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	dragon_n	fight_v	3,032	5	9.6120	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26728	Hieronikēs, or, The fight, victory, and triumph of S. Paul accommodated to the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas, late L. Bishop of Duresme, in a sermon preached at his funeral, in the parish church of St. Peter at Easton-Manduit in Northampton-shire, on Michaelmas-day, 1659 : together with the life of the said Bishop / by John Barwick ...	Barwick, John, 1612-1664.	1660 (1660)	Wing B1008; ESTC R16054	101,636	192

I cannot so properly call them a Text of my choice as of my acceptance for I know not any other that could stand in competition with it It would be no digression if the time would permit me to shew you in the first place how well the Text might be accommodated to the Day In the one we have a battel on earth that brought St. Paul to Heaven and on the other a war in Heaven which was revealed to St. John on earth Michael and his Angels fighting with the Dragon and his Angels in the Epistle for the day But because it is the occasion rather then the day that hath caused our present assemblie at this place I shall confine my discourse only to that and then the first thing I shall observe from my Text is that it is a part of an Epistle sent by the Apostle St. Paul to Timothie an Apostolical person and a man of an Apostolical office whom he had ordained the first Bishop of Ephesus written at such a time when his departure was at hand upon occasion of those corruptions which he foresaw would afterward be brought into the Church by those that would turn away their ears from the truth and would be embraced by the people of itching ears that would not endure sound doctrine but would heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts and the end why the Apostle wrote it was to forewarn him of this mischief and to instruct him what he should do upon this occasion and to strengthen and incourage him by proposing his own example against whatsoever he should suffer for the performance of his duty in this particular in preaching the word and being instant in season out of season in reproving rebuking exhorting with all long suffering and doctrine And let us but look back one eight dayes and we shall clearly see how well these very words would have become this Reverend person whose Funeral hath this day occasioned our meeting to have spoken to every one of us here present whether Lay or Clergy whether such as are in danger to be infected with those corruptions that are now got into the Church which are the very same for nature and in a very high degree with those that are here foretold by St. Paul or such as by their office and calling in the Church are bound to oppose them seeing he was a Bishop that is a person of an Apostolical office and such an one whose care as well as duty it was to oppose and beat down whatever was contrary to sound doctrine and to instruct others what to do upon the like occasions and that not only by his doings but also by his sufferings not only by his pen and preaching but also by his Episcopal and Christian conversation and that good example which he hath left us for our imitation of him both in his life and death Let us then suppose to our selves what we may reasonably presume he would have said to us so few dayes ago or let us but imagine we hear his Hearse preaching now to us what he would then have taught himself and what doctrine can we more likely expect from him then what my Text will afford us if we consider it with those circumstances I have already mentioned Believe it the Hearse of a person of his Sacred order and Exemplary piety will be a powerful preacher to any devout soul that duly considers it and seriously layes it to heart and therefore do but listen to that as supplying what was so proper and likely for himself to have spoken and you may have a Funeral Sermon though I should hold my peace even from the words of my Text I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith Henceforth c. But yet that I may give you some assistance for your meditations and some directions for your practise let me desire your patience and attention while I consider these words 1. First as I finde them in my Text laid down by St. Paul 2. As they may very fitly be accommodated to this Reverend Bishop 3. As they may be applyed to our selves The first consideration will represent them to us as a Sermon the second as a Funeral Sermon proper for this occasion the third and last as a Funeral Sermon useful to our selves 1. These words as they were written by St. Paul contain in them these two general parts answerable to the number of the verses wherein they are contained 1. The work ver 7. I have fought a good fight I have c. 2. The wages ver 8. Henceforth is laid up for me a Crown c. 1. The former consisteth of three several actions 1. Fighting a good fight 2. Finishing his course 3. Keeping the faith 2. In the latter we have 1. The wages it self 2. The pay-master and 3. The payment 1. The wages are described 1. A Substantia it is a Crown 2. A Qualitate it is a Crown of Righteousness 2. The pay-master is described 1. From his person the Lord. 2. From his office the Judge 3. From his attribute Righteous Judge 3. Concerning the payment we may consider 1. The title we have to it in the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 give or rather render 2. The time whence it is payable Henceforth that is from the day of his death 3. The time when it will be actually payed In that day that is the day of Judgement Here is too large a task for so short a time as is ordinary for this exercise and therefore I must confine my discourse only to the former general part of my Text and be brief in that too More will not be necessary for let us but take out this lesson well and we need not be much solicitous for the other let us but carefully and conscionably perform the work and we may safely trust God for the wages And in this point that I may speak clearly as well as briefly I shall consider the words first joyntly together and then severally apart in relation to the three several actions already mentioned 1. As they are taken joyntly together we may observe that as very often elsewhere so here in particular the Apostle alludeth to the manner of performing the Olympick Games among the Grecians for my whole Text is a continued Allegory taken from those sports and consequently all the principal words which are in it if we consider them in the literal sense must be understood as terms altogether Agonistical And therefore as in those Olympick Games there were several Champions that contended in fighting or cuffing or wrestling or driving of Chariots in such a place of ground or upon such a stage for some Honorarie or reward as a Crown of Olive or Lawrel or the like before such a person who sate there to judge of the sport and crown him that got the victory so here in my Text 1. The Agonist or Champion is St. Paul 2. the stadium