Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	salvation_n	teach_v	ungodliness_n	2,577	5	11.7800	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78329	A brief and perspicuous manuduction to practical divinity, by way of question and answer wherein the chief principles of religion are so explained as to infer a good life from them.	B. C.	1670 (1670)	Wing C13A; ESTC R229568	14,880	42

that di●th not and torments intolerable the portion of every soul that doth evil Then shall the wicked go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternal Q. Seeing we Christians do all profess to believe these things The Conclusion what manner of persons ought we to be A. We ought to live in all holy conversation and godliness being diligent that we may be found of God in peace without spot and blameless growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ To whom with the Father and H. Spirit be glory as is due both now and for ever Amen Amen Blessed is that Servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing but that servant which knew his Lords will and prepared not himself neither did according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes Luke 12.43 47. The end of the Commandment charity out of a pure heart and of good conscience and of faith unfeigne● from which some having swerved ha●● turned aside unto vain jangling 1 Tim. 〈◊〉 5 6. This is a faithful saying and the things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed in Go● might be careful to maintain goo● works These things are good and profitable unto men But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and stirrings about the law for they ar● unprofitable and vain Tit. 3.8 9. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts glory not and lie not against the truth James 3.13 14. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering for he is faithful that hath promised and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works Heb. 10.23 24. Giving all diligence add to your faith vertue and to virtue knowledge and to knowledge temperance and to ●emperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness charity For if these things be in you ●nd abound they make you that you shall be neither barren nor unfruitful in ●he knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ But he that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afar off and hath for gotten that he was purged from his old sins Wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall for so an entrance shall be ministred to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things though ye know them and be stablished in the present truth Yea I think it meet as long as I am in this tabernacle to stir you up by putting you in rmembrance knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me Moreover I will endeavour that you may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance 2 Pet. 1.5 to 〈◊〉 Yet therefore beloved seeing y● know these things before beware les● ye also being led away with the erro● of the wicked fall from your own stedfastness but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ To him be glory both now and for ever Amen ch●p 3.17 18. Little children let no man deceive you he that doth righteousness is righteous even as he is righteous He that commiteth sin is of the devil for the devil sinneth from the beginning For this purpose the Son of God was manifest that he might destroy the works of the devil 1 Joh 3.7 8. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly rigteously and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and that glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works Tit. 2.11 14. Blessed are they that do his commandments ●hat they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in thorow the gates into the City Rev. 22.14 PRevent us O Lord in all our doings with thy most gracious favour and further us with thy continual help that in all our works begun continued and ended in thee we may glorifie thy holy Name and finally by thy mercy obtain ever●asting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O Almighty Lord and everlasting God vouchsafe we beseech thee to direct sanctifie and govern both our hearts and bodies in the ways of thy laws and works of thy commandments that through thy most mighty protection both here and ever we may be preserved in body and soul through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen ALmighty God who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of godly life give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit and also daily endeavour to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ALmighty God who shewest to them that be in error the light of thy truth to the intent that they may turn into the way of righteousness grant unto all them that are admitted into the fellowship of Christs Religion that they 〈◊〉 eschew those things that are contrary to 〈◊〉 profession and follow all such things as a … … greeable to the same through our Lord 〈◊〉 Christ Amen BLessed Lord who hast caused all holy S … tures to be written for our learning g … that we may in such wise hear them read 〈◊〉 learn and inwardly digest them that by pat … and comfort of thy holy Word we may emb … and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlas … life which thou hast given us in our Savi … Jesus Christ Amen The End The Stationers Advertisement to the Reader THere is a most useful Tract now in the P … from the same Author explaining the genu … meaning and rational equity of that comprehen … rule of righteousness Do as you would be done by ● and applying of it to particular states and cases 〈◊〉 life in order to the cure of many misdemeanours pr●vailing among us Newly printed the third and fourth part of T … Friendly Debate

