Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	day_n	lord_n	sabbath_n	9,284	5	10.5348	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94047	A discovery of peace: or, The thoughts of the Almighty for the ending of his peoples calamities. Intimated in a sermon at Christ-church London, before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, the right worshipfull the Aldermen; together with the worshipfull companies of the said city, upon the 24th of April, 1644. Being the solemn day of their publike Humiliation and monethly fast. By John Strickland, B.D. pastor of the church at St. Edmunds, in the city of New Sarum; a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.	1644 (1644)	Wing S5969; Thomason E48_5; ESTC R14414	39,755	53

A DISCOVERY OF PEACE OR The thoughts of the ALMIGHTY For the ending of his Peoples CALAMITIES Intimated in a Sermon at Christ-Church London before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor the Right worshipfull the Aldermen together with the worshipfull Companies of the said City upon the 24th of April 1644. Being the solemn day of their publike Humiliation and monethly Fast By JOHN STRICKLAND B. D. Pastor of the Church at St. Edmunds in the City of New Sarum A Member of the Assembly of Divines Isaiah 27. Vers 5. Let him take hold of my strength that hee may mak peace with me and he shall make peace with me LONDON Printed by M. Simmons for Henry Overton and are to be sold at his Shop entring into Popes-head Alley out of Lumbard-street 1644. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Iohn VVollaston Lord Mayor of the famous City of LONDON Together with the Right Worshipfull the ALDERMEN his Brethren Right Honorable and Worshipfull AS it was your request that occasioned me to offer these my Meditations to your ears in the Pulpit So is it nothing else that brings them forth such as they are from the Presse to bee thus presented to your view and under your names that so they might have a passe into the world they have been already in your eares they are now before your eyes the Lord write them in all our hearts that we may be doers of the word and not hearers onely lest we deceive our own selves When I stood upon my watch to see what the Lord would say unto mee that I might speak unto you he directed me to make this Discovery of Peace before you when you sate in the dust before him humbling your soules and crying mightily unto God to turn from his fierce anger that we perish not and indeed God is never more ready to give out himselfe and to communicate his thoughts unto men in a spirituall way then at such a time nor is the soule so capable of divine Discoveries from God at any time as when it is in such a posture of humiliation which gives me hope that God intended to send home into your hearts some light and influence from this truth to encourage and keep up your spirits against all the opposition which you finde in the cause of God and the Kingdome and to maintaine your zeale and forwardnesse therein for which your ever-to-be-renowned Citie is now so much and so justly honored For though the vision be yet for an appointed time in the mean time the sword devoureth on the right hand on the left yet we may wel wait for it because it will surely come and will not tarry and when it commeth it will bee a tree of life Now that God hath revealed unto you his gracious thoughts for the ending of his peoples calamities even such as you could expect he lookethth at you should do somwhat for the furtherance thereof that may be worthy of your place and eminencie whereunto the Lord hath advanced you To help forward an expected end is a work worthy the hand of a Prince Numa built a Temple 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which he dedicated to Faith and Peace because hee desired that they might dwell together under one roof the worke that I lay before you honoured Gentlemen is altogether as honorable as Numa's I need not now shew you how to doe it you are partly directed in the Sermon but you have given the world ful proof that you know how to doe it in that you have done it and do it at this day so effectually with your Armies with your Estates with your prayers everie way Goe on and doe still like the Citizens of London and if God blesse your endeavours wee may yet hope to see what Numa never saw Truth and Peace dwell together under one roofe in this Kingdome Be pleased yet to entertain a word or two to expedite your willing endevours in bringing our Churches calamities to an expected end you know there are a generation of Ambo-dexters among us that do pretend to seek the same God to build in the work of the Lord with us as the Iewes adversaries did in the building of the Temple Ezra 4.2 But as Zerubbabel and the chiefe of the Fathers were aware of them then so our Zerubbabels I hope and you the chiefe of our Fathers are also aware of these now Are they not even such as the Psalmist describes They put forth their hands against such as be at peace with them they break their covenant the words of their mouth are smoother then butter but warre is in their hearts their words are softer then oyle yet are they drawn swords Psa 55.20.21 Their words are peace peace pacem poscimus omnes but they love not truth and peace they broak for treaties of peace under which they wold now betray us For in truth their designe is to hinder your endevours in bringing on this expected end it will not be unnecessary that you have an eye upon them Next let me prevaile with you to bee tender of Gods honour in what peculiarly belongs unto him as you expect God should be tender of us in bringing the Calamities of our Church unto this desirable end Our Worthies in Parliament have piously provided for the sanctifying of our Christian Sabbath improve your Authorities for the executing of such wholsom laws so much concerning the Lord our God especially reforme I beseech you all Exchange-meetings that day unlesse you could be sure that men would come thither with a desire of no other news then what they might heare from heaven that day if any thing surely this is a blemish that in the face of your beautisul Citie you have worthily cleared your streets of the notorious occasions of Idolatry let not anyplace be left especially such a publick place in the midst of you an occasion of prophanenesse And go on as I hear you have piously resolved to take inn God more solemnly into your publick consultations then formerly by beginning and ending such your meetings A●●●●●●us N. A●●●● l. 7. c. 10 with prayer like Pub. Scipio a famous Roman of whom it was said Ejus vita erat diis dedita who was wont to go to the Capitoll before he went to the Senat to his prayers before his publick businesse And I doubt not but the Lord will continue to protect and honour this your famous Citie in delighting to use it as a choyce and eminent instrument in his hand to bring the present and pressing calamities of our dear countrey to an expected end and to continue you in a peaceable and quiet habitation For which purpose I commend this whole Citie together w th your government Counsels persons and imployments to the blessing and care of the most high God And this shall be the prayer of Your willing servant in the Gospel of Christ IOHN STRICKLAND A Discovery of PEACE or the thoughts of the Almighty for the ending of his