Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	good_a	set_v	speak_v	20,295	5	7.2364	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78215	The nevv birth: in which is brought forth the new creature. VVith a description of the true marks and characters thereof; which being manifested and declared, is the true and proper ground of visible communion, in which the sons or children of God are to receive and own one another as brethren, although they differ (for want of light) in some particular ordinances. Whereunto is annexed a briefe description of Antichrist, not only without men, but within them also. / By R.B. an unworthy servant of Iesus Christ, who desireth and prayeth for the unity of all saints.	Bartlet, Richard.	1654 (1654)	Wing B984; Thomason E1503_2; ESTC R208658	20,521	90

the fiery Serpents 3. It was an eminent type of Christ Iohn 3.14 15. But notwithstanding when the people set this appointment of God which was so usefull and good for the people in the room of God and when they set that which was but a type of Christ in the room or in stead of Christ you see it was broken to pieces by Hezekiah and the spirit of God doth justifie him therein and saith he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord because it was in the room or stead of God Why so any ordinance or appointment of Christ whether it be baptisme or Church-fellowship or breaking of bread or whether it be our duties and performances set up in the room of Christ is Antichrist But it is further to be observed that when Hezekiah had broken the Brasen Serpent he called it (b) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nehushtan that is a piece of Brasse by which name he sheweth that in it selfe it was but a piece of brass and had no deitie in it and therefore not to be adored and worshipped Why so the holy and good ordinances of God through which in the right use of them the Lord doth manifest himselfe yet if set up in the room of Christ and made the great characters of a soules happinesse which at the last to such as so set them up they will prove to be meer Nehushtans as sounding brasse and a tinckling cymball Thus having spoke briefly to the first particular I come to the second In which is to be remembred first that the Greek preposition anti signifieth against or an adversary to And secondly that Christ signifieth anointed to shew unto us that Jesus Christ is Gods anointed and not only so but all that are Christs every true beleeving soule is the Lord 's annointed 1 Iohn 2.20 27. only here is all the difference Christ is anointed above his fellowes Psal 45.7 So that according to this interpretation the word doth signifie that whatsoever is contrary to or an adversary against the Lord's anointed to wit Christ and those that are Christs is Antichrist whether it be any thing against Christ within us or whether it be any thing against Christ without us whether it be that which is against Christ at Rome or against Christ in England whether it be any thing against Christ in a Nation or against Christ in a Congregation Antichrist is Antichrist wheresoever it be Thus having given a briefe description of Antichrist and the signification of his name I shall endeavour to make a little improvement thereof by way of use And seeing we live in the last times in which are many Antichrists I conceive it may not be amisse to exhort all persons in generall and in particular seriously to examine whether there be not more or lesse of Antichrist in them or set up by them And the reason why I presse this duty is this Because that I doe heartily wish and desire that persons would not only labour to throw down Antichrist without them but also to be as zealous and willing to throw down Antichrist within them For when persons doe labour to throw down Antichrist at Rome and to throw downe Antichrist in England to throw downe Antichristian powers and Antichristian Ministery and Antichristian maintenance and many other particulars that might be named and yet all this while have a spirit of Antichrist within them and by the power thereof to throw downe Antichrist without them it is no more then for Satan to cast out Satan But it may be most persons to whom these presents shall come will be apt to justifie themselves and say we have not an Antichristian spirit and therefore this doth not concern us Well if it be so I shall rejoyce but yet notwithstanding because it is the property of Antichrist to pretend that he is for Christ and although he be a minister of Satan yet he doth transforme himselfe into an Angell of light I shall therefore propound some particular which through the blessing of God may helpe those whom it may concerne to know whether Antichrist be in them or no And first it is to be remembred that whatsoever is set up in the room or instead of Jesus Christ is Antichrist and that being remembred I would begin first with a covetous worldly minded man which hunteth for the world as a ravening woolfe for his prey and the world he must have though with never so great oppression of the poor and yet it may be pretend for Christ too Now let such an earthly minded man examine in truth whether his covetousnesse doth not raigne and rule over him in stead of Christ and whether he doth not set the Idols of his covetousnesse in his heart instead of Christ and * John 12.5 6. Judas-like had rather have the bag in his hand then Christ in his heart and yet pretend for the poor The like might be said of pride where that raignes and passion where that raignes and voluptuousnesse where that raignes instead of Christ all which is Antichrist and upon this account we may conclude with the Apostle Iohn that even now there are many * 1 Iohn 2.18 Antichrists who Dives-like are clothed in * Luke 16 49 20. purple and fine linnen and fare deliciously every day when poor Lazarus lieth starving at their doors I shall come in the next place to examine the legall professor who it may be can say I thank God I am not as other men are extortioners unjust adulterers proud and passionate but on the contrary I fast twice in the week and give tithes of all that I possesse and pray oft and give almes to the poor and many other things But will you say this is Antichrist too I answer that those duties in themselves are not Antichrist but when they are put in the room of Christ and set up as a mans righteousness and to make them his saviours this is Antichrist for Christ is the only saviour of them that beleeve and not mens duties and performances I have only one particular more concerning this first branch of Antichrist which I could heartily wish if it were the will of the Lord that there might be no cause to mention it but so it is that when the sons of God are met together this Antichrist also commeth amongst them and sitteth in the Temple of God and by his power even in the children of God themselves causeth them to exercise dominion over each others faith and causeth as it were Ephraim to envy Iudah and Iudah to vex Ephraim But God hath promised that the envy of Ephraim shall depart and then they shall not vex one another any more And thus I have done with the application of the first branch of Antichrist And now I come to make some application upon the second branch which is this That whatsoever is contrary to or an adversary against the Lord's anointed to wit Christ and all that are Christs is