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
A89500	Meate out of the eater, or, Hopes of unity in and by divided and distracted times. Discovered in a sermon preached before the Honourable house of Commons at Margarets Westminster on their solemne day of fast, June 30. 1647. / By Tho: Manton Minister of Stoke-Newington.	Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1647 (1647)	Wing M525; Thomason E395_1; ESTC R201634	37,335	60

of dispensations as there was before from the Law naturall to the Law of Tables and from the Law of Tables to the Gospel but now beyond this time there is nothing but the everlasting state There remaineth no more sacr●fice for sinne No other way of salvation to be expected beyond the Gospel this is the largest sense which not being noted hath occasioned some mistakes 2. More strictly for that space of time that immediately precedeth the worlds ruine that is to be considered in its morning and evening 1. In its morning or former part which is every where in Scripture made to be of a dismall and doubtfull appearance and therefore doe we so often heare of the evil of the latter times dayes ful of delusion desolation a world of delusion and error there is then 1 Tim. 4. 1. The Spirit speaketh expressly that in the latter dayes men shall depart from the faith and give heed to seducing spirits God hath expressly foretold what will be the fate of those times So for desolation 2 Tim. 3. 1. in the latter times there shall come hard or perillous times {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} times of great difficulty and distresse 2. In its evening or latter part which is bright and glorious therefore do we so much heare of the goodnesse of the latter dayes as Hosea 3. 5. They shall make hast to feare the Lord and his goodnesse in the Latter dayes So of safety no provoking briar no pricking thorne Eze. 28 24. So also Isa. 2. 1 The mountaine of God above all mountaines in the latter dayes that is above the reach of opposition and violence looke as there is a morning light that goeth before the Sunshine so there are some streakes of glory and times grow better and better as they draw neerer nerer to the great day of the Lord I have done with that expression in that day 2. The next is there shall be one Lord Hitherto there have beene divers Lords The Heathens had their severall Deityes the Turkes their Mahomet the Jewes their imaginary Messiah the Papists their Lord the Pope many nations doe not as yet call Christ Lord Other Lords have dominion over them Isaiah 26. 13. But then Jesus Christ shal be the person acknowledged he shall be acknowledged alone hee shall be acknowledged as Lord all this is included in the expression c. That Christ alone shall be spoken of invocated adored in all the Churches they shall be subjected to him as the only King and guided by him as the onely Shepheard Ezek. 20. 24. Hold of him as the only head and stand to his appointment as the only Law-giver James 4. 12. And indeed here is the ground of all for t is unity of Religion that begetteth unity of affection the one Lord causeth the one Name when men have one King give themselves up to the will of Christ and have one Shepheard guided by the Spirit of Christ and have one Law-giver are willing their opinions should stand or fall at the appointments of Christ then will there be a sweet and happy agreement 3. The last clause to be examined is that his Name one at first I conceived the meaning to bee that men should looke only at one power and dignity whereby to indeare themselves to the respects of God thought the expression paralell to these Scriptures Act. 4. 12. That there is no other Name given under Heaven whereby we must be saved but only by Jesus Christ this is the one name or that Phil. 2 10. That at the Name of Jesus every knee shall bowe But considering it more seriously I saw the necessity of another sense for this is but the result and effect of the former phrase now it seemes to be added for the greater Emphasis and aggravation of the mercy that there should be not only one Lord but one N●me therefore what is intended There are divers acceptions of the Name of God in Scripture that which I conceive most proper is when ' it s taken for Worship the way of our Religion and profession as Micah 4. 5. All people will walke every one in the name of his God but we will walke in the Name of the Lord our God for ever and ever That is severall people serve there severall distinct wayes of Worship and profession and the reason why the Scripture useth this word in this matter is because men are called and named after the way of their worship and profession thus the holy worshippers are called Christians from Christ and Mahometans from Mahomet c. and among Christians men are called according to their distinct way chiefe opinion as Papists Socinians Arminians c. well then 't is promised here that there shall be one Name that is as one Lord so one way of worship and badge of distinction we see now and wee may bewayle it that among the holy people there are distinct names as Lutherans Calvinists Presbyterians Independants But then all these shall vanish be no more heard of the whole family shall be named Christians from Christ And indeed this is no meane blessing the Divell gets great advantage by names and therefore his instruments are busie this way inventing such as may either tend to contempt and dirision * as Christians of old Puritans of late or to tumult and division as those names amongst us under which the members of Christ sadly gather into bodies and parties I have done with the explication I come to the points they are two Doct. 1 1. That in the latter dayes there shall be great unity in the Church of God D. 2 2. That this unity shall spring from their acknowledging of the right Lord and the right way Purity is the ground of this unity I shall at this time discusse the first point That in the latter dayes there shall be great unity and agreement The maine confirmation of the point lyeth in Promises for that 's the assurance wee have of it however I shall forbeare to heape up Scriptures together you will finde many in this discussion reduced to their proper place and heads The Reasons are these 1. Because this will suite best with the quiet and happy estate of those times God will usher in the glorious and everlasting estate by some preparative degrees the latter times are more blessed times * former things are to be done away That is the former kinde of dispensations and providences many promises there are which hint the great peace and rest that shall then be in the Church now that could not be if there were divisions and distinctions they would produce factions and factious Warrs and contentions and the contentions desolations Amos 7. 4. The fire devoured the great deepe that is contention brought desolation upon places and countreys that are most populous Publicke differences will end in publicke disturbances this is all wee can looke for in such cases and therefore if there