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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	faith_n	law_n	righteousness_n	14,595	5	8.2213	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68257	The eagle and the body described in one sermon preached before Queene Elizabeth of precious memorie, in Lent. Anno 1601. By William Barlovv ...	Barlow, William, d. 1613.	1609 (1609)	STC 1450; ESTC S100872	14,448	40

in affection as it selfe is holy by inspiration The like question being moued why our Sauiour in this place should personally call himselfe the BODIE whereas the Church elsewhere is called his Body an answere semblable may be truely shaped it is by reason of that mutual Coalescence between him and his Elect they not onely being His generation in whom they liue and haue their being but by spirituall regeneration being made partakers of the very diuine nature not transitiuely with any diminution in him but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 distributiuely as the Fire in the forge heateth the yron without losse to it selfe which is the resemblance of S. Basil or as a Scale-ring imprinteth the forme vpon diuers things it selfe remaining as it was which is Philo his comparison or as ten thousand Torches may receiue flame from a fountaine of fire and this no way diminished which is the Simile by Chrysostome or as the spirit of Moses diuided betweene the seauenty two Elders himselfe hauing neuer a whit the lesse which Origen applies to this purpose Christ being the very Body and substance of all those graces and vertues which in the Saints of God are but accidentall qualities for in HIM dwelleth the FVLNES of the God-head BODILY and from that FVLNES we all haue receiued grace for grace Therfore to this PREY the Elect do flie vpon this BODY they feed both vt corpus carnis as a Body INCARNATE vt Corpus mortis as a Body CRVCIFIED and vt Corpus Gloriae as in heauen GLORIFIED From the first they receiue a treble vertue jo. Their Wisedome and Knowledge for no man knoweth the Father but the Sonne and HE to whom the Sonne will reueale him The great Beau-Clerkes of Diuinitie the Doctors of the Church by the traditions of antiquitie the definitions of Councels haue shewed themselues cunning in finding out some rich and deepe veynes and haue made both themselues and others very wealthy with the Ingots and wedges of this gold as Plato and Salomon call the knowledge of arts in all kind but in THIS Bodie that is in Christ were the whole hidden mines and the heaped treasures themselues of all wisdome and knowledge His enemies confest it neuer man spake as this man doth And Saint Paul accompts all his fore-learning skill though very accurate in respect therof to be but losse and doung and the Oracle from heauen twise First in the riuer Iordan and againe on mount Tab●r inioynes an Audite EVM as leauing all other to Heare HIM For if an Angell frō Heauen preach any OTHER doctrine then HE Let him be accursed If some preferre Philosophie as THAT wisdome to saluation we note it for their Heresie If others match the foure Councels with the foure Euangelists we tell them it is Blasphemie If Rome obiect Traditions vnwritten wee accuse them of Vncertainty If any come with Ecce hic to tell vs that here or there is Christ we beleeue him not but take him to be either larua Christi a false Christ or hostis Christi a meere Antichrist Secondly we mainteine that the multiplied skill of the best humane knowledge is but a shaddow compared to this BODIE yea the chiefe diuine knowledge to bee no other then a shaddow deriued from this BODY And therefore conclude against them all with the Disciples Domine ad quem ibimus Lord WHETHER shall wee goe THOV hast the words of eternall life And thus the EAGLES finding in themselues scientiam not sufficientiam saith S. Bernard prey vpon HIM as he is factus sapientia made wisedome vnto vs and say with Iehosaphat Cum ignorauerimus ad te leuamus oculos when our owne skill faileth vs wee haue resort to THEE 2. From IT they haue their true Righteousnesse because the iustice which they haue by nature is but iustitia Gentiliū not sanctified by faith what they have by the law is iustitia Pharisaeorum vnprofitable because vnpossible to be performed yea that which they haue by grace is but iustitia viatorum inchoate and imperfect before it be made vp with HIS Obedience imputed For of HIM it was said My righteous seruant shall iustifie many And the precept for that is Credite in EVM Beleeue on HIM which iustifieth the vngodly Where if the French hereticke in Saint Bernard or the Romanists his Proctors in that Plea shall obiect IVSTICIA sit CVIVS est quid ad te the righteousnesse is Christs what 's that to thee answere him with that Father Sit etiam CVLPA CVIVS est quid ad me the FAVLT was Adams also what 's THAT to ME Match them therfore together traducta culpa indulta iusticia as Sinne is mine by propagation so righteousnes is mine by imputation Peccatum in semine iustitia in sanguine Adam deriueth sinne by nature to my condemnation Christ bringes life by his obedience to my iustification Yea rather there is no match betweene them for if by the OFFENCE of one many be made sinners much more by the OBEDIENCE of one shall many be made righteous saith the Apostle especially if he be THAT One Iesus the iust Sit efficacior causa vbi potior natura HIS nature was more diuine then Adams HIS power therefore should be more effectuall For which cause the Apostle calls it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the SVPER-ABVNDANCE of his grace and so to IT the Eagles flie and hungring after Righteousnes seize vpon HIM as he is Iehouah Iustitia nostra the Lord OVR righteousnes and say both with Saint Bernard de TE Domine suppleo quod minus habeo in me that which we want in our selues Lord we supply from thee and with Dauid also Domine memorabor iustitiae TVAE SOLIVS Lord we will make mention of THY righteousnes ONELY Lastly from it they take the Sanctitie of their liues deportment for in I●M there was no sinne nor guile in his mouth wheras in all other men there is corruption in the best men there is defection yea euen in his Angels vnfaithfulnesse hath beene found the best mens actions being like Salomons gold-worke a Lilly vpon a Piller and a Lilly vpon a Piller rare and few and therefore Saint Paul framing patterns to be followed when he propounds himself be ye Imitatores MEI his command for imitation hath his Sicut of limitation so FARRE as I am of CHRIST But elsewhere when he wils them to be imitatores DEI he restraines not that but walke in loue saith he as Christ loued you who is not as the holiest men Sanctus holy in themselues but Sanctificans making others holy so him selfe sayth for their sakes SANCTIFIE I my selfe that they also may be SANCTIFIED Therefore the precept for that is by the Apostle Videte EVM Looke vpon HIM who neither contracted sin by