Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	angel_n	descend_v	ladder_n	1,870	5	11.7110	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90897	God the father glorified: and the worke of mens redemption, and salvation finished by Iesus Christ on earth. Opened in a sermon before the Right Honorable the Lord Major, and the Right Worshipful the sheriffes, aldermen, and recorder, of the Citie of London, the second day of the tenth moneth (called December) 1649. / By Vavasor Powell, a willing (though weake) labourer in Christs Vine-yard in Wales.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1649 (1649)	Wing P3087; Thomason E584_15; ESTC R206284	43,217	67

To The Right Honourable THOMAS FOOTE Lord Major of the famous City of LONDON Together with the Right Worshipfull the Aldermen and Recorder thereof Right Honourable and Right Worshipfull IN this plaine Sermon Preached and published by your Call and Command You have presented unto you the two principallest points in all the Scripture viz. The glorifying of God and the perfecting and finishing of that great and ever-admired worke of mens Redemption and Salvation by Iesus Christ In the former of these two to wit in glorifying God you are to strive to be followers of your Soveraign and Saviour And in the latter you are to stoope and submit to his Majestie and Excellency 2 Pet 1.16 Isa 35.2 and to be humble Seekers that you may be happy sharers of this precious price and purchase Hee that was a Soune became a Servant and hee that was equall with the highest became inferiour to the lowest Phil. 2.6 7 8. that GOD might be exalted and lost undone men redeemed and saved The great businesse acted by CHRIST in time here below was contrived Zach. 6.13 9.11 and agreed upon betweene GOD and CHRIST before time in Heaven above If you would see all in one and one in all then cast your eyes upon Christ Col. 3.11 Col. 1.19 Ephes 1.10 Col. 2.3 who is all in all in whom dwelleth all the fulnesse of the God-head bodily What can you thinke on speake of delight in or desire to have but you may finde them in Iesus Christ If you would know God as a reconciled God and as a Father you may know him and must know him for there is no other meanes but in through Iesus Christ If you would goe to GOD or have GOD come to you there is no other way but by him He is that Ladder that Iacob saw Gen. 28.12 with Joh. 1.51 which reached from Earth to Heaven upon which the Angels of God ascended and descended If you would climbe up this Ladder then must you begin in the lowest steps and staves thereof even in the sufferings of this sweete Saviour Christ crucified is the first lesson you must learne 1 Co. 2.2 and that being well learned it leades by the hand to all the rest To see your sinnes laid on Christ and your selves virtually in Christ when he suffered as you were in Adam when hee sinned is the first sanctified and soule-satisfying light Nothing humbles nor melts the heart more then to see the bloudy wounds of this loving Lord if then you would be penitent oure Phil. 3.10 self-denying weaned from the world get a sight of Christ upon the crosse and a feeling of that fellowship betweene his person and your persons in his death Meditation upon the intent of Christ in dying faith to believe the extent of of his death to you and a feeling of the efficacy of his death in you will raise up your hearts to a high measure of admiration estimation and affection of him and to him After you have knowne the death of Christ and the benefits thereby viz. the putting avvay of your sins Heb. 9.25 Ephes 2.14 First labour to be Gods sons and then his publique servauts as Christ was making peace betvveen God your persons making sure your salvation Then consider and study the goodnes of his nature the goodlinesse his person the greatnesse of his love the freenesse and riches of his grace the sweetnesse and preciousnesse of his promises the beauty and comelinesse of his Church and people and the transcendency and eternity of his glory The best next and surest way to become sound and true Christians is to know that Christ hath done all for you Isa 26.12 Phil. 2.12 13. and without you and that he must doe all in you and by you And being true Christians which is the wel-being of men to live on him and walke to him who hath given you the name and the nature which makes you to be so accounted And seeing God hath honoured glorified his Sonne after hee had finished his worke let that encourage you Honourable Senatours to goe on in the work that God hath called you too Christ hath done and suffered much for you Oh be you willing to do and to suffer for him also Doubtlesse if you own his cause crosse choose his will and doe his work as he hath put chains of gold about your necks here so he will put crowns of gold upon your heads hereafter Luk. 16.2 3 4. Remember you are Stewards entrusted with your Masters treasure and must give an account you know not how soone be sure therefore you lay out all for your Lords glory and the good of his Family Persevere in the way you have begun and prosecute the good worke you have entred upon especially your late excellent Petition Stand far and strive together to obtaine the pure Gospel to guide mens souls in spirituall things and plaine Laws to direct men in civill things Be for Christ resolutely and for true Christians really execute justice impartially regard and relieve the oppressed and needy speedily Neh. 6.3 and say as Nehemiah said I am doing a great worke why should the worke cease whilst I leave it Doe not take off your hand from the Lords plough this yeare for this may be the year of visitation and the next of jubilee The greatest honour is like to be lost or got this yeare the Lord be honoured by you and honour you in himselfe Which is and shall be the prayers of him that craves your pardon for his boldnese rudenesse of speech and for adding one use which time prevented me then to deliver Your Master Christs servant in his and at your service VAVASOR POWELL GOD the FATHER glorified And the work of mens Redemption and Salvation finished by JESVS CHRIST on Earth John 17.4 I have glorified thee on the earth I have finished the work which then govest me to doe THE last Lords day Right Honourable and Beloved By Mr. Thomas Goodwin you had presented unto you the Dedication of Christ or Christ dedicating himselfe to the work of mens Redemption and Salvation I have chosen this Text and I hope by the guidance of Gods spirit it comes in seasonably to make known the work it selfe even that great work or businesse which Christ did and none else could doe upon earth Christ tells you in this Text what it was and wherein is did consist Before I come to the Text it selfe I must first acquaint you how that our blessed Lord and Master Jesus Christ being to take his leave of his Disciples he expresses at his departure most of his affection to them As Joseph before he took his leave of his brethren a Gen. 45.1.4.15 made known himself unto them kist them and wept upon them So Jesus Christ hee as it were gives kisses of love and shews more expressions of endearednesse and rendernesse towards his Disciples at