Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	abide_v	able_a	hear_v	14	3	4.0843	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66816	Eremicus theologus, or, A sequestred divine his aphorisms, or, breviats of speculations, in two centuries / by Theophilus Wodenote ...	Wodenote, Theophilus, d. 1662.	1654 (1654)	Wing W3241; ESTC R39130	60,438	192

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have_v he_o still_o before_o thy_o eye_n who_o have_v thou_o always_o before_o his_o eye_n look_v up_o unto_o he_o continual_o who_o never_o leave_v to_o look_v down_o upon_o thou_o so_o shall_v thou_o walk_v evermore_o in_o his_o presence_n and_o be_v sure_a to_o become_v ever_o the_o more_o upright_o 25._o neither_o derogate_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n albeit_o he_o vouchsafe_v ordinary_o to_o use_v external_a and_o ordinary_a mean_n in_o bring_v his_o purpose_n to_o pass_v for_o he_o use_v they_o free_o not_o of_o necessity_n and_o he_o be_v as_o well_o able_a to_o manifest_v his_o power_n without_o they_o as_o with_o they_o he_o have_v a_o prerogative_n above_o the_o prerogative_n of_o any_o prince_n to_o work_v above_o and_o beside_o yea_o and_o against_o nature_n neither_o yet_o magnify_v the_o creature_n which_o the_o lord_n at_o any_o time_n be_v please_v to_o use_v above_o that_o which_o be_v convenient_a for_o any_o rare_a gift_n and_o quality_n that_o we_o see_v in_o they_o for_o that_o be_v to_o set_v they_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n who_o have_v no_o more_o efficacy_n than_o that_o which_o be_v give_v they_o from_o above_o from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o guide_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o cause_n according_a to_o his_o own_o pleasure_n but_o first_o and_o above_o all_o give_v thou_o glory_v to_o god_n to_o who_o only_o it_o be_v due_a and_o then_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n honour_n thou_o the_o mean_n because_o god_n have_v put_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o instrument_n upon_o it_o 26._o never_o distrust_v in_o thy_o least_o or_o great_a vexation_n any_o the_o least_o or_o great_a promise_n of_o god_n for_o not_o one_o jot_n or_o one_o tittle_n of_o any_o shall_v fail_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o due_a time_n man_n be_v variable_a in_o his_o love_n and_o promise_n to_o his_o neighbour_n man_n be_v subject_a even_o the_o best_a man_n both_o to_o deceive_v and_o to_o be_v deceive_v man_n promise_v much_o and_o perform_v little_a but_o as_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v so_o he_o can_v deceive_v and_o if_o thou_o be_v of_o any_o spiritual_a experience_n thou_o can_v not_o but_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n often_o bring_v to_o pass_v more_o than_o he_o promise_v to_o do_v doubt_v not_o therefore_o at_o any_o time_n of_o his_o word_n who_o be_v many_o time_n better_o than_o his_o word_n 27._o account_v it_o and_o acknowledge_v it_o always_o with_o all_o thankfulness_n as_o a_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o he_o send_v thou_o to_o school_v and_o speak_v to_o thou_o who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o abide_v the_o beauty_n and_o brightness_n of_o his_o majesty_n by_o man_n and_o brethren_n like_v unto_o thyself_o and_o subject_a to_o like_a passion_n if_o god_n himself_o shall_v appear_v unto_o thou_o and_o utter_v his_o voice_n his_o voice_n from_o heaven_n then_o will_v thou_o fear_v and_o quake_v and_o fall_v down_o as_o a_o dead_a man_n or_o cry_v out_o with_o great_a astonishment_n as_o many_o of_o the_o father_n do_v alas_o i_o shall_v die_v we_o hear_v not_o the_o thunder_n without_o fear_n we_o behold_v not_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o sun_n without_o dazzle_v how_o then_o shall_v we_o hear_v the_o immediate_a voice_n of_o god_n or_o see_v his_o glory_n without_o confusion_n then_o if_o by_o god_n mercy_n thou_o recover_v thy_o sense_n thou_o will_v make_v request_n to_o have_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n to_o speak_v unto_o thou_o again_o who_o now_o thou_o despise_v and_o who_o word_n thou_o contemn_v now_o as_o base_a and_o contemptible_a thou_o will_v