Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	year_n	young_a	youth_n	457	3	7.8430	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04269	A seasonable discourse of spirituall stedfastnesse wherein, 1. it, and a relapse, with the heads, members. and degrees of both, are exactly defined. 2. The subiects, causes, and symptomes of the fearfull sinne of apostasie cleerely expressed. As also directions, incentiues, to recouer, re-inkindle the old-cold-declining zelot. Together with arguments, motiues, that the young, or strong standing convert may be in grace firmely established. By I.B. preacher of the word.	Barlow, John, b. 1580 or 81.	1627 (1627)	STC 1439.5; ESTC S120873	89,672	290

that time had acquired obtained But be it granted that the habit cannot be decreased yet the acts without doubt may be remitted being by some strong enemie from within or without vs opposed the Sunne may be eclipsed his beames restrained when his bodie remaines perfect nothing wasted So is it here However though we thus write we are of opinion that were this Spirituall cessation of long duration it would greatly in danger the habit For as we haue sayd it growes by vse decayes by disvse as we find by experience that naturall habits doe by naturall operations relaxations Obserue further that this decay of the habit and acts of grace be Totall Habituall falling subdivided Partial Totall When the habit is wholy destroyed or all the acts of it vniversally suspended the former befell Adam of speciall grace at the creation Rom. 5.14 And Alexander of common after mans redemption But this kind of fall we take it is not in this place by our Apostle intended 2. Tim. 4.14 nor incident to them who are vnto Christ Iesus by the Spirit vnited Partiall is for the habit of grace may be decreased and its acts remitted in the most regener at person Now this latter kind Is Inward Outward Inward in Iudgment then in the will and affections For the vnderstanding may not only be weakned from the cleare apprehēding of the truth formerly obtained but also Gal 3.1 as in the Galatians with errour corrupted For they fel frō the doctrine of iustification in the true rule ground of it mixing their owne workes with the obiect matter of it which is Christ and his obedience actiue passiue This was their iudiciall fall Againe in the will and affections Rev. 2.4 Video meliora c. there may be partiall decay This was the fall of the Church of Ephesus which is sayd to haue left her first love And a truth it is that a man may hold the doctrine sound in respect of iudgment and yet fall from it in regard of practise For the hahit of grace in the vnderstanding is distinct from that in the wil affections whence spring these various declinings And as inwardly So outwardly may we fall from the acts of grace the which in time past we haue performed Dauid doubtlesse was sound in iudgment when he fell so foully in his practise And a man may haue a will to do well when the externall effects may be blasted Psal 39.1.3 as of Peter in the deniall of his master The Prophet purposed to looke to his waies not to offend with his tongue 2 Cor. 16.10 But this was too painful for him therfore he spake vnaduisedly with his lips When that Godly king imprisoned the Seer his iudgment was sound yet his practise corrupt But ordinarily when the inward asts be remitted then the outward are stinted II. Thus having finished the first thing proposed we proceed to the second the causes of these declinings And they be Within vs. Without vs. Causes from within vs. Melancholie for its a true axiom that the soule followes the disposition and temperature of the body the forenamed humour hath various and strange operations drawing a blacke and mournefull curtaine over the New-man casts hidious conceits into the minde and presenteth to the eye of reason the manifold mishapen ougly formes of approaching death burnes and consumes the purest spirits the immediat instrument of the soules acts Or so clogges them with thicke fumes that she cannot lift vp the wing and soare into the third heaven but like a weather-beaten or limed fowle falls downe and makes her motion on the earthie Center creepes on the Globe And Dailie hourly raiseth such cogitations as these Loue why thou art but passion zeale furie ioy madnesse hope a groundlesse conceit And all the graces of the spirit but the operations of meere nature or a more pure disposition of corporall temperature whence it often comes to passe that such who be pestered with the forenamed peccant malady complaine of the soules corruption when it s nothing else but the bodies bad indisposition grow thereby to be out of heart cease from spirituall action and so consequently fall from their former setlednesse He who is ignorant of this thing well may he be an aged person but I am sure no expert Christian. 