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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	day_n	lord_n	strange_a	2,103	5	9.4517	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03786	Egypts favorite The historie of Ioseph, divided into foure parts: 1. Iosephus in puteo: or, the vnfortunate brother. 2. Iosephus in gremio: or, the chaste courtier. 3. Iosephus in carcere: or, the innocent prisoner. 4. Iosephus in summo: or, the noble favorite. Together with old Israels progresse into the land of Goshen. By Francis Hubert, Knight, and sometime one of the six clarkes of his Maiesties High Court of Chancerie.	Hubert, Francis, Sir, d. 1629.	1631 (1631)	STC 13903; ESTC S104272	40,316	129

conceale We melt our wings and fall by too high flying Prometheus that the fire from Heau'n did steale 85 Was sharply punisht for his enterprise That outward barke containes this pith within W● must not labour to be ouer-wise To prie into Gods Arke it is a sinne 86 We know 't was he that calm'd these billowing seas And brought wrackt Ioseph to his hau'n at la●t Else had hee sunke vnder such stormes as these But that Gods hand his Anchor held him fast 87 And now th' eternall and still waking Eye That is all Eye to see to helpe all Hand Lookes downe at last on Iosephs miserie And finds him by affliction fully fann'd 88 And streight he stirres and now all other meanes All hopefull meanes ●oe seeme to fayle him quite Now hee in mercy pitying his extreames Doth rouse himselfe to doe wrong'd Ioseph right 89 O happie men that are in Gods protection No earthly Monarch hath a guard so sure Legions of Angels seru● at his direction To fortresse those whom he will haue secure 90 All the whole Creature is at his command The Sunne stands still to wayt on Ioshua The Starres of Heau'n enrolled in his band Doe in their courses fight 'gainst Sisera 91 Nay fire and vvater too are ioy'nd in one Both starres and streames doe their best helpe afford The riuer Kis●on vnto armes doth runne To fight the glorious battels of the Lord. 92 The Elements are Marshals of his hoste By night the fiery Pillar and by day The Cloud conducts his people to their coast To which the very Sea it selfe giues way 93 The Vict'lere of his Campe he makes the Winds Somtimes with bread from Heau'n sometimes with Quailes The stony rocke plenty of water finds To giue his Souldiers drinke when water failes 94 O euer to be fear'● and lou'd withall Fear'd for thy might and for thy mercy lou'd I am all wonder when to mind I call With what strange weights thy motions still are mou'd 95 Ioseph must be releast that 's the Decree And from the Prison to the Court be brought That 's in the Order too And now let 's see How God doth worke till all his will be wrought 96 First vnto Pharaoh Egypts King he sends A double Dreame with which hee 's much perplext He wakes and longs to know what it portends What the Dreames were I leaue you to the Text 97 Then doth he send and summon to the Court All Egypts Magi to expound his Dreames They heare them told but cannot make report Vnto the King what this his Vision meanes 98 And that was strange Th' Egyptians were renownd Aboue all Nations for their skill that way In hidden Learning they were held profound And so the sacred Text doth seeme to say 99 Witnesse beside the skill they labour'd so In that abstrute and secret Mysterie Of Hieroglyphicke Art which they did shew In an obscure deepe-shadow'd Charactrie 100 But yet in this the Magi must be blind Because the taske for Ioseph was reseru'd And now the Butler wakes and cals to mind Forgotten Ioseph vvhom he thus preferr'd 101 Great King I must confesse my fau●t this day And craue your pardon I haue broke a vow Which once I made when I in prison lay Vnto an Hebrew and remember now 102 When as my Lord was vvith his servants vvroth And put his Baker and my selfe in chaines A vision in one night appear'd to both And the●e this Hebrew pris'ner it explaines 103 And as he did divine it did succeed You hang'd your Baker tooke me to your grace Th' inspired Prophet can your Dreame aread Make haste quoth Pharaoh let me see his face 104 And now is Ioseph sent for to the Court And new adorn'd doth looke as fresh as May And well he might doe so there 's reason for 't Good fortunes breed good blood good spirits men say 105 Being come the King doth take him by the hand Eu'n Kings know to be kind to gaine their ends Although no phrase did fit him but command Yet he vnto a milder forme descends 106 And welcome sayes I had a Dreame this night And what is meant thereby I faine would