creature is due to the Creator namely (k) Isai 6.3 the Holie Holie Holie Lord GOD of Sabaoth The Rose which is a sweete flower signifieth the Grace mercie of Christ towards mankinde who as Dauid saith is a sweet mercifull Lord whose cōmiseration is aboue all his wondrous works in regard whereof he saith of himselfe (l) Cant. 2.1 I am the Rose of the field this Rose the Brethrē of Christ must euer hold in their hands that is to say they must euer acknowledge his fauours be mindfull of his benefites Secondly the Myrtle though it bee but a little plant yet it bringeth foorth store of berries So must the Brethren of Christ for euery kindnes receiued bring forth Clusters of Praise and Thanksgiuing Thirdly the Die is the embleme of Chaunce and this may put vs in minde still to praise our Messiah howsoeuer the world runne whether with vs or against vs. Secondly as Iudahs hand was in the necke of his enemies So Christ hath gotten the victorie ouer his Aduersaries Sathan and the world as the Psalmist saith (m) Psal 110 The Lord said vnto my Lord sit thou on my right hand vntill I make thine enemies thy foot-stoole The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Zion be thou ruler in the middest of thine enemies This Triumph of our Sauiour was shadowed or figured in the dreame of Nabuchadnezzar by (n) Dan. 2. The great glorious Image whose Head was of fine golde whose Brest and Armes of siluer whose Bellie and Thighes of brasse and whose Feete were part of Iron and part of Clay which Image was broken all in pieces by a Stone cut without Handes This Image resembles the foure Monarchies The Golden head is for the Chaldean The Siluer Brest and Armes for the Persian The Brazen Bellie and Thighes for the Macedonian And the Feete part yron and part Claye for the Romane Monarchie All these were destroyed and broken by this Stone cut without handes namely our victorious SAVIOVR whose Kingdome shall neuer be destroyed but stand for euer The like is expressed by S. Iohn saying (o) Apo. 19. And I sawe heauen open and behold a white horse and hee that sate vp●n him was called Faithfull and True and he iudgeth and fighteth righteo●sly and his Eyes were as a flame of fire and on his Head were many Crownes and hee had a Name written that no man knewe but himselfe and hee was cloathed in a Garment dipt in bloud and his name is called the Word of GOD and the warririors which were in Heauen followed him vpon white horses clothed with fine linnen white and pure and out of his mouth went a sharpe sworde that with it

the Diuell Hell and Death are fallen into the same pitte that they digged for vs and fettered in the same chaines wherein wee by them were bound First by the Passion of Christ the Tyrannicall dominion of Sathan ouer man was dissolued For the Apostle saith that by his Death hee did not onely ouercome death but him also which had the power of death the diuel And therefore S. Origen saith that there were two crucified vpon the crosse of Christ Namely CHRIST himselfe visibly and with his will The Diuell inuisibly and against his will (o) Iudg. 16. As the Philistims thought themselues sure of Triumph when Samsons eyes were out Nay they called him out of prison to make a laughing stock of him set him betweene the Pillars but yet he was auenged on them by pulling downe the house vpon their heads So the Diuell thought himselfe a glorious conquerour when the Eyes of Christ being nayled to the Crosse were closed vp with dim death Nay the Iewes being the Diuels iesters made mowes at him and ceased not saying (p) Matth. 27.42 If hee be the King of Israel let him nowe come downe from the Crosse But yet euen at that very time all the spirituall Powers Principalities receiued their Bane and were stript of that vsurped Empire which they helde ouer mankinde and by the Preaching of the Gospell which is (q) Apo. 20 1● the keye of the bottomles pitte whereby Hell is shut vp to the Faithfull and opened to Infidels the Dragon that olde Serpent which is the Diuell and Sathan was vtterly put to silence and bound as it were in a Chaine for a thousand yeares And thus was he that led man into captiuitie made a captiue and a bond-slaue himselfe Secondly his Death was Deaths destruction and therein hee was as good as his word For before hee was incarnate by the mouth of his Heralde the prophet Hoseah hee challenged Death saying (r) Hos 13.14 O Death I will bee thy Death O Graue I will bee thy destruction And in his Death hee subdued Death by taking his sting from him And therefore the Apostle in the person of Christ insulteth ouer Death and derideth him saying (ſ) 1. Cor. 15 55. O Death where is thy sting Sinne was the cause that (t) Gen. 2.17 man was made captiue to Death (u] Rom. 6.23 For the wages of Sinne is Death but Christ being Righteousnes it selfe by laying downe his Life and taking it vp againe (x] Acts. 2.24 loosed the bondes and the sorrowes of it So that to all true Belieuers Death is no longer bitter but sweete (y) And. Casar in Apoc. cap. Not a thiefe that surprizeth suddenly but the Harbenger of Ioye Thereupon in the olde Testament the Death of the righteous which belieued in Christ to come is called