Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	bow_v	earth_n	knee_n	3,628	5	9.5783	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92776	The head of the church, the iudge of the vvorld. Or, The doctrine of the day of iudgement briefely opened and applyed in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable, the House of Peers; in the Abby-Church at Westminster, on a publike fast day, Ian. 27. 1646. By Lazarus Seaman Preacher at Allhallowes Breadstreat London. One of the Assembly of Divines.	Seaman, Lazarus, d. 1675.	1647 (1647)	Wing S2176; Thomason E372_11; ESTC R201316	30,329	46

fully and expressely in the next point The man Christ Iesus is the person ordained to be Iudge 4. Point God is not here excluded for God shall judge by him as in the Text. And in other places the Judgement is more directly referred unto God Henceforth saith Paul is laid up for me a crowne of righteousnesse which the Lord the righteous Iudge shall give me at that day (k) 2 Tim. 4. 8. The man Christ Jesus is said to be the Judge because he is to discharge this office also in forma servi as a righteous servant appointed by his Father hereunto Two things are here to be insisted on before the use 1. That He is ordained Judge 2. Why He is ordained Judge 1. If we consider Him in his humiliation it may seem Ille qui stetit ante Iudicem ille qui alapas accepit ille qui consp●●os est ille qui spinis coronatus est Dr. August in Psal 96. strang that one born in a stable laid in a manger reputed a poore Carpenters Sonne that had not whereon to lay his head who was counted a friend of Publicans and Sinners a Samaritan that cast out devils by Beelzebub the Prince of the Devils whom one of his own Disciples betrayed the rest forsook whose own whole Nation as one man accused as a blasphemer and traytor who was crucified among theives and forsaken of God should receive such glory and have such a power and trust committed into his hands who can beleive this report (l) Isa 53. 1. But take of the vaile a while or looke through it and you shall finde he was in the forme of God and thought it no robbery to be equall with God (m) Phil. 2. 6. Nay more In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God The same or even he was in the begining with God All things were made by him and without him was nothing made that was made (n) John 1. 1. 2. 3. Consider of him likewise in his estate of exaltation He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords (o) Rev 19. 16. The blessed and onely potentate (p) 1 Tim. 6. 15. God hath given him a name above every name (q) Phil. 2. 9. yea all power both in heaven and earth (r) Mat. 28 18 Every knee shall bow to him and every tongue confesse unto him (ſ) Rom. 14. 11. who is gone into heaven and is on the right hand of God Angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him (t) 1 Pet. 3. 23. But what ever he is or the world thinks of him he is the man for we must all appeare before the judgement Seat of Christ (u) 2 Cor. 5. 10. Peter tels Cornelius and his company of him He commanded us to preach unto the people and to testifie that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Iudge of quick and dead (w) Acts. 10. 42. Betweene his resurrection and ascention he convers'd with his Disciples 40. dayes speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdome of God (x) Act. 1. 3. It seemes by the former testimony this was one principall thing which he then gave in charge to be taught concerning himselfe 2. But why is he Iudge To answer in few words 1. As he was born King of the Iews (z) Mat. 2. 2. so was he also as the naturall proper and onely begotten Son of God borne herre to God and therefore fittest to be taken into the fellowship of Empire with his Father And 2. because God hath also a Kingdome ex consilio like a purchase over and above the naturall inheritance therefore he was appointed heire of all things (a) Heb. 1. 2. 3. He is in all respects most desirable and least liable to exception every way qualified for such a work as Isa declares at large * Isa 11. from 2. to 6. 4. And seeing God purposes to deale with men after the manner of man he condiscends to let them have one that is flesh of their flesh and bone of their bone to be finall judge betweene him and them that he may be the more justified and they without all excuse 5. Besides that Christ hath gone so low in abasing himselfe for his Fathers glory that he onely is worthy to be thus farre exalted 6. What the Jewes will thinke of this at last that he whom they scorne to owne for a Messiah shall be the Judge of all the earth I know not but being as he is of the seed of Abraham and David according to the flesh it will make the more for the justice of their condemnation 7. And therefore he is the fitter to be made Judge that we may the rather beleive on him and obey him and in all respects apply our selves to him as is meet while he offers himselfe to be our Saviour and sayes having his Armes of mercy outstretched in the meane while as on the crosse Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest (b) Mat. 11. 28. For the use of this 1. Let us observe all those speciall Application Items which are given us in Scripture about Him As 1 to beware of him Behold saith God I send an Angel before thee to keep thee in the way and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared Beware of him and obey his voyce provoke him not for he will not pardon your transgressions for my name is in him (c) Exod. 23. 20 21. This is no other then the Angel of the Covenant (d) Mal. 3 1 Both places are commonly understood of Christ 2. To kisse him h. e. to love reverence and obey him or according to the Ancient Latin translation which was used in Cyprian's Discite Disciplinam time to learne discipline Kisse the Sonne least he be angry and ye perish from or in the way when his wrath is kindled but a little Blessed are all they that put their trust in him (e) Psal 2. 12. 3. To heare him At his transfiguration in the Mount a voyce was heard from heaven saying This is my beloved Sonne in whom I am well pleased Heare him (f) Mat. 17. 5 4. Not to be ashamed of him before men or offended at him They are his own words Blessed is he that shall not be offended in me (g) Mat. 11. 6. But whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven (h) Chap. 10. 33. 5. The last and principall one is to beleive in him for this is the worke of God h. e. the principall duty which God requires all men to indeavour towards Christ that ye beleive on him whom he hath sent (i) Iohn 6. 29 If we desire to finde him a friend when he comes to be our Judge let it be our care to approve our selves in every one of these