Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	blood_n	great_a	lung_n	2,098	5	11.1885	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88695	The persecuted minister, in defence of the ministerie, the great ordinance of Jesus Christ. Setting forth the severall names of Apostles, prophets, &c. [brace] 1. That there is a ministerial office. 2. That the sacrament of baptisme by a lay-person is invalid. 3. That necessity is no plea. 4. That the long omission of the Lords Supper is unwarrantable. With many other things, plainly and methodically handled / by William Langley late of S. Maryes in the city of Lichfield, minister ...	Langley, William, b. 1609 or 10.	1656 (1656)	Wing L408; Thomason E860_4; ESTC R202682	143,990	208

acknowledgeth retain it and the reverend Fathers recite it Omnis qui irascitur fratri suo temerè Whosoever is angry with his Brother unadvisedly or rashly as Cain with Abel Ahab with Naboth Saul with David shall be in danger saith CHRIST of judgment he alludes as Bullinger and Beza upon the place to the proceedings of the Jewes in their Civil ●ourts by whom a small matter was heard and decided by the judgment of three men that of greater importance determined in a Councel of three and twenty Judges and the greatest of all by the sentence of threescore and eleven Now Christs intent is to shew that as amongst men so before God there are different degrees of punishment according to the different degrees of sin and maketh the malice of the heart aswell murther as that of the hand Whosoever is angry with his Brother c. Secondly he condemneth scornful gesturs Whosoever shall say to his brother Racha shall be in danger of the Councel some derive this word of the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in English as much as ragged Others from the Syrian Racha which is a terme of disgrace Hierome from rec signifying Idle head S. August and others make it an interjection or broken speech of an angry minde bewraying a malitious heart Others think that by it is signified something betwixt close and open railing as a fiery countenance such as was in Cain a jeering fleering look such as was in Ishmael bending of the browes shaking of the head gnashing of the teeth thrusting forth of the tongue and the like Thirdly Christ condemneth opprobrious words railing and reviling Whosoever shall say Thou fool shall be c. Bitter words are like the pricking of swords Prov. 12.18 And David complains of men whose tongues are as spears and their words as sharp arrows set on by the fire of hell saith S. James Jam. 3.6 and so are liable to hell fire The railer with his venemous tongue not onely poysons his neighbours name his box of pretious ointment but like a sharp rasor cuts his throat this is one prop and that a main one of Sathans kingdome A second is hypocrisie the Jewes vile and sinfull yet could boast of their Father Abraham Joh. 8.53 This conceit John the Baptist would have beaten down Mat. 3. Think not to say c. The varnish of their hypocrisie did delude them so that they grew in love with themselves and undervalued all others This is another great prop of Sathans kingdome A third is Sophistry fraud and cunning Most men strive how to supplant and overthrow one another to undermine the walls of innocency plain dealing is dead and which is to be lamented it died without issue Once Orbis ingemuit factum se videre Arianum The world groaned seeing it selfe made an Arian It may now groane Factum se videns Machiavellum Seeing it selfe made a Machiavell this is that false key that opens the doore of the wrath and vengeance of God maketh the Church of God so thin of Saints and the World so full of Dissemblers A fourth prop is Cruelty what the Fox cannot doe the Lyon must when railing fails and patience is a conquerour then Sathan works in his instrumens by violence John 8.59 They took up stones to cast at him These four are not the weapons of a Christians warfare the properties of a true disciple parts of Gods building but the props of Sathans kingdome They fearfully sinne against God that either despise the Messengers of God or his message Preachers or preaching his servants or his service and yet a thousand offend of mean ones of great ones even in this particular Oh how contemptible vile and base are the Ministers of God in the eyes of many They may justly complain with the Prophet Zachary that they are wondred at Zach. 3.8 And with the Apostle That they are made a spectacle unto the world and Angels and to men and made as the filth and off-scouring of all things unto this day 1 Cor. 4.9 13. They are Christs servants in a speciall manner his Ambassadours Stewards workers together with him such as he parles with all and makes his fellow-Commoners as David said to Sauls men 1 Sam. 18.23 Seemeth it unto you to be a light thing to be the Kings Son-in-law So may I say Seemeth it a small matter to be servants in ordinary to the King of kings Receive them in the Lord with all gladnesse and hold such in reputation Phil. 2.29 We beseech you Brethren to know them which labour c. 1 Thess 5.12 13. God will revenge their wrongs their persecution shall light on the persecutors pates Thou shalt smite saith one of the Children of the Prophets unto Jehu the house of Ahab thy Master that I may avenge the blood of my servants the Prophets and the blood of all the servants of the Lord of the hand of Jesabel 2 Kings 9.7 Many great discouragements attend the Ministery We may spend our lungs preach out our hearts before we can pierce mens hearts or be instrumental to convert their souls If the Lord close the heart we cannot by all our strength open it if people conceive not the things of God let them not blame the Ministers dulnesse but their own hardnesse dig at the root and there see the cause for the Lord hath set open the doors of mercy Gospel grace and glory onely mens hearts are shut up and untill the Lord unlock them we may aswell preach to these walls and move the stones as their cauterized and benumm'd consciences Now as stubbornnesse attends their Ministery so persecution their persons for they are sent forth as Lambs in the midst of Wolves not as Wolves amongst Wolves or Shepherds among Wolves or Sheep about Wolves but as harmlesse innocent Lambs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the midst of hurtfull and hungry Wolves Now from this persecuting none are free 1. Not Christ of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it may be said by way of Anagram 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tu es Ovis Thou art the Lamb So saith John the Baptist Take him typically and really he was slain he was oppressed he was afflicted he was brought as a Lamb c. Isa 53.7 The fleecers fleece him and then the Butchers kill him 2. Not the Church poor thing she hath many Enemies Lyons Psal 58. Break out the great teeth of the Lyons oh God Wilde Boares and Beasts Psal 80. The Boare out of the wood c. Bulls Psal 22. Many Bulls have compassed me strong Bulls of Basan have beset me round thus are the sheep Christs Church devoured It is observed Caetera animalia armavit Natura solum Agnum dimisit inermem Other living creatures Nature hath armed but the Lamb is sent into the world naked giving it neither offensive nor defensive weapons The Dog hath teeth to bite the Bear nayles to teare the Bull his horns to dash the Boare his tush the Lyon his paws and jaws to devoure To these