Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	brethren_n	father_n	joseph_n	2,518	5	9.7131	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09376	A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon the 11 chapter to the Hebrewes preached in Cambridge by that godly, and iudicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executours, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1607 (1607)	STC 19677.5; ESTC S2273	415,205	614

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4_o christ_n jesus_n call_v to_o he_o from_o heaven_n say_v saul_n saul_n why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o saul_n go_v to_o persecute_v the_o christian_n and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n christ_n take_v it_o unto_o himself_o and_o after_o his_o conversion_n he_o say_v 2._o cor._n 4.10_o every_o way_n we_o bear_v about_o in_o our_o body_n the_o die_a of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o again_o let_v no_o man_n put_v i_o to_o business_n for_o i_o bear_v in_o my_o body_n the_o mark_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n gal._n 6.17_o this_o be_v a_o point_n of_o special_a use_n first_o hence_o we_o learn_v that_o christ_n have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o his_o church_n and_o child_n in_o that_o he_o judge_v their_o affliction_n to_o be_v his_o own_o affliction_n and_o therefore_o he_o can_v no_o more_o forget_v or_o leave_v off_o to_o help_v they_o in_o distress_n than_o deny_v himself_o second_o here_o be_v a_o special_a comfort_n for_o god_n child_n that_o be_v in_o affliction_n their_o affliction_n be_v not_o their_o own_o alone_a but_o christ_n also_o he_o be_v their_o partner_n and_o fellow_n sufferer_n this_o may_v seem_v strange_a but_o it_o be_v most_o true_a christ_n put_v as_o it_o be_v his_o shoulder_n under_o our_o affliction_n and_o take_v they_o to_o himself_o as_o though_o they_o be_v his_o own_o than_o which_o what_o can_v be_v more_o comfortable_a for_o though_o thou_o thyself_o can_v bear_v it_o yet_o trust_v undoubted_o that_o christ_n who_o bear_v with_o thou_o will_v give_v thou_o strength_n to_o undergo_v it_o unto_o victory_n three_o if_o the_o affliction_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v the_o affliction_n of_o christ_n than_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a sin_n for_o any_o man_n to_o mock_v or_o reproach_v his_o brother_n

during_o prime_n of_o his_o age_n be_v give_v to_o nothing_o but_o to_o his_o pleasure_n that_o be_v as_o good_a to_o he_o as_o jacob_n red_a broth_n be_v to_o esau_n take_v this_o pleasure_n from_o he_o and_o take_v away_o his_o life_n herein_o be_v all_o his_o joy_n and_o he_o delight_v in_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o to_o spend_v his_o time_n in_o hunt_v hawk_v dice_a game_a wantonness_n and_o drink_v now_o know_v for_o certain_a this_o be_v a_o right_a esau_n and_o yet_o many_o such_o have_v we_o among_o we_o who_o think_v of_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v they_o jolly_a fellow_n and_o they_o only_o carry_v the_o brave_a mind_n but_o as_o for_o jaacob_n and_o such_o as_o make_v conscience_n of_o their_o way_n and_o word_n those_o alas_o be_v silly_a fellow_n now_o what_o be_v to_o be_v say_v or_o think_v of_o these_o sure_o this_o if_o they_o do_v not_o and_o that_o in_o time_n look_v to_o their_o estate_n and_o to_o themselves_o it_o will_v cost_v they_o their_o life_n even_o the_o life_n of_o their_o soul_n esau_n lose_v his_o birthright_n by_o his_o profaneness_n and_o so_o will_v these_o man_n do_v if_o they_o continue_v in_o this_o estate_n they_o will_v blot_v their_o name_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o root_v themselves_o quite_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n therefore_o let_v all_o young_a man_n whatsoever_o they_o be_v high_a or_o low_o take_v heed_n how_o they_o live_v in_o sin_n and_o go_v on_o in_o their_o wickedness_n for_o if_o they_o take_v esau_n course_n and_o continue_v in_o profaneness_n doubtless_o they_o will_v have_v esau_n end_n how_o wonderful_o do_v satan_n bewitch_v they_o that_o while_o they_o go_v on_o in_o sin_n they_o shall_v think_v so_o high_o of_o themselves_o and_o so_o base_o of_o those_o that_o make_v conscience_n of_o their_o way_n wherefore_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n let_v such_o betimes_o