then_o desire_v and_o embrace_v 28._o remember_v it_o and_o consider_v it_o as_o a_o principle_n whensoever_o thou_o hear_v that_o howsoever_o we_o may_v not_o obey_v either_o man_n or_o angel_n if_o he_o speak_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o write_a word_n though_o he_o come_v with_o all_o show_n of_o learning_n and_o all_o appearance_n of_o unspotted_a and_o undefiled_a pureness_n yet_o the_o great_a prince_n of_o the_o world_n be_v bind_v to_o hear_v and_o obey_v the_o mean_a man_n that_o god_n do_v send_v so_o far_o as_o he_o teach_v according_a to_o his_o commission_n if_o prince_n resist_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n in_o the_o preacher_n mouth_n they_o resist_v not_o the_o messenger_n but_o the_o master_n that_o send_v he_o 29._o grow_v better_o as_o thou_o grow_v elder_a be_v not_o like_o a_o dead_a hedge_n with_o the_o many_o by_o stand_v long_o wax_a rot_a be_v thou_o past_a growth_n in_o body_n yet_o be_v thou_o not_o come_v to_o thy_o full_a growth_n in_o soul_n thou_o so_o journe_v here_o in_o this_o valley_n of_o tear_n until_o thy_o faith_n be_v turn_v into_o vision_n and_o thy_o hope_n into_o fruition_n as_o a_o new_a bear_v babe_n desire_v the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v grow_v thereby_o 2.2_o thereby_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o pet._n 2.2_o the_o apostle_n speak_v it_o to_o the_o elder_a as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o young_a there_o be_v no_o bind_v for_o this_o thy_o growth_n but_o the_o common_a bind_v of_o thy_o mortality_n grow_v still_o in_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n etc._n christ_n 2_o pet._n 3.18_o etc._n etc._n without_o who_o all_o knowledge_n be_v ignorance_n all_o wisdom_n foolishness_n all_o learning_n madness_n and_o all_o religion_n error_n or_o hypocrisy_n or_o superstition_n and_o of_o who_o the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o which_o thou_o know_v be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o that_o which_o thou_o know_v not_o never_o be_v to_o teach_v unwilling_a or_o to_o learn_v ashamed_a 30._o think_v not_o thou_o have_v knowledge_n enough_o for_o than_o thou_o clear_o bewraye_v thy_o want_n of_o knowledge_n such_o as_o have_v attain_v and_o receive_v the_o great_a knowledge_n do_v find_v in_o themselves_o the_o great_a ignorance_n such_o as_o imagine_v themselves_o to_o be_v most_o sure_a and_o rich_a in_o understanding_n be_v indeed_o most_o sottish_a and_o childish_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n like_o empty_a vessel_n that_o make_v the_o great_a sound_n hereby_o thou_o shall_v try_v thyself_o whether_o thou_o have_v reach_v to_o any_o measure_n of_o acceptable_a knowledge_n if_o it_o work_v and_o kindle_v in_o thou_o a_o desire_n of_o more_o knowledge_n if_o it_o do_v praferre_v facem_fw-la hold_v the_o light_n before_o thou_o to_o see_v thy_o own_o weakness_n and_o if_o it_o teach_v thou_o that_o still_o thy_o want_n be_v great_a than_o thy_o wealth_n 31._o despise_v not_o undervalue_v not_o the_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v convey_v unto_o thou_o by_o sinful_a man_n forsake_v not_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n for_o the_o wickedness_n or_o unworthiness_n of_o the_o minister_n as_o thou_o be_v not_o to_o receive_v his_o doctrine_n for_o his_o good_a life_n so_o thou_o be_v not_o to_o reject_v it_o for_o his_o evil_a life_n a_o evil_a messenger_n may_v deliver_v a_o good_a message_n the_o pharisee_n in_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n be_v lewd_a liver_n full_a of_o pride_n covetousness_n hypocrisy_n and_o dissimulation_n and_o many_o of_o they_o of_o other_o tribe_n than_o of_o levy_n yet_o so_o long_o as_o they_o fate_n in_o moses_n chair_n that_o be_v hold_v themselves_o to_o moses_n text_n and_o doctrine_n the_o disciple_n be_v command_v ded_fw-we to_o hear_v they_o as_o damn_a hypocrite_n as_o they_o be_v and_o to_o do_v whatsoever_o they_o command_v 3._o command_v matth._n 23.2_o 3._o which_o word_n our_o saviour_n will_v never_o have_v deliver_v if_o either_o the_o minister_n may_v have_v defile_v the_o word_n or_o any_o man_n be_v allow_v for_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o minister_n to_o have_v reject_v and_o refuse_v the_o lord_n mystery_n 32._o if_o thou_o will_v increase_v in_o

