Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	deny_v	teach_v	ungodliness_n	4,302	5	11.7286	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27079	A testimony to the free and universal love of God in Jesus Christ to the sons of men in true love sent forth (more especially) to the inhabitants of Colchester and parts adjacent, for them to read over, and weigh with due and serious consideration, in the blessed fear of the Lord / by Thomas Bayle.	Bayle, Thomas.	1675 (1675)	Wing B1471; ESTC R11593	13,567	22

sure you are deprived thereby of comfort peace and content here and which is more if not repented of and that your repentance be before it be too late will certainly end in your ruine and destruction for ever more And therefore repent repent of these your abominations and live no longer in the lusts of your own evil hearts but be ye considerate of your wayes and doings of the tendency and end of them for you are not wholly wrapt up in ignorance the knowledge of sin and evil in some measure you have enough to condemn you if you repent not if you put not away the evil of your doings and learn soberness justness truth and those things which the Lord requires of you for I have shewed thee O man saith the Lords Prophet what the Lord requires of thee and the Lords Prophet which he hath raised up saith the same to you now this knowledge and understanding as I said in some measure you have for you your selves know you should not swear nor lye nor steal nor be drunk nor violent as lately some to their shame shewed themselves and where will you hide you and what cloak will you take upon you for Christ Jesus the Judge is come to cover you from his all-seeing eye from whom in his light you have seen these things to be evil to be bad to be against him and that you cannot stand by them but are condemned in your selves for them and cry out God forgive me I should not swear or be drunk or the like but why then do you are you altogether ignorant that they that know their Masters will and doth it not are worthy to be beaten with many stripes no not ignorant wholly or altogether for if so then no crying to God for forgiveness would proceed from you for where there is no Law there is no transgression but it seems here is Law with you and Transgression with you and therefore you cry out to the Lord whom you know you have sinned against for forgiveness so this you well know and are not ignorant of And thus you lye in great desolation and take ye heed lest it prove a desolation for ever and that your scattered broken state you never witness the true Shepheards Crook to pull you out of it into that holy power which would if you would submit thereto keep and preserve you from that spirit of darkness ignorance and profaneness which now you are possess'd and so fill'd with and overcome by as that no escape or deliverance is by you known or sought after but he the evil one which hath ruled in your members in a sad and woful night of transgression still reigns and rules as if you were made for his service and he as of right the just Lord and Ruler over you Now you may understand that he that made you made you for another purpose and for another end as that which should be profitable unto you and of great advantage as namely a Crown of Glory upon your heads and that is that you should serve him that made you which is reasonable even that heavenly bright and holy spirit of Wisdome and power which formed you and gave you being and understanding and knowledge beyond the Beasts of the field or the most excellent earthly Creatures and Bodies which you see moving upon the face of the Earth and that service which he expects from accepts and receives of his Creatures Man and Woman is performed in and by a pure holy contrite humble heart and spirit and that it may be the fruit and product thereof and not that which springs from a corrupted heart and root and to that end the Lord God hath bestowed upon mankind universally without respect to persons a measure of holyness and purity which is of his own nature and purity and doth proceed from him the Father of Lights to gather man again out of the state of Darkness and death where you are who walk in the lusts of the flesh into a state of glory a renewed state where all things are become new clear and pure to walk in the Light thereof and glorious shinings in their hearts And to this largely testifie the holy Scriptures which I doubt not but some of you at some time or other have read somewhat of wherein it 's said That the grace of God which brings Salvation hath appeared to all men if to all men then to you teaching us who were they they that believed in it and obeyed it to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts and it would do the same for you and teach you as well as they to live soberly and righteously in this present evil world if you would bring your deeds to it if you loved not darkness rather than light if you would bow down in heart and conscience in obedience and full submission to it for it's work and the very end of its being given by the good giver of it is to reprove convince instruct guide and rule in righteousness and therein is it to be found and enjoyed and the benefit that comes thereby and not where you are in disobedience gainsaying and rebellion for never any enjoyed it or its teachings and leadings in such a state although it knocks often and calls to forsake death but by submission to its pure holy teachings and requirings and this is the Lords Messenger and Angel of his holy Power by which he calls unto man to hearken unto him to forsake death and live that so to him doth call to return And this voice it 's said is behind man who is gone forth from it through the subtilty of that Serpent who at first did and still doth deceive man through mans hearkening unto him calling upon him to go back again and to go home to the Fathers house and not to go forth for no teacher is like unto him as all who have come to his teaching in this age and in all ages past have constantly born witness But now you must be willing and obedient if you would enjoy this innocent life this Pearl of great price this hope of Glory than which there is none besides you must receive it according to the Counsel of his own will his Testimony is I am come not to send Peace on the earth but a Sword Fallen man cannot put forth his own hand to take of the Tree of Life and live for there is a Sword a flaming Sword put into the hand of Cherubims which turns every way to keep him from it of this you may have read Thus was Adam in his transgression stopt and be you assured this Sword is not taken down but still turneth against you I believe many of you at times feell the turning or shaking of it against you which makes you to fear to tremble to be afraid and some to feel such horrour torment and perplexity of spirit within you when the thoughts or consideration of death comes neer you and who in your weakness of body