redress_v their_o way_n and_o course_n lest_o when_o god_n curse_n be_v upon_o they_o they_o cry_v too_o late_o for_o mercy_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o party_n bless_v the_o four_o point_n to_o be_v consider_v be_v the_o nature_n or_o matter_n of_o this_o blessing_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n concern_v thing_n to_o come_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n be_v this_o that_o old_a isaac_n their_o father_n do_v pronounce_v blessing_n upon_o his_o son_n not_o only_o for_o the_o time_n present_a but_o also_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v in_o blessing_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a as_o we_o may_v read_v gen._n 27._o vers_fw-la 28_o 39_o where_o he_o give_v to_o they_o both_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o land_n and_o plenty_n of_o wheat_n and_o wine_n and_o especial_o to_o jaacob_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v lord_n over_o his_o brethren_n but_o some_o will_v say_v it_o may_v seem_v to_o prove_v otherwise_o for_o while_o jaacob_n live_v he_o be_v always_o humble_a and_o subject_a to_o esau_n and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o country_n from_o among_o the_o aramite_n as_o he_o meet_v with_o esau_n he_o send_v present_n to_o he_o and_o when_o he_o see_v he_o he_o go_v before_o 33.3_o and_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o ground_n 7._o time_n until_o he_o come_v near_o to_o his_o brother_n answ._n that_o prophecy_n of_o jaacob_n and_o esau_n that_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a must_v not_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o person_n of_o jaacob_n and_o esau_n but_o refer_v to_o their_o posterity_n especial_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n and_o solomon_n for_o than_o be_v the_o edomite_n who_o come_v of_o esau_n in_o subjection_n to_o the_o israelite_n the_o posterity_n of_o old_a ishmael_n whereupon_o david_n speak_v as_o a_o king_n sai_z psal._n 60.8_o moab_n shall_v be_v my_o wash-pot_n over_o edom_n will_v i_o cast_v my_o shoe_n mean_v thereby_o that_o he_o will_v bring_v the_o posterity_n of_o esau_n into_o a_o base_a and_o low_a estate_n of_o subjection_n unto_o he_o according_a as_o we_o may_v see_v verify_v 2._o sam._n 8.14_o but_o some_o will_v say_v that_o isaac_n when_o he_o bless_v esau_n pronounce_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o fertile_a soil_n and_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v his_o dwell_a place_n gen._n 27.39_o whereas_o in_o malachi_n the_o lord_n say_v mal._n 1.3_o he_o hate_v esau._n and_o a_o token_n thereof_o be_v this_o that_o he_o have_v make_v his_o mountain_n waste_n and_o his_o heritage_n a_o wilderness_n for_o dragon_n meaning_n that_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o a_o barren_a land_n how_o can_v these_o two_o agree_v answ._n first_o we_o may_v say_v thus_o that_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n be_v a_o fertile_a land_n but_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o a_o barren_a and_o waste_a land_n second_o isaac_n speak_v here_o of_o idumea_n as_o it_o be_v in_o his_o time_n not_o as_o it_o be_v afterward_o for_o it_o may_v be_v fertile_a in_o isaac_n time_n 〈◊〉_d yet_o after_o become_v barren_a for_o god_n will_v curse_v a_o land_n by_o turn_v fruitfulness_n into_o barrenness_n for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o they_o that_o dwell_v therein_o psal._n 107.34_o and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o example_n of_o isaac_n faith_n now_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o jacob_n jacob_n faith_n verse_n 21._o by_o faith_n jacob_n when_o he_o be_v die_v bless_a both_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n and_o worship_v on_o the_o end_n of_o his_o staff_n in_o these_o word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n lay_v down_o the_o notable_a and_o worthy_a example_n of_o jacob_n faith_n which_o be_v here_o commend_v by_o two_o action_n first_o his_o blessing_n of_o the_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n second_o his_o adore_a or_o worship_v of_o god_n in_o the_o first_o action_n consider_v these_o point_n 1._o the_o blessing_n itself_o 2._o the_o circumstance_n belong_v to_o the_o same_o as_o 1._o the_o time_n when_o jacob_n bless_v they_o