Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	enter_v	kingdom_n	scribe_n	2,162	5	10.3257	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86659	Sermo secularis. Or, A sermon to bring to remembrance the dealings of Jehovah with this kingdom of England, and our ingratitude and dis-loyalty to him, in this last century of years. Ab anno nativitatis Christi, 1547. usque ad præsentem annum, 1647. The time of the ruine of Rome, is herein according to Gods Word modestly pointed at. With sundry uses seasonable and sutable for all degrees and sorts of people. / Preached at Belstead, neer Ipswich, July 4, 1647. By Benjamin Hubbard, preacher of the Word of God at Copdock in Suffolke.	Hubbard, Benjamin.	1648 (1648)	Wing H3207; Thomason E422_15; ESTC R202479	43,832	60

the Text in the word weigheth this wanting noteth two things then Wanting substantiall weight for the present or wanting convenient supply to stand us in stead for present use for so the word is used in Sacred Scripture Job 30.3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as for want of food in famine or lacking of things necessary 1 King 11.22 Wanting may also respect the time to come when a man hath not lands to live on or a continued Trade or employment to continue a livelyhood withall this man may also be said to want although he should have somwhat for his present use and the Originall word is used in this sense also And the barrell of meal wasted not 1 Kings 17.16 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the cruse of Oile did not fail or wanted not Just thus it is in this case in a spirituall sense Many boast of spirituall riches and yet in very deed have nothing that is good for the present so did the Church of the Laodiceans which may yet well be applyed to many people in England Thou sayst I am rich Revel 3.17 and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poore and blinde and naked we are ready to thinke highly of our selves and our own works but we should goe unto Christ for all even as he there saith I counsell thee to buy of me gold tryed in the fire Revel 3.18 that thou mayest be rich and white rayment that thou mayest be clothed and that the shame of thy nakednesse do not appeare and anoint thine eyes with eye salve that thou mayst see For both our selves and our weak endeavours in holy duties which we are bound conscionably to exercise must be accepted of God the Father in and through Jesus Christ 1 Tim. 4.7 Matth. 3.17 Revel 8.3 Isai 64.6 or else our selves shall be unclean and all our righteousnesses but as filthy rags in Gods sight Many have very good gifts and parts Matth. 25.3 and very fair shews of grace too wherewith they seem to shine bright for the present but yet they want a supply Rom. 8 9. Luke 4.18 Matth. 25.4 2 Cor. 12.9 Psal 84.12 because the Holy Ghost dwels not in them himselfe as hee doth in every gracious soul and the Spirit of God is as a vessell of oile to the godly soule whereby he hath a continued and plentifull supply of all graces he stands in need of The Lord will give him both grace and glory and with-hold nothing that is good for him But he that hath not the Spirit of Christ dwelling in him but onely parts and gifts yet when he shall have most need of the use of them they being indeed in themselves considered good gifts of God then they are taken away Matth. 13.12 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 even that hee hath sayth the text And all his fair shews shall also be taken away he shall no longer have them to beguile others or himself withall and therefore another Evangelist expresseth it thus from him shall be taken 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Luke 8.18 even that which he seemeth to have that which he hath in his own or others opinion Lastly we may be informed what sorts of people will be found too light when the Lord tryes the sons of men I might rank them into divers sorts but time being so far spent I will name but two sorts to which I conceive all other may be referred videlicet men openly wicked and hypocrites for so the Psalmist doth speak of them saying As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways Psal 125.5 he means hypocrites that in shew turn to God-ward and to Heaven-ward and yet indeed turn to Satan-ward and to Hel-ward This is crookednesses in very truth M. Henry Ainsworth his translation But they that turn aside to their crookednesses c. as the Original word there signifies and what shall become of them The Lord shall lead them forth as the condemned Malefactor is led out of the City to the execution And with what sort of people shall these be so led with the other sort I mentioned before the workers of iniquity To speak a little more distinctly of these two sorts of people that are too light All grosse sinners openly and professedly wicked and prophane which neither know God nor his ways nor care to know them that can willingly go on in known sinnes and are resolved so to do whether it be in swearing or lying stealing or whoring Sabbath-breaking or drunkennesse pride or crueltie or any other sinne these cast the word of God behinde them and hate to be reformed Psal 50.17 Dan. 5.1 2 3 4 Of this sort was Belshazzar though he was a King yet being a drunkard a prophane man one that praised his gods of gold c. And so dishonoured the living Lord and on the other side he had not humbled his heart before the Lord 18 19.20 21 22 23.27 but lifted up himself against the Lord and had not glorified him in whose hand his breath and all his wayes were Now he was Weighed in the ballance and found wanting Psal 9.17 For the wicked shall be turned into hell with all the people that forget God All sorts of hypocrites howsoever making a shew some of them of holinesse toward God without regard of justice toward men some of them seeming to have great regard to duties of justice toward men and having no respect to the duties of holinesse both these discover themselves to the veiw of judicious Christians but some will make a very fair overture and shew both of pietie to God and equitie to men also and so did the proud Pharisee Luke 18.11 12. he fasted twice in the week and paid tithes of all and many things more they did and abstained from many sinnes And yet our Saviour Christ himselfe saith Matth. 5.20 Except your righteousnesse shall exceed the righteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdome of heaven And the Apostle Paul gives us the reason saying Rom. 10.3 4. They being ignorant of Gods righteousnesse and going about to establish their own righteousnesse have not submitted themselves unto the righteousnesse of God For Christ is the end of the Law to every one that beleeveth 1 Cor. 1.30 Psal 32. John 15.5 He is our righteousnesse or his righteousnesse is imputed to us and applyed to us by faith for without him we can do nothing that is acceptable unto God Neither beloved is it a meere verball professing of Christ that will serve our turn for many there be in these dayes that talke much of Gods free grace in Christ and yet live gracelesse lives Why say they we are not saved by our own works and Christ his righteousnesse is mine sayes one I have nothing of my own to present unto God if I had I were not poore in spirit