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spirit_n	father_n	speak_v	word_n	8,168	5	4.4024	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36404	Ezekiel, cap. 2	Eleanor, Lady, d. 1652.	1640 (1640)	Wing D1988; ESTC R18906	5,579	24

Ezekiel Cap. 2. WHereas this Vision stiled The appearance of the likenes of the glory of the Lord whereby as appears then a warning-piece of great Babylons preparation reports some greater judgement of more moment or importance then their Captivity above all his fellow brethren the Prophets though then others he no more timorous neverthelesse by such several admonitions given him doubtless intendeth no other or no lesse then captivity lead captive attended with innumerable chariots The Lord of Hosts marching on the wing'd winds much rather then the King of Assyria his Army The great days Alarm sufficiently visible And so of these vigilant living creatures in this Vision This watchmans Looking-glass the first visag'd like a Man looking upward another a Lyons voice the third the laborious Ox the fourth for speed to an Eagles swiftness likened whose faces every way besides full of eyes before and behinde other motion none but straight forward requisite in Prophets those watchmen or seers especially who bend their course that way the future the mark they shoot at And having had such a full view of this glorious Vision every one so many faces fell on his face by a voice commanded Stand upon thy feet to wit I am the Resurrections voice unlike that of the tempter If thou be the Son of God cast thy self down And where the Devil threw him down when the evil spirit cast out thus stood up instantly gives him withall to understand Verse I ordain thee one of the order of Prophets my Spirit I have appointed to to enter into thee and Jure Divino no lesse at all points armd with his commission he with a writ of Rebellion to serve them saith I send thee to a rebellious Nation Cap. 2. that have rebelled against me And they whether they will hear or forbear who stop the ear like the deaf Adar I send thee unto them say thou thus Thus saith the Lord whether they hearken or refrain chuse them for they a rebellious house yet shall they know there hath been a Prophet amongst them verse 5. And thou be not daunted or dismaid howsoever they look of their looks be not afraid though they a rebellious house leave that to him the Holy Ghost who will not be so answered protesting though Noah Daniel and Job were present they should but save themselves And line upon line even the Lords own words again and again expresly what can be said more plain then thou shalt speak these my words unto them notwithstanding as aforesaid whether they will hear or forbear for they are most rebellious But thou hear what J say Be not rebellious like that rebellious house weigh not their favor nor frowns let them know they have been visited give them warning howsoever Open thy mouth eat what J give thee standing on thy feet receive it the Resurrection tidings and as expresly commanded so to a tittle observed of which Angelical food the Evangelist John communicated even the little Book opened c. where heard such a noise of Trumpets an Angel the cryer stood roaring like a Lyon so many Thunders uttering their voices as Drums a Cryers voice too he in the Isle of Patmos in that Desart crying He that hath an Ear let him hear what the Spirit saith to the Churches Rev. cap. 2. c. besides Fighting against the Holy Spirit forewarning all to beware proclaims the Iudge of quick and dead his coming and both of these agreeing thus in the sad condition of the time as it were not to be awakened bidden in another place Son of man sigh with breaking of thy loins smite thy hands c. an end the end is come upon the four corners of the earth or land as signifies both now the end an evil an only evil behold is come Thus saith the Lord Cap. 7. An end is come it watcheth for thee behold it is come as it were all is accomplished the day of Iudgements forerunner is come smothered although by our Overseers fast asleep for all as in this City of late some sleepers characters of the cariage of the time women never the like awakened not not by the pains of their travel but as faln asleep many days before so continued stil sleeping whilest in the bed the Babe choked c. Another whose Arm lay broyling on the fire lately gone into the Hospital she in the mean while asleep Furthermore for whose commission before this Prophets being dismissed thus much without aggravation or augmentation he unto such an unexpected Banquet invited being not sent fasting away of Lamentations Mourning and VVoe spread before him Cap. 3. Moreover saying having caused him to eat bidden freely to fill himself c. J send thee not to the Cotages unto Day-laborers those of a rude speech them of thick or great lips surely had J sent thee unto them they would have hearkned unto thee and have answered And with motives and admonitions such this Messenger of his prepared and this no news of a Prophet to be least honored where best known for the most part there dishonored most Even these the Lords gracious warning his words expresly shall go on with them Saying Go get thee to the house speak with my words unto them who hardly will hearken to thee receive thy testimony whom neither pestilence the like unheard of the sword Brother against Brother Children against their Father Famine evil Spirits grown familiar acquaintance as though Satan now faln from Heaven And thus mixt new and old like a Scribe in both instructed c. proceeding with the Commission saying farther for as steel they be of a stiff forehead But thy face I have made strong against their faces and thy forehead against their foreheads as an Adamant Harder then flint embrace or salute them not shake off the dust of their houses go not amongst them who say in their hearts He delays his coming or We will not have this man to reign over us as though of some other nation we know not what he says moreover Bring them forth and slay them before me as appears by that Prophetical Parable when as supposed the Kingdom of God immediately to appear as it were even Mine eye shall not pity them though they cry aloud I will not hear them c. And therefore that will by no means incline or hearken to thee with none of them communicate for all their looks see thou be not weak or daunted though they a rebellious house verse 9. receive and take it into thine heart and hear it with thine ears For all my words shalt thou speak unto them c. Look see thou forbear them not having a watchmans care speak unto them and tell them Thus saith the Lord c. ver 11. Verse who then taken up in the Spirit shews how he heard behind him from its motion a voice of a great rushing to remember him again another warning as a clock its Alarm before it strikes cap. 1. likened to the voice or