Geuigah that is to say without pain or griefe because that though (z) Numb 21.6 like the Israelites that spake against God they were stung with this fierie Serpent yet by looking vnto the Brasen Serpēt their M●ssi●h the wound of death was healed in them Though like (a) Dan 6.16 Daniell they were cast into the greedy Lyons denne which is the Graue and like (b) Ionah 1.12 Ionah into this Whales bellie which is vnsatiable yet for all that neither had this Lyon power to deuoure them nor this Whale abilitie to digest them The reason is because Christ the head hath tasted Death for all his members to set them free and loose them from their bondes Thirdly as by his Passion vpon the Crosse he hath Redeemed vs from the tyrannie of Sathan and by his Death freed vs from the bondage of the Graue So likewise by his descension into Hell hee hath deliuered vs from the Thraldome of the bottomlesse Pitte Had not hee broken the Serpentes Head by the droppes of his Blood the Serpent would continually haue bruised our heeles Had he not takē away the sting of death death would neuer haue ceased from stinging vs and had hee not descended into hell there to manifest his glorie by leading Captiuitie Captiue Hell would neuer haue beene satisfied nor euer haue saide It is enough but the Teeth of the Mouth thereof would haue beene as swordes and the Chawes as kniues to eate vp mankinde out of the earth Therefore as (c] Iud 16.1.2 ● Samson in spight of the Philistims who laid waite to entrap him all night in the gate of the Citie went forth of Gazzah carrying vpon his shoulders along with him the Dores the Postes and the Barres of the Gates of the Citie So CHRIST maugre all the Spirites of darknesse Descended into the neathermost parts of the Earth that is the Depth or Hell And there hauing bound the strong-man of that Infernall house returned with victorie and Triumph And therefore the Apostle mocketh Hell saying (d) 1. Cor. 1● 55 O Hell where is thy victorie Though all true Christians be Hindes let loose and deliuered from the bondage of Hell Death and Sathan yet are they still Seruants and so ought to be to him that loosed and Redeemed them By the Ciuill law (e) Code de captiuis postliminio reuersis Honorius if any Captiue be deliuered at the costes and charges of another hee when he shall be returned home ought to repay the charges to him that redeemed him and if perhaps hee shall not bee able to repay him then hee should satisfie his redeemer by labour and seruice This is the case of all Christians and this is a plaine Lawe that ought to binde our Consciences Wee were Ca●tiues and CHRIST hath redeemed vs not with corruptible things as Golde and Siluer but with his owne Blood Now then because wee are otherwayes vnable to repaye him his Charges wee are bounde to satisfie him for his Cost with our Labour and our Seruice (f) Rom. 6.17.18 This Seruice is A Sweete yoke and is to bee esteemed aboue all carnall libertie (g) Euseb tract de prepa euang it was said of Democritus Chrysippus that The one of them made men slaues altogether and The other halfe slaues so it may be said of Christ and the Diuell the Diuell by sinne made man a seruant wholly but Christ hath made him halfe a Seruant for he is both a freeman and a seruant first he is a freeman because he is made free from sinne secondly hee is a seruant because he is made the (h) Rom. 6.18 seruant of Righteousnesse this then is the dutie of euery one of vs which be spirituall Naphtalites seeing that Christ hath bought vs and loosed vs from the bondage of hell death and Sathan first we must be willing to serue him truely and to labour in his vineyard as vnder the lawe of Moses (i) Exod. 21.6 such as were content out of their loue to their maisters to be seruants for euer did willingly lay their Eare to a post and their maisters did bore it through with a

is kindled against the wicked and when he is resolued to destroy them hee is saide to vse the Bowe and the Arrowe whereby is signified Speedie vengeance as in the Psalmes (z) Psal 7.11.12.13 God is a Righteous Iudge strong and patient and God is prouoked euery day If a man will not turne hee will whet his Sword he hath bent his Bowe and made it ready hee hath prepared for him the instruments of death hee ordaineth his arrowes against the persecutors Whereas then Iacob vseth this Alleg●ricall speech and compareth his Sonnes and Potiphars wife to Archers and their Enuie Hatred Lying and Mocking to Arrowes wee may gather that his meaning is to expresse how daungerous weapons these foure are and therefore not fitte to be vsed by the children of God who are bound to professe in imitation of Christ humilitie meekenesse The first Arrowe is Enuie an Arrowe made in Hell by the Enuious man the Diuell the Feathers whereof are these two Sadnesse or Discontent in the prosperitie and Gladnesse or reioycing Ouid. Metamor lib. 2. Horat. lib. 1. Epist 2. in the aduersitie of another man It is Headed with a Desire to doe hurt and yet it is a weapon that euer hurteth him that vseth it more thē him at whom it is shot and therefore a) Pro. 14.0 Salomon calleth Enuie the rotting of the bones and the Poet tels vs that Enuie is a Pale