the supply of all my wants the cure o● all my griefs the satisfaction of all my desires especially the forgiveness o● my sins reconciliation to God's favour sanctification of my corrupted nature and everlasting salvation and blessedness Q. What learn you hence A. In no case to entertain any despairing thoughts Q. Upon what terms and conditions But since these great things are not the lot and portion of all men how must you address your self to God for obtaining the mercies and benefits you hope for by Jesus Christ A. I must address my self to God first with a deep sense of my own unworthiness unfeignedly repenting that ever I sinned against him Secondly with a firm belief notwithstanding of his abundant though undeserved goodness humbly by faith in Christ depending on and expecting from his free grace And Thirdly with a full purpose of heart resolving and endeavouring for the future to walk before him in newness of life all my days That is in the posture of a truly penitent and reforming believer Q. By your answer I perceive you grant an absolute necessity of repentance faith and newness of life in all ●hat expect saving benefit from Christ Repentance first therefore what is repentance A. Such a godly sorrow for sin as worketh hatred confession and forsaking of it that is what in us lieth the undoing of the evil we have done Q. What is faith in Christ Faith in Christ A. Such an hearty perswasion that he is the Saviour the Messiah foretold and promised in the old Testament That what he hath said and what is said of him in the Gospel is true and worthy of all acceptation as thereupon to embrace his commands fear his threatnings and trust him for the performance of all his promises Q. Have you no summary of those Articles you are to profess the belief of A. Yes the Creed commonly called the Apostles Q. What is Newness of Life A. It consists in denying ungodliness and worldly lusts and living soberly righteously and godlily Q. When may you be said to love so berly A. Soberly When in all things I live temperately and chastly moderating all unruly passions and appetites bridling my tongue and guarding my outward senses Q. When may you be said to live righteously A. Righteously When in all my dealings I do to others as I would be done by my self and offer not that to another which if I were in his place and state I should certainly refuse to suffer Q. When may you be said to live godlily A. Godlily When in my whole conversation I behave my self towards God as my Creator preserver and redeemer in a sedulous discharge of the several and respective acts of gratitude obedience and devotion Q. Have you no summary or abstract of those laws and commands which require and direct you to this sober righteous and godly life A. Yes the Decalogue or Ten Commandments with the Abridgement of them in those two great Commandments Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and soul and strength and mind and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self and the sermon of Christ in the mount contained in the fifth sixth and seventh chapters of St. Matthews Gospel Q. You told me I remember that you must resolve and endeavour to walk before God in newness of life all your dayes what mean you by those last words A. I mean Perseverance that I must persevere and hold on in well doing unto the end because if I draw back and apostatize God's soul will have no pleasure in me Q. I hope now What help must enable us to discharge those conditions you intend to practise according to all this but are you able of your self A. No I am not of my self sufficient to think a good thought Q. Who or what then must enable you A. God's blessed and H. Spirit which he hath promised to that purpose Q. You say the H. Spirit must enable you are you then idly to sit still and do nothing A. No I am therefore to work out my salvation with fear and trembling because God worketh in me to will and 〈◊〉 do of his good pleasure Q. what means hath God appointe you to make use of in order to the communication of his Grace and influence What means we must use A. These following First reading hearing and meditating on the word o● God which is the power of God unto salvation Secondly serious and frequent consideration of my own actions and of all God's providences to my self and others Thirdly watchfulness Fourthly Prayer Fifthly Religious fasting and Lastly the use of the Holy Sacraments Q. Reading of the holy Scriputures VVhat good Rules do you observe in your reading of the Word of God that you may understand it aright and not wrest and abuse it as many do unto their destruction A. I have learned such as these First not to come prepossess'd and prejudic'd but with an honest desire to be informed thence and so take the sense ingenuously from the holy Scripture rather than bring and fasten any other to it by my own fancy and imagination To read with an intent to enrich my soul with wholsome and divine knowledge rather than to stuff my memory with Scripture-phrases 2. Diligently to consider of the scope and circumstances of the sacred text the occasion of the discourse the coherence before and after the persons the times c. 3. Heedfully to compare one place of holy Scripture with another prophecies with their accomplishments obscurer texts with the more clear and plain and full That which toucheth a matter incidentally and on the by with that which handles it intentionally and with design but never to strain any single text against the manifest analogy of the rest 4. So far as I am able to consult the original languages or take with me the opinion of the best learned and judicious 5. To charge my self with a conscientious practice according to the matters that are plain and certain as the most necessary points of faith and life but where I have not sufficient evidence to continue a while in suspence and doubt rather than take up an opinion rashly Lastly modestly to distrust my own understanding and next to the holy Scripture it self to value the consentient testimony and authority of the Bishops and Pastors of the holy Primitive Church and that Church in particular whereof 〈◊〉 am a member as a guide and directio● far to be preferr'd before the sentenc● of any private man whatsoever Thu● am I to enquire the law of the Priest● mouth whose lips are to preserve knowledge and to have recourse to God's Minister as the Eunuch to Philip for the resolution of doubts and scruples Q. Hearing the Word What instructions are you principled with about hearing the Word preached A. Such as these 1. To suspect their Doctrine who preach without being sent and enter upon that weighty office without