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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	aaron_n	beard_n	ointment_n	69	3	10.0573	5	false

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A01711	Certaine sermons, vpon diuers textes of Holie Scripture Whereof some haue been seuerally before published, and other some for the greater benefit of the godly reader are here now added. By M. George Giffard, preacher of the worde of God at Mauldon Essex.	Gifford, George, d. 1620.; Gifford, George, d. 1620. A sermon on the parable of the sower. aut; Gifford, George, d. 1620. Two sermons upon I. Peter 5. vers. 8 and 9. aut; Gifford, George, d. 1620. Foure sermons uppon the seven chiefe vertues of faith. aut; Gifford, George, d. 1620. A godlie, zealous, and profitable sermon upon the second chapter of saint James. aut; Gifford, George, d. 1620. A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the thirtie day of May. aut; Gifford, George, d. 1620. A sermon on the third chapter of Saint Iames. aut	1597 (1597)	STC 11848.5; ESTC S120470	152,707	288

They were indeede all the sonnes of Iaacob and professed the God of Abraham whom they should with one mouth haue worshipped and glorified as Saint Paul saith Rom. 15. vers 6. but they were diuided and rent asunder for there was bloudie warre and long time continued among the Tribes 2. Sam. 2. and 3 Brethren with deadly hatred and enmitie pursuing their brethren seeking the bloud each of other It could not bee but that great calamities in this time of discorde did ouerspread the whole land they might by experience then and did behold how euill and how mischieuous a thing it is for brethren to be at variance The cutting down of so great an euill taking away all occasion is a very great good Therefore when Abner and Ishebosheth were slaine all Israell came together and set vp Dauid Then there grew a reconciliation of Tribe vnto Tribe and they which were before rent asunder became againe one body brethren imbraced each other with loue the bitter hatred before among them was cut downe and extinguished The worship of God was now set vp the blessings of GOD were powred downe from heauen vpon them in great plentie the whole land did reioyce with ioy and gladnes Therefore hee willeth them now to beholde how good and how comely a thing it is for brethren to dwell also at vnitie Thus were they taught by their owne experience on both sides For they had found the greeuous annoyances of discorde and enmitie on the one part and the benefite of peace on the other and this is it hee willeth them to beholde Beholde how good and how comelie a thing it is which doth cutte downe so great euill and beholde how good and how comelie a thing it is which bringeth with it such great blessings of GOD thus much for the first worde Then to the praise it selfe the first Epithite is how good which containeth the great fruite that ariseth thereof and is afterward set forth by the second comparison that is of the dewe of Hermon for that is a thing fruitefull and good The other is how comelie the worde is Magnim which signifieth beautifull sweete comelie or pleasant as in Psalme 16. where hee speaketh of the resurrection and exaltation of our Sauiour Christ saying Thou wilt shewe me the path of life the fulnes of ioye is in thy presence at thy right hande comely pleasures for euermore This comely pleasant sweetnes of concorde is resembled and shadowed foorth by the former similitude that is of Aarons annointing for that was a very comelie and a sweete thing and had a mysticall signification To vnderstand the better what is here meant first ye may reade of this pretious oyntment both wherof the Lord commanded it should be made and how Aaron his sons should bee annointed therewith vnto the Priests office in Exod. 30. Then further we are taught in the Scriptures that Aaron was a figure of Christ and that this annointing of his with that precious sweete oyntment did represent the spirituall and heauenly annoynting of Christ Iesus with the holie Ghost whose graces distill from him the head vpon euery part of his mysticall bodie which is the Church Of him it is sayd The spirit of the Lord is vpon me because he hath annoynted me c. Luke 4. vers 18. Marke further then wherein the comparison holdeth Thus powring the precious oyntment vpon Aarons head running downe vpon his beard and to the skirts of his clothing was pleasant to behold and cast foorth a sweete sauour vnto all that stood round about Also in that it descendeth vpon his beard and so downeward vpon all parts euen to the skirts of his clothing it resembleth the graces of the holie Ghost flowing downe from the Lord Iesus Christ vpon all the members of his bodie knit together in an holie vnitie When it went downe from Aarons head vpon his bodie vnited to the same it descendeth euen to the lowest part of his garment because there is no rent nor separation Euen so the Church vnited vnto Christ her head and euery member of the same vnited vnto the rest in an holie vnion and making one bodie the heauenly graces of the holie Ghost farre sweeter then that precious oyntment flow from him vpon them and all are partakers thereof euen the lowest and meanest member euen to the skirts For where they are ioyned in this spirituall vnitie looke what graces soeuer God from his sonne Christ doth powre vpon the highest members that is vpon Princes and Pastors they distill also vpon the other parts and members and so from each to other That which was separate from the head from the bodie and from the garments of Aaron receiued no drop of that precious oyntment which descended from the head to a bodie vnited and to all parts of the garments wrought together In like manner the graces of the holy Ghost descend from Christ the head vpon nothing that is separate and deuided and rent from him but vpon all the members vnited in one bodie Wee may then briefly set foorth what this similitude declareth in this wise The sweete oyntment is powred vpon the head of Aaron it goeth down vpon his beard then vpon his shoulders and all parts of his bodie euen to the lowest border of his garments Iesus Christ the head of the Church is annoynted with the holie Ghost and from him the sweete graces descend and come vpon al the bodie and vpon euery member of the bodie euen to the meanest this it is to bee vnited to him and to his Church this is a thing most sweet and most comfortable In the other similitude he resembleth this vnitie vnto the dew of Hermon which commeth downe vpon the mountaines of Sion the waters which fall vpon the high mountaine distill into the valleies but into those valleies which are ioyned thereunto at the foote thereof and make them plentiously fruitfull euen so the heauenly spirituall dewes that come downe from aboue vpon the mountaines flow vpon the valleies which are vnited thereunto and there is great fruit and all good things springing from thence Thus much wee may consider in these similitudes which expresse how good and how comely a thing it is for brethren also to dwell at vnitie Now all this is from the most high God for he saith there that is to say vpon those which dwell together in this holy vnitie the Lord hath commaunded the blessing and life for euermore It is Gods vnchangeable decree that they shall haue the blessing that is the great great high blessing euen the blessing of all blessings in euerlasting continuance This can neuer faile for God almightie is vnchaungeable and what he hath decreed and commaunded shall stande for euer This may perswade much to dwell in vnitie for it is a goodly matter to bee vnder the blessing of almightie God and there that is vpon the vnitie of brethren he hath commended his blessing and no where els for this there is