2. Some raging lust vnmortified affection When such a passenger is in the ship of mans soule like another Ionah it will vnsettle all Was not David strong in the grace of God How came it to passe then that he in some degree fell from his former stedfastnes Why he was of an hot Sanguine complexion which provoketh much to the sinne he committed 2. Sam. 11. now being not carefull enough to curbe that natural pronenesse of certaine was an internall cause of his foule declining Gen. 39.12 Ioseph in this it seemes out-stript him For he resisted though strongly tempted was likely as yong as David had none he six wiues as appeareth And had he disputed with flesh and bloud as forcible arguments to haue allured him What a broade differēce was this for David a king to goe in to a subiect and Ioseph a servant to runne from his mistris had noe more bin mentioned Was not his sonne Salomon Neh. 13.26 in his youth a rare yong man Yet in his elder yeeres carried away with outlandish women Why so in plaine english his lust was let loose his affection not mortified He trod not in the steps of holy Paul who laboured with his hands 1. Cor. 9. vlt. fasted often brought his body into subiection that the flesh might not over-master the spirit The like might be the fore-runner to Noahs drunkennesse Lots incest and his wiues looking backe to Sodome If the reines hang vnder his feete the strongest readiest footed beast may stumble catch a fall Cut all the feet equall the table stands stedfast else not 3. Vnbeleefe this workes greater woundes in the soule than ever any mountebanke profest to cure in the bodie It as a moth the garment eates vp the glosse of grace like the worme the Gourd of Ionah smits faith at the roote causeth it to wither and makes the acts thereof feeble liuelesse What mists will this Iugler raised in our vnderstandings Earthquakes within vs Blinde the eie of reason to question common principles Doubt of what we haue knowne by experience How subtilly will this Sophister argue Dispute What Are not all things alike from the beginning Where is the promise of Christs c●mming 2. Pet. 3 4. When shall the Iewes be called Rome ouerturned Gog and magog destroyed And all Israel saved Mala. 3.14 Are not the wicked advanced Isa 59.15 They who tempt God delivered And he that refraineth from evill made a prey What profit is there in serving the Almightie Seeking the kingdome of heaven Calling vpon the name of the Lord Art thou not poore Despised Psal 37.1.2 c. Persecuted Who flourish

holdes 1 Ioh. 3.8 dissolued his cursed workes bruised his head and made frustrate his exploites So that we shall combat with conquer overcome him For doth not the Lambe take our part Rev. 17.14 4. The fourth is the guilt and sting of conscience whose worme would haue still knawed vs at the heart sucked our blood and haunted vs as the evill Spirit did Saul 1 Sam. 16.14 till the day of our dissolution A ●ounded Conscience who can beare it Pro. 18.14 A byde it It is the extreamest of all extremities not to be matched 5. A fifth is the manie vglie fearefull m●shapen form s of death Hath not the sight of this horrid monster made the stoutest strongest heartes to trem●le Was Pha●aoh thinke we a puling babe Exod 12.31 Bal●hazzar and Naball Dan. 5 6. No bodies Yet hearing of this Sergeant 1 Sam 25. did not their spirits faile within them But thankes be to ●od we haue obtained victorie 1 Cor. 15.55 aga●nst this guest thorow Iesus Christ 6. The last is from hell Iob. 10.22 an house of darkenesse dread terrour Mat 8.12 where is weeping and gnashing of teeth Psal 120.5 Aegypt to this place might haue beene a Paradise Meshech and Kedar Cities of content Thus you see in parcells though but in part what we are saved from But consider Salvation in his largest latitude then this is not all For it is not onely a preservation from all evill of s●nne and punishment but a procuration of everie good thing and an everlasting tenure in respect of both For that which maketh mans Salvation compleate is the constant freedome from all the evills Rev. 21.4 with the fruition of all good things which can be mentioned Yea much more 1 Cor. 2.9 than eye hath ever seene eare heard or hath entred into the heart of man and that for ever and ever Psal 16.11 Obiect But it may be Obiected that we are not thus saved For originall sinne is not abolished actuall prevented nor the evill of punishment from mankind remooved we are also weake in grace of small abilitie to doe well and dwell among the Serpents seede in a land of warre Resol What of all this Consider that the Scripture calleth things which yet are not for the certainetie thereof as though they were alreadie consummat Psal 2.7 perfect Obiect Thou wilt further reply how can this stand with Gods iustice to deferre a discharge when by the Suretie his iustice is satisfied and the full deb● discharged Why not 1. For when the Law was violated Resol the highest measure of Death and damnation was not immediatly inflicted but by degrees may not the Lord then for a season reserue the libertie of his mercie as he did of his iustice What letteth 2. Againe though Christ vndertooke the payment for mans ransome and was the Lambe slaine from the beginning Yet was it not actually discharged vntill Christ had actually suffered which was after mans fall many hundreds of yeeres Now if the Suretie deferre the payment why may not the Creditor the remotion of the punishment an equall season 3. Thirdly the promises as the threats of God for the times execution of them are with limitation reservation The threat runnes thus Thou shalt dye The promise thus Thou shalt liue no distinct time being mentioned Who then hath cause to complaine against Gods proceedings At the fulnesse of