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
A43769	The canticles, or Song of Solomon paraphrased and explained by divers others texts of Scriptures, very useful / by ... Mr. Arthur Hildersham ... ; as also the same, together with the two songs of Moses, and the song of Deborah, collected into meeter.	Hildersam, Arthur, 1563-1632.	1672 (1672)	Wing H1975; ESTC R21009	43,006	164

undefiled from all spiritual Fornications I do so much delight in open thou unto me give me free access into thy heart receiving my comforts and promises with more affection love and delight for I have endured many sorrows and afflictions for thy sake and that I might enjoy thee Ver. 3. I have put off my Coat how shall I put it on I have washed my Feet how shall I defile them q. d. I was not in so dead asleep but this calling and knocking of my Lord and Saviour did awake me and I heard him well enough and might have risen to open unto him for I was able which greatly increased my sin to make to answer unto him when in the Ministry of his word he sought to raise me out of my security I did well enough discern it was he that spoke to me and what it was that he required of me but I had reasonings within my self against it and what did I answer to him what did I object against him Surely that it would be a matter of too great painfulness and trouble and cause me to forgoe a great deal of worldly ease and delight for me thus to open unto him and to give him all my heart to yeild to him such absolute obedience in all things and to serve him with all the affection of my heart for this sleep that I was fallen into was not upon the ground or in my chair but in my bed I had washed my feet and put off my cloaths and lay'd down quietly to take my rest I had entertained a resolution within my self to enjoy the entertainments and ease of this world Ver. 4. My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the doore and my bowels were moved for him My dear Lord and Saviour did not only call upon me and knock to awaken me and get me to open to him but sought to open my door himself putting in his hand by a hole that was in it to that end i. e. stirring me up also by the good motions of his spirit to yeild more chearful and resolute obedience unto him which when I did perceive and consider with my self my heart did then begin to smite me and I was much troubled in my self for my sluggishness and security and for answering him as I had done Ver. 5. I rose up to open to my beloved and my hands dropped with myrrh and my fingers with sweet-smelling myrrh upon the handles of the lock q. d. I did not only see my own folly and grieved for it but I did also rowse up my self to go and open to my Beloved I resolved with my self to entertain him better and receive him into my heart which so soon as I had done I found marvellous sweetness and comfort in that which he had left behind him in the graces of his holy spirit which his calling on me in so comfortable a manner by the Ministers of his Gospel had stirred up and revived in me Ver. 6. I opened to my Beloved but my Beloved had withdrawn himself and was gone my Soul failed when he spake I sought him but I could not find him I called but he gave me no answer q. d. I did at length unfainedly affect my dear Lord and Saviour and was willing to open my heart unto him and give him the full possession of it but he had now withdrawn from me the comfortable feeling of his gratious presence and then was I brought to the brinck of despair by remembring how gratiously and lovingly he had spoke unto me and how ungratiously I had rejected him and being in this case I did both by meditation and fervent prayer labour to recover my former feeling of his sweet and comfortable presence but could not prevail Ver. 7. The Watchmen that went about the City found me they smote me they wounded me the keeper of the wall took away my vail from me q. d. Whilst I thus not only by my private prayers and meditations sought to recover my feeling of the comfortable presence of my Lord and Saviour but by going abroad and making use of the helps from others the Ministers and Governours of the Church whose office is to watch the city of God and to keep the walls of it and who did accordingly go about the City to over-see and take heed to all the flock Act. 2. 28. found me out and in their Ministry met with my foul sin whereby I had so rejected my Saviour and by the power of the word and the rebukes thereof did even smite me and wound my heart humbling me much more deeply for my sin yea they took away my vaile from me laid me open shamed me and exposed me to all reproach 1 Cor. 14. 24 25. Psal. 145. 5. Ver. 8. I charge you O Daughters of Ierusalem if ye find my Beloved that ye tell him that I am sick of Love q. d. Finding no more comfort in the publique Minister of the Word I sought help by the Prayer and Council of such of the faithful as I could meet with and earnestly charged them that if themselves did meet with my Beloved and find any comfort in him they would be earnest with him in their prayers for me and make known unto him my case that the love I bear unto him maketh me languish with grief and anguish of heart for his absence from me Ver. 9. What is thy Beloved more than other beloved O thou fairest among Women What is thy Beloved more than other Beloved that thou doest so charge us O thou in whom we see and acknowledg more grace and goodness than is to be found in any other and whom in that respect we honour tell us what is the cause of this affection thou bearest unto Christ which seemeth strange unto us what excellency is there in him above all other things that men use to set their hearts and affections upon Yea we pray thee tell us what thou hast seen in him that thou doest thus importune us Ver. 10. My Beloved is white and ruddy the chiefest among ten thousand q. d. My dear Lord and Saviour is every way fit and able to justifie such as come unto him for he is both white holy harmless and undefiled and separate from sinners and ruddy through the merit and blood of the everlasting Covenant which speaketh better things than that of Abel yea he is greater and far more excellent not only than any mortal Creature but then the very Angels themselves Psal. 46. 2. 7. Heb. 1. 4. Ver. 11. His Head is as the most fine Gold his Locks are bushy and black as a Raven q. d. In respect of his Kingdom and Soveraignty he is the God of Gold not only most excellent and precious the being King of Kings and Lord of Lords Rev. 19. 16. but most pure also and permanent his Throne is for ever and ever a Scepter of Righteousness is the Scepter of his Kingdom Heb. 1. 8. His hairy-locks the multitude of the faithful that

