Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	amen_n	glory_n	spirit_n	1,478	5	4.0144	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65794	A method and instructions for the art of divine meditation with instances of the several kindes of solemne meditation / by Thomas White.	White, Thomas, Minister of Gods Word in London.	1672 (1672)	Wing W1835; ESTC R25814	99,155	336

not this the act of an imperious whorish woman as God himself doth phrase it Ezek. 16. 30. and do but read that Chapter and you shall see whether you have not a bused all the blessings of God more then they did They spent them in honour to and in worshipping of Idols and can one make a baser Idol in the world to fall down and worship it then ones self 4. Let us consider what are the remedies of this sin 1. Consider how much hell there is in thy heart what a base and vile wretched nature thou hast Consider what the Scripture speaks of men in their natural condition and be sure the Scripture which was written by the Spirit of God doth not use to do as those vain men do who when they praise or dispraise care not whether their expressions are true or false so they be high enough and they rather strive to speak as much as they can as then much as they ought Surely whatsoever the Scripture hath spoken is made good to the utmost by those that are in hell and would by every man on earth did God withdraw his restraining sanctifying grace and were those sparkes of hell fire that is in every one by nature blown up to a flame and heightned by those sufferings that are there inflicted 2. Consider how little good and how much corruption there is in our best actions from what carnal grounds and for what carnal ends we perform our holy duties surely there is more sin in our best actions then ever yet we have discovered in our greatest abominations Do but meditate upon those several considerations set down in the meditation of our sins it will be a great preservative and remedy against pride Lastly Resolve with thy self never unless the glory of God may be thereby advanced to speak or do any thing that may cause others to have high thoughts of thee or at least not to that end what-ever good duties thou dost whether of prayer or alms c. do them as secretly as may be Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth Though thou art exceedingly to be humbled for thy sins because they offend and dishonour God and scandalize Religion yet let not this at all trouble thee that thereby the esteem that men have of thee is much abated To conclude pray earnestly as if thou wert to pray for thy life for it is thy life that God would humble thee desire God to afflict thee or use any means that he would sanctifie to that end and when thou hast finisht thy Meditation consider what passage hath most aff●cted thee and keep it in thy thoughts that by of ten thinking of it thou mai'st be humbled and made to be of a poor and contrite spirit that God may delight in thee and that thou mai'st delight in him Now to the King eternal the immortal invisible and only wise God be honour and glory for ever and ever Amen Meditat. I. Of the end for which we were Created Preparation 1. BE convinced of and affected with the presence of God 2. Desire of God to assist thee with his Spirit Considerations 1. Consider God did not create thee for any need he had of thèe for though thou shouldest doe all that he commands thee thou art an unprofitable servant to him but thou comest wonderfully short of doing what God commands but only to declare and exercise his bounty and goodness to thee in bestowing upon thee his grace in this life and his glory in the life to come But as it is in Deuteronomy plainly set down Thou shalt love the Lord thy God w●th all thy heart and all thy strength and all thy mind and to this end he hath enriched thee with understanding to know him Remembrance to be mindful of him Will to love him Imagination to represent his benefits to thy thoughts eyes to behold the wonders of his works and a tongue to praise him c. 1. Thou being fully convinced of this thou wilt plainly see that it evidently follows which is the next thing to consider that whatsoever is contrary to this end that hinders thee in or from knowing loving serving and enjoying of God must be avoided and abhorred as the greatest mischief that can befall thee in the whole world 2. The second thing that plainely follows from this is That thou shouldest be little or nothing troubled for the loss of any thing which though thou losest thou maist notwithstanding serve God thou mai'st lose thy riches and yet thou mai'st be holy therefore thou must not mourn nor grieve for the loss of friends of health c. 3. Nor must thou much desire and endeavour for those things which no way further thee in this great business of knowing serving and following God but they are to be accounted superfluous and frivolous 2. Consider the folly and madness of those who live no otherwise then as if they had been created for no other end then to drink and eat and sleep and dance and game or to get riches or such like fooleries Certainly if these people were asked whether they did in their consciences think that God created them that they might spend their lives in dancing c they could not say yes None can imagine that have any understanding that at the day of judgement God will ask them why they did not dance more and game more and gain more riches 3. Consider seriously with thy self whether thou livest suitable to the end of thy Creation think with thy self that when that time which thou spendest in eating drinking sleeping recreation visits vanities is taken from thy life what a small pi●tance is left for God and for the works of thy particular calling nay thy sleeping eating drinking recreation should all be done some way or other to enable and fit thee the better for the service of God but alass how seldome is it that thou hast thought of fitting thy self for Gods service by eating drinking c. Nay how many times hast thou made thy self unfit for Gods service by such things Now before thou goest any further be fully convinced of these truths and if any scruple should remain which cannot though a man be but truly rational argue and pray them away for though it may be some Objections may be too hard for thy arguments which notwithstanding seldome comes to pass since thy consideration must be of truths so plain evident and obvious which all grant yet no scruples will be too hard for thy prayers Affections 1. Be ashamed and confounded within thy self that thou hast lived so contrary to thine own Principles and that thou hast minded that little or nothing in doing of it as a thing by the bye which if now thou dost but seriously think of it thou plainly seest to be the main business of thy life saying thus Alas O my God what did I think of when I thought not of thee What was I mindful of when I forgot thee Alas