woman and very leane with Rowling eyes Rustie teeth Breastes full of gall and a Tongue sprinckled ouer with poyson One that neuer laughes but for griefe neuer sleepes but pines away continually euen dies with discontent So saith Iob (b) Iob. 5.2 doubtlesse anger killeth the foolish and slayeth the Idiot Enuie then is but a Fooles Bolte soone shot and euer most hurtfull to him that shootes it wherfore as the Apostle saith so say I to all men (c) 1. Pet. 2.1 Basil in serm de Invidia Let vs lay aside all maliciousnesse and all guile and dissimulation and enuie and all euill speaking for as Blasting saith S. Basile spoileth corne so Enuie is the bane of Friendship In this worlde (d) Apo. 22.25 and in the life to come such as bee Enuious and dogged shall bee excluded out of the societie of the Elect For without shall bee Dogges c. The second Arrowe is Hatred and it may fitly be likened to that which by the Psalmist is called Sagitta volans The Arrowe that flieth by day Namely the Pestilence because by it manie haue bene destroied and ouerthrowne It is like the Iaueline e) 1 Sam. 18 11. which Saul darted against Dauid thinking therwith to haue nailed him to the wall He that shooteth it is (f) 1. Ioh. 2.11 a Manslayer a murtherer that walketh in darknes or in the shadow of death Such Archers as vse it be like vnto the Olde Serpent their father whom our Sauiour calleth a (g) Ioh 8.44 murtherer from the beginning It is the nature of the Serpent when he cōmeth to a fountaine before he drinke to cast vp his poyson after he hath drunke to licke it vp againe So the hatefull Man though for a time hee voydeth his stomacke of venome and maketh shewe to bee in loue and charitie with all men yet forthwith here turneth to his vomit and renueth his hatred I know by experience some such Serpents whose poysonous hatred is so inueterate that it can neuer bee forsaken nor lefte vtterlie It is written that Germanicus the Emperour did naturallie hate a Cocke so that hee could not endure his sight nor his crowing and it is reported that the Arabians and Aethiopians doe naturally abhorre the mouse like vnto these be some sort of men in whom a hatred of their brethren and of their neighbours is inbred by nature but let all such heare what Christ saith (h) Mat. 5.43.44 yee haue heard that it hath beene said thou shalt loue thy neighbour and hate thine enemie but I say vnto you loue your enemies blesse them that curse you doe good to them that hate you and pray for them which hurt you and persecute you here we may learne that our Sauiour would haue all men to eschewe hatred as a most deadly sinne and the roote of many ill branches as detraction slaunder murder and such like abominable vices The third Arrowe is Mocking or Taunting and this Arrowe as it is vsed is both Good Euill if it be shot against the diuel it is a good arrowe if against God it is euil Psellus saith that some diuels are driuen away by Iesting and a Mocke or Taunt is one of the most forcible medicines of sinne and therefore some of the Prophets vsed it in desperate cures (i) 1. Reg. 18. 17. Eliah mockt the Priests of Baal teaching them by his wittie mirth that Baal was no God (k) Isa 44. and Isaiah doth pleasantly deride the Idol maker because of the one halfe of a tree he maketh a fire to warme himselfe and to seeth his meate and with the rest of the blocke he frameth an Image before which he afterwards falleth downe giueth honour vnto it worshippeth it calleth vpon it and serueth it to shoote thus is the wounding of Sathan and the killing of sinne But when a man makes God his marke to shoote at then is the Arrowe euill the arrowe of Mocking is shot against God either directly or indirectly directly by foolish Atheists which say in their harts there is no God and laugh at thē that serue him saying Tush the Lord sees not indirectly whē such as sincerely honour and loue him are scorned and taunted concerning this Arrowe the Apostle saith Let not there be in you l Auchrótes that is filthie and foule cōmunication Morología fond foolish wordes neither Eutrapelia that is vrbanitie and pleasant ieasting In this place S. Paul by Eutrapelía doth note Bomolochía which signifieth Scu●rilitie whereby Scoffes and rayling speeches are rashly cast out against others rather with offence vnto the godly hearers then with any edifying This Arrow euer sticketh vnder the girdle of the proud and vain-glorious man whose custome is to shoote it against such as hee meaneth to disgrace with this Arrow was Samson wounded by the Philistims when they made him their (m) Iud 26.25 laughing-stocke our SAVIOVR by the Iewes when they platted a Crowne of thornes vpon his head and put a Reede in his Right hand and bowed their knees before him and mocked him saying n) Math. 27.29 Hayle King of the Iewes The fourth Arrowe is Lying of all the rest this is the worst and the most venemous Arrowe for it is the Diuels sharpest weapon (o) Ioh. 8.44 who is a Lyar and the father of Lyes (p) Gen. 3.4 Herewith hee woundeth the Truth of God Herewith hee putteth out the eyes of men so that they walke in the way of errour Herewith he stirreth vp strife and dissention Herewith hee depriueth men of