Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	covenant_n	sacrament_n	seal_n	5,151	5	9.5245	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15011	A pithie, short, and methodicall opening of the Ten commandements. By Master William Whately, preacher of the word of God at Banburie in Oxford-shire	Whately, William, 1583-1639.; Lee, Richard, d. 1650.	1622 (1622)	STC 25315; ESTC S119736	77,294	265

contents of the bodie as to diuert the minde from seeking after things more worthy as a man is so carried to sports that he neglects prayers c. both these sins are called sensualitie or voluptuousnesse and it is a making of ones belly his God 2. Faults of the lesse principall faculties outward viz. 1. Of speech 2. Of senses 3. Of the locomotiue facultie 1. Of speech in a twofold regard 1. Of the obiect 2. Of the measure 1. Of the obiect when for 1. Good 2. Euill 1. For good 1. When it is vnready to it 2. When its wearie of it 2. For euill when 1. It s nimble to it 2. Constant in talking of it 2. The measure of the speech when we be more plentifull in speaking of things earthly and carnall then of things heauenly and spirituall 2. Faults of the lesse principall faculties outward are of the senses as principally 1. Of the eye 2. Of the eare 1. Of the eye are three 1. In looking after vanitie 2. Turning aside from beholding that that might helpe to good 3. Looking more earnestly when the bodie requires then when the soule 2. The faults of the eare are 3 also 1. When it listneth after euill speeches 2. When it turnes away it selfe from God 3. It s more attentiue to heare things naturally good then spiritually 3. The faults of the lesse principall outward facultie called Locomotiue are in two regards 1. Of the obiect of it 2. Of the measure 1. For the obiect of it when a man is 1. Liuely in vsing it for euill purposes 2. Weary in vsing it for good things 2. For the measure of it when it is lesse liuely and more weary in things spirituall then in things naturall to goe to a market then a Sermon Hitherto the first Commandement The second followes Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen Image c. THE summe of it is to order vs in the solemne worship of God or exercises of diuine seruice called vsually religious exercise That any thing may be called an act of diuine seruice three things are required 1. That it be done with immediate reference to God in that himselfe or some thing in his stead is the obiect of it 2. That it doe tend to the doers intention directly and of it selfe to the getting or increasing of some or all the chiefe graces required in the first Commandement by winning and obtaining them or some of them from God when they hope to please and content him by such an act 3. That there be a separating of ones selfe from all other businesses to be imployed in such acts wholly and altogether And euery exercise of religion or of diuine seruice hath diuers particular actions that be as parts of the whole and in the orderly vniting of which the whole it selfe is accomplished and whatsoeuer is done in such exercise of religion for the end and purpose of pleasing God and getting grace with respect of conscience to him as esteeming that he must and will haue it so or else thy seruice shall not be so well-pleasing and acceptable vnto him This is a part of worship or of diuine seruice for example to offer a young bullocke was an exercise of religion because the Priest did intend to offer it vnto God with an intention of shewing faith and obedience and that directly The doing of it in such a place with such garments with such rites were parts of this worship or religious exercise because in all these the intention of the doer was carried to God accounting the seruice not to be acceptable to him without them and hoping and purposing by the due obseruation of all these things to please God to exercise faith and obedience and other graces as much as by the very offering it selfe So the summe of this second Commandement is to order vs in diuine seruice and the parts thereof This Commandement hath two parts 1. The affirmatiue 2. The negatiue 1. The affirmatiue shewing what God requireth at our hands 2. The negatiue shewing what the Lord forbiddeth 1. The things commanded are of two sorts 1. For the performance of diuine seruice 2. For preseruation of it 1. For the performance of diuine seruice that it be done according to Gods commandement which is the true rule thereof and that for two respects 1. For the matter of it 2. The manner of it 1. The matter of it in regard 1. Of the obiect or thing worshipped 2. The parts or kindes of worship 1. The obiect or thing worshipped must be 1. The liuing God alone 2. God conceiued of in the pure apprehension of the minde not represented to the eye or senses by any figure or representation 2. The parts or kinds of worship that they be by him appointed And the seruices by him appointed are of two sorts 1. Ordinarie 2. Extraordinarie 1. Ordinarie such as are to be done constantly and in a setled course which are threefold 1. Publique 2. Priuate 3. Indifferent 1. Publique and these are two 1. Preaching of the word which is the exposition application of the Scriptures or any points of doctrine therein contained by a Minister vnto the people that must attend thereto 2. The administration of the Sacraments or seales of the couenant of grace either 1. Baptisme 2. The Lords Supper 1. Baptisme which is the seale of our ingraffing into Christ by the Spirit in the washing with water 2. The Lords Supper which is the seale of our nourishing in and by Christ through the giuing and receiuing of bread and wine consecrate and broken for that end 2. The ordinarie seruices by him appointed in priuate are two 1. Conference 2. Meditation 1. Conference of any part of Scripture or point of doctrine therein deliuered betwixt two or moe for their fuller edification therein 2. Meditation which is a serious considering and applying to each ones selfe some point of doctrine or place of Scripture for a mans owne edification 3. The seruices by him appointed which are indifferent are such as must be done both publiquely and priuately of a Congregation together or of a few or of one alone and these are foure 1. Prayer which is a calling vpon God in the name of Christ with petitions and thanksgiuings ioyned with confession of sinne and deprecation of punishment 2. Reading the Scriptures or other good bookes increating of diuine matters 3. Catechising which is a plaine and easie instructing of the simple in the grounds of Christian doctrine by briefe and familiar Questions and Answers either by the Minister in publique or the gouernours in priuate or some able bodie in their place 4. Singing of Psalmes that is vttering of holy matter in musicall numbers and tune either with voice alone or instruments and voice 2. Extraordinarie seruices by him appointed are such as are to be done now and then vpon speciall occasion which are 3. 1. Fasting which is the bestowing of an artificiall day or more in exercise of humiliation and