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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	king_n	solomon_n	11,542	5	9.1098	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91559	The cure of the kingdome, an old fashioned sermon treating of peace, truth, & loyaltie. A discovery of the diseases of the state, with a direction to the true, certaine, and only means for the recovery of health to this distressed nation. / By R.P. ...	R. P.	1648 (1648)	Wing P97; Thomason E465_10; ESTC R144	13,906	22

THE CVRE OF THE KINGDOME An old fashioned Sermon Treating of Peace Truth Loyaltie A Discovery of the Diseases of the State with a Direction to the true certaine and only means for the recovery of health to this distressed Nation BY R. P. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Coll St. Jo. Cant. 2 KING 20. 19. Is it not good that Peace and Truth be in my dayes Printed October 1. 1648. The Cure of the KINGDOM 2 KINGS 20. 19. Is it not good that Peace and Truth be in my dayes THese are the last words which the Pen-men of holy Scripture have left in writing as memorable in the History of Hezechiah King of Judah Successor to David and Solomon in the Kingdome and heire unto them both of what was excellent in them both The most commendable thing in David was his Integrity of heart 1 King 15. 3. It is said of Abiah His heart was not perfect with the Lord his God as the heart of David his Father was The most memorable thing in Solomon was his excellent wisdome 1 King 3. 12. Loe I have given unto thee a wise and understanding heart so that there was none like thee before thee neither after thee shall arise any like to thee Hezechiah was a follower of them both in these most excellent gifts 1. Of David in uprightnesse 2 King 18. 3. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord according to all that David his Father did 2. Of Solomon in wisedom foure whole Chapters of the Proverbs 25 6 7 8. were copied out by the men of Hezechiah probably at his appointment What things may we not expect to come from such an one who proposed to himselfe such worthy pattern It is yet to be remembred that they were the last words which are upon record of this wise and upright King verba novissima verba notatissima The last words are commonly most memorable most carefully observed and most commonly reported Et dixit moriens nothing maketh a deeper print in the memory of a man then the last words of a dying friend Lastly they were cygnae a cantio his Swans song after the terrour of a mighty Thunder-clap of an imminent judgement in the two former verses Vers 17. Behold the dayes come that all that is in thine house and that which thy Fathers have laid up in store unto this day shal be carried into Babylon nothing shal be left saith the Lord. Vers 18. And of thy sonnes that shall issue from thee which thou shalt beget shall they take away and make Eunuches in the Palace of the King of Babylon In these distresses the stay of his state and the summe of his comfort was that notwithstanding these Judgements were to come upon his Kingdome yet Peace and Truth should be in his dayes In this memorable speech there are chiefely two things to be observed 1. The Manner 2. The Matter 1. The manner of speech is delivered by way of Interrogation Is it not good 2. The Matter is a Rejoycing for the continuation of these two blessings Peace and Truth I spare to run into any subdivisions or to take notice of unnecessary circumstances or by-observations the words hastening to so usefull application that as Saint Bernard speaketh of another text Antequam panis frangitur ecce fragmenta Me thinks every one should be ready to gather up the fragments before the bread be broken and to make some application of the text unto himselfe before I have made mine Analysis or resolution of the words into their severall parts First of the manner of speech by way of Interrogation Is it not good The Rhetoricians make many kinds of Interrogations as being used many wayes We take notice only of three 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 By way of Inquisition to get understanding as Mat. 11. 3. The Disciples of Iohn said unto Christ Art thou he that shouldst come or doe wee looke for another 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 By way of Temptation to get an advantage Gen. 3. 1. Yea hath God indeed said yee shall not eat of every tree of the Garden 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 By way of Exaggeration to get an unavoidable concession unto that which is demanded Luke 17. 17. Are there not ten clensed where are the nine This Interrogation may well sute to the last sense viz. by way of exaggeration or vehement affirmation when we aske of those things whose truth is knowne and granted In this case an Interrogation is not a doubtfull question but an earnest affirmation or full resolution Tremelius renders the Text thus Quod futura sit pax stabilitas in diebus meis bonum est that there shall be peace and stability in my dayes it is good The Prophet Esay in his repetition of this speech maketh it a resolute Proposition Esay 39. 6. Moreover Hezechiah said It is good if Peace and Truth shall be in my dayes So then it is resolved upon the question that It is good that Peace and Truth be in our dayes And this resolution doth resolve it selfe into foure assertions or asseverations First That Peace is good Secondly That Truth is good Thirdly That it is good that Peace and Truth should goe together as they are here coupled together by this Band or copulative conjunction And Peace and Truth Fourthly that it is good that this blessing of united Peace and Truth should continue all our dayes Is it not good That which the Psalmist makes the common quere of all worldlings Psal 44. Who will shew us any good The same is common to all men in the world all enquire after good every Art Science and endeavour of man saith the Philosopher hath this ayme to attaine to some presupposed good Arist Eth. 1. The name of Good is so attractive as that it draweth all mens hearts after it with incredible desires this is the Load-stone of our affections the Pole-star which doth direct the whole compasse of all our actions this is summa summarum the summe of all summes in which are summed up all the particulars of pleasure profit honour health wealth life and liberty all are cast up in this grosse summe of Good None are wise but they that seek it None are happy but they that find it The Philosophers who had their names from the wisedome they sought had many opinions touching Good some placing their chiefe Good in pleasure some in riches some in honor against whom Seneca argues most divinely thus Aut ista bona non quae vocantur aut homo foelicior deo est either those are not good things which are so called or man is more happy then God Hee hoardeth up no riches neither is he taken with the delights of carnall pleasure nor blowne up with the vaine titles of ambition The true wisedome teacheth that there is but one Good Deus optimus maximus the good great God he is sons boni the Fountaine of good Neither is there any good that is not from him