Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	jacob_n	joseph_n	pharaoh_n	1,373	5	10.7950	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08447	Certaine godly and very profitable sermons of faith, hope and charitie. First set foorth by Master Barnardine Occhine, of Siena in Italy, and now lately collected, and translated out of the Italian tongue, into the English by William Phiston of London student. Published for the profit of such as desire to vnderstand the truth of the gospell.	Ochino, Bernardino, 1487-1564.; Phiston, William.	1580 (1580)	STC 18769; ESTC S103131	141,223	250

which we doe not seeke to quench but to nourish it is a most pleasant knot from which we do not séeke to be vnbound but to be fast tyed it is an amorous vyolence against which we make no resistaunce yea euery one fauoureth it He draweth vs not vnto him but by drawing vs to the father wherefore being vppon the Crosse naked of all treasures pleasures and worldly benefites he is shewed vnto vs altogether diuine And if Noe coulde drawe the lyuing creatures into the Arke how then should not Christ be able to draw vs into his breast The Angells could draw Lot out of Sodome and shall not I beléeue that Christ can deliuer me from hell and from all my sinnes I sée that Moses coulde drawe out of Aegypt so peruerse and obstinate people and shal not I beleeue that Christ can draw me out of the world Iosua brought them into the lande of promise and shall not I hope the Christ will conduct me into heauen Christ in Peter conuerted and drew vnto him in one day thrée thousand persons and in an other day fiue thousande in Paule as it were the whole world wherefore I can-not doubt but that he will also draw me vnto him One woman Samaritane could moue the whole Citie of Samaria and shall not Christ be able to moue and drawe me vnto him The multitude of people followed Christ thorough the wildernesse euen till they had forgotten themselues being allured by his pleasaunt words and shall not I be drawen to follow Christ séeing that for me he dyed vpon the Crosse the deafe heard the blinde knew him and the children praised him and I seing that hée hath opened my heart lightened my minde in this age shal I not féele his great goodnes and loue with his most high and excéeding spirit discouered vpon the crosse This can in no wise be possible yea it will of necessitie be that I continually loue my Iesu and that by him I be drawen to render vnto the father for euer all praise honour and glory Amen How the loue fo God maketh right our purposes Sermon 10. ALthough God made man righteous yet notwithstanding he is turned away vnto creatures so that if by Christ he bée not regenerated he doth not worke nor suffer for the glory of God but for his owne gaine Speaking therefore of carnal men they al haue for their Idol rayment pleasures honours or other worldly things by the which as by their last ende they are principally moued to work And albeit sometimes they thinke to worke to the glory of God yet they worke not in truth but for respecte of themselues as should well be knowne when they might enter into the inward parts of the darke Laborynth of their own hearts for that they should sée that they séeke to know by béeing knowen doe loue by béeing loued bee lyberal for to moue others to be prodigall towardes them doe prayse euerye one for that they woulde bée praysed doe tollerate bicause they are bound to be patient are afflicted bicause they woulde bée called Sainctes doe choose miseryes bicause they woulde bée happye despise the worlde bicause they woulde bée holden in estimation doe debase themselues bicause they woulde bée exalted and in humblyng themselues be proude they care not to dye so as they may lyue in the remembraunce of others and so appearing to shunne glorye they goe séeking it although by secrete and priuye wayes they woulde bee humble so as they might not féele it yea for to reioyce in confusion they thirst after patience bicause they would bée happie euen in shame they would be content to be without worldly affections that they might lyue more content in euery place time and state they desire to depende onely vppon God bicause they would not be drawen and tumbled about with the turning whéele of worldlye things they be discréet vnto themselues for that they would haue no griefe in gouerning them they would be reposed wholly in God they desire a perfect faith bicause they might alwaies be heard they long to be holden of no reputation but for their owne glory they would willingly loose their owne will for a diuine will they haue a desire to lyue blamelesse bicause they might lyue without payne they frame the Arke with Noe but it is to saue themselues they build the tower of Babel for to make their name famous they leaue their countrey with Abraham but it is for the land of promise with Lot they fly out of Sodome but for feare they serue with Iacob vnto Laban but it is for to haue Rachell with Sichem be circumcised for to haue Dina they humble themselues vnto Ioseph with his brethren for feare and with Pharao they suffer by force the people of God to depart they flye out of Aegypt with the Hebrew people but it is bicause they would not be oppressed if when they be in the desert they return not vnto the dainties of Aegypt it is bicause they be holden with the pleasantnes of Manna they would haue bene borne then when Christ was that they might tast liue with him without being therfore persecuted of Herode they would willingly be found with Christ at the mariage but they would not that they should want wine likewise also they would be contented to be with Christ in the desart so that the Angels would minister vnto them they would with Christ goe vp into the mountaine so the Christ would increase bread fish And likewise also in the mount Thabor they willingly would be clymed vp for to see Christ transfigured they would beare him company vpō Palme Sonday riding to Ierusalem bicause they woulde be honoured and in lyke sort they woulde haue bene at the last supper with Christ for to eate the Pascall Lambe but when Christ should take the Crosse for to goe vnto death they will with Peter deny him and with the other forsake him if that they should haue dyed with Christ vpon the Crosse that should haue bene only bicause they would haue risen againe glorious but to dye wholly for the glory of God this is for the perfect to doe The carnall men as those which cannot lyft vp their head to the glory of God all that which they work and suffer is by chaunce vnaduisedly for naturall pittie for custome for feare for shame by force for to flye griefes to haue rest and peace for their owne pleasure profite commoditie honour for the contentation of others for that it lyketh them to lead an honest and polytike lyfe for that they would not be punished and addicted to any to purchase or preserue friends to haue a certaine contentation of the minde and to shunne the tormenting of the conscience not to haue anye aduersitie at Gods hande but prosperitie for to escape Hell and to enioye Heauen alwayes and for other lyke innumerable respectes It is not sufficient to worke or suffer truely to the glorye of God that we saye with our