time which he with him selfe hath reserved man shall be saved 4. And Finally were we borne withour originall corruption kept from actuall transgression freed from all kindes of afflictions And should in a moment partake of the fulnesse of Salvation we should not so clearely apprehend the iustice and mercie of God the Father the loue and p●ttie of Christ our Sureti● nor the worth of our Salvation What if a father ransome his child is it amisse to let him lie a time in bondes Fetters No no his purchased freedome by that meanes will be in his apprehension the more wor●h better welcome being afterwards inioyed Thus you haue a glympse as thorow a small crevise Ioh 13.17 of your Sauiour whom and of Salvation what they are Now blessed are ye if you make the true vse of them Prov 3 3. Wherefore set these things before thine eie presse them on thine heart And let them never slip out of thy minde Psal 1.2 Was it so great a favour for the Israelites 2 Sam. 18.3 to haue David for their King To be freed from the Law of the Medes and Persians Hest 8.16 Deliuered after seventie yeeres Captivitie out of Babilon Gen. 33.10 For Iacob to be reconciled to his angrie brother Esau Naaman to be cured of his Leprosie 2 King 5.15 The poore woman healed of her bloud●e issue And Nabuchadnezzar Mar. 5.2.5 to be restored to his kingdome Dan. 4.36 Than what is this we haue in hand What words can suffice to chalke out the worth of Christs Person Or mans salvation All mercies are miseries all miseries mercies to it and him May not a Christian vpon a farre better ground 2 Sam. 1 26. than David of his Ionathan say of Iesus verie kind hast thou beene vnto me Make inquirie is ther● none of Gods familie 2 Sam. 9.1 to whom I may shew fauour for Iesus sake Exod. 15. Did Moses make a Psalme being deliuered out of the hands of Pharaoh Iudg. 5. Deborah sing a song when Sisera was slaine The people shout when the Arke came backe that the earth rang againe 1 Sam. 4.5 And old Iacob weepe for ioy Ioseph being yet aliue Gen 45.14 Will it then well become Christians to be sad dumpish melancholy seeing Christ and Salvation be come to their houses When I cast mine eye take a strict view of such as are accounted Christians would be reputed forward Professors how they hang the head fould their armes fetch deepe sighes and bitter thinke I then Iesus Thou art sure but a name salvation but a sound else why shold men be so dead So heauie-hearted May not worldlings who onely haue their portions in this life rise vp in iudgement against vs For are not they more merrie More iocund than we Christians Whence should this wrong to Christ this disparagement to salvation proceed Is the sacred bloud of the immaculate Lamb exhausted Heb. 12.24 Doth it not still speake better things than that of Abels What Is Salvat on worne away Growne worse in this last age of the world Or doe men imagine that now they are borne without soules as some of H●ly-fax Nuttes grow ripe yet want kernels Surely we may feare there be some who thinke so For what doe our Gallants but sweare by Iesus Our poore the shame and staine of our nation except begge in his name O Iesus Thou art little knowne lesse regarded And Salvation Seldome talkt on nought set by But O thou man of God who by experience hast felt the worth of thy freedome runne to Iesus hugge him in thine armes Rom. 16 16 salute him with an holy-kisse make him the Crowne of thy ioy and thy onely Companion Builde him a Temple sing praises to his sacred person and consecrate thy whole selfe not a Leg or an Arme vnto him 1. Cor. 4.7 For what hast thou that from him and by him and for him Rev. 4.11 thou hast not received Christ to a Christian must be all in all all in all things What is wealth without Christ but rotten stinking dung Purple and fine linnen but polluted menstruous clouts A stately Pallace But a verie Pesthouse I say more how that all loue without Christ is but passion zeale furie ioy madnesse And hope but despaire All therefore he must be or we are nothing at all Wouldest thou be that wise Merchant Mat. 13. Then sell all the little that thou hast to buy this Pearle to compasse this Commoditie What wealth of more worth What gaine equall to this Wherfore goe get thee to Iesus for the matter of thy iustification Mixe not thy puddle with his Purple bloud thy ragges with his Kingly costly rayment thy best deedes with his vnmatchable dignitie Blend not thy Pigeon plumes with these Eagles feathers thy sowre gourd with this swtete Grape least thy garments defile thee thy food empoyson thee and death be found in the potte Flee to the fountaine Iesus to fill thy emptie vessell with the water of Sanctification Drinke heartily thereof and be satiate Shall he saue thee want power to Sanctifie thee Or is the Spirit vnable vnwilling to apply the whole purchase Is it safe to thinke that the second Adam hath not recouerd what the first lost And if he haue shall not we be partakers of it Then lay thy policie bend thy might and endeavour thy selfe to support his praise reserve his fame who hath Saved thy Soule But alas many esteeme prize value an Hawke an Hound a Cocke a Card a Ruffe and Cuffe before Christ and Salvatition I say no more of such or to such but I wish that another day it be not deepely layd to their charge Amen FINIS