Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	bind_v	church_n	key_n	4,545	5	10.1263	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86457	An exposition, or, A short, but full, plaine, and perfect epitome of the most choice commentaries upon the Revelation of Saint John. Especially of the most learned and judicious authors, as Bullinger of Helvetia, Francis Iunius, Thomas Brightman, Aug. Marlorate, Aug. de Civitate dei, but especially (among many) the excellent and learned David Pareus. With severall remarkable notes, observations, and doctrines very profitable. / As it was for the most part delivered by way of commentary in the parish-church of Sutton-Valence, Kanc [sic]. By Hezekiah Holland Anglo-hibernus, Minister of the Gospell at Sutton-Valence.	Holland, Hezekiah, fl. 1638-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2426; Thomason E606_1; ESTC R5543	143,079	206

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lord_n verse_n 18._o that_o you_o may_v eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o king_n etc._n etc._n who_o by_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n chap._n 16.14_o be_v to_o be_v gather_v to_o armageddon_n both_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n suppose_v persian_n tartarian_n indian_n and_o those_o of_o the_o ten_o king_n who_o forsake_v not_o the_o whore_n who_o shall_v be_v a_o feast_n for_o bird_n indeed_o for_o hell_n for_o the_o lord_n shall_v overtake_v these_o his_o enemy_n combine_v against_o he_o and_o utter_o destroy_v they_o for_o ever_o i_o mean_v the_o judgement_n day_n shall_v overtake_v they_o for_o they_o shall_v war_v against_o he_o and_o last_o in_o some_o sort_n till_o then_o and_o the_o flesh_n of_o horse_n and_o of_o they_o that_o sit_v on_o they_o etc._n etc._n so_o it_o be_v after_o a_o battle_n but_o here_o at_o the_o last_o day_n though_o all_o shall_v be_v destroy_v yet_o only_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o hell_n not_o the_o horse_n together_o with_o 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separation_n by_o sin_n from_o god_n and_o eternal_a life_n therefore_o the_o first_o resurrection_n must_v be_v to_o grace_n ver._n 6._o bless_a and_o holy_a be_v he_o who_o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n on_o he_o the_o second_o death_n have_v no_o power_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v perseverance_n to_o eternal_a life_n prove_v they_o have_v part_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n who_o by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n turn_v to_o christ_n from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n and_o be_v holy_a in_o part_n have_v by_o faith_n purify_v themselves_o and_o lay_v hold_v on_o christ_n now_o their_o blessedness_n who_o have_v part_n in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o three_o way_n 1._o the_o

second_o death_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n of_o they_o that_o be_v eternal_a death_n the_o first_o be_v that_o of_o the_o body_n which_o pass_v on_o all_o see_v my_o glimpse_n of_o christ_n love_n concern_v temporal_a death_n and_o its_o benefit_n now_o through_o christ_n pag._n 61_o &c_n &c_n and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o fall_v pag._n 57_o to_o 60._o and_o 75._o etc._n etc._n 2._o they_o shall_v be_v priest_n unto_o god_n here_o chap._n 1.6_o and_o for_o ever_o hereafter_o but_o all_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v so_o as_o well_o as_o these_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n have_v part_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n and_o live_v the_o life_n of_o faith_n therefore_o that_o resurrection_n be_v but_o a_o spiritual_a one_o of_o which_o all_o the_o elect_a shall_v partake_v 3._o shall_v reign_v a_o thousand_o year_n not_o the_o thousand_o past_a but_o another_o thousand_o even_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o thus_o the_o millenarian_a or_o papian_a error_n be_v confute_v which_o some_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n not_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v deny_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o