Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	abound_v	patience_n	temperance_n	1,430	5	11.2456	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04886	No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1651 (1651)	Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132	119,586	280

thou_o a●●_n not_o to_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o for_o i_o d●…_n know_v no_o precept_n but_o have_v its_o promis●…_n though_o not_o always_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d verse_n 4._o for_o our_o more_o careful_a practise_v 〈◊〉_d ●●g_n and_o observe_v all_o the_o command_n of_o our_o god_n consider_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o as_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o enable_v thou_o 2._o so_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o reward_v thou_o ●…or_n do_v thy_o duty_n so_o that_o to_o every_o pre●●pt_n there_o be_v two_o promise_n the_o one_o to_o en●●le_v thou_o the_o other_o to_o reward_v thou_o and_o ●…oth_v to_o encourage_v thou_o 3._o and_o in_o case_n of_o slothfulness_n and_o neg●…gence_n in_o leave_v undo_v what_o we_o ought_v ●…nd_v may_v have_v do_v 1._o the_o lord_n complain_v on_o we_o 2._o he_o exhort_v we_o be_v not_o slothful_a in_o business_n ●●t_n servant_n in_o spirit_n serve_v the_o lord_n 3._o he_o threaten_v we_o say_v because_o i_o have_v ●●lled_v and_o you_o have_v refuse_v you_o shall_v call_v and_o i_o ●…ill_v not_o answer_v 4._o he_o tell_v we_o that_o we_o have_v forsake_v our_o own_o ●…ercy_n he_o put_v a_o price_n into_o our_o hand_n but_o ●…e_v as_o fool_n have_v no_o heart_n to_o it_o and_o so_o our_o ●●struction_n be_v of_o ourselves_o o_o israel_n thou_o ●…ast_v destroy_v thyself_o oh_o then_o that_o all_o the_o lord_n inheritance_n ●…aints_v by_o calling_n son_n of_o zion_n will_v take_v ●●e_z lord_n advice_n in_o these_o and_o the_o like_a com●…ands_n yea_o in_o all_o the_o will_n of_o god_n phil._n 2._o ●…2_n wherefore_o my_o belove_a as_o you_o have_v always_o ●…eyed_v not_o only_o in_o my_o presence_n but_o now_o much_o more_o 〈◊〉_d my_o absence_n work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n witle_a ●●ar_n &_o tremble_a q._n how_o shall_v i_o do_v that_o thou_o will_v say_v a._n peter_n be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n show_v thou_o and_o i_o how_o we_o ma●…_n do_v it_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n and_o beside_o this_o giust_n all_o diligence_n add_v to_o your_o faith_n virtue_n and_o 〈◊〉_d virtue_n knowledge_n and_o to_o knowledge_n temperance_n and_o to_o temperance_n patience_n and_o to_o patience_n godliness_n and_o to_o godliness_n brotherly_a kindness_n and_o t●…_n brotherly_a kindness_n charity_n for_o if_o these_o thing_n b●…_n in_o you_o and_o abound_v they_o make_v you_o that_o you_o sha●●_n neither_o be_v barren_a nor_o unfruitful_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o he_o that_o lack_v the●●_n thing_n be_v blind_a and_o can_v see_v afar_o off_o wherefor●…_n give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o elect●●_n sure_a for_o so_o a_o entrance_n shall_v be_v minister_v unto_o yo●…_n abundant_o into_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n wherefore_o i_o will_v employ_v my_o power_n say_v peter_n vers_n 12._o i_o will_v not_o be_v negligen_n 〈◊〉_d put_v you_o always_o in_o remembrance_n of_o these_o thing_n yea_o i_o think_v it_o meet_v aslong_o as_o i_o be_o in_o this_o tabern●…●…le_a to_o stir_v you_o up_o by_o put_v you_o in_o remembranc●…_n now_o if_o peter_n have_v no_o spiritual_a strength_n ho●…_n can_v he_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o if_o the_o people_n to_o who_o he_o speak_v have_v n●…_n power_n how_o can_v they_o be_v do_v the_o thing_n command_v now_o thou_o o_o most_o excellent_a piece_n of_o a●…_n god_n workmanship_n man_n and_o woman_n whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o read_v these_o line_n ●●deavour_v to_o know_v thy_o own_o strength_n that_o ●…ou_fw-mi may_v employ_v and_o improve_v it_o for_o he_o ●…at_o give_v it_o study_v thyself_o examine_v what_o 〈◊〉_d i_o able_a to_o do_v by_o virtue_n of_o that_o power_n ●…hich_v i_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n sure_o i_o ●…ave_v leave_v many_o thing_n undo_v for_o this_o very_a ●●ason_n i_o be_v unable_a to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v true_a i_o see_v ●…n_v the_o one_o hand_n that_o i_o can_v of_o myself_o do_v ●…othing_n but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v on_o the_o other_o and_o that_o i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o ●…hrist_n enable_v i_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a thing_n to_o improve_v the_o power_n ●●ceived_v in_o make_v use_n