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	jesus_n	knee_n	2,266	5	9.3927	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23061	A right Christian treatise, entituled S. Augustines praiers: published in more ample sort than yet it hath bin in the English tong; purged from diuers superstitious points; and adorned with manifold places of the S. Scripture, by Thomas Rogers. Wherevnto is annexed Saint Augustines psalter: translated and quoted by the same T.R.; S. Augustines praiers.	Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1581 (1581)	STC 950; ESTC S100329	79,739	249

reioice at his abundant loue wherewith he hath loued vs g Eph. 2 4. 5 c. Thou didst send thy Sonne in the similitude of sinful flesh h Rom. 8 3. 4. that of sin he might condemne sinne and that we might be thy righteousnes in him For he is the lambe vndefiled i 1. Pet. 1 19 which hath taken awaie the sins of the world k Ioh. 1 29. abolished death by his death l 2. Tim. 1 10 and brought life againe by his resurrection But what may we render vnto thee our God for these so great benefits m Ps 116 12 of thy mercie What praises what thanks may wee ascribe Surelie had we the knowledge and power of the blessed Angels yet could our amends be nothing correspondent to thy mercie and goodnes And were al our members conuerted into tongues yet should we neuer extol thee sufficientlie enough For thy great loue extended gratiouslie of thy meere goodnes to vs ward reacheth beyond al knowledge For thy Sonne ô our God n Iohn 17 3 tooke in no sort the Angels o Heb. 2 16. but he tooke the seede of Abraham and was like to vs in al things yet without sinne p Heb. 4 15. So that taking mans nature not Angels vpon him and glorifieng it with the robe of holie resurrection and immortalitie q Acts. 1 9. he hath carried the same ouer al heauens ouer al the quires of Angels ouer al Cherubs and Seraphims and placed the same at thy right hand The which both Angels doe praise and dominions worship and al the powers of heauen do bow r Phi. 2 9. 10. 11. at man God ouer them This verelie is al mine hope and mine whole confidence For euerie of vs hath a portion of blood and flesh in the bodie of Iesus Christ our Lord. Therefore where a piece of my selfe is there I trust I do raigne where my flesh is glorified there I knowe I am glorious where my flesh doth rule there I perceaue I haue dominion And although I am yet a sinner yet I doubt not of this participation of grace although my sinnes doe hinder me yet my substance doth require it and although mine offences exclude me yet the communion of nature doth not repel me For God is not so hard harted that he can forget flesh blood which he beareth which for my sake he hath taken which on my behalfe he requireth But the Lord our God is mild and verie gentle ſ Ioēl 2 23. he loueth his owne flesh his members and his bowels In verie God and our sweete gratious and most gentle Lord euen Iesus Christ in whom we haue risen ascended now into heauen and now sit together in the heauenlie places t Eph. 2 5. 6. our flesh doth loue vs. In him we haue the prerogatiue of our blood we are his members and his flesh finalie he is our head u Eph. 4 15. 16. Eph. 5 23. of which the whole bodie dependeth As it is written This now is bone of my bones x Gen. 2 23. 24. and flesh of my flesh and they shal be one flesh And no man euer yet hated his owne flesh y Eph. 5 29. but nourisheth and cherisheth it This is a great secret z Eph. 5 32. but I speake concerning Christ and concerning the Church saith the Apostle Chap. 16. A thankesgiuing vnto God for his mercie extended toward man in the incarnation of his Sonne Iesus Christ I Therefore ô Lord our God a Psal 90 1. 2. with my lips and with mine hart and with al my power do thanke thy mercie for al mercies whereby thou hast miraculouslie redeemed vs thy wretched seruants b Eph. 2 4. 5. and that through the same thy Sonne our Sauior c 1 Pet. 2 24 and redeemer d Gal. 3 13. which was deliuered to death for our sinnes e Rom. 4 25 and is risen againe for our iustification and sitteth liuing without end at thy right hand f Rom. 8 34 making request for vs and showing mercie with thee vpon vs. Because of thee the Father g Ioh. 8 42. Iohn 13 3. he is an eternal God of one substance with thee in al respects Whereby he can saue vs at al times But in that he is a man whereby he is inferior to thee Al power is giuen him in heauen and in earth h Matth. 28 verse 18. that at the Name of Iesus euerie knee should bow i Phil. 2 10. both of things in heauen and things in earth and things vnder the earth and that euerie tongue should confes that Iesus Christ is the Lord vnto thy glorie ô God the Father Him thou hast ordeined a iudge of quicke and dead k Act. 10 42. For thou iudgest no man l Iohn 5 22 but hast committed al iudgement to thy Sonne in whose breast are hid m Col. 2 3. al the treasures of wisedome and knowledge And he is the witnes and the iudge n Act. 10 42 I saie the iudge and the witnes whose presence no guiltie conscience shal escape o 1. Cor. 4 5. For al things are naked and open to his sight p Heb. 4 13. And he which vniustlie was condemned q Matt. 27 verse 24. 25 c. he euen he wil iudge the world with righteousnes r Psa 96 13 and the people in truth Wherefore I blesse thine holie Name for euermore and with mine whole hart ô almightie gratious Lord I glorifie thee for that vnspeakeable and wonderful vniting together of thy Godhead and manhood in one person so that one was not God and another man but one and the same person was both God and man or man and God But although of thy great goodnes the Word was made flesh ſ Iohn 1 14. yet neither of those two natures was conuerted into another substance To the mysterie of the Trinitie there is not a fourth person added For the substance both of the Word of God and of man is vnited but not confounded that vnto the Godhed that thing which was taken of vs might approch and that thing which neuer had bin might remaine the same which alwaie it was O woonderful mysterie t 1. Tim. 3 16 ô vnspeakable felowship ô strange goodnes of Gods mercie euer to be marueled at euer to be loued We were not woorthie to be seruants and lo we are made the sonnes of GOD euen the heires of God u Rom. 8 17 and heires annexed with Christ How came this to passe who hath brought vs here vnto But ô God merciful Father by this thine inestimable goodnes mercie and good wil I beseech thee make vs woorthie so great and so manifold promises of the same thy Sonne our Lord Iesus Christ x 1. Cor. 1 3. 7. 8 c. Appoint thy strength stablish ô God that which thou hast wrought in vs y Psa 68 28 finish