Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	lord_n	sceptre_n	2,040	5	10.9794	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11378	Holy discoveries and flames. By John Saltmarshe, Mr. of Arts of Magdalen Colledge in Cambridge, and rector of West-Ileslerton in York-shire	Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.; W. F., fl. 1640, engraver.	1640 (1640)	STC 21637; ESTC S116513	54,761	236

they had seene the miracle that Jesus did said This is of a truth that Prophet Discovery I Discover how soone any thing of wonder strikes the true beleevers into devotion and protestation when they had seene the miracle they said This is of a truth that Prophet when they had seene they said Wee must have a sight before wee will say any thing and of a truth before wee will affirme any thing or avouch any thing Our eyes are the only sense of credit and employment with us and they must be spoken to first when they had seene the miracle our Saviour bespeakes their sight and that will soone make report of it to their judgement and affections and winne him a partie soone in a soule if he get but the eyes to consent the other parts will be easily perswaded when they had seene the miracle they said and then the parties that see are observable if they bee as they were here those men there is more hopes those men when they had seene now those men were people of meane ranke and fashion and when they had seene they said This is that Prophet but the richer and greater and wiser men the Pharisees and Scribes they saw the signes and miracles but no better for the fight they said not This is that Prophet but he is a Samaritane and hath a Divell Willingly received him John 6. 21. Then they willingly received him into the Ship and immediatly the Ship was at the land whither they went Discovery I Discover that having Jesus wee have our desires and with dispatch too for having received him the Ship was immediately at the land whither they went immediately without any crosse winde or wave of impediment if we be then embarqued upon the Sea that is engaged or tossed in any worldly affaire or trouble let us make all haste we can to receive Jesus and we shall be at land immediately and the Ship was immediately at the land yet many receive Jesus into their Ship or fraile barque of their souls and meete with many a high Sea and rough storme which keep them from whither they would go but then they receive him not as these here they willingly received him there must bee a willing receiving a free-hearted open receiving neither must we receive him so much for our selves and our present redresse and successe as for himselfe many receive him and willingly too but their owne need and extremity or desire prompts them and then they receive not him him as pure Christ as only Redeemer but him as a present Fautour or Deliverer and such willingnesse may bee rather a remora and retard then facilitate To make him a King John 6. 15. When JESUS therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force to make him a King he departed againe c. The Flame O My God wilt thou accept of no Crownes here below no Scepters indeed their Crownes are but of thornes here and their Scepters of reeds how many wounds do these Crownes make who ever wore an Empire or Kingdome about his temples and complain'd not of the scratching and tearing and rending and bleeding and cried not out with the Shunamite my head my head Such O Lord are the troubles and distractions of State who ever held a Scepter and complain'd not of the weaknesse how like a reed it would shake at every winde and aire of trouble or commotion and therefore did'st thou depart when they came and would make the a King or else wert thou so low and humble that thou would'st not suffer thy head nor thy hand to be guilt with soverainty was this thy exinanition O my God give the same humility to thine that as thou wert God and came downinto man wert Lord of all and took upon thee the forme of a servant so we may make it our highest pinacle to bee lowest our throne to bee on a foot-stoole our greatest honour to bee serviceable to others for I am among you as he that serveth and that all may know they are but men within in their composition and principles and onely endorsed with the superscription of gods I have said yee are gods but yee shall die like men and that all may know their Kingdome is not altogether of this world A Kingdome divided Matth. 12. 25. Every Kingdome divided against it selfe is brought to desolation Discovery I Discover that division is the way to desolation Divide and rule then is no Aphorisme here discord does well in any musick but the musick of Soveraignty whatsoever the Kingdome then or Empire bee that wee have let us keepe it from being divided nothing spoiles our Kingdome of nature so much as factious humours and distempers and bruisings and breakings for these set up unwholsome stares and infect and corrupt the good Provinces and Shires of our flesh and bloud and by this wee are soone brought to desolution or if our Kingdome be a Kingdome of grace that wee have let us keepe it from being divided nothings brings this Kingdome to desolation sooner then a law in the members warring against the law of the minde for in every Kingdome there should bee a continuity and concatenation and consolidation and where the Kingdome is divided there must needs be a dissolution and parting of the parts continued and a breaking and rupture of the links the lawes and firme combination and now all is divided and there are so many flawes and chinkes that any thing may flow in division is the leekes of the Kingdome and where these are open there may soon spring in a tide which may drowne all Nation against Nation Mark 13. 8. For Nation shall rise against Nation and Kingdome against Kingdome and there shall bee Earthquakes in divers places The Flame LOrd what combustion what commotion is here Nation against Nation and Kingdome against Kingdome Spokest thou this onely to Judea and Jerusalem or hath not thy speech a latitude and influence into our times are not our Nations within the territories of this Nation are not our Kingdomes within the liberties of this Kingdome here Nation against Nation and Kingdome against Kingdome even now thy words were a Kingdome against it selfe and now it is one Kingdmoe a gainst another Lord now I see thy word fulfilled I am not come to send peace but the sword but how does this suit with thee the God of peace Peace was sung at thy Nativity on earth peace and peace was thy onely blessing peace be unto you from whence then O my God is this war is it not enough that wee have warre in our selves and fight against principalities and powers and spirituall wickednesse but we must call new forces and set up new standards and above our Sheild of Faith and Helmet of Salvation and Brest-plate of Righteousnesse put on other armour Must it be Nation against Nation and Kingdome against Kingdome O thou that art the God of peace from whence is this Nation against Nation and Kingdome against Kingdome from whence come these warres and fightings come they not hence even of your lusts Jam. 4. 1. your lusts and desires are inordinate irregular and exorbitant and they cause these Earth-quakes in divers places our feares and tremblings are these Earth-quakes when not onely the earth wee tread on shakes but the earth we are Our opinions and waverings and giddie motions are the cause of these quakings for we are tossed to and fro with every winde of doctrine We our earth our selves do shake with a winde and vapour of faction and sedition that is got into our veines and arteryes but the foundation of God standeth sure 2 Tim. 2. 19. and O God fixe us and settle us upon thy foundation and give our Nations and Kingdomes peace thou that made peace through the blood of thy Crosse and let the peace of God rule in our hearts that we may pray for the peace of Jerusalem FINIS Cant. 5.