Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	burn_a	offer_v	offering_n	2,152	5	11.4315	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68609	Certaine sermons preached by Iohn Prideaux, rector of Exeter Colledge, his Maiestie's professor in divinity in Oxford, and chaplaine in ordinary; Sermons. Selected sermons	Prideaux, John, 1578-1650.	1636 (1636)	STC 20345; ESTC S115233	325,201	634

pray God our case proue safer vpon a due survey that the more blessings we enioy impaire vs not rather then better vs that the higher we are advanced the further off we are from Heaven and the lesse assurance wee haue the lesse account we make of future happinesse When all the world almost is in a combustion round about vs those warres and devastations all other plagues and wants that eat vp our neighbours yeeld matter only of discourse to vs we sit safely as it were on a Theater to be spectators of others tragedies peace spreadeth her wings over vs as a pavillion plenty filleth our store-houses our sonnes grow vp as the young plants our daughters are as the polished corners of the Temple no decay no leading into Captivity no complaining in our streets Mercy and truth haue met together liberty and religion haue kissed each other But what thankfulnesse what devotion what Zeale what charity what brotherly kindnes haue all these heapes of Gods mercies stirred vp amongst vs You cannot take it amisse if I bring my text to tell you 12. The people sate downe to eat and drinke and rose vp againe to play But how comes this to bee Idolatry If all feasting and revelling incused so heavy a censure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gen 21.8 how shall Abraham be excused for making a great feast at the weaning of his sonne Isaack Ioseph for the great entertaiment of his brethren Gen. 43. King Solomon for the royall feast he made to all his servants 1 Kings 3.15 Nay what shall wee say of our Saviour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Luk. 5.29 was he not at that great feast made him by S. Mathew wherein were so many Publicans Sinners that the Scribes and Pharisees tooke exception at the company Luk. 19. did he not also invite himselfe to little Zacheus and holpe out the feast with supplying them with wine Ioh. 2. at the marriage of Cana in Galilee when the poore couple where like to bee shamed for want of it To sit downe therefore to eat drinke can haue no such suspition in it as to be Idolatrous But perchance the mischiefe lay in the rising vp to play But this seemes to be of the same nature and as harmelesse as the former eating drinking The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the originall hath fiue significations 1. To laugh or reioyce in a cheerefull and religious manner Gen. 18. as Sarah did at the newes she should bee a mother in her oldage whence her sonne was named Isaac of laughing or reioycing 2. To Ieere or mock as Ismael did Isaac in spight Gen. 21. out of doubt because his vnexpected birth cut off his hopes of being old Abrahams heire 3. To dally or sport as Isaac did with Rebeccah Gen. 26. so openly that King Abimelech obserued them out of a windowe 4. To incounter one the other for proofe of valour so in Abners challenge to Joab 2. Sam. 2. Let the young men arise and play before vs but it proued shrewd rough play wherein Twelue on a side at the first bout took one the other by the heads and thrust their sword in their sides and so fell downe all together Whereof the place is called Helcath hazzurim the field of strong men Last of all Rubbi Solomon whom Tostatus followes would haue it in this place signifie to commit Idolatry but the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in greek which our Apostle vseth is to be rendred rather to play for recreation of the body thereby to cheere vp the minde to dance to shout in a light and youthly manner which will hardly bee aggravated to come within any compasse of Idolatry especially seeing the Preacher tells vs among other indifferencies Eccles 3. of a time to laugh a time to dance and the good old Father in the Gospel schooleth his repining sonne that it is meet to haue musicke and feast vpon the fatted Calfe at the recovery of the Prodigall Luk. 15. 