Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	build_v	peter_n	rock_n	5,754	5	9.5900	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16758	Marie Magdalens loue	Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626?	1595 (1595)	STC 3665; ESTC S104804	30,480	114

as are b●t snares of the diuell harken vnto the truth that may bring thē to Christ and rather bee delighted to talke with the Ministers of Gods holye worde of the passion of Christ to seeke him in his worde than to runne with wicked people to see a foole in a play but learne of Marie what to say whither to goe what to doe Seeke Christ bee instructed by his Disciples and goe with them to his Sepulcher First learne to be mortified or els neuer looke to be glorified Nowe it is said that the other Disciple whom Iesus loued out ran the other so that the verie loue in the spirite that he had vnto the Lord was it that carried him to the Sepulcher to see what he had hard or might become of his Master and surelie the greater measure of loue that God infuseth into the soule of man by the inspiration of his holy spirit the greater shall bee his or her desire and the swifter to come to him his Sepulcher or his holie word the true testimonie of his eternall mercie First it is said they went forth now they ranne so we see hereby that once entred into the way to Christ wee will euen runne to get to him at least if wee be lead by the ●ame spirit that Marie and the Disciples were otherwise if once in the way wee looke backe we shall euer be vnworthy to finde the path againe to our comfort but to the former words So they ran both but the other Disciple outranne Peter Of all contentions I finde it the best to contend for the soules comfort of al races the best running to Christ manie run after their dogges hurrting all day for a hare and perhaps go without her at night other run their horses for the ●ell and tire them or kill them ere night many run for a wager that breake their hart in the course that they are neuer able to goe againe too manie runne from their Countries that sield or neuer returne good Christians but too fewe run to the Disciples of Christ or with his Disciples to his Sepulcher but as I said before Marie did and such as Marie will shee ran to them to tell of Christ shee came with them to heare of Christ would to God we cou●d would so run so talke as Mary did that Christ might bee the delight of our talke the end of our trauaile Alas poore wretches that we are how vile corrupt is this nature of ours that we are so blinde that we cannot or so blinded that wee will not see the way that leads vs to Christ and if God of his mercie haue opened our eyes so that wee see the way yet wee are so lazily lame as that we had rather sleepe out the day in idlenes or loose the whole yere in wantonnes or in all wicked filthy beastlines spend the whole time of our yeres rather than trauaile one mile nay step one foot or stay on● minute eyther to talke of Christ or come to his Disciples wee will runne to a playe where perhaps we may haue our purses pickt or to football where wee may haue our shinnes broken or to a fray where wee may haue our heads broken or a worse matter but to come to Christ our spirituall Treasure our Creator Redeemer our peace health and soules Chirurgen who will runne or is almos● willing to stirre a fote But here it is saide his Disciples ranne and surely who will be his Disciple must run or els it is so far a walke that they will hardly euer come to him Nowe as it is thought Peter was the elder and not so light of the body yet such was his loue that it is saide they ranne both so that old and young must run now marke further what I gather in these two running together Peter was old and faithfull the other in his loue eyther bashfull or fearefull for it is said when he came to the Sepulcher he stooped downe and sawe the linnen clothes lying but went not in See heere the excellent care of this Disciple either bashfulnes that beeing the younger he should presume to goe in before the elder or to auoide a vaine glorie of boldnesse without aduise or fearing to offend to goe in without counsaile It is said hee stooped downe saw the linnen clothes but went not in Note heere an excellent warning for yong heads that are either zealous in Religion or learned in the holy Scriptures to learne by this Disciple how to run to Christ let them take their elders with them and do nothing without them or their aduise and if they come to anye perfection yet let them giue place to their elders in anye thing that may bring them to Christ for so did the beloued of God the Disciple here spoken of Againe here we may note an excellent agreement between them though Iohn outranne Peter yet hee stayed for him at the sepulcher seemd not angry ●or saide any thing to him for his sow comming nor laught at him for his stiffe runing but that he stayed and went not in neither doe I finde that Peter was angrie with his outrunning of him nor smild at his feare as it shuld seeme of his stay that he durst not goe in till he came for being led both by the power of one spirit they gest thus farre each of others minde Loue was of most force to bring him to the Sepulcher but saith made Peter more valiant to goe in into the Sepulcher yet no doubt but they both had faith and both had loue or els Maries report had not made them run so fast thither For the commendation of the one what can bee saide more of faith then that which Christ himselfe said vnto Peter vpon his confession of him to be the sonne of the liuing God vpon that rocke he woulde build his Church and for the other what more proofe of his loue vnto any creature liuing than in the Reuelation of his Diuine will as in the holy word you may reade most sweetly expressed Learne then I saie to run with the loue of Ioh. but venter not in without the faith of Pet. Iohn perhaps might doubt manie things that the gra●e might bee closed when hee were in for his presumption in going in without authoritie yet not being forbidden at least to his owne remembrance he might be the lesse afraide what woulde followe of his aduenture b●t while loue prickt him forward and feare puld him backe comes Peter to the place and goes into the Sepulcher Here is the old saying disannulled first come first serued no for here you see Peter came last but he first went in and sawe the kerchiefe and the linnen clothes lie the kerchiefe that was wrapped together by it selfe then went in the other Disciple which came first to the sepulcher and hee saw it and beleeued In these last wordes you may see the cause why he went not in not