book_n this_o act_n will_v be_v plain_a if_o the_o reader_n confer_v it_o with_o the_o 144000._o chap._n 14._o stand_v on_o mount_n zion_n and_o with_o they_o in_o chap._n 7._o who_o be_v seal_v and_o with_o the_o harper_n chap._n 15.2_o upon_o the_o sea_n of_o glass_n who_o be_v preserve_v and_o seal_v or_o as_o it_o be_v here_o quicken_v by_o grace_n and_o faith_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o tyrant_n heretic_n and_o antichrist_n rage_v against_o they_o and_o the_o gospel_n act_n 3._o verse_n 7._o and_o when_o the_o thousand_o year_n be_v expire_v satan_n shall_v be_v loose_v here_n follow_v the_o church_n calamity_n under_o both_o antichrist_n turk_n and_o pope_n to_o last_o till_o the_o end_n of_o 1260_o year_n for_o so_o long_o though_o with_o diminish_v force_n and_o power_n the_o holy_a city_n may_v be_v encamp_v and_o tread_v under_o by_o they_o after_o those_o thousand_o year_n to_o 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roman_a empire_n as_o former_o see_v chap._n 9.14_o and_o the_o exposition_n upon_o it_o so_o that_o i_o need_v seek_v no_o other_o meaning_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n for_o according_a as_o this_o vision_n agree_v with_o the_o former_a so_o the_o four_o angel_n in_o euphrates_n former_o be_v arabian_n tartarian_n and_z here_o they_o be_v understand_v by_o gog_n and_o magog_n here_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o ezek._n 38._o and_o 39_o about_o gog_n and_o magog_n all_o the_o open_a and_o secret_a enemy_n of_o god_n people_n who_o after_o the_o captitive_a and_o before_o the_o messiah_n come_v be_v to_o oppose_v the_o jew_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n chap._n 38.8_o mean_v after_o the_o captivity_n not_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o papist_n affirm_v suppose_v this_o to_o be_v the_o army_n of_o their_o antichrist_n now_o these_o nation_n say_v junius_n and_o tremelius_fw-la be_v those_o of_o the_o lesser_a asia_n and_o syria_n call_v gog_n from_o gyges_n king_n of_o the_o lydian_n who_o under_o the_o cruel_a antiochus_n nicanor_n oppress_v god_n people_n but_o by_o the_o valour_n of_o the_o macchabee_n be_v oft_o miraculous_o discomfit_v of_o which_o see_v the_o history_n for_o the_o thing_n be_v accomplish_v partly_o yet_o doubtless_o those_o chapter_n of_o ezekiel_n allegorical_o seem_v to_o aim_v at_o a_o slaughter_n from_o heaven_n so_o then_o john_n allude_v to_o that_o as_o he_o oft_o do_v to_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v of_o some_o grievous_a waster_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n or_o church_n or_o christendom_n by_o some_o cruel_a enemy_n under_o the_o name_n of_o gog_n &_o magog_n who_o shall_v have_v many_o overthrow_n as_o the_o former_a have_v by_o the_o macchabee_n but_o shall_v final_o be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n from_o heaven_n at_o the_o last_o day_n where_o observe_v that_o turk_n and_o pope_n though_o rome_n shall_v be_v burn_v before_o shall_v remain_v war_a against_o christ_n till_o the_o last_o day_n to_o deceive_v the_o nation_n but_o how_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o devil_n or_o three_o unclean_a spirit_n chap._n 16._o who_o come_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o dragon_n to_o gather_v the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o armageddon_n ver_fw-la 13.16_o so_o satan_n deceive_v the_o nation_n make_v they_o heathen_n again_o for_o many_o have_v embrace_v the_o faith_n and_o gog_n and_o magog_n in_o hope_n of_o overcome_v the_o holy_a city_n church_n or_o christendom_n which_o in_o relation_n to_o jerusalem_n a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n be_v call_v holy_a because_o it_o ought_v so_o to_o be_v and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o their_o idolatry_n be_v so_o it_o be_v plain_a satan_n have_v be_v let_v loose_a for_o not_o only_o the_o secret_a and_o mysterious_a enemy_n antichrist_n and_o his_o worshipper_n have_v waste_v the_o church_n but_o the_o four_o angel_n or_o gog_n and_o magog_n with_o their_o innumerable_a army_n as_o chap._n 9.16_o have_v furious_o rage_v and_o