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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	aaron_n	ark_n	table_n	19	3	7.2152	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88600	The watchmans watchword. A sermon preached at White-Hall upon the 30 of March last, being the fifth Wednesday in Lent, and the day of the monethly fast: by Richard Love D.D. Master of Corpus Christi Colledge in Cambridge, and chaplain in ordinary to his Majestie. Published by command.	Love, Richard, 1596-1661.	1642 (1642)	Wing L3193; Thomason E145_4; ESTC R19765	34,052	46

to the Tabernacle as Ribera thinks is as much as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 together with the Ark or if you will 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 close or near unto the Ark So the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is sometimes taken as well for that which is near about as for that which is properly within The rod of Aaron then might be said to be in the Ark as being near unto the Ark. And so the truth is that in the Tabernacle or Sanctum Sanctorum there was placed the Ark of the Covenant in which was the Tables over which was the Oracle and the Mercy-seat and before it or near unto it was the rod of Aaron Maimonid tom 3. in Bethhabchirah cap. 4. For the rod of Moses Baronius Baron in anno 1008. tells us out of one Glaber that in the yeare 1008 part of that rod was miraculously found in a citie of France and that great multitudes not onely of the French but out of Italy and other Nations came to see it I confesse this sounds loud of a legend with which stuff those vast volumes are extremely furnished But for certain the rod of God is still forth-coming God hath laid up his rod safe even in his Tabernacle in his Sanctum Sanctorum not far from the Ark the Oracle and the Mercy-seat both France and Italy yea and England and poore Ireland too have seen this rod yea and felt it now of late If any people though formerly never so dear unto God begin once openly to break his Covenant to despise his Oracles to neglect his Mercy-seat then let them know that near unto the Ark of the Covenant the Oracle and the Mercy-seat God still hath his rod even the rod of Egypt God hath given unto a Nation the blessing of Health Clementiam coeli salubritatem soli Regio quocunque anni tempore temperatissima Ortel de Anglia A great blessing a fair Morning But if that Nation do abuse that health either to riot and excesse or else to lust and uncleannesse If they be mighty to drink wine men of strength to mingle strong drink Isa 5.22 If when they are fed to the full they commit adultery and assemble themselves by troups in the harlots houses If as fed horses in the morning every one neighs after his neighbours wife Jer. 5.7,8 then Cedo virgam saith God give me my rod of Egypt I will stretch out my hand and smite that people with blains and botches with the pox and purples yea with the plague and pestilence And was not this lately even our own case or are we yet quite free Behold your Morning turned into a dismal Night the night of sicknesse God hath given a Nation the blessing of wealth and plentie we have solum foecundum frugiferúmque Ortel de Angliae our land doth feed us with the flower of the finest wheat Psal 81.16 our flocks do clothe us in the softest wools our Seas bring in the spices of Arabia and the Sabean gummes the gold of Ophir the pearls and gemmes of India all the riches of Asia and America pay tribute to the British Ocean A great blessing a fair Morning But if thou employest this wealth to pride or luxurie or if thou beest still thirsty after more and therefore forgetting works of pietie and works of charitie hoardest up riches per fas nefásque by hook or crook by right or wrong Cedo virgam saith God give me my rod of Egypt he strikes upon the dust of the earth and it turns to lice Exod. 8.16 to penurie and want he strikes upon thy estate thy bags thy cofers and behold all is empty your trades decay and stock does melt Ye have put your money into a bag with holes Hag. 1.6 Ye looked for much and lo it came to little and when ye brought it home I did blow upon it Hag. 1.9 Is it not our case behold your Morning turned into a dismall Night a night of scarcitie God hath given unto a people the blessing of peace peace abroad peace at home peace in Church peace in State A great blessing a fair Morning yet if we abuse this peace to pride to oppression to the neglect of our brethren that be in miserie Cedo virgam saith God give me my rod of Egypt God stretcheth out his hand upon the rivers and turneth the waters into bloud Exod. 7.19 Make Proclamation prepare warre wake up the mighty men let all the men of warre draw near beat the plow-shares into swords and the pruning-hooks into spears Joel 3.9,10 How near are we that case Behold your Morning turning into a dismall Night a night of warre God gives a people the truth of his word and worship the pure light of his Gospel An unspeakable blessing a glorious Morning But if that people shall either detain that truth in unrighteousnesse Rom. 1.18 and keep onely a form of godlinesse but denie the power thereof 2. Tim. 3.5 Or if they shall not so much as keep the form but openly corrupt Gods truth through heresie and pollute Gods worship with their own inventions Cedo virgam saith God give me my rod of Egypt I will stretch out my hand toward heaven I will cause a darknesse through the land a darknesse that may be felt so that one man shall not see another neither shall any rise from his place Exod. 10.21,22 Behold your Morning turned into a dismall Night a night of spirituall darknesse And surely this is of all others the most dreadfull night the very dead of night more then a Cimmerian darknesse so grosse that it may be felt When after so much means of light grosse ignorance doth possesse a people when in their ignorance they grope severall wayes some to Superstition and Idolatrie some to Schisme and Separation so that one does not see another and all this with so much obstinacie that prove and preach what you will none will rise from his place nor alter his resolution it makes me fear lest even for this cause God should send strong delusions amongst us that we should believe a lie 3. Thess 2.11 O let us pray to God to dispell this Night of spirituall darknesse to keep off this rod strike us with any rod but this strike us with sicknesse famine warre rather then with spirituall blindnesse The sunshine of Gods truth will afford some light of comfort to pious souls even in the midst of sicknesse want and warre But if the light of the Gospel be once put out though we enjoy health and wealth and peace we are but in a desperate darknesse The Philosopher said well If the sunne be once down it is night for all the starres Well beloved there is one way and onely one I know to keep off all these strokes to remove whatsoever judgements do threaten us in this dismall night which comes fast upon us and that is a stroke too This