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A13527 The mappe of Moses: or, a guide for governours Two sermons lately preached before the iudges of assize, and magistrates of the towne of Reding, at two seuerall assemblies there held for the countie of Berk. By Theophilus Taylor, Master of Arts, and pastor of the parish of S. Laurence in Reding. Taylor, Theophilus, d. 1640. 1629 (1629) STC 23819; ESTC S103237 48,498 60

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reason By how much the world is nearer to the expiration so much the more is his gift of illumination yet as Aquinas noteth if we consider Moses in his admirable visions for to whom did God speake face to face or in his extraordinary miracles few Prophets can be compared vnto him 2 Sacerdoticall Moses was a Priest who was both numbred among them as also did performe the offices of them There were three speciall actions enioyned the Priests 1 Supplication they were to pray for the people so Moses when God was minded to destroy Israel Moses did stand vp in the gap deprecating against their punishment 2 Vnction they were to annoint with oyle so Moses ●auing annoynted the Tabernacle the Altar and the Instruments he poured the annoynting oyle vpon Aaron Leuit. 8.11 and annoynted him 3 Oblation they were to sacrifice for the people 3 Sacrificatio Hebr 11.28 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Quest Sol. so did Moses he prepared the Passeouer Quest Why doth Moses meddle with the Priests office whereunto his elder brother was called Resol Moses in his Sacerdoticall actions did much differ from Aaron For 1 Aaron was by Gods appointment annoynted vnto his Priesthood Moses not at all annoynted Dion Carth. in quaest in Leuit. In Moyse videtur fuisse plenitudo spiritualis potestatis saecularis secundum exigentiam status plebis illius 2 Aaron was an ordinary Priest but Moses was extraordinary Moses fuit sacerdos secundum speciale priuilegium 3 Aaron had many successors in his order of Priesthood but Moses had none to succeede him Wherefore most likely it is that Moses would not haue interested himselfe in this office but that he receiued some speciall direction for the vndertaking thereof and withall perceiued that the necessity of those times did require the same and most euident it is that Moses did not execute this office after the time of Aarons consecration but when Aaron was admitted Moses is discharged 3 Iudiciall he was a Ruler Iudge and Lawgiuer 3 Iudiciall which title and office though some of the Hebrewes denied him who made thee a man of authority and a Iudge ouer vs Exod. 2.14 Tolet annot in 12. Luc. Moyses cum haec ageret nondum erat princeps neque iudex the interrogation being a plaine negation for that at this time he had no place of Iudicature or gouernement which may safely be concluded from his flight into the land of Midian which long and wearisome iourney he might haue auoided if he had beene absolutely authorised yet afterwards hee was called to the office of a Ruler and did sit and iudge the people and of Moses set vp by Almighty God in this office we are to speake and from thence proceed to the second generall thing propounded viz. the Obseruation Obseruation viz. Obseruation Secular Iurisdiction is of Gods ordination● Saint Paul saith that the powers that be Rom. 13.1 are ordained of God Hic est egregius Reip. ordo ut alij imperent alij obtemperent Deut. 16.18 Judices moderatores constituito tibi in singu●● portis tuis Pet. Mart. lib. Ind. c. 1. p. 1. S●●tus Iudaeorum fuit melior sub Iudicibus quàm sub Regibus 1 Reason Philem. 11. Adolescentes magis me●● quam ratione revocantur a vitijs Ambr. Iob. 19.16 The Lord will not suffer the Iewes at any time to be without some kind of gouernou s at the first he gouerned them by a Patriarchicall gouernment till the time of Moses then by a Iudiciall gouernment of Iudges vntill Saul vnder which kinde of gouernment the Iewes had much peace and happinesse afterwards by a Regall power of Kings which continuated till the captiuity Reasons declaring the necessity thereof are two 1 In regard of generall reformation if no gouernment then no punishment if no punishment then man whose imaginations are onely euill would become impetuous violent turbulent if no magistracy you should see a generall ataxy and disorder in all estates 1 In your families your seruants riotous as somtimes Onesimus contemptuous as they whom Iob entertained whom when he called they did scorne to answere your children proue Ben-onies such as through their audacity and luxury would in short time bring your gray heades with sorrow to the graue which Saint Ambrose well obserued when he said that terrour is more preualent to draw youth from vice then fauour 2 In the Church such abuses as would cause you to abhor the service of the Lord 1 Kings 12.31 viz. the basest and vnworthiest of men seruing at the Altar as in the dayes of Ieroboam and the most loathsome dogs and swine without reuerence or repentance sate at the Altar eating and drinking their owne damnation 1 Cor 11.29 3 In the common wealth such a racket as would vexe your righteous soules the hand of maleuolent Ismael lifted vp against his neighbor the sword of bloudy Cain sheathed in the bowels of his brother the hedges and high wayes like vnto the rode betwixt Iericho and Ierusalem Cassiod Iura publica certissima sunt humanae vitae solatia infirmorum auxilia impiorum fraena a hiue and harbour for the vagabond thiefe and robber the open streete a stage and theatre for the obscene and vnseene adulterer in a word the whole common wealth out of order and the whole earth groaning vnder the burthen of the sinfull offender 2 In regard of the conseruation of the whole politique body what the head is vnto the body naturall 2 Reason Regnum sine rege est corpus sine capi●e De●ost Quemadmodum examine corpu● c●●●ui● sic ●●●●l●ge civitas that is a ruler to the body politicall a body without a head is neare corruption and fit onely for the graue and the common wealth without a Gouernour is as neare vnto ruine and destruction on the other side a good Gouernour conserueth the common wealth in a pious peaceable and commodious condition 1 In a pious condition 1 Timoth. 2.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pray for Kings and for all that are in authority that wee may leade our liues in all godlinesse While Ioshua liued all Israel serued the Lord but he and the godly elders being once buried 2 Iudges ● 11 they did wickedly in the sight of the Lord so that a maine cause of Israels godly deportment was godly gouernment 2 In a peaceable condition Acts 24.3 Rulers are set ouer a people that they may leade a peaceable life Tertullus acknowledgeth that by the gouernment of Foelix the whole Prouince had enioyed great peace for which hee giueth him great thanks 3 In a commodious condition Rom. 13.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Ruler is the minister of God for our good some vnderstand good in that sense as it is vsed in the booke of the Prouerbs Proverb 31.12 a vertuous wife doth her husband good all the dayes of her life and what good he meaneth is expressed in the