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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	aaron_n	anoint_v	garment_n	14	3	8.9082	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86421	A garden inclosed, and Wisdom justified only of her children. Being two exercises, discovering the glory, beauty and perfection of the love of God to saints that are so comprehended, and in such a glorious inclosure: and also the sweet reflections in, and from saints, in iustifying wisdom: which were delivered at New-port Pagnell, about a yeare and a half since: for declaration whereof, the authour was then imprisoned, and since accused, for delivering of blasphemie. by Paul Hobson.	Hobson, Paul.	1647 (1647)	Wing H2274; Thomason E1188_3; ESTC R208251	44,598	118

Col. 3.3 beams may be limited 1 Cor. 3.21 22 but the body is incomprehensible This is the portion of all saints not onely to have a handfull but even a magazine of all good and this should comfort us in these things First in this That we can never draw our portion dry it s a Magazine and a magazine of grace and glory what is there wanting to saints but there is in Christ enough to supply it what stormes or clouds soever arise over us there is enough strength in the beautiful beams of the glorious son to expel it not onely a supply for some but for all for Christ is a magazine And secondly this should comfort us not onely at sometimes but at all times a Magazine that stands open That is so far from being gamed by intreaties that he intreats and allures us Zech. 13.1 and in those allurings he gains us to himself 2 Cor. 5.20 methinks saints that are thus inriched should never be sad what canst thou desire more then varieties of all things what portion is better then that where there is a want of nothing If this be so let the next Vse be an Vse of Exhortation first to saints and then to the world First to saints Vse 2 that they would make use of Christ as a magazine and that in these things first in their often recourse to him secondly in their expectation of a supply in all things from him thirdly in the making their returnes in all their enjoyments to him If this were so I am certain clouds of creatures would not make saints walk with sad spirits but rather say as David Psal 118.11 They compasse me about like Bees but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them It also serves to exhort the world to desert their foolish practise in endeavouring to draw the spirits of saints dry or cause the hearts of saints to be daunted should you see men go about to dry up a fountain or overturn mountains you would think they were mad the same we may say of your proceedings against saints wherein you think by your endeavours to crush Acts 4.18 and so overcome the practise and cheerful proceedings of saints Acts 5.18 28. in the acknowledgment of Christ you are much mistaken when did the Israelites increase more then when they were most oppressed when doth the sun appear more glorious then when it is surrounded with many clouds The Kingdom of God saith Christ suffers violence and the violent take it by force Mat. 11.12 Let me speak to some of these men thus did the Bishops that persecuted them that were stricter then themselves in reforming gain by it or were they lost in it when the Church of Jerusalem was most persecuted the Gospel most florished and what think you will truth appear lesse or more glorious by your opposings sin rises most violent when most bound up by a law what then will vertue do which cannot be destroyed by any power or law but are maintained and fed by a power and law sutable to it self cease therefore your opposings remembring that it is in vain to kick against the pricks Acts 9.4 5. And so much of this consectary The second consectary is drawn from the second thing Consect 2. It s brought forth by him Thence observe That all good that is in saints was not onely conceived in Christ before time but is brought forth by him in time Christ is the way John 14.6 The way to bring down God to us and to make returnes of us to God God hath no way nor Conduit to convay life light and love to the sons of men but by his Son If so Vse 1 This may teach us first to admire God in all his proceedings He hath not onely a choise place to lay up light and life for us but a choise way to communicate light and life to us even his Son this should assure us that the way is sure and it so this should take away all doubts and fears from the hearts of Saints who are apt to think they shall be intercepted in Gods approching to them and their approching to God by the worlds oppositions It s a vain conception Rom. ● 38 39. who can intercept the Father who works in the Son Secondly Vse 2 Let this also teach us to give Christ the glory of all good as the Fountain retaining so the way causing and so give him the glory as to abhor all other waies for those other waies I name them not onely speak a word to your ignorant legalists who seek consolation and refreshment of spirit by some other way then Christ which they do when they expect joy from doing and do not expect their doing to flow from joy They expect qualifications of good and so to believe and then go to Christ but do not expect believing and all qualifications to flow from Christ Take heed of such conceits this is to kindle a fire Isa ●0 10 11. and compasse your selves about with sparks God ownes no way but his Son Therefore joy in him and power to conform to him you must expect onely to flow from him And so much of this thing The next consectary arises from the third thing Consect 5. It s one with him From hence observe That the Spirit and Vnction in Saints and the Spirit and Vnction in Christ is not two but One Spirit Rom 8.9.1 John 4.13 That anointing that was poured upon Aarons head Psal 133.2 was one with that anointing that was upon the skirts of his garment it was produced by one cause it flowed from one sountain it was of one nature If so Vse This may inform us first of what a noble heroick spirit all saints are It s the spirit of the Lord Jesus And if it be so Let this teach saints to walk as men of a noble Spirit with undaunted be arts and unspotted lives with undaunted hearts remembring the words of the Apostle Who can harm you If God justified who shall condenin you Rom. 8.34 It s the property of a low spirit to be daunted at the threats of fools and the property of a beggarly spirit to stand in dread of every inferiour power so as to hinder them in their actings to the Lord Jesus Christ Though saints are to own and it s their duty so to do all power and authority that is of God Rom. 13.1 and because it is of God as all civil power in civil things is and therefore I speak not for the Saints dis-owning of it but all honouring of it in civil things but my meaning is when any power of men or things should come in a daring way to daunt the spirits of saints for saints to be daunted thereby in their proceedings towards Christ Mat. 10.28 is beggarly Acts 4.19 doth Christ our beloved come leaping over the hills and skipping over the mountains and shall saints stumble at a straw It s not