learne And thou in Visions hast I heare insight Thy piercing eye heau'ns secrets doth discerne 107 And then hee tels him what before he told To Egypts Magi. Ioseph streight replies Your double dreame one meaning doth infold And that God will not hide from Pharaohs eyes 108 In me it is not but the God of Heau'n Shall answere Pharaoh to his hearts desire Poore puffe-past Man here is example giu'n Vnto thy swelling thoughts not to aspire 109 Not to assume the glory and the praise Vnto thy selfe of what is giu'n to thee Thy parts are but reflections from those Rayes By whose faire beames thy clouds dispersed be 110 Cymerian darknesse doth possesse thy spirit If gracious God be pleas'd to lend thee light Wilt thou ascribe it to thy proper merit And steale from him that which is his in right 111 Wilt thou vnto thy Netts doe sacrifice And hug th● selfe in th' armes of thine owne loue If thou beest 〈◊〉 le●rned rich and wis● Know 't is the 〈◊〉 ●phere that makes thee moue 112 Thy graces are but Donatiues from Heau'n The good is thine returne the glory thither For feare God take away what he hath giu'n And he that made thee grow doth make thee wither 113 What is not this great Babel I haue built To shew my power perpetuate my name Alas poore Prince thy outside is but guilt A sudden storme will wash away the same 114 For whilst the word was yet eu'n in thy mouth A voyce from Heau'n did tell thee heauy newes Promotion comes not from the North or South Heau'ns influence onely doth all good infuse 115 I could not choose when I had yoak'd my Teame But make this furrow to enrich my field And now I doe returne to Pharaohs Dreame Whose Exposition Ioseph thus doth yeeld 116 The seu'n fat Oxen that you saw ascend That were so faire to sight in your first dreame Seu'n yeeres of ioyfull plentie doe portend Seu'n yeeres of famine the seu'n leane ones meane 117 The Eares of Corne divine the selfe same thing But God is good and what he meanes to doe He now is pleas'd to shew vnto the King And giue him warning ere it shall ensue 118 After seu'n yeeres of store seu'n yeeres of want Of bitter famine shall the land oppresse Wherein both bread and food shall be ●o scant As all the land shall mourne for barrennesse 119 Twice did my God present it to your view Because he would haue Pharaoh marke it well When God speaks one thing twice beleeue 't is true Make vse great King of what I doe foretell 120 Cull out some man that 's provident and wise And let him be Surveyor of your Land Let him collect the fruits that shall arise From forth the first seu'n yeeres of plentie and 121 Let every Towne and

againe 18 Meane while good Ioseph rowes against the tide Nature kind Nature would it selfe display But willing yet a while himselfe to hide He forc'd his Loue Discretion to obey 19 He cals for meat which was seru'd vp in state And at the table he doth sit alone The Hebrewes vvere in order seru'd vvhereat Within himselfe they marveiled each one 20 The Hebrewes and Egyptians severd set For by the Law of the Egyptian Nation They might not at one board together eat Because by them 't was held abomination 21 To count the seuerall dishes of this Feast In these deare times would make my Muse too sad Messes they had the Text saith who had least But Beniamin fiue times their portion had 22 They are full-fed now vvith delicious cates Whose hungry soules did whilome pine for food Such is the change of our vncertaine states After a dead low water comes a flood 23 The fickle vvorld is neuer at one stay Humane affaires roule in vncertaintie Vaine men vve ring the Changes euery day Brings forth to light some new varietie 24 Then let this ceaselesse restlesse agitation Inflame our soules all our affections moue To seeke for rest and a sure habitation In Heau'n the new Ierusalem aboue 25 The Dinner ended Ioseph doth provide To haue each Hebrewes sacke fild full with graine And each mans Coyne in his sackes mouth was tide Thus they haue food for nought yet once againe 26 Into the Sack of his deare Beniamin Hee caus'd his siluer Cup to bee conueyd And by this meanes hee doth occasion winne To haue the youth from his departure stayd 27 As soone as morne displayd her blushing red And c●eare light shew'd to Trauellers their way Each Hebrew with his chardg from Ioseph sped Little suspecting of a new delay 28 They had not from the Citie traueld farre But Iosephs Steward them in hast pursues Hee ouer-takes them they arrested are And speechlesse stand amaz'd at this sad newes 29 Hee question'd them why ill for good they payd His Lords diuining Siluer Cup was gone