learning_n and_o grow_v in_o grace_n set_v thy_o ear_n to_o harken_v to_o the_o word_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o have_v thy_o prayer_n despise_v despise_v not_o the_o word_n to_o hear_v the_o word_n come_v thou_o never_o careless_a lest_o thou_o depart_v fruitless_a come_v thou_o never_o with_o any_o contempt_n lest_o thou_o reap_v condemnation_n whosoever_o busi_v himself_o in_o other_o thing_n as_o gaze_v here_o and_o there_o observe_v clothes_n and_o countenance_n remove_v talk_v beckon_a nod_a and_o such_o like_a gesture_n while_o he_o be_v hear_v hear_v but_o with_o half_a a_o ear_n if_o with_o half_a a_o ear_n whereas_o both_o be_v too_o little_a for_o so_o high_a a_o work_n whereas_o all_o the_o power_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n shall_v for_o that_o time_n wait_v upon_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o preacher_n 33._o whensoever_o thou_o be_v resolve_v to_o hear_v be_v a_o humble_a suitor_n to_o god_n for_o a_o blessing_n both_o upon_o thyself_o and_o the_o preacher_n upon_o the_o preacher_n to_o prepare_v his_o speech_n upon_o thyself_o to_o persuade_v thy_o soul_n for_o though_o hear_v of_o necessity_n go_v before_o faith_n yet_o faith_n do_v not_o of_o necessity_n follow_v after_o hear_v the_o fowler_n catch_v not_o every_o bird_n he_o call_v neither_o do_v the_o preacher_n win_v every_o soul_n he_o woo_v who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v not_o inward_o they_o return_v unlearned_a 3._o unlearned_a quos_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n non_fw-la intus_fw-la docet_fw-la indocti_fw-la redeunt_fw-la august_n in_o epist_n johan_n tract_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o man_n word_n that_o make_v man_n understand_v god_n word_n it_o be_v god_n that_o make_v he_o to_o understand_v aug._n understand_v non_fw-la ver_fw-la by_o hominis_fw-la fit_a ut_fw-la intelligatur_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la facit_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligatis_fw-la aug._n he_o have_v his_o chair_n in_o heaven_n that_o move_v heart_n on_o earth_n aug._n earth_n cathedram_fw-la in_o coele_fw-la habet_fw-la qui_fw-la corda_fw-la movet_fw-la aug._n 34._o come_v not_o to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n only_o to_o hear_v other_o teach_v but_o to_o learn_v thyself_o too_o come_v not_o to_o refresh_v thyself_o but_o to_o reform_v thy_o life_n affect_v not_o such_o teach_n as_o appear_v to_o be_v most_o plausible_a but_o such_o as_o be_v most_o profitable_a not_o that_o which_o may_v please_v the_o ear_n but_o that_o which_o may_v pierce_v the_o heart_n attend_v not_o so_o much_o what_o well_o digest_v order_n what_o eloquence_n what_o learning_n the_o preacher_n show_v as_o what_o mis-opinion_n he_o detect_v what_o schism_n or_o heresy_n he_o convince_v what_o sin_n he_o reprove_v that_o so_o thou_o may_v the_o soon_o come_v to_o repentance_n there_o be_v danger_n in_o not_o hear_v and_o no_o less_o danger_n in_o hear_v and_o not_o profit_v it_o be_v not_o more_o wicked_a not_o to_o come_v to_o hear_v than_o to_o come_v and_o hear_v and_o mind_n to_o be_v wicked_a better_o not_o come_v to_o hear_n than_o not_o come_v by_o hear_v to_o be_v better_o 35._o hear_v not_o the_o word_n by_o part_n and_o parcel_n by_o clause_n or_o cantel_n only_o so_o far_o as_o it_o agree_v with_o thy_o humour_n and_o keep_v fair_a and_o far_o off_o from_o meddle_v with_o thy_o offence_n but_o attend_v and_o hear_v as_o well_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n thunder_v out_o against_o thou_o in_o the_o law_n as_o the_o sweet_a promise_n pronounce_v and_o offer_v in_o the_o gospel_n as_o well_o the_o lay_v open_a of_o thy_o own_o sin_n as_o the_o publish_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o man_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o hear_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v thou_o of_o god_n say_v cornelius_n 10.33_o cornelius_n act_n 10.33_o when_o peter_n come_v to_o preach_v at_o his_o house_n not_o to_o hear_v only_o such_o thing_n