Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	custom_n	fear_v	tribute_n	4,452	5	11.2078	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66758	Meditations upon the Lords prayer with a preparatory preamble to the right understanding, and true use of this pattern : contemplated by the author during the time wherein his house was visited by the pestilence 1665 and is dedicated to them, by whose charity God preserved him and his family, from perishing in their late troubles / ... by ... Geo. Withers.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1655 (1655)	Wing W3169; ESTC R11913	123,479	218

persons toward each other so inclines them to pitty their sufferings if they have any and sometime so indears their persons that otherwhile their souls draw their bodies to a nearer conjunction though it be but with a touch of the hand onely then consists with the preservation of a pure chastity and by inflaming the blood before they are aware of it brings them by degrees into dalliances indangering the coldest temper through overmuch confidence in their own strength till modesty perhaps is quite lost This hath often happened and brought some who seemed far from it to a scandalous impudency at last and past shame and repentance in all other Vices From this hazzard no man can be secured but by earnest praying for Gods assisting Grace and by continual watching and endeavouring to be preserved from such temptations For even in persons virtuously and piously affected there will often revive an inclination to meet in private to give and take such aids and consolations as they will think needful yea at such times and in such places also that unless God in Mercy prevents it such distempers as aforesaid will not possibly be totally avoided cured or abated nor their innocency escape blasting though their conversations have been every way blameless in all other respects For some have had personal Experience of such defamations betwixt whom there never passed a wanton word or so much as a familiar touch of each others hand and had also many sufferings both in flesh and spirit by such endearments though they were providentially led into them without their own seeking which by Gods Mercy produced comfortable effects in the conclusion as all those temptations do whereinto God leads us for our probation and among them all there is none more difficultly resisted in regard the most inticing allurements of beautiful wantons are not half so dangerously provocative as when the Devil takes advantage to unite his endeavours with the frailty of the flesh to work upon virtuous pious Persons nor is the defaming or polluting of any other so satisfactory to his malice There is another temptation whereby many are insnared and often as much through wilfulness as heedlesness to the occasioning both of carnal and spiritual wickedneses and thereof St. Paul counsels us to be wary in these words 2 Cor. 6. 14. Be not unequally yoaked For when Believers joyn themselves in Marriage with Infidels or with such as are nursed up in Idolatry and Superstition it exposes them to many perilous temptations no less destructive to Christians now then it was to the Israelites heretofore and the greatest and wisest persons are not more able to resist them then Solomon was When the Sons of GOD took of the Daughters of men to be their wives Gen. 6. 2. they begot a monstrous generation and the like intermixture in blood and repugnant Principles hath made such Medlies and Mungrel broods of Profesors in the world to the increasing of Atheism Heresies and Prophaness that true Piety and humanity will be in hazzard of being rooted up unless we heartily pray and endeavour to be delivered from the evil of this Temptation 11. It is considerable also whether we cast not our selves into many temptations whereinto God leads us not through overweening at least and thereby into sufferings which God requi●es not at our hands For though God leadeth us into some temptations either to be exemplary or to prove us both for his honour and our own as when our Saviour was led into the wilderness to be tempted of the Devil with such-like to which probations he always gives an isue for their advantage who are so led yet he sometimes permits even his Elect to weary out themselves in such Attempts as they adventure upon by their own single light that both they and others may have experimental proofs how unsafe it is to depend upon ought unwarranted by his Word and Spirit Many have been deprived of their hopes and incurred also temporary hazzards and mischiefs through defect of this heed I think it hot fitting more should be imposed upon men by men then they are capable of or that we should judge between GOD and men in matters which he hath reserved to his own Judgement Therefore without judging or imposing my Judgement upon any I do but onely offer mine as I have often said to be entertained or rejected as it shall deserve and to precaution those who are over-peremptory in adhering to the Literal sence of single Texts of holy Scripture to examine well whether it be consonant to the Fundamental Doctrines intended by the general scope of Gods Word For either the Letter is vitiated or the interpretation in one of those places where contradiction is evident As for Example St. James Chapt. 2. 9. saith If ye have respect to persons ye commit sin and are convinced of the Law as transgressors From this single Text some have taken occasion to deny Civil respects not onely from one private person to another but to those in Authority also and pious and honest men are deluded with this error Denying respect to persons appears to be reproveable by St. Paul for Rom. 13. he not onely injoyns Subjection which is the greatest personal respect to our Superiours and to all in Authority but likewise a personal respect to all in general according to their Civil Rights Give faith he Tribute to whom Tribute Custom to whom Custom fear to whom fear Honor to whom Honour and Love to whom love belongeth And the neglect of these Duties hath occasioned evil consequents For this Precept is according to the Will of GOD and Sr. James intended nothing thereunto repugnant in the words aforementioned if rightly understood as appears by their contexture with what precedes for he speaketh not against civil respects but as the plain words demonstrate against respect of persons in relation to the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ and in having less regard unto the poor then unto the rich in dispencing the benefits communicable indifferently to all as also against those who are more inclined to distribute Justice with partiality to them who are in power then righteously unto them who are weak and poor and in thus misunderstanding other Scriptures to the heed whereof this Hint may perhaps lead some many fall into dangerous temptations which might be avoided by not trusting overmuch to their single Talent and by adding Divine Light thereunto with diligent endeavour and hearty prayer to be delivered from the Evil of Temptations Lastly let us take heed that we are not more transported by a natural stoutness and wilfulness of heart of by a proud scorn of our malitious Adversaries even in our most innocent sufferings then carried on and supported by a true poverty of spirit and Christian meekness for righteousness sake For unless we be sanctified with an humble submission to Gods probations our own strength and innocency will not preserve us constant to the end though it may carry us far This