under my head and his right hand should imbrace me q. d. Then will my dear Lord and Saviour wholly rest and repose him in my bosom then shall I enjoy his comfortable and loving embracings and have more full and sweet communion with him then formerly I have had Ver. 4. I charge you O ye daughters of Ierusalem that ye stir not up nor awake my love until he please q. d. I do in most earnest manner require you all ye that profess your selves Members of the visible Church that you do no way by the least aversion disquiet or interrupt this my sweet peace and comfort I have so long as he shall please in his mercy to continue it unto me Ver. 5. Who is this that cometh up from the Wilderness leaning upon her Beloved I raised thee up under the Apple-tree there thy Mother brought thee forth there she brought thee forth that bare thee q. d. Then and in those daies it shall be said of me who or how excellent a person is this that forsaking in her affections and leaving the World which is as barren and uncomfortable to live in as any wilderness Isa. 40. 3. and renouncing the pleasures and delights of it resteth wholly on her beloved Lord and Saviour I have not now of late begun to love thee O my dear Lord and Saviour but I raised thee up and laying hold on thee by faith stirred up thy love towards me even under that Apple Tree where after I had by the subtilty of the Serpent destroyed my self the Lord restored me to life by that gratious promise Gen. 3. 15. In that place and that time wert thou first by faith formed in the womb of the Catholick Church Gal. 4. 19. and brought to light Ver. 6. Set me as a Seal upon thine heart as a Seal upon thine arm for love is strong as death jealousie is cruel as the grave the coales thereof are coales of fire which hath a most vehement flame q. d. be thou never unmindful of me but let me be as the impression of a Seal both in thine heart and in thine eye continually for love requires love and my love to thee is so Ardent and strong that I can no more resist it then a man is able to resist and withstand Death it self against which it a were a solly for any to strive and contend and my jealousie lest any should bereave me of thy love or any thing alienate thy affection from me consumeth me like the grave in which respect also it 's like to the hottest fire the most fumous and raging flame that devours all Ver. 7. Many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drown it if a man would give all the Substance of his house for love it would be utterly contemned q. d. yea my love to thee is is not only so ardent and strong but durable and unchangeable no floods of persecution and affliction shall ever be able to quench it nor if all the delights and pleasures of the World should be offered me to draw away my love from thee I would utterly despise them Ver. 8. We have a little Sister and she hath no breasts what shall we do for our Sister when she shall be spoken for q. d. We have the Church of the Gentiles which in the eternal Council of God is our Sister and is yet in her non-age not ripe for marriage being unable through the want of thy serving Ordinances to bring forth or nourish any Children unto thee when the time shall come that she shall grow riper in years and her friends shall set her forth and speak for her as the manner is to do for Maids to be bestowed in Marriage i. e. when the time shall come that God in his decrees hath set for her calling and conversion and when all the faithful shall labour by their prayers to further it what shall we do for her what wilt thou out of the richness of thy wisdom and grace and what shall I when thou wilt be pleased to use me as thine instrument in this work do to increase and adorn her Ver. 9. If she be a Wall we will build upon her a Palace of Silver and if she be a door we will inclose her with boards of Cedar q. d. If the Church shall enjoy the benefit and defence of a good Government we i. e. I by thy Ministry will make it a glorious Church like to a stately and sumptuous Palace meet for the King of Glory to dwell in if she shall for a time want the benefit and have only the help of the sound doctrine of Salvation through faith in me who am the door whereby mine Elect enter into the Kingdom of grace and glory Io. 10. 7 9. then will we so strongly inclose and fence this doctrine by my providence and powerful assistance of my Spirit as it shall never decay nor the gates of Hell prevail against it Ver. 10. I am a wall and my breasts like Towers then was I in his eyes as one that found favour q. d. O my dear Lord and Saviour let this thy promise be fulfilled to the new estate of thy Church for fore-seeing by Faith and being fully assured of that glorious and blessed estate I shall be in at that time when the Gentiles shall be called as if it were already come to pass I do in thankfulness and joy of heart profess and glory that I am for the strength and defence I have through the government thou hast established in me as a strong Wall and my Ministry by which as by breasts I nourish my Children is through the abundance of the sincere Milk of the Word wherewith it is furnished like unto great Towers in respect whereof I shall be most acceptable unto thee and thine affection and favour shall be increased towards me Ver. 11. Solomon had a Vineyard in a most fruitful place even at Baal-hamon a place that as far exceeds others in fruitfulness as the Lord and Master doth excel in dignity the multitude of his Servants and Followers that are under him he could not dwell in this Vineyard nor keep it and dress it himself but was fain to let it out to others that might keep and dress it yet received he much benefit by this his Vineyard for every of his Tenants and Farmers that did Husband it brought unto him for his Rent 1000 pieces of Silver which amounts unto 125. l. Ver. 12. My Beloved which is mine is before me q. d. But my Church which is my Vineyard is always in my sight I dwell in it my self watch it and dress it my self and put it not forth to others though I use the help and ministry of my Servants both in planting and watering of it in watching keeping dressing of it yet am I with them alwaies my self as the Chief and Master-Work-man and do encrease strengthen and bless their labours work with and by them if I be from them they can do nothing And