as_o we_o like_v but_o to_o hear_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v command_v thou_o of_o god_n though_o thou_o be_v charge_v to_o press_v most_o earnest_o upon_o we_o to_o turn_v from_o our_o most_o please_a way_n o_o who_o come_v to_o hear_v now_o adays_o with_o the_o like_a mind_n and_o yet_o as_o he_o must_v be_v reform_v whosoever_o will_v be_v save_v so_o he_o must_v with_o a_o calm_a and_o subdue_v heart_n entertain_v all_o just_a reproof_n whosoever_o desire_v to_o be_v reform_v 36._o submit_v thyself_o unto_o thy_o minister_n with_o reverence_n and_o patience_n not_o only_a when_o thou_o hear_v please_a thing_n precious_a promise_n and_o gracious_a comfort_n but_o when_o thou_o hear_v he_o according_a to_o god_n word_n sound_v a_o alarm_n in_o thy_o ear_n utter_v reproof_n deliver_v threaten_n and_o denounce_v judgement_n against_o the_o prevail_a sin_n of_o the_o time_n and_o therefore_o perhaps_o thou_o among_o the_o rest_n as_o lie_v slander_a murmur_a and_o treason_n pride_n and_o oppression_n malice_n and_o cruelty_n the_o which_o howsoever_o it_o seem_v as_o bitter_a potion_n and_o very_o distasteful_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n yet_o be_v it_o very_o wholesome_a for_o the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n may_v help_v to_o purge_v away_o the_o gross_a humour_n of_o sin_n and_o preserve_v from_o eternal_a death_n no_o wickede_a man_n than_o he_o who_o be_v harden_v in_o sin_n hate_v to_o be_v reprooved_a who_o can_v without_o rage_v endure_v to_o hear_v he_o by_o who_o he_o be_v meek_o and_o wise_o rebuke_v for_o his_o sin_n 37._o that_o thou_o may_v not_o perish_v but_o profit_n by_o the_o threaten_n of_o god_n know_v that_o the_o denunciation_n of_o god_n judgement_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n conditional_a not_o absolute_a towards_o his_o people_n and_o to_o be_v understand_v with_o this_o exception_n except_o they_o repent_v 2.5_o repent_v luke_n 13.3.5_o apoc._n 2.5_o if_o we_o be_v hereupon_o stir_v up_o to_o repentance_n and_o new_a obedience_n even_o in_o the_o great_a and_o most_o fearful_a threaten_n of_o god_n heavy_a judgement_n there_o be_v comfort_n remain_v and_o hope_v of_o grace_n &_o mercy_n to_o be_v find_v there_o be_v 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from_o inward_a obedience_n be_v not_o respect_v but_o reject_v of_o god_n if_o thou_o keep_v from_o he_o the_o one_o he_o care_v not_o for_o the_o other_o naked_a hear_n be_v but_o a_o needless_a halt_n in_o god_n sight_n which_o god_n can_v abide_v bare_a receive_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n without_o faith_n without_o love_n without_o conscience_n be_v but_o a_o base_a deceive_a of_o thy_o own_o soul_n 40._o knowledge_n and_o practice_n of_o god_n will_v be_v as_o two_o wing_n whereby_o we_o must_v fly_v up_o to_o heaven_n there_o be_v no_o fly_v with_o the_o one_o alone_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o know_v what_o to_o do_v unless_o we_o labour_v to_o do_v what_o we_o know_v knowledge_n without_o obedience_n and_o employment_n be_v not_o a_o virtue_n for_o good_a but_o a_o venom_n for_o hurt_n and_o in_o such_o a_o unthrifty_a steward_n the_o more_o increase_n of_o science_n the_o more_o increase_n of_o sorrow_n for_o what_o can_v he_o look_v for_o in_o the_o end_n but_o a_o equal_a number_n of_o stripe_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o unfruitful_a understanding_n even_o ignorance_n through_o want_n of_o the_o mean_n shall_v exempt_v no_o person_n from_o offence_n or_o condemnation_n he_o that_o know_v not_o his_o master_n will_v shall_v not_o altogether_o escape_v unpunished_a though_o his_o case_n be_v more_o tolerable_a though_o his_o censure_n shall_v be_v the_o less_o though_o he_o be_v beat_v with_o few_o strip_n but_o on_o he_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v vouchsafe_v the_o mean_n of_o knowledge_n will_v he_o be_v sure_a to_o power_n down_o the_o great_a vengeance_n but_o that_o servant_n that_o know_v his_o master_n will_n and_o prepare_v not_o himself_o neither_o do_v according_a to_o his_o 48._o his_o luke_n 12.47_o 48._o will_n shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n the_o better_a