They strangers were and false perhaps hee sayd For but themselues himselfe suspected none 30 This sayd at length they thus to him replyde Why should our Lord to vs these speeches say In our sackes mouthes when wee the siluer spyde Brought backe from Canaan wee did it repay 31 ● is vnlikely therefore wee should steale And vse such falshood where such loue wee found Yet search vs all and hee that thus shall deale Let him to death the rest to Prison bound 32 ●ee't so the Steward sayes with that each one Takes from his Loden beast his sacke of corne From eldest Reuben now the search is gone And by degrees come to the youngest borne 33 The siluer Cup is found in the youths sacke The brethren rend their cloathes to find it so Now once againe each man assumes his packe And with sad lookes backe to the Citie goe 34 And hee that whilom seru'd these men in state With dainty dishes at a Princelike board Safe-guards them now as fellowes of stolne-plate So great a change so small time doth afford 35 To Iosephs house they now againe are brought Where hee did stay expecting their surprize For hee was witting of what would bee wrought And theeues now made them that supposd them spyes 36 When they be held his face with shame deiected To bended knees they doe themselues be●a●e A as quot● he what 's this ye haue effected Did you not know that I could tryall make 37 Then Iudah thus What shall we plead or say Vnto my Lord our selues vve cannot free T is Israels God that doth ou● sinnes repay And for our the●t we must thy bond-men be 38 Nay God forbid that I should vse you so Ioseph to those afflicted men replyed Who stole my Cup himselfe to me doth owe He is my seruant no man else beside 39 The rest depart in peace vnto your Sire Then Iudah on his knees sayes O my Lord Whom as a second Pharaoh we admire Vouchsafe to heare thy servant speake a word 40 When first before my Lord we did appeare It pleas'd him aske if we had Syre or Brother We truely told we had a father deere All we his sonnes and that he had one other 41 A little one begot in his old age Therefore the more belou'd the more respected His brother dead and he the onely gage Left by that Mother whom our Syre affected 42 Then you enioyn'd vs neuer see your face Or bring the youth you might his face behold When to our father we first told our case The sad relation made his old heart cold 43 One of my sonnes quoth he sent to the field Was torne in pieces neuer more seene since Should I depart with this and he should yeeld To death by sicknesse or by violence 44 'T would breake my aged heart my old gray head With griefe and sorrow throw into the graue O my good Lord detaine me in his stead I am his Pledge and to my father gaue 45 My faith for his returne with execration Let Iudah beare the blame for euermore Vnlesse I bring to Israels habitation Young Beniamin euen thus thy servant swore 46 Then since the old mans being doth depend On the Youths life let me thy servant be And with my Brethren backe the stripling send And Iudah will be bound to pray for thee 47 When Ioseph heard his Brothers sad relation He could no longer his affection hide Though great ones present of th' Egyptian Nation Yet Ioseph wept the text saith loud he cryed 48 Avoyd the Roome quoth he let no man stay Except these Hebrewes all the rest depart Then Ioseph to his brethren doth display The inward feelings of his tender heart 49 See Ioseph liues our father make report But they were stricken dumbe with that surprize Be not dismay'd God sent me to the Court For to relieue your wants by my supplyes 50 And this was done to worke your preservations Our fathers God made me his instrument Two yeeres hath famine seiz'd vpon most nations And fiue such yeere of want must yet be sent 51 Therefore returne vnto our aged Syre And from my selfe sa●ute him in this sort Egypts Protector Ioseph doth desire To see old Isr'el at King Pharaohs Court 52 Himselfe his Childrens Children heards and sheep In fruitfull Goshen land shall haue a Rome Neere to my selfe I them and theirs will keepe From fiue yeeres Famine that is yet to come 53 Remember what I giue in charge ye tell And Iosephs Honours seene by you relate With that on Beniamins faire necke he fell And wept so fast his teares their teares begat 54 This was a wondrous and strange salutation And vnto Egypts King was quickely brought Who was affected so with the relation That till he Ioseph saw full long he thought 55 And seene he sayes vnto thy Brethren say Doe this depart load beasts to Canaan goe And bring your father hither that he may Here with his