Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	abide_v	tell_v	zion_n	23	3	8.9386	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54049	The root of popery struck at, and the true ancient apostolick foundation discovered, in some propositions to the papists concerning fallibility and infallibility, which cut down the uncertain, and manifest the certain way of receiving and growing up into the truth : also, some considerations concerning the true and false church and ministry, with the state of each since the dayes of the apostles : held forth in true love and pity to the souls of the papists, that they may hear and consider, and not mistake and stumble at the rock of ages, whereupon the prophets, apostles, and whole flock of God throughout all generations have been built : there is likewise somewhat added concerning the ground of error, and the way to truth and unity, for the sake of such as are more spiritual, and have been more inwardly exercised in searching after truth / by Isaac Penington, the younger.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1660 (1660)	Wing P1185; ESTC R18235	18,931	26

had built up for them the man of sin could not be revealed but the pure Power of Life would soon discover him Therefore at length when the full time and season of his discovery came God removed that into the Wildernesse which stood in the way and then he and his Spouse the false Church make a fair shew in the World 2 Thes. 2.7 5thly That the Lord might make the Name of his Son with the glory of his Truth and Power to shine by overcoming the Dragon and this false Church after so long a time of thick darkness and after such an universal prevalency of the powers and deceits thereof Was it not a great glory and honor to the Lord to overcome the Heathenish world and Jewish Church Worship by the Power of his Truth shining through a poor despicable company of Fishermen and Mechanicks And will it not be as great if not a greater glory to him to overcome the Antichristian world after it hath taken so long and so deep root and is become so strongly founded by as poor contemptible instruments as they were Quest But how was it possible that so great a deceit should get up in the world so near the Apostles dayes or rather in the very dayes of the Apostles as this seemeth to be Answ. The false Apostles and Ministers came with all deceivavableness of unrighteousness and with all power and signs and lying wonders 2 Thes. 2.9 10. And the power of Miracles in the true Apostles might well cease For the end of Miracles was but to testifie to the world to be a sign to the unbelievers 1 Cor. 14.22 But now their work towards the world was well nigh finished Judgement was to come upon them for neglecting and despising the day of their Visitation So that the power of deceit was let up in the false Apostles the power of truth did draw inwards in the true Apostles which made it very easie for deceit to prevail Besides the false Apostles appeared in an higher appearance than the true Apostles did with more glorious discoveries so that they could hold forth all that the Apostles did as to the Form outward Doctrine more too could shew wonders to confirm what they held forth further And now how could they chuse but prevail over all that kept not close to the Annointing which distinguisheth discerneth not by any outward manifestation or appearance but by the savour of the Ointment Yea so great was the power of Deceit in them that they drew the third part of the Stars of Heaven from their place into this earthly Building so that they fell from the true Ministry and the true Church unto this false Church and Ministry Rev. 12.4 How many then of the inferior and common sort were then drawn aside Quest Hath there then been no visible true Church-state in the world since that time Answ. It is impossible for any to build a true Church for God but his own Spirit And if God removed the Church which he built into the Wildernesse it is impossible for all the men of the Earth to build up another true one all that season that God appoints his Church to abide in the Wildernesse Several sorts of men may attempt it and each may build up their different Images of the thing but none can recover the thing it self till the Lord by his Spirit who first built and then pulled down pitty the dust of Sion and raise up the Tabernacle of David again Psal. 102.13 Isa. 2.2 Rev. 21.2 3. Qu. What is the Wilderness tell us that the simple hearted who long after the truth may know where to look for how to find the true Church Answ. It is not an outward place into which the Bodies of persons might flee but a parable to express somewhat inwardly And it is under the feet of all the false Worshippers who are worshipping in their several Buildings in the outward Court That which they trample upon keep down and despise is the Holy City Rev. 11.2 And the place where the true Church all this while hath been and yet in a great part is is there Quest But if God's Church hath not been in a built state but lain desolate in the Wilderness ever since Antichrist and the false Church got up what hath the estate of his people been ever since Answ. A state of witnesses Rev. 11.3 In every Age God hath hath had two witnesses which was a sufficient number to confirm his truth by to witness to the power of his truth against the emptiness and corruptions of the forms which Antichrist had brought in instead of the living power Which witnesses were clothed with Sack-cloth giving forth their testimony with tears while they of the Antichristian party were rejoicing in the Glory Riches and Beauty of their false Church as they could slay suppress and keep down the VVitnesses Rev. 11.10 and chap. 18.7 9. Quest What did the Dragon do after this Victory after he had got his Building up in the outward Court for after he had prevailed to corrupt it the Lord gave it to his worshippers the Gentiles Rev. 11.2 those that made a profession of his truth but were not true Jews Rev. 3.9 not of the inward circumcision Phil. 3.3 and had got the holy City under the feet of his worshippers Answ. He pursued his Victory against the Woman and the remnant of her Seed As for the woman he cast a flood of Infamy of Reproach after her that she might never be able to lift up her head again in the power of truth but what she causeth to spring up might still be reviled for falshood and Heresie that nothing might henceforth go for Truth but what this false woman should determine to be so And as touching the remnant of her Seed which stil remained true to God keeping his Commandments and having the Testimony of Jesus he applies himself now to wage the war against them Rev. 12.15.17 Quest How doth he wage the War against them Answ. He raiseth up a Beast out of this Sea of Cofnusion and VVickedness which ensued upon this great Battel and Victory on his side to whom he gave his Power his Seat and great Authority Rev. 13.2 He had hitherto kept his Seat in his Synagogue where he had been slaying the faithful Martyrs of Jesus Rev. 2.13 and had put to death such as loved not their lives unto death Rev. 12.11 Now he finds it more for his advantage to raise up this Beast and to give his Power Seat and Authority to him This was the Roman Power which till it was thus depraved and enslaved by Satan was not a Beast but more noble and just in Government than the corrupted Jews were but now it becomes a Beast And this Beast he stirs up against the very Name and Form of Godliness that he might root out the very appearance of Israel from off the Earth For he got but into the Form to eat