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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	aaron_n	bless_v	trumpet_n	15	3	9.8501	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75501	An Apology for God's worship and worshipers [sic] both in the [brace] purity of the one and liberty of the other : from the gracious and (oft) miraculous defence that God makes for them both, when exposed to violation or violence.		1683 (1683)	Wing A3543A; ESTC R43602	185,797	397

days in Belzebubs name congratulate the Priests for the droves of Souls sent to the Pit by their means Deliver us from unreasonable and wicked men 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 men of no Topicks absurd out of place and then the word runs and is glorified and 2 Thes 3 2 3. is said the old Legal Service was performed still with the sound of Trumpets Shouts and Aaron's Bells to note that glad News of Glory to God and Peace to Men's Souls ever consociate so Levit. 9. ult Numb 10.10 hence are they called blessed that know the joyful sound that is of God's Trumpets calling the Assembly to Worship and Aarons Bells proclaiming Pardon and Peace Psal 89.15 Oh then on the contrary what a Curse is it how peccant and perillous to prohibit the proper means to that blessed End I urge only 1 Thes 2.15 16. Prohibiting us to speak says he to the People and the Gentiles that they might be saved c. Observe only two or three Notes here in that full Text. 1st Vers 14. For Neighbours to persecute Natives of our Stock and own Countrey not for Vice or Heresy or disowning the true God but only for the purity of the Gospel is Jewish and Barbarous 2dly Vers 15. Christs Prophets and Followers must share as he did for the Word-sake be thrust out 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 persecuted out i. e. out of Place House Being Countrey and Office 3dly Note here to persecute for the Words-sake is displeasing to God ever oft to Men also All Men do or will abhor Jewish Cruelty 4thly Vers 16. To prohibit preaching the Gospel to Souls is to let or hinder Saving-Works 5thly And lastly to our purpose 'T is fatal work and filling-up-Guilt to persecute the Gospel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and will surely pull on us utmost Wrath. Or as Dr. Hammond has come hastily on them to the end and he well notes on Act. 17.6 7 13 c. That these Jews were now disperst Dr. Hammond in loc and wrath in part was on them yet still the unbelieving did pursue them that believed abroad as those of the same Tribes had done at home Hence says the Dr. he writes to confirm and comfort them by Christs approach both against their Sufferings and their Persecutors and also the Falls of them that cowardly fell off So far he In truth no hatred like that for the Truth no bounds of Nature Nation Nativity keep in a Persecutors fury says * Dr. Slater one on the Text. No fury so deadly as that for Religion and sad it is the nearer the Parties are in Profession the more Jealousie if envy spies a difference But says Ds. Slater on the place the greatest of Spiritual Plagues are reserved for Persecutors for them are the Arrows Psal 7.11 and they be the hostes humani generis the capital enemies of Mankind that persecute the Gospel for others kill but the Body these destroy Souls Now as 't is with a Person so with a People City or Church This enmity is weighty that sin sets on the brow of Capernaum brings its Wo Mat. 11.23 Or on a Precipice beyond Sodoms Corazin in Hierom's time was a Desert Bethsaida a Bethaven whence yet three of our Saviours Disciples were called but could do no good on them Prophets at home are slighted Oh! Lon Lond view the Apples of Sodom but take heed of its Sulphur-lake some as Joseph Tacit. Salinus tell of footsteps of that Lake yet remaining and Herodotus says the Coals and Ashes of Troy burnt by the Greeks were set before men to exemplifie that rule that national notorious sins pull down such like Plagues from a sin-revenging God London was Troy l'novant is Troy l'grand but wo is that day should it be called Troy l'extinct If the Glory go from the Temple it shortly bids adieu to the City then but one step more from the top of the Mount and he is quite gone And observe that man Ezek. 10.6 Having first markt some to be spared after scatters the Coals of sacred Fire over the City to revenge without pity the extinction of the Coals of Gods Altar This is all the use I make of this second point save what may occur in the third to follow 3dly Divine Protection is the Blessing he affords his in the acts of pure Devotion That God call his at all times nay in the greatest difficulties to the solemn and sacred exhibition of his Service That his People notwithstanding fear and hazard do and ought to give their attendance to the Lord in solemn devout Worship that perils notwithstanding God gives if not always frequent Protection to them is the point now to be demonstrated which waving the other two I propound and prove hence The Philistines heard Samuel and Israel met the end could not be unknown of that Meeting it was mixt partly to reform Grievances in state partly to sacrifice repent pray Samuel being both Judge and Prophet some Pick-thank or other for ends carries tales and lordly Oppressors still have long ears to hear and make the worst of all devout ends having nothing of just blame to pretend the pretence is Religion and Piety is the Iniquity Nor were Samuel and they ignorant of their rendezvous of their number force and fury nor yet of their own nakedness for Battle nor alter they the time or place or flee nor does Samuel escape to by holes shifts and subterfuges he and they go on to their Duties and leavs the issue to God afraid they were yet not so as to decline Worship as Ezra 3.3 They set up the Altar tho without doors for the Temples Foundation was not laid as yet v. 6. for fear was on them of the People of those Countreys Why least they were letted in their Duty to God and surprised ere it was finisht as 1 Sam. 13.12 Saul did and well but mist in time and way they feared but piously not servilely like his fear in 2 Chron. 20.3 and that was Jehoshaphats Sentinel he set himself to seek the Lord and ask help of him Both fears are alike and drove them to not from their Duty to flee not from Men but to their God and that is a wise no sinful fear Now what was the issue good success to both God who saw their Works knew their naked forlorn case that they had no Host or Arms no Councel Courage or Conduct no Army or Artillery all the Militia cum malitiâ and the trained Bands were against them no help nor hope of it humane visible Nil nisi vota supersint Now God is a present help in Trouble Psal 46.1 Quando desinit humanum Concilium ibi incipit divinum auxilium And now the Fight commences so to speak not of two Hosts but of Armed Men and Martyrs of Warriers and Worshippers of Lions and Sheep an Impar congressus God that for his own Glory and Worship-sake loves to take the weaker side not the worse now puts in for them