Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	israel_n	king_n	20,093	5	4.5589	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87568	The right vvay to peace: shewing the art of over-coming one another by love : in a dialogue between a friend and his neighbour. Humbly presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament : and to the whole nation; / by their old and faithfull servant in the publick, Theodore Jennings.	Jennings, Theodore.	1647 (1647)	Wing J671; Thomason E412_26; ESTC R204471	17,651	24

so such doing all things in singleness of heart as unto Christ and not with eye service as men-pleasers but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart Righteous and just men are obedient unto all lawful and just commands in their several relations and places among men even as all the creatures do readily obey the word of the Lord. It was the Centurions argument unto our Lord Jesus to command and his servant should be healed and he gives an instance not only from his own duty but also from his own command and their integrity that were under his authority saying I am a man under authority Mat 8 8 9. having soldiers under me and I say to this man go and he goeth and to mother come and he cometh and to my servant do this and he doth it And therefore he much more beleeveth that our Lord Jesus Christ by his soveraign authority over all the creatures having all power in himself might but give the word of command and he should be obeyed and therefore he saith do but speak the word only and my servant shal be healed and it was so accordingly unto him so then those even all those who are faithful and upright wil obey the word of Command in their several relations wherein God hath placed them both in respect of their duty towards God himself and also towards all men And thus we see that he that walketh uprightly walketh surely such decline neither to the right hand nor to the left but he that perverteth his way shal be known God wil discover him sooner or later if he walketh in hypocrisie but if he fall into open prophaness he discovereth himself and bearing thorns and briers is rejected Heb. 6.8 and is high unto cursing whose end is to be burned Even as the good tree that bringeth forth good fruit doth inherit the blessing his uprightness doth bring forth righteousness also thus righteousness exalteth a Nation that is that Nation or Kingdom that is governed uprightly in righteousness justice and judgment it is exalted and thus the Judges who judged Israel righteously being set up immediatly by God exalted that nation all their days And so did David and Jehoshaphat and all the good Kings of Israel Jehoshaphat set Judges in the Land and said to the Judges 2 Chro. 14.5 6 7. Take heed what ye do for ye judg not far man but for the Lord who is with you in the judgment Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you take beed and do it for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God nor respect of persons nor taking of gifts And they exalted Israel all their days yea righteousnes exalteth each person and their family we see it in Noah Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph Levi Rahab Ruth Mordecay and Hester So that as all unders and governors even so every one of Gods people among us are to shew forth righteousness in their several Relations Calling●● this is the way not only to exaltation but also to have the denomination of righteousness and so it is written He that doth righteousness is righteous 1 Joh. 3.7 This is the way to exale this nation and to settle a wel-grounded peace and to makeall things go wel with us in this and the other Kingdoms ● as it is said unto Shallum the son of Josia Shall thou reig●● 〈◊〉 thou closest thy self in Cedar Jer. 22.15 16. Did not thy father 〈◊〉 and drink and do judgment and justice and them 〈◊〉 wel with him He judged the cause of the poor and needy them it was wel with him was not this to know me saith the Lord Yea what doth the Lord require of that Mich. 6.8 but to do justly to love mercy and to walk hambly with thy God Again all those that work righteousness are the Seminaries of peace the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace yea our blessed Savior saith Blessed are the peace makers for they shal be called the children of God Mat. 5.8 That peace that floweth from righteousness is a sure mark of our adoption and consequently of a most blessed 〈◊〉 and lasting peace unto that person or nation O then let us henger and thirst after righteousness and we shal not only be blessed but also filled with it then our righteousnes wil run down as a mighty stream unto all persons in all places and rehations withoutnespect of persont And the work of right ●●●sne●ss shal he peace and the effect of righteousness ●p●ietness and assur●●de for ever ● Isa 32 17. Thus shal righteousness exalt our nation But sin is a shame to any people this is the best fruit of sin to be ashamed of it O therefore take heed that thou art not one of them that have a whoresforehead and refuse so to be ashamed all such shal become a shame and a reproach unto themselves and unto men and angels and before Jesus Christ sin is a shame unto all or to any people personal or national when he or they continued in sin it brought them very low by sin all nations joyntly have been over thrown and destroyed as in Noahs Flood Severally it overthrew Sodom and the Cities about it Personally not only Haman Achitophel Absalom Judas and King Herod but also Achan and his whole family O how often it overthrew and destroy'd Gods own people the nation of the Jews Sin overthrew that mighty monarchy of Babylon and all its glory yea it wil destroy all the world of wicked men and spiritual Babylon shal be quite overthrown by their sin and become a perpetual shame Wherefore come out from among them 2 Cor. 6.17 18 and he y● s●●●●r ate saith the Lord and touch not the uncle●● th●●g 〈◊〉 is an unclean thing it befits not Gods children who are to be holy as their Father which is in heaven is holy all unrighteousness is sin especially the unrighteousness and cruel soul-murthering sin of that scaple● whore who doth also shed the blood of the Saints and is therefore most unclean O let us touch no unclean thing And I wil receive you and wil be a Father unto you and you shal be my sons and daughters saith the Lord Almighty 2 Cor. 7.1 Having therefore these promises dearly beloveil l●t us cleanse our selves from all fil●●●●ss of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the f●● of God Yea let every one of us in particular shew forth our uprightness in being examples of righteousness unto each other in our entire walking with the Lord in all his wayes in soul and body and spirit in our several places and relations And then our righteous God according as he hath testified unto us will exalt our nation and wil settle unto us a firm and wel-grounded peace Thus righteousness shal exalt our nation for he that walketh uprightly walketh surely Amen Imprimatur Gilb. Mabbot 14º Octobr. 1647. FINIS