13. What then shall we say the Apostle cited a place that proues not what hee intended That were to derogate from the holy Ghost who directed his penne which cannot be without Blasp hemy This action therefore of these Israelites will proue to be Idolatry in a threefold respect First because those expressions of joy in feasting and sporting which they were wont to consecrate to the true God are here diverted to the solemne worship of a Calfe as Aquinas Lyra and diverse of the ancients expound it Secondly they presume to make a Holyday of themselues and ordaine it to the Calues worship when such solemne feasts should haue beene set apart for Gods worship only And lastly because their feasting was not vpon lawfull meates afforded abundantly by God to be receiued with thankesgiuing but vpon such offerings as the text sheweth had beene tendred to the Calues consecration whereby they became polluted and guilty of Idolatry which the Apostle takes for a strong argument to deterre his Corinthians from ventring to eat ought consecrated vnto Idols 1. Cor. 8. least contracting the like pollution they should incurre the like punishment It is a good observation of one that amongst the burnt offerings thrust vpon the Calfe and the peace offerings vpon which they feasted themselues no sinne offerings were here thought vpon The people had got Aaron to bee of their part Moses was out of the way who would haue surely check't them all went on their side no sinne was dream't of and then what need offering for sinne And hath not this ever beene the proceeding of those that are in prosperity to turne the grace of God into wantonnesse To make their belly their God their pelfe their God their sportes their God to be all for peace offerings seldome or never for sinne offerings Tush say they we shall never be cast downe there shall no evill happen vnto vs God hideth away his face and will never see it Thus prudent and noble Hospitality is turned into ambitious and vaine glorious bravery Discreet and moderate recreations into desperate and vndoing bettings Nay the daughters of Syon will not bee behinde also with their haughty and tinkling ornaments their Caules their spangles their chaines their bracelets their Bonnets their changeable and chargeable suits of apparell You may finde the bill of such costly commodities Isaiah 3.18 Then Sampson must be had in to make sport and driue away the time where wee haue in the originall the very expression of my text Iudges 16.25 Here are peace offerings too many but where are our offerings for sinne to pacifie the Almighty for the abuse of his blessings and the plenty wee enioy amongst vs Who remembreth or is grieued for the afflictiō of Ioseph or stands in the gap with our Moses here to turne away the Lords indignation Amos 6.6 and for the continuance of his present favour toward vs When the people wanted water in Beer after the twice supplying of them in that kinde from the Rock Numb 21. God brought them to a well whereof he had spoken vnto Moses But how was the water imparted vnto them The Princes saith the Text digged the well the Nobles of the people digged it but how and with what Instruments they digged it with their staues saith the Text by the direction of the Lawgiuer As the supreame Lawgiver therefore amongst vs the breath of our nostrils whom the King of Kings ever preserve amongst vs carries not the sword and scepter in vaine So yee Nobles and Princes of the people Rom. 13. carry not your staues in vaine but for the service of your God and King and for the provision of your selues and all your inferiours that haue their eyes fixed vpon you O digge therefore on Gods name with your staues that the waters may ascend and thence descend to the making fertile of all thirstie places where your religious and vigilant care shall finde it expedient You can foresee by your experienced wisedomes and redresse the inconveniences of wast-pipes and secret conveyances and stopcocks if such bee found that convert to the private that which should be publique In your solemne and be fitting feaslings and recreations you may order that there bee no Nabals feasts where the Master went distempered to bed and exasperated deserving David Nor Absoloms feasts which brake vp in treachery and fratricide Or Herods feasts so odious for the last course the Ioule of Iohn Baptist in a platter Or Dives feasts where poore Lazarus for want of an Almoner is left to the dogges entertainement But 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 feasts of Charity feasts of Thankfullnesse feasts of true Christian hospitality and sanctified magnificence wherein God may bee glorified Christian vnity and sobrietie maintained wise and free-noble dispositions expressed holy constitutions and commemorations of the Church and Common-wealth solemnized till we come all to sit downe at length with Abraham Isaac and Iacob in the kingdome of Heaven and be feasted with the tree of life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God through the true bread that came downe from Heaven IESVS CHRIST our Lord and only Saviour To whom with the Father and blessed Spirit be all Honour and Glory both now and Ever AMEN FINIS