conquer_v what_o they_o list_v so_o that_o the_o name_n of_o mahometism_n be_v large_a than_o that_o of_o christianity_n but_o satan_n deceive_v gog_n and_o magog_n and_o under_o hope_n of_o victory_n shall_v lead_v they_o to_o armageddon_n which_o be_v in_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n magog_n son_n to_o japhet_n gen_n 10._o from_o he_o come_v the_o scythian_n now_o tartar_n from_o they_o the_o turk_n to_o who_o the_o arabian_n armenian_n saracen_n be_v join_v waste_v for_o a_o long_a time_n far_o and_o near_o gog_n mean_v the_o people_n of_o lesser_a asia_n call_v from_o gyges_n to_o who_o the_o macedonian_n and_o egyptian_n of_o old_a join_v against_o israel_n these_o as_o from_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n now_o under_o the_o name_n of_o turk_n and_o pope_n gog_n and_o magog_n destroy_v the_o holy_a city_n the_o one_o open_o thirst_v after_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n the_o other_o more_o cunning_o and_o ecclesiastical_o traduce_v the_o church_n draw_v they_o to_o idolatry_n now_o satan_n deceive_v the_o nation_n and_o gog_n and_o magog_n turk_n and_o pope_n as_o leader_n of_o these_o seduce_a nation_n and_o they_o ascend_v etc._n etc._n note_v the_o base_a original_n of_o these_o nation_n and_o their_o sudden_a rise_n to_o honour_n on_o the_o breadth_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o their_o conquest_n be_v large_a of_o which_o see_v knoll_v turkish_a history_n and_o they_o compass_v the_o camp_n of_o the_o saint_n about_o christendom_n and_o the_o belove_a city_n the_o church_n allude_v to_o jerusalem_n see_v how_o christ_n love_v his_o church_n the_o word_n compass_v note_n the_o many_o eruption_n into_o christendom_n and_o cruel_a attempt_n against_o the_o church_n therein_o how_o the_o gogish_a war_n begin_v i_o just_o name_v chap._n 9.3_o 4._o perchance_o we_o increase_v their_o fury_n when_o gregory_n the_o seven_o alias_o hildebrand_n solicit_v emperor_n and_o king_n to_o regain_v the_o holy_a land_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o after_o he_o vrbanus_n second_o pope_n of_o rome_n who_o indeed_o prevail_v so_o that_o mighty_a force_n and_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n be_v send_v and_o great_a be_v their_o conquest_n for_o awhile_o the_o christian_n subdue_a saracen_n and_o turk_n but_o through_o discord_n among_o christian_n they_o win_v all_o and_o have_v follow_v hard_o upon_o christendom_n by_o a_o war_n which_o spring_v out_o of_o this_o and_o of_o which_o perchance_o the_o christian_n be_v partly_o occasioner_n see_v the_o sweet_a tongue_a master_n fuller_n his_o holy_a war_n on_o this_o subject_n most_o satisfactory_o the_o sum_n be_v those_o thousand_o year_n of_o satan_n bind_v and_o the_o saint_n reign_v be_v the_o same_o be_v pass_v in_o which_o time_n the_o pope_n as_o his_o vicar_n take_v up_o his_o power_n in_o anno_fw-la 606._o in_o

be_v there_o and_o consequent_o bliss_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o curse_n because_o his_o servant_n there_o obey_v and_o serve_v he_o deserve_v no_o curse_n but_o obtain_v honour_n unutterable_a such_o be_v angel_n and_o saint_n since_o the_o queen_n of_o the_o south_n wonder_v to_o see_v solomon_n attendant_n sure_a in_o heaven_n be_v matter_n of_o admiration_n verse_n 4._o and_o they_o shall_v see_v his_o face_n that_o be_v shall_v be_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o shall_v see_v christ_n humane_a nature_n gloryfy_v and_o comprehend_v god_n to_o content_v and_o satisfaction_n as_o far_o as_o create_v nature_n be_v capable_a see_v my_o glimpse_n of_o christ_n love_n and_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v in_o their_o forehead_n either_o allude_v to_o the_o beast_n mark_v once_o chap._n 13._o by_o which_o be_v note_v his_o property_n of_o they_o and_o so_o god_n own_v the_o saint_n may_v be_v here_o mean_v or_o his_o name_n be_v his_o nature_n which_o they_o shall_v partake_v of_o in_o heaven_n see_v chap._n 3.12_o expound_v to_o this_o purpose_n i_o will_v write_v upon_o he_o my_o name_n the_o beast_n mark_v he_o that_o they_o may_v only_o serve_v and_o worship_v he_o god_n than_o