that_o be_v when_o he_o be_v die_v second_o by_o what_o mean_n do_v he_o bless_v they_o namely_o by_o faith_n three_o the_o party_n bless_v ephraim_n and_o manasses_n of_o these_o in_o order_n first_o for_o the_o blessing_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o blessing_n we_o entreat_v in_o the_o former_a verse_n in_o the_o example_n of_o isaac_n faith_n and_o therefore_o need_v not_o now_o repeat_v the_o same_o only_o this_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o this_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o the_o common_a or_o ordinary_a blessing_n of_o a_o father_n but_o the_o extraordinary_a blessing_n of_o a_o holy_a patriarch_n and_o prophet_n of_o god_n the_o blessing_n itself_o stand_v in_o three_o thing_n 1._o jacob_n make_v the_o son_n of_o joseph_n his_o own_o son_n adopt_v they_o and_o take_v they_o into_o his_o family_n and_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n in_o genesis_n where_o jacob_n say_v as_o he_o be_v bless_v they_o let_v my_o name_n be_v name_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o name_n of_o my_o father_n abraham_n and_o isaac_n gen._n 48.16_o that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v receive_v into_o my_o family_n and_o be_v my_o child_n call_v after_o my_o name_n 2._o he_o give_v they_o two_o portion_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o jacob_n be_v make_v a_o instrument_n of_o god_n by_o way_n of_o prophecy_n to_o distinguish_v and_o divide_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n among_o his_o child_n 3._o he_o do_v as_o a_o prophet_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n foretell_v the_o condition_n and_o estate_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n in_o their_o posterity_n to_o wit_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v great_a nation_n and_o of_o they_o shall_v come_v two_o great_a people_n in_o these_o three_o thing_n do_v jacob_n blessing_n consist_v out_o of_o this_o blessing_n of_o jacob_n we_o learn_v two_o thing_n first_o that_o god_n allow_v this_o liberty_n to_o a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n to_o adopt_v and_o choose_v for_o the_o uphold_v of_o his_o house_n a_o child_n or_o child_n in_o the_o want_n of_o issue_n from_o his_o own_o body_n for_o here_o old_a jacob_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o enlarge_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n adopt_v his_o son_n son_n into_o his_o own_o family_n to_o be_v his_o own_o son_n and_o this_o he_o do_v by_o faith_n and_o therefore_o a_o lord_n and_o master_n in_o his_o family_n may_v do_v the_o like_a but_o yet_o with_o this_o caveat_n he_o must_v ever_o take_v heed_n that_o in_o this_o adopt_v he_o do_v not_o unjust_o hinder_v his_o own_o issue_n or_o kindred_n again_o whereas_o jacob_n bless_v these_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n by_o foretell_v the_o particular_a estate_n of_o their_o posterity_n for_o their_o portion_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n here_o we_o learn_v that_o in_o many_o thing_n god_n do_v vouchsafe_v to_o reveal_v his_o

christ_n concern_v life_n everlasting_a and_o thereon_o we_o must_v rest_v and_o stay_v ourselves_o then_o let_v temptation_n assault_v we_o and_o drive_v we_o whither_o they_o can_v still_o we_o must_v hold_v fast_o the_o promise_n with_o both_o hand_n of_o faith_n and_o above_o hope_n by_o faith_n appoint_v and_o design_n unto_o ourselves_o a_o part_n and_o portion_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o so_o do_v we_o shall_v be_v true_a israelite_n and_o true_a follower_n of_o this_o faithful_a patriarch_n who_o by_o faith_n beyond_o all_o likelihood_n allot_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n to_o his_o posterity_n 3_o circumstance_n the_o party_n who_o he_o bless_v namely_o the_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n manasses_n and_o ephraim_n hereof_o we_o may_v read_v at_o large_a gen._n 48.8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n where_o among_o many_o thing_n observe_v this_o one_o joseph_n bring_v his_o two_o son_n manasses_n and_o ephraim_n unto_o jaacob_n his_o father_n that_o he_o may_v bless_v they_o as_o he_o lie_v on_o his_o bed_n now_o josephs_n mind_n be_v that_o manasses_n the_o elder_a shall_v have_v the_o chief_a blessing_n and_o therefore_o he_o set_v manasses_n