Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	cloud_n	earth_n	rain_n	2,189	5	9.5355	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17322	[Dauids euidenece [sic], or, The assurance of Gods loue declared in seuen sermons.]	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1592 (1592)	STC 4170; ESTC S118394	78,154	178

this life and her perfection in the world to come yet ●s it not idle but working nor naked ●ut clothed with good workes the fruites of faith so soone as it is begotten to this iustifying faith is alwayes ioyned the sanctifying spirite which worketh by loue and is continually occupied in purifying the hart ●or Christ Iesus and in applying of Iesus Christ vnto the hart of the owner And thus ●aue you heard both by what meanes the Lord doth conuay the assuraunce of his lo●ing fauour vnto his children in affliction ● also how we are to vse the same meanes Let vs then diligently and carefully vs● these meanes and then shall we be effectually assured of Gods loue and fauour in Christ Iesus and being once assured o● that we may baldly cast downe the gant● let bid defiance to hell and all the deuil● in hell and make that chalenge which th● Apostle Paule doth make in the behalfe o● all Gods children Who shall separate v● from the loue of Christ shall tribulation or anguish or persecution or famine o● nakednesse or perill or sword As it i● written for thy sake are we killed all th● day long we are compted as sheepe for th● slaughter Neuerthelesse in all these thing● we are more then conquerours through hi● that loued vs. For I am perswaded that nei●ther death nor life nor Angels nor pri●●cipalities nor powers nor things presen● nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other creature shalbe able to sepa●rate vs from the loue of God which is ●● Christ Iesus our Lord. To this Iesus Chri●● which hath so dearely purchased this fauo●● for vs to the Father of our Lord Ies●● Christ which hath so fréely bestowed su●● fauour vpon vs and to this holy spiri●● which doth so comfortably assure vs of this fauour thrée persons and one eternall God be all prayse glory for euer Amen THE THIRD SERMON Nouember 28. 2. Sabboth And as for me thou vpholdest me in mine integritie and doest set me before thy face for euer THe Prophet Dauid by two sortes of arguments assureth himselfe that Gods fauour belongeth vnto him the first is drawen from his outward estate in respect of the world which was very good in as much as his enemies did not triumph ouer him The second ariseth from a view of his owne inward estate in respect of God which was much better for that the Lord vpheld him in his vprightnesse and had a continuall care both of his soule and body The first argumēt of Gods fauor is strong but being ioyned to the second it is sure The first is great but because it is a generall thing and may be giuen to the vngodly to ouercome his enemies I meane the enemies of his body therefore Dauid resteth not in that but searcheth within himselfe to sée if he can finde any inward tokens of Gods fauour and searching he findeth two within himselfe the first was Gods hand vpholding him from falling away from his God the second was Gods eye alwayes vpon him for his safetie And hauing found these at home in himselfe he triumpheth and blessed God the giuer So that now the king sheweth what inward token he had receiued of Gods fauour for God doth more for his children then for the wicked he speakes comfortable things to the soules of his people Ioseph loued all his brethrē but Beniamin he loued with a more speciall loue and therefore he gaue messe● of meate to them all but Beniamins mess● was fiue times so much as the rest so Go● giueth liberally to all his creatures as a good and a louing God in so much that the earth is full of his mercies but his loue to his elect children by Christ is a thousand times more then to the rest for them he vpholdeth in their integritie and doth set them before his face for euer Gods loue is more to men then to beasts of men his fauour is more to his Church then to all the world besides for he loueth the gates of Zion more then all the dwellings of Iacob he hath chosen that for his resting place he hath a delight in that there brake he y e bow he knapped the speare in péeces he burnt y e chariots with fire yea he wounded euen kings in the day of his wrath for Zions sake that is for y e loue that he bare towardes his chosen people Againe in this visible Church he fauoreth his elect more then the rest and his louing fauour to themward is greater then to all the world besides For Gods Church is like a noble mās house wherein are vessels of gold and vessels of earth and his vessels of gold are set vp safely kept more daintily vnder locke key thē the other Sing vnto the Lord saith Dauid sing vpon the harpe vnto our God which couereth the heauen with cloudes and prepareth raine for the earth and maketh the grasse to grow vpon the moūtaines Which giueth to beasts their foode and to the young rauēs that cry Thus much he doth for all his creatures but as for his seruaunts which feare him attēd vpon his mercies he delighteth in them and takes great pleasure in thē such pleasure he takes not in the strength of a horse nor in the legs or stature of a man From all the creatures in generall he descendeth to the Church in particular and saith Prayse the Lord O Ierusalem prayse thy God O Zion For he hath made the barres of thy gates strong and hath blessed thy children within thee He setteth peace in thy borders and satisfieth thee with the flower of wheat But hath he done no more for his Church then so Yes that he hath He sheweth his word vnto Iacob his statutes and his Iudgements vnto Israell He hath not delt so with euery nation neither haue they knowledge of his iudgements In the first of the Canticles the Church desireth to be kissed with y e kisses of Christes mouth that is to haue more testimonies and tokens of his loue then one or of one kind for by outward things saith the wiseman a man can not know loue and hatred because all things come a like to all Therefore saith the Church vnto her spouse kisse me with the kisses of thy mouth for thy loue is sweeter thē wine that is let me haue a continuance of thy fauour towardes me and many sure tokens thereof for no pleasure or profit is comparable to thy loue The kisses of Christ are his blessings bestowed vpon his Church his blessings are either tēporall or eternall corporall or spirituall His spirituall blessings are of two sortes either outward or inward His outward yet spirituall blessings whereby he witnesseth his loue to his Church they are the preaching of the word and the administration of the Sacraments these be great benefites and swéete kisses of the Lord our God but