be_v also_o mark_v that_o be_v consecrate_v to_o open_o praise_v he_o and_o serve_v he_o for_o ever_o verse_n 5._o and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o night_n etc._n etc._n darkness_n be_v but_o sad_a therefore_o no_o night_n of_o darkness_n or_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v there_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n there_o hinder_v all_o night_n or_o darkness_n so_o there_o need_v no_o sun_n be_v there_o be_v no_o night_n see_v chap._n 21.23_o where_o this_o verse_n be_v full_a explain_v and_o they_o shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o as_o king_n and_o priest_n as_o chap._n 20._o v._n 5_o 6._o expound_v the_o thousand_o year_n of_o satan_n bind_v the_o primitive_a saint_n live_v with_o christ_n in_o heaven_n after_o the_o expiration_n of_o they_o all_o other_o that_o be_v regenerate_v or_o partaker_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n after_o death_n reign_v with_o christ_n forever_o verse_n 6._o and_o he_o say_v to_o i_o these_o say_n be_v faithful_a and_o true_a etc._n etc._n hitherto_o the_o prophecy_n which_o one_o of_o the_o seven_o angel_n who_o pour_v out_o the_o vial_n and_o talk_v with_o john_n ch_n 17._o commend_n to_o john_n to_o recommend_v to_o we_o so_o not_o only_o the_o two_o last_o chapter_n concern_v the_o glorious_a bride_n or_o city_n wherein_o by_o most_o choice_a thing_n as_o gold_n pearl_n the_o glory_n of_o the_o saint_n above_o be_v as_o it_o be_v shadow_v out_o but_o all_o the_o book_n be_v commend_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o true_a sum_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o happen_v to_o the_o last_o day_n nay_o for_o ever_o what_o ever_o may_v be_v say_v of_o any_o book_n of_o holy_a writ_n may_v be_v say_v of_o this_o be_v a_o epitome_n of_o holy_a scripture_n in_o some_o sense_n so_o that_o herein_o be_v enough_o for_o salvation_n if_o well_o understand_v and_o practise_v faithful_n to_o which_o we_o may_v give_v credit_n true_o which_o shall_v in_o time_n and_o order_n be_v accomplish_v and_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o holy_a prophet_n send_v his_o angel_n christ_n the_o revealer_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o the_o prophet_n who_o send_v his_o angel_n vers_fw-la 16._o i_o jesus_n send_v my_o angel_n which_o prove_v two_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o angel_n be_v not_o christ_n but_o his_o messenger_n though_o in_o the_o old-testament_n christ_n appear_v oft_o as_o a_o angel_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o covenant_n 2._o that_o christ_n be_v god_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o angel_n see_v chap._n 1._o v._n 1._o expound_v his_o angel_n mean_v himself_o who_o speak_v to_o john_n see_v ch_n 1._o v._n 1._o about_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o vers_n verse_n 7._o behold_v i_o come_v quick_o the_o voice_n be_v christ_n perchance_o represent_v by_o the_o angel_n christ_n be_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o prophet_n who_o confirm_v the_o word_n of_o the_o angel_n say_v the_o thing_n must_v short_o be_v do_v for_o he_o come_v quick_o time_n run_v away_o apace_o and_o deceive_v man_n who_o live_v in_o security_n and_o carelsenesse_n christ_n will_v come_v before_o such_o be_v aware_a to_o judgement_n bless_a be_v he_o that_o keep_v these_o say_n etc._n etc._n see_v chap._n 1._o v._n 3._o expound_v verse_n 8._o and_o i_o john_n see_v these_o thing_n etc._n etc._n visional_o and_o hear_v they_o therefore_o a_o good_a witness_n this_o be_v the_o very_a stile_n of_o john_n in_o his_o gospel_n he_o that_o see_v it_o bear_v record_v and_o his_o record_n be_v true_a chap._n 19.35_o and_o when_o i_o have_v hear_v and_o see_v i_o fall_v down_o to_o worship_n before_o the_o angel_n he_o ingenious_o confess_v his_o error_n again_o perchance_o he_o commit_v his_o error_n twice_o if_o so_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a for_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o joyful_a news_n of_o the_o bride_n and_o her_o marriage_n that_o john_n 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