Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	devil_n	divide_v	satan_n	2,318	5	9.3446	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28553	A view of the threats and punishments recorded in the Scriptures, alphabetically composed with some briefe observations upon severall texts / by Zachary Bogan ...	Bogan, Zachary, 1625-1659.	1653 (1653)	Wing B3442; ESTC R19311	343,742	654

at the siege of Samaria when he was told that some of the Israelites were coming forth of the city in a carelesse scornfull manner gave order whether they came for peace or warre to take them alive now those that came forth were in number but 232 and they were young men of the Princes of the Provinces chosen out of purpose by the advice of a Prophet but as few as they were and though the King of Syria made so little reckoning of them they fell upon the Syrian army and slew every man his man and put the King and his whole army to flight 1 King 20 14 15 18 20. Discord Threats OF Discord among all sorts By the prophet Jeremy I will dash them one against another even the Fathers and the Sonnes together Jer 13 14. concerning the Jews By our Saviour Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth no my busines is to give peace in heaven and reconciliation with God I tell you nay but rather division Luk. 12 51. You may see those words in part fulfilled at Iconium upon Pauls preaching there Act 14 4. of Discord among the wicked as a punishment and for the good of the godly Every mans sword shall be against his brother concerning Gog Ezek 38 21. A great tumult from the Lord shall be among them and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour Zac 14 13. Concerning those that had fought against Jerusalem With this punishment God punished the Midianites when they fought with Gideon Judg. 7 22 where it is said THE LORD set every mans sword against his brother as it was above a great tumult from THE LORD and indeed the Lord's hand is especially seene in this punishment because there is a worke to be wrought upon the heart which the power of man cannot so well reach In this manner the Philistins likewise were panished when they fought with Saul 1 Sam. 14 20. and the Ammonites and the Moabites when they fought with Jehoshaphat 2 Chr. 20 24. See more in the chapter of The Enemies of the Church THREATS TO Discord or to those that Cause and maintaine it 1 Of Confusion and every evill worke So S. James sayes Where envying and strife is there is confusion or an unquiet life and every evill worke Jam. 3 16. The Greeke is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but I thinke it may not be meant so much every evill or sinfull worke or action which is best exprest by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as every evill or hurtfull thing not so much the evill Sinne as the evill of it neither is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here a sinne as it is in 2 Corinth 12 20. for then there might have seemed to have beene a Tautologie but a punishment as it is in 2 Cor. 6 5. The evill actions which are the fruits of strife are many but I believe the evill things which are the punishments and ill consequents of it are a great many more for commonly when men agree worst they live best enemies being as they are called in Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 observers do make men forbeare many sinnes either for fear or shame or even for spite it selfe and the want of an enemy makes them loose and carelesse The fruits of strife both miseries and sinnes must needs be many for these two reasons 1 Because men at variance will not onel y not help one another but will do all that they can to hurt one another 2 Because men at variance are for the most part in passion now passion usually considers not what is profitable and cares not what is lawfull which way soever you interpret the words of the Apostle they may very well be attended with those words of Solomon The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water therefore leave off contention before it be modled with Prov. 17 14. This many seem to be better translated thus Leave off contention before thou hast intangled thy selfe for before it be medl'd with it cannot be left off In like manner chap 20 3 I should render it every foole will entangle himself instead of will be medling because what ever it be that is there meant it seems to be opposed to ceasing frō strife expressed in the former part of the verse which a man cannot so well be said to do unlesse he hath already medl'd or begun Strife is like a snare which at first when a man falls into if he goe gently to worke he may draw his foot out againe or i● it be tyed if he be not too hasty but go wisely to worke he may untye it againe but if once he fall to striving the more he strives the faster he is tyed So one word drawes another and the next is still worse then the former and each party more angry then before when men are farre in they resolve to goe on either because they thinke they cannot come off with cred●t or because they will not come off without it 3 Destroying one another But if yee bite and devoure one another take heed that yee be not consumed one of another Gal 5 15. These evills are the naturall effects of the sinne it selfe but can it be threatend with nothing from without viz. from God or from men Yes it may be threatend 1 With Gods hatred for him that soweth discord among brethren Solomon hath put for one of his seven things which he sayes are an abomination to God Prov 6 16 19. 2 Excommunication or a worse matter I would they were cut off that trouble you Gal 5 12. Spoken of them that caused division among the Galatians by urging circūcision I would he does but wish it for his authority among the Galatians was not so great as it was among the Corinthians for if he were not an Apostle to others yet doubtlesse he was to them as he sayes 1 Cor. 9 2. but among the Corinthians I believe he meant to see it done indeed when he told them I feare lest when I come I shall not find you such as I would and that I shall be found unto you such as I would not lest there be debates envyings wraths strifes backbitings whispering swellings tumults behold discord's numerous and viperous brood 1 Cor. 12 20. 3 Ruine of families cities and kingdomes our Saviour used it as an argument against he Pharisees to prove that he did not cast out one divell by an other as they said he did because sayes he Every kingdome divided against it selfe is brought to desolation and every city or house divided against it selfe shall not stand and if Satan cast out Satan he is divided against himselfe how shall then his kingdome stand Mat 12 25 26. Where Discord is sown for the seed the harvest must needs be destruction Pallas whom the Poets fain the goddesse of