Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	body_n	moon_n	star_n	2,625	5	9.1398	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18708	Two fruitfull and godly sermons preached at Dorchester in Dorsetshyre, the one touching the building of Gods temple, the other what the temple is.	Chub, William.	1585 (1585)	STC 5212; ESTC S109852	23,458	64

people wherein his power was weakened and the strength of hys wyll was discouraged there is it that Christ sayth Ioh. 5. Without me ye can doo nothing Euen so haue we no wyll of our selues that is aualiable to doo any thing vnlesse it be gyuen from aboue Math 16 17. as appeared by Peter when he made his confession of Christe it was told him by Christ that flesh bloode had not reuealed that vnto him but hys heauenly father Likewise in the tenth of Mathew Mat 10 20 our sauiour Christ sayth It is not yee that speake but the spirite of your father which speaketh in you And in a great many more places in the scriptures it appeareth that mann hath no power or will at all of himselfe to doo any thing vnles it be gyuen him from aboue and it standeth in great reason and to the godlye séemeth very comfortable for if we should haue wil A reason why we haue not free wyll we must be free from sin which cannot be whereby our wyll might tend vnto good or els in this state of sin wherein we stand how can wee but yéelde sinne and wickednes according to the originall of nature and then is our wyll polluted and the effect nothing worth therfore wée haue the helpe of Gods spirite which worketh in vs by the vertue of our head Christ who hath sent the same spirit vnto vs by the which spirite we worke goodnes effectually and necessary it were that God shoulde haue hys prerogatiue of working in vs because he knoweth what wee haue néede of before we aske and he giueth better then eyther we can desire or deserue and his grace is not in vaine in vs for his 〈◊〉 neither ought we to vse it in vaine for our parte and therefore we may bee assured of the best neerest and right when we hold of God and not of our selues I● is sayde that one heare of our heade shall not perysh which vndoubtedly is spoken because God preserueth vs and therefore is God among many of his vertuous names called Adon in the Hebrewe which is custos or seruator a kéeper or preseruer It wee hee that preserued Daniniell from the hungry Lyons Sydra● Misac and Abednago from the hote Ouen when the Martir Stephen hadde much a do Acts. 6 10 and great disputation with the Libertines and Cirenians and them of Alexandria and Cicilia and Asia These aduersaries were not able to resiste the wisedome and the spyrits by the which he spake and thus to our greate comforte wee sée that the worthiest worketh that is effectuall if we should worke our wyll it woulde he so weake and so wycked as would be accounted nothing worth And therefore is it that to our comfort it is spoken that we are not our owne but his that careth for vs and hath the ability to prouide for vs euen the best Now therefore let vs examine our selues farther Mans merites and sée our merits deserts before God which many haue preached and allowed to the great ouerthrowe of the estimation of Christ his death and passion as though there were an ability in men to deserue any thing at Gods hands which is contrary to the Apostles doctrine who sayeth When we haue doone all that we can doo yet we are vnprofitable seruants But for the better tryall hereof let vs examine all our déedes be they neuer so good as continuall prayer vnfayned loue pitty dayly feeding of the poore the preseruing of our bodies in chastity and honesty forsakyng the world the flesh and the deuill or what els may be commendable in a man is it able to match one of Gods gyfts as our vnderstanding our sight our health our sound lymmes our nourishment our lyfe our children our peace wyth a great many moe blessings can it deserue any of these nay rather doth not one of these blessings deserue and require all those good déedes at mans hands yes no doubt how say ye then to a greater blessing then all this who hath giuen Christe Iesus to shed his precious blood to purchase vnto vs the kingdome of heauen and lyfe euerlasting euen he vndoubtedly that can neuer be iustly recompenced by a sinful mās obseruation and conuersation be it neuer so holy and therefore is it that wee are alwaies in debt vnto the Lord and for that cause is it that our Sauiour Christe hath taught vs to desire God in our prayer that he will forgiue vs our debts as wee forgyue our debters and then howe can we deserue any thing at Gods hands whē we can not make recompence for the smalest things that we haue had already and doo dayly receiue Wherefore it séemeth to be a very comfortable doctrine vnto vs in that wee are not our owne and in that wee are boughte for a price for if wee were our owne we should perish as men that are wicked sinners and as men that can doo no good thing nor deserue any good thing therefore of all creatures wee are happy that wee are bought by his bloode who hath made vs acceptable before hys father and by whom and in whom the father is well pleased and h● whose onely meanes the kingdome of heauen is purchased for vs. Wherefore this laste parte remayneth for vs Our duety and is required at our hands as duety that wee glorifie God which is as much to be vnderstanded that we attribute not onely the power superiority and excellency vnto God alone but also that we serue him loue him thanke him and obey him according to his worthines and that vndoubtedly is so much as can neuer be fully performed at our handes how be it so farre we must endeuour our selues and so farre stretch our selues as the measure and ability of Gods spirite is giuen vnto vs and because wée should neyther be weakelings in the power of the holy ghost working in vs nor yet dissemblers in outward holines hauing no inward tast we are wylled to be seruaunts both in spirite and in body because they are both Gods that is God hath purchased them both to set forth hys glory in them as in a holy place or Temple and to glorify God is aswell in spyrite as in body to giue the excellence or superiority vnto him and therevppon in the same spirit and body to all things that are required at our hands and are best agréeable for our calling which is far more to be apparant in vs then in any other creatures by how much we are more excellent then they The prophet Dauid sayth Psal 19 The heauens declare the glorye of God and the firmament sheweth his handy worke which is asmuch to say as these creatures that is the heauens and firmament doo shew their order course effect as is appointed them by God and they do their obedience according to his wyll and pleasure the sunne moone and starres doo shine and keepe their order and course and haue doone from the