Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	lord_n	tremble_v	1,942	5	9.3297	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29602	A clear voice of truth sounded forth, and as an ensign lifted up and displayed in answer to the proceedings of the Christians by name in Asia, by way of controversie and expostulation : together with savoury and wholesome admonishments, which may become of good use and profitable to all that read with a single eye, and understand with an upright heart : also the same somewhat tends by way of gentle reproof to their hasty and inequitable proceedings against the innocent servants, messengers and living witnesses of the living and true God : yet with tendernesse of an upright heart and spirit (not onely of a free born English-man, but also of a true Christian) from the same hand its principally directed to the Lord Embassasdor (so called) in Constantinople, and to the English Company of Merchants and Factors in Smyrna, with somewhat to the merchants in Genoa, tendred again by way of visitation, and that from God, for them and others in Italy to consider and not reject to their own hurt.	D. B. (Daniel Baker), fl. 1650-1660.	1662 (1662)	Wing B482; ESTC R22863	27,445	38

A CLEAR VOICE OF TRUTH Sounded forth And as an Ensign lifted up and displayed in answer to the proceedings of the Christians by name in Asia by way of Controversie and Expostulation together with Savoury and Wholesome Admonishments which may become of good use and profitable to all that read with a single eye and understand with an upright heart Also the same somewhat tends by way of gentle reproof to their hasty and unequitable proceedings against the Innocent Servants Messengers and living Witnesses of the Living and True God Yet with the tendernesse of an upright Heart and Spirit not onely of a free born English-man but also of a True Christian from the same hand it s principally directed to the Lord Embassador so called in Constantinople and to the English Company of Merchants and Factors in Smyrna with somewhat to the Merchants in Genoa tendred again by way of Visitation and that from God for them and others in Italy to consider and not reject to their own hurt Blessed are they which are persecuted for Righteousnesse sake for theirs is the Kingd●m of Heaven Mat. 5.10 Printed in the year 1662. AN EPISTLE TO THE READER THere is certainly a very Pretious Noble Royal Long-Suffering Seed of the Eternal God of Heaven and Earth the which in these latter dayes of our age since the long night of Apostacy from Christ and his Holy Apostles and Saints life to which the Eternal Arm of the Lord God is manifestly revealed unto eternal Salvation and perfect Redemption in and by the Light of the Lord Jesus the Immanuel who as truly lighteth every man as he tasted Death for every man that cometh into the World and this pretious Seed which is the Light that is sown for the Righteous * And the People become perfectly Righteous that believe in and obey the same light of Jesus and are thereby made partakers of the Righteousness and so of the same nature of God which comes to be revealed from faith to saith in Male and Female for which end the light which is the Seed is sown in the heart is the Light shines in darkness which comprehends not that which is the treasure in the earthen Vessel as a pearl hid in a field and is the good thing which can give the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 4.2 Pet. 2.19 Rom. 1.19 1 Cor. 6.2 Cor. 11. the same hath been visited from on high as a thing hid in obscurity in many under the Region and Shaddow of Death and Destruction so that it hath been quickned and revived mightily to the amazement and astonishment of Kindreds Nations Tongues and peoples because of the arm of the Lords Salvation with which he hath arisen in his Majesty and shaken terribly the Earth and Heavens also and made the Keepers of the strong Mans House to tremble and by his power of holiness to bind him and spoile his goods So that the everlasting Light hath sent his Word of Power into Jacob and it hath lighted upon Poor distressed Israel in whose house he the Lord God that Spirit hath promised to dwell in the midst for ever as in the Antient dayes and many of the Eternal Off-spring of Life which is the Light of men having gladly received the Word of Life not from man nor by man that shall dye but from his mouth that was dead and is alive and behold he liveth for evermore that leads his Flock like a good Shepherd to Living Springs and Fountains which are as wells springing up into everlasting Life in them that believe as the Scripture hath said John 4. John 7.38.30 And these as Lambs among Wolves having the blessed Life and Salvation to Proclaim in Faithfulness travelling in their innocent integrity on this wise as our Brethren the Prophets and Fathers of old did from one Nation to another People Now why are the Nations angry and why do the Mighty and Potentates of the Earth combine and take Counsel together against the Lord and his Anointed Is it not because the Eternal God is provoking them to jealousie and to anger with a foolish Nation with them which are deemed not a People who are Poor Afflicted Despised Destressed on every hand yet not forsaken of the Lord their Rock their Strength Deut. 32. Now it came to pass that after the Lord God who formeth the Mountains and Createth the Wind which obeyeth him Amos. 4. last had given three more of my Brethren together with me a good passage from the Land of our Nativity to Italy namely to Legorne where two of us to wit John Stubs and Henry Fell was ordered of the Lord to passe from thence towards Alexandria and they became obedient and it came to pass also by the permission of God who suffered the men of our own Nation to Banish and expel them away from that Region and Coast where they gave a sound of the Mighty Day of Gods visitation and saith Christ as they have done unto me so will they do unto you c. The Gadarenes loved their Swine and besought Christ to depart out of their Coast and them that Rebel against the Light saith depart from us even to the most High for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes Job 21. Job 24. 13 14. And furthermore my Dear Brother Richard Scostrope my Companion in Tribulation and in the Power of God by which we were also ordered having no imposition from any mortal man on our Consciences God is witness was ordained of God to pass Eastward towards Asia namely to Smyrna intending also to travel further if the Lord suffered not Sathan to hinder and behold when we came there having enjoyed the benefit of a good passage that the Merchants and Great men and others of our own Nation did not a little perplex and burthen themselves not only at our bodily presence but also with our faithful and true innocent and harmless message of life and glad tidings of Salvation to the Nations and verily they cannot deny but that our behaviour and deportment if they speak truth was such as we professed in Words and Doctrine in all good Conversation whilest we abode among them as examples in the manifold Dispensations of the grace of God Almighty to whom be the Glory over all Amen We being at our first coming sent for before the Consul of the Nation gave him a good and sober information of the intent of our hearts as God had ordered and determined in some measure to try them and he said that he must give account to the Lord Ambassadour and send tidings to Constantinople to him and he could not suffer us to pass further till he had received information in answer c. Now we saw not of our departure from Smyrna imediately and seeing that they did intend to write many of them being evil affected with prejudice and such like surmisings against us that loved them and travelled in the love and Spirit of

