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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	aaron_n	blessing_n	dew_n	16	3	9.9316	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73787	Poleo-nao-daphne. Londons laurell: or a branch of the graft of gratitude First budded in the temple, and now begun to blossome, upon Davids thankfulnes to the Lord for a cities kindnesse. By Edw. Dalton one of the lecturers in the Cathedrall Church of S. Pauls, London.	Dalton, Edward.	1623 (1623)	STC 6204A; ESTC S125303	74,299	216

which aboue others was deuout feared God 10. ioyning him with two others of his seruants for a speciall seruice such a seruice as was aduised by an Angell one of heauens Heraulds to an Apostle one of the Lords-Vice-gerents for the informing of himselfe how to fight that he might finde a kingdome how to combat that hee might win winning triumph and triumphing weare a Crowne that doth not fade Surely hee thought as none could bee more fit for that message so none could be more acceptable more faithfull in that ambassage It cannot be but sincere obedience aswell as submissiue reuerence will be found to bud and blossome where the feare of God hath watered Thus doth the feare of God furnish both superiour and inferiour seuerally considered either of them with an vsefull and mutually pleasing posie Let vs now see wherewith it garnisheth the spirituall houses of all promiscuously of both the meane as well as of the mighty of the high as of the low poore as rich one as another And the first is Helitropium fashioning the man wherein it is according as the Lord is pleased in anger or fauor to absent or present himselfe and lying at the heart sends out at the bosome the leaues which are of that property that they are powerfull against all swelling tumors of spirituall pride preseruing humility and yet alwaies white implying innocency for he that feareth God is not arrogant in opinion not estranged from any others in affection neither offendeth willingly nor offended easily becommeth all things to all men yet neither deceiuing nor being deceiued neither tainting others with the Leuen of impurity nor tainted himselfe by others with the Canker of either hereticall impiety or impious heresie for selfe-conceited wisdome is a tumour which the feare of God breaketh and therefore is prescribed by the Lord as an Antidote against it Prou. 3.7 Bee not wise so aduiseth Salomon in thine owne eies for that is a poyson but that thou maist auoid it feare the Lord. Where there are humble thoughts without ambition brotherly care without contempt like affection without contradictious vaine-glory or vaine-glorious contradiction where in priuate there is not a selfe conceited meeting to encrease schisme but a holy assembly mutually to continue true zeale and a religious society in publike not a Christs-coat-renting but a Church-cheering-conuenticle not a schisme-furthering but a true zeale-enflaming conference there is submitting themselues one to another in the feare of God Ephes 5.21 Rom. 12.16 See wee any like affectioned one to another and not high minded See we men making themselues equall towards them of the lower sort See we men esteeming euery man better than themselues Is there none so scornefull but will cast his eies vpon others meanest matters none so froward but will suffer others to cast an eie vpon their actions none so wise but will embrace anothers watch-word Are they thus inwardly decked with lowlinesse of minde as sure as the Lord liueth the feare of God is in them for to haue outward cause of being haughty and yet to be humble to be outwardly humbled and not inwardly haughty either through patience in obeying without expectation of reward or merit or in bearing without offending by murmuring is an infallible signe of fearing God the property whereof is in all things to depart from euill Prou. 8.13 Further as the Doue in her bill did beare the Oliue branch as an Ensigne of rest so these in their words and workes doe beare the leaues and weare the liuery of vnitie which is so acceptable to God and man that it made Dauid to vse an emphaticall exclamation Psal 133.1 Oh how good and ioyfull a thing it is brethren to dwell together in vnitie We might haue giuen credit if he had once affirmed that it was good we with him had had reason to admire if he had only cried out How good But seeing he cannot comprehend the goodnes of it in that he adds Oh how good I will doe as that Painter who was to decipher the sorrow of a Father for the losse of his sonne who because he was not able to delineate it drew the curtaine ouer him and left the spectators to conceiue what hee was not possible to pourtray forth with his Pencill This one bare assertion of Dauid Good it is might haue admitted doubt his acclamation How good might haue receiued answer among the exceptious But his Behold how good implieth that either he himselfe was not able to comprehend How good it is or hauing onely a glimpse of the goodnesse of it he cals all to take a view of the excellency of such an heauenly blessing whereby men doe most resemble the euer-blessed Trinity imitate the state of the glorious Angels and glorified Saints pleasant to God who is delighted with it profitable to men who are enriched by it with spirituall graces and all sorts of goodnesse And though men cannot liuely expresse what it is yet considering what the Prophet Dauid saith they may conceiue what it is like out of Dauids mouth It is like the pretious oyntment vpon the head that ran downe vpon the beard euen Aarons beard that went downe to the skirts of his garments It is like the dew of Hermon which fell vpon the hill of Sion The Oyle wherewith Aaron was anointed was made for that purpose by Gods appointment The blessings which vnitie bringeth are prepared in heauen and conferred as God appointeth The Oyle wherewith Aaron was anointed ranne from the head to the beard from the beard to the skirts of his cloathing That blessing which vnitie bringeth falleth vpon the highest and runneth along to the middle sort till it come to the lowest and meanest of Gods people and rests not till euery one be partakers of it That Oyle wherewith Aaron was annointed was powred out while it is kept in the boxe none receiueth any benefit nor are delighted in it but when it is powred out the sauour is perceiued and those that partake it are thirsting after it as is seene by what the Spouse saith to Christ Can. 1.2 Thy loue is better than wine why ô thou beloued dost thou so conceit it Because of the sauour of thy good ointments But how camest thou to take notice of their goodnesse Thy name is an oyntment powred out ver 3. Oh that I knew where this oliue branch might be plucked from the roote of the feare of God there it is growing I will giue them saith the Lord one heart and one way that they may feare me Jer. 32.39 Feare is the beginning of wisdome and wisdome is the cause of vnity For demand of the Apostle Paul what hee meanes by walking worthy of their calling and he will tell them one part of it among others is this Ephes 4. their endeuour to keepe the vnity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace Aske him againe how this worthy walking may be obtained and he will