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spirit_n	abide_v	able_a	devil_n	21	3	5.5957	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04851	A sermon preached in Oxon: the 5. of November. 1607. By John Kinge Doctor of Divinity, Deane of Christ Church, and Vicechancellor of the Vniversity	King, John, 1559?-1621.	1607 (1607)	STC 14985; ESTC S108045	19,773	38

proued demonstrated cleared the truth of their assertion they singe it once more in the last place as their Paean their victorious and triumphāt songe Dominus virtutum nobi scū c. Looke not for much explication discourse at my hands you shal finde me a short paraphrast or scholiast application is my end My text seruing me to noe other vse then as a seal or stamp or mold which whē J haue set to the late storie of our times you shal find if not so liuelie in al points of collation yet some liklie expression and forme of my text sticking vpon it For the order then and connexion of the words in breife thus it standeth 1 They propose The Lord of hostes is with vs. How proue they that 2 Thus. Come and behold his works That were an endlesse taske 3 They giue Instance in a species VVhat desolations he hath wroght Yet this were to lardg a feild to range in 4 They exemplifie some one kind of them hee maketh warrs to cease How shal that appeare 5 By a sufficient enumeration He taketh awaie al instruments of warre breaketh the bow c. 6 Then followeth the counsaile Lastlie the conclusion Touching the proposition Dominus virtutum nobiscum c. They not onlie presume it laie it for their surest ground as a maxime and principle which they wil neuer bee driuen from but assume it vnto themselues in the hypothesis and appropriate it to their people persons Nobiscum noster Which are not onlie voces charitatis words of charitie whē by a stile of pluralitie and community they comprehend al the members of their state but voces fidei words of faith also when they make Iehouam exercituum the vniuersal Lord of the world whose power is over al to bee their proper peculiar God Like wise builders that build vpon the rocke al the winds and stormes in the world maie beate vpon their house either of Church or Kingdome but cannot shake them Wise Merchāts that sell al the substance they haue to buy one pearle more valuable and precious then al the rest Vnus omnia And omniam omnibus Compendiū mirabile One Lord of hostes is more vnto them then al the armes of flesh and bloud al armies of men and Angels all the powers in heauen and earth One God of Iacob more vnto them then al the Gods of Ammon Aram Moab and whatsoeuer is named God throughout the whole world But that which I obserue principally in the proposition is the wisdome and perfection of their speech For according to the two members of it so doe they stile God with two titles and ascribe vnto him two attributes or actions His titles are Dominus virtutum Deus Iacob That is to saie strong sweet The one virium the other voluntatis the on of ability the other of willingnes the on roboris the other faederis One of power an other of fauor one of maiestie an other of mercie on of puissāce another of promise in a word one vniuersal the other more special J remember the counsaile of the Sonn of Syrach Facito verbis tuis stateram Ballance thy words euē Was there euer speech in the book of God more equallie ballanced In the one skale you haue the Lord of Hostes virū or rather Deum bellatorem vvith whom it is al one to saue with manie or vvith few the God of Gods with his out streched arme of power and his right hande bringing terrible things to passe whose throne is the heauen of heauens the earth his footstoole the sea his washpot Angels his ministring spirits men his vessels of claie Deuils the vassals of his wrath and al the creatures in the vvorld euen the poore insectes flies the scorns of nature executioners of his vengance and able by his appointmēt to lay one sure strokes O this is a glorious and feareful skale who can abide it Who euer saw God in his strength liued What piller of heauen or what foundation of the vvorld could stand if there were not an nother skale to match and mitigate the rigor of his strength Behold then in the other part there is the God of Iacob in which name is comprised vvhatsoeuer belōgeth to mercie fauor compassion whatsoeuer to election dilection purchase inheritance promise couenant word sacrament Nay the prescription and antiquitie of his loue is exprest herein for Deus Iacob beareth an auncient date And these two together Lord of hosts God of Iacob make a iust aequi-libriū betweene greatnes and grace and bring al things to a faire medlie a sweet and acceptable harmonie like that in the 34. of Exod. The Lord the Lord Stronge there is the roote of all afterwards mercifull gracious c. a number of goodlie branches springing frō that roote The actions ascribed vnto him are likwise two The one of presēce Nobi scum the other of protection susceptor noster arx exaltatio locus editus the latter is an auxesis increase to the former Dominus nobiscum is not so much vnlesse you vnderstand that great mysterie which was hidden from the beginning of the world and reuealed in fulnes of time that is Emanuel Dominus nobiscum God in our nature God in our flesh for God is present to al his creatures Iouis omnia plena caelum terram impleo I fil heauen and earth VVhether shal I flie from thy spirit if I climbe vp into heauen c. Hee is present with those that shunne his presence that saie vnto him depart from vs and thinke they are safe from his sight Tush none seeth the God of Iacob regardeth not But when it is added that God is not onlie with vs but for vs nobiscum and pro nobis then are we safe secure from all possible dangers The assertion I confesse is verie audacious if it be not wel warranted Many haue trusted in lying words as the Prophet Ieremy speaketh Templum Domini Templum Domini and whie not these aswel brachium Domini brachiū Domini the arme of the Lord is with vs and perhaps noe such matter They are not the first that haue been deceaued There were that called thē selues the children of Abrahā the disciples of Moyses the sōnes of the most High were nothing lesse You saie the Lord of hostes is with you and the God of Iaakob your defense How proue you it Or why yours more then the whole world 's besides Assured it is there were noe outward apparant transient worke from God to perswade vs of his presence and defense if besides his promises which promises are yea amen besides his word othe which word and othe are 2. immutable things wee had nothing to stand vpon if he made as if hee slept and had thrust his hand of working into his bosome would not drawe it out but might seeme to haue forgotten to be gracious and to haue buried his mercies in euerlasting