to the Justification and Salvation of the Righteous which of the Lord is to turn the sons of men from ungodliness now after this long night of Apostacy and also as it were to awaken the eternal Light of our Lord Jesus which is the witness of God in every conscience yea and to answer the same in all men which is to guide Nations the Sons and Daughters of men into all truth against which they have rebelled and from the same they are fallen by transgression And behold the Lord God that lives for ever as in the ancient dayes is doing this and much more and accomplishing his own work not according to mans way will or time in these latter dayes but as in the dayes of old is he provoking of Nations to jealousie to anger and to wrath by those which are not a people he is provoking them to anger and to wrath with a foolish Nation forasmuch as they have provoked him the everlasting Lord of Heaven and Earth to anger with their vanities for saith the Lord a fire is kindled in mine anger and it shall burn unto the lowest hell it shall consume the Earth with her increase and set on fire the foundations of the Mountains Listen ye great Mountains and inhabitants of the Earth what will become of you where will you hide or sly when your foundations is set on fire wherefore give ear ye lofty trees and strong oaks the Lords controversie is with you for saith he A fire is kindled in mine anger which will burn unto the lowest Hell mark that I will heap mischiefs upon them I will spend mine Arrows upon them they shall be burnt with hung●● and destroyed with burning heat bitter destruction And friend as sure as God hath given thee breath know that so sure are we his Servants and Messengers freely given up into his hand to suffer his Will and Pleasure and to do the same in Earth as it is in Heaven as thou thy self prayest but it would be well if thy actions did not speak the contrary as certainly they do concerning this matter And behold the time will certainly come to pass that the true witness of the Everlasting Light in thy Conscience will answer to thy understanding that we are men of truth fearing God and sent of him and not of or by man whom thou hast so reproached and defied together with many more Alas poor man I pitty thee and as for my part I am honestly perswaded that King Charles whom thou calls Lord and Master would not have given forth such a ridiculous vile and reproachful Sentence against the guiltless an innocent harmless people as thou hast done under thy hand and seal peradventure in thy hast in a strange Land howso ever we pray the Lord that the same may not be laid to thy charge when thou hast most need of mercy if happily repentance unto life thou may witness and albeit we may freely forgive thee by what we do or may suffer because of thee yet we know that the Lord will not hold you guiltless after so clear a warning from his mouth that liveth for ever as you have had in your day that are guilty in the same thing and God Almighty will be clear of thee and so also will his Servant if in your sins you dye and therefore behold I yet cease not to cry Repent Repent And seeing that the Everlasting Lord and King of Eternal Life laid a necessity on me more especially to preform this service if Sathan hindred not and to try thee also and the English Nation together in Asia concerning the same for your good and not otherwise but behold how you have joyned together with one consent to reject and defie the same message of life and salvation through letting up the dark spirit of prejudice and evil surmisings against the Lord the Innocent and guiltless and thus to your greater condemnation have you been permitted by the everlasting God so far to have your own hearts desire and to expell the Friends and Messengers of Christ out of your Coasts or Borders once and again and not only so but as much as in you concerns not to suffer them to come within the extent of your Authority in the Turks Dominion in which you are as saith the Warrant but will you bear with me if I question with you saying what are they contrary to all men as a rebellious Generation said to the holy Apostles And what do they bear Testimony not for but against the World because the deeds thereof are evil and can they not neither receive the Honour and Glory of it nor give the same to any man according to the compleat example of their Lord and Master the life of man the true Christ for which end Christ is come in the flesh as he did many hundred years since who hath by his grace of life manifest in us freely redeemed us from the same vanities and pollutions which we witness and testifie against in others And will you blame me if I say what are not you of the same generation as Job saw rebel against the Light who know not the wayes thereof neither abide in the paths thereof Job 24.13 and Job 21. Alas poor men are you the men also that are without a good and noble understanding and are wise to do evil and hate to be reformed to discern between the pretious and the vile Alas for you yea woe and alas for you what have ye done cannot you smite upon your thigh and say on this wise how shall we account with the Lord of life of eternity for these things and much more when his mighty hand and the weight thereof you feel heavy upon your Consciences in the day that shall burn as an Oven according to the Prophesie of the Eternal Spirit by Mallachi Mal. 3. Behold and know ye O ye great men of the Earth ye high Mountains Strong Oakes and lofty Trees this I with a clean mind declare unto you if I be no more viz. that our Consciences are clear in the sight of God that lives for ever who with a pure eternal eye perfectly beholds the intents and uprightness of our hearts though hid from you concerning this service and the living testimony of life answereth in us to the same and therefore have I bouldness in the Truth to stand and also to write on this wise And again I say we are clear from the guilt which remains upon your Consciences And furthermore know ye that our service is so far accepted and we are also clear of the same in and by Jesus Christ our Lord and Master who moved us hereunto and sent us freely to and among you in the Turks Borders and Dominion the which by your actions its manifest ye would have stand but God Almighty hath otherwise determined with a notwithstanding and surely it would be well with you could you witness and savour the answer of a good Conscience the which in the truth