at_o jaacobs_n right_a hand_n and_o ephraim_n the_o young_a at_o his_o left_a but_o jaacob_n be_v to_o bless_v they_o lay_v his_o hand_n across_a put_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o ephraim_n head_n and_o the_o leave_v on_o the_o head_n of_o manasses_n whereby_o he_o give_v the_o birthright_n which_o be_v a_o principal_a prerogative_n unto_o ephraim_n contrary_a to_o josephs_n desire_n unto_o manasses_n he_o give_v a_o blessing_n also_o but_o far_o inferior_a to_o ephraim_n now_o here_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o jaacob_n do_v this_o upon_o any_o fond_a affection_n as_o parent_n oftentimes_o do_v because_o they_o love_v one_o child_n better_o than_o another_o but_o he_o do_v it_o after_o a_o special_a manner_n by_o the_o direction_n and_o instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n which_o so_o appoint_v it_o for_o when_o jaacob_n bless_v they_o he_o know_v not_o of_o his_o own_o knowledge_n by_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o sense_n which_o be_v ephraim_n and_o which_o manasses_n again_o look_v as_o jaacob_n give_v the_o blessing_n at_o this_o time_n the_o principal_a unto_o ephraim_n and_o the_o lesser_a to_o manasses_n so_o afterward_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o as_o we_o may_v read_v the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n be_v far_o more_o populous_a and_o more_o glorious_a than_o the_o tribe_n of_o manasses_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n hos._n 4.16_o and_o 5.9_o and_o 6.4_o etc._n etc._n we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o name_n of_o ephraim_n be_v give_v to_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o they_o be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n because_o it_o be_v the_o most_o noble_a tribe_n of_o all_o and_o the_o most_o valiant_a and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o shelter_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n yea_o further_o of_o this_o tribe_n come_v 1._o chron._n 7.27_o jehosuae_fw-la that_o noble_a captain_n and_o 1._o king_n 11.26_o jeroboam_fw-la and_o many_o other_o mighty_a king_n of_o israel_n where_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o god_n be_v the_o disposer_n of_o honour_n and_o dignity_n in_o this_o world_n he_o give_v these_o to_o who_o he_o will_v to_o some_o more_o and_o to_o some_o less_o as_o please_v he_o yea_o sometime_o he_o raise_v up_o man_n of_o base_a and_o low_a degree_n to_o great_a dignity_n as_o david_n say_v psal._n 113.7_o he_o raise_v the_o needy_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o lift_v the_o poor_a out_o of_o the_o dongue_z now_o whence_o come_v this_o be_v their_o learning_n their_o great_a strength_n their_o beauty_n or_o wonderful_a skill_n and_o knowledge_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o preferment_n or_o the_o wealth_n of_o their_o parent_n or_o any_o thing_n in_o they_o no_o sure_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o first_o cause_n we_o see_v in_o this_o example_n that_o the_o preferment_n of_o ephraim_n above_o manasses_n be_v for_o no_o cause_n in_o ephraim_n for_o what_o be_v in_o ephraim_n that_o be_v not_o in_o manasses_n when_o jaacob_n bless_v they_o surely_n nothing_o for_o he_o be_v but_o a_o child_n as_o the_o other_o be_v and_o a_o young_a child_n also_o but_o he_o be_v prefer_v by_o reason_n of_o god_n good_a will_n towards_o he_o and_o so_o it_o be_v with_o all_o those_o that_o be_v advance_v to_o preferment_n in_o this_o world_n wherefore_o see_v honour_n and_o dignity_n come_v not_o from_o themselves_o or_o any_o thing_n in_o they_o therefore_o they_o must_v not_o ascribe_v it_o to_o their_o own_o wit_n learning_n strength_n or_o friend_n but_o whole_o to_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n as_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o so_o must_v labour_v to_o use_v it_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o that_o only_o give_v it_o of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n else_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o their_o own_o net_n hab._n 1.16_o quest._n why_o do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o this_o place_n put_v josephs_n name_n down_o who_o be_v not_o bless_v and_o conceal_v the_o name_n of_o the_o 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