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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	king_n	prince_n	wales_n	1,928	5	10.3133	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03717	Sermons preached at Pauls Crosse and else-where, by Iohn Hoskins, sometimes fellow of New-Colledge in Oxford, minister and Doctor of Law	Hoskins, John, 1579-1631.	1615 (1615)	STC 13841; ESTC S104239	117,511	248

in many leaues whereof euery one carrieth his seuerall latitude but after an ancient fashion with one folded about a rouler in manner of a Pedegree The Heauens sayth Esay 30. shall bee folden like a booke that is like such a booke Now whether this volume noted a cause of wrath some Catalogue of hereticall positions quickly dispersable throughout the world suppose for example the Councell of Trent or if you will the Romish Canon Law which iustifies men notwithstanding theft and periurie or else an effect of wrath a denuntiation of some speedie iudgement from Heauen against theft and periurie the number of Interpreters is more equally diuided then the weight of their interpretation Farre bee it from my simplicitie to censure or restraine their spirits who collect hence higher mysteries by faire probabilities but in the beaten path according to the letter This is the curse that goeth ouer the whole earth Rabbi Dauid conceiueth in regard of vengeance written both within without the curse of the thiefe appearing on the one side the curse of the false swearer on the other Yea the originall word in the third verse whose doubtfull signification ministred the chiefe cause of different construction is translated by none of the worst Hebricians not after the metaphoricall sense shall bee pronounced innocent but shall bee cut off according to the sence naturall Naturally the word doth import a kinde of riddance no kinde of acquittance a desolation rather then an absolution And that I may not holde you long in the first entrie come neere and see the whole phrase of my Theme of it selfe directing vs throughout vnto matter penall supposing that which all threatnings doe suppose matter criminall Where since your religious attention stands arriued past all danger of farther difficulties bee pleased I beseech you to survey First The publication of the curse I will bring it forth saith the Lord of Hoasts Secondly The surprisall or inuasion And it shall enter into the house of the theefe and of him that falsely sweareth by my Name Thirdly The continuance and it shall remaine in the midst of the house Fourthly The effect or consequent of it and shall consume it with the timber therof and the stones therof Of all which as God shall enable in order and first of the publication I will bring it forth 〈◊〉 When Mercie hath almost spent her spirits in words of forewarning prophecie Iustice ariseth to gird her selfe for workes of reuenging prouidence so the curse which was published before by reuelation shall now be published in execution in execution certaine and infallible For the zeale of the Lord of Hostes shall bring it forth Bring it forth Therefore your eyes shall behold an execution visible and exemplarie First admit in sobrietie the ratification of this extraordinarie curse for a part of his counsaile then followeth an absolute infallibilitie My counsaile shall stand and I will doe whatsoeuer I will Isaiah 46.10 Who hath resisted his will wee were best say None without assignation of seeming instances lest Augustine in the hundreth Chapter of his Enchiridion presently reply Hoc ipso quod contra voluntatem Dei fecerunt de ipsis fact a est voluntas Dei in that wherein the will of God was not done by them the will of GOD was done vpon them Such an vniuersall Soueraignetie clearely perceiued in the Lord of Hostes might well moue Saint Iames by occasion of certa●ne Marchants in his time who so deliberated aforehand of their future imployment that they scarce once looked vpwards to teach all humane language a most necessarie Parenthesis If the Lord will Iames 4.15 or if we liue wee will due this or that Which when a King of this Land 't was William Rusus sometimes omitted threatning to make a bridge from the rockes of Wales ouer into Ireland a Prince there vnderstanding of his irrespectiue speech boldly professed he neuer feared that mans comming who would so presumptuously determine in a confidence of his owne strength without due reference vnto Gods determination None but the King of Kings hath right vnto the stile Imperiall I will or will not without all limitation because his will and power bee matches only his decrees are alwayes attended with answerable successe of euents vneuitable Secondly forasmuch as the secret things belong to the Lord Deut. 29.29 but the things reuealed belong to vs and our children affoord this curse the common acception of a doome which proceedeth from God none otherwise then as a meanes of bringing his counsell to passe being pronounced out of mens desert and morall disposition yet can it brooke no other condition saue the condition of mens repentance If this Nation against whom I haue pronounced turne from their wickednesse I will repent of the plague I thought to bring vpon them Ierem. 18.8 Properly God is not as man that hee should repent 1. Sam. 15. but speakes as man Nouit Dominus aliquando mutare sententiam nunquam nouit mutare consilium God changeth his sentence he changeth not his counsell Nay so farre are the alterations of any or all inferior things from fastning vpon him but the least imputation of mutabilitie that if any second causes exigent doe cease or change that verie cessation or mutation is from the first causes intendement But in case they persist in their impenitencie the consumption decreed shall ouerflow with righteousnesse Isay 10.12 Then to close vp the passage or hinder the course of diuine iustice by mortall meanes will bee more impossible then for a man to stoppe the violent inundation of the Sea with his armes or to force lightning and beate it backe againe into the cloudes with his breath for the Lord of Hoasts will bring it forth Luke 12. There is nothing couered that shall not be reuealed neyther hid that shall not be knowne sooner or later the madnesse of Hypocrites shall bee made euident if not in the sinne as Iannes and Iambres furie yet as both Dauids and Iezabels 2. Sam. 12. in the punishment They did it secretly saith God but I will doe this thing before all Israel and before the Sunne so shall the Name of the Lord of Hoasts be famous in euery sinners infamie There is another vision in the seuenth of Daniel very neere allied to this in signification where it is said A fierie streame issued out and came forth from the ancient of dayes thousand thousands ministred vnto him and tenne thousand thousands stood before him That streame was this flying Booke and that Ancient of dayes is heere the Lord of Hoasts I will bring it forth saith the Lord of Hoasts A Meditation whereunto their hearts of all this great assembly should in reason lay principall claime who take place neerest on earth to the Lord of Hostes called after his owne Name seated on his owne throne armed euery way with his owne authoritie Bring foorth O yee sonnes of the most High bring forth your fathers iudgement in imitation of