of_o the_o present_a op●…ortunity_n and_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a case_n to_o ●…eglect_v it_o 1._o because_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o may_v not_o ●…ave_v another_o opportunity_n prov._n 1._o 24._o 26._o ●…at_fw-la 23._o 37_o 38._o 2._o because_o if_o he_o give_v another_o opportu●…ity_n thou_o be_v not_o sure_a to_o live_v to_o see_v it_o 3._o because_o if_o he_o do_v give_v another_o op●…ortunity_n and_o thou_o live_v to_o see_v it_o yet_o thou_o ●…aving_v slight_v the_o spirit_n at_o first_o thou_o be_v most_o like_a to_o do_v so_o still_o heb._n 3._o 13._o act._n 7._o 51._o 〈◊〉_d tim._n 3._o 8._o 4._o because_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v give_v thou_o an●…ther_o opportunity_n and_o thou_o live_v to_o see_v it_o ●…nd_v embrace_v it_o yet_o thou_o have_v hinder_v thy_o self_n exceed_o and_o have_v lose_v thy_o sight_n o●…_n christ_n for_o many_o day_n joh._n 20._o 24_o 25_o a_o man_n that_o know_v not_o his_o own_o strength_n be_v like_a unto_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o great_a summ●…_n of_o money_n that_o lie_v in_o a_o corner_n and_o he_o dot●…_n not_o improve_v it_o and_o so_o get_v nothing_o by_o it_o for_o he_o know_v not_o of_o it_o he_o have_v a_o talen●…_n but_o it_o be_v hide_v in_o a_o napkin_n and_o bury_v in_o th●…_n earth_n 1._o i_o do_v but_o ask_v thou_o o_o man_n whosoeve●…_n thou_o be_v that_o read_v these_o line_n do_v tho●●_n not_o think_v in_o thy_o own_o conscience_n tha●…_n there_o be_v many_o a_o man_n and_o woman_n belongin●…_n to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n that_o do_v die_v in_o d●…spair_n as_o it_o be_v and_o without_o assurance_n i●…_n point_n of_o manifestation_n that_o may_v have_v r●…signed_v up_o their_o soul_n to_o god_n in_o full_a assurance_n if_o they_o have_v obey_v god_n in_o give_v 〈◊〉_d diligence_n to_o make_v their_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a 2_o pet._n 1._o 10._o 2._o again_o let_v i_o ask_v thou_o whether_o tho●…_n do_v not_o think_v in_o thy_o conscience_n that_o mo●●_n man_n and_o woman_n with_o martha_n be_v trouble_n about_o many_o thing_n whereas_o they_o may_v wit●…_n mary_n choose_v the_o better_a part_n luk._n 10._o 41_o 42._o 3._o again_o i_o do_v but_o ask_v thou_o whether_o tho●…_n do_v not_o deprive_v thyself_o of_o thy_o comfortabl●…_n well-being_n here_o in_o this_o life_n by_o thy_o not_o look_v more_o narrow_o to_o thy_o conversation_n 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o many_o thing_n more_o may_v be_v here_o recite_v 〈◊〉_d the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o truth_n that_o ●●re_o be_v a_o power_n natural_a and_o a_o power_n spiritual_a use_v the_o neglect_n of_o the_o improvement_n of_o each_o be_v sincell_o but_o at_o present_a i_o shall_v be_v silent_a to_o make_v ●…y_o further_a progress_n therein_o only_o i_o shall_v ●●deavour_v to_o answer_v some_o objection_n 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plant●…_n his_o spirit_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o these_o man_n a●…_n woman_n can_v pray_v in_o the_o spirit_n rejoice_v 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n and_o in_o some_o measure_n worsh●●_n god_n who_o be_v a_o spirit_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o trut●…_n these_o can_v read_v and_o understand_v the_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n they_o can_v discourse_v of_o spiritu●●_n thing_n understand_o and_o feel_o b●…_n this_o power_n they_o can_v pull_v down_o strong_a hol●…_n cast_v down_o imagination_n read_v for_o the_o proof_n 〈◊〉_d this_o 2_o cor._n 10._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o by_o this_o power_n th●…_n can_v keep_v down_o their_o natural_a or_o corrupt●…ble_a body_n as_o paul_n 2_o cor._n 9_o 27._o but_o i_o ke●●_n under_o my_o body_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o subjection_n leave_v shall_v be_v find_v to_o preach_v that_o to_o other_o that_o shall_v not_o practice_v myself_o now_o this_o spiritual_a power_n as_o it_o be_v r●…ceived_v from_o god_n so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v improu●…_n for_o god_n 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work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n with_o ●…re_n and_o tremble_a these_o people_n do_v not_o ●…y_o there_o be_v freewill_n in_o the_o text._n as_o king_n ●…ames_v once_o say_v upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n ●…ere_o be_v treason_n in_o the_o text_n when_o a_o ●…inister_n that_o preach_v before_o he_o have_v take_v text_n of_o scripture_n that_o do_v treat_v of_o the_o a●…se_n of_o kingly_a power_n the_o king_n burst_v forth_o 〈◊〉_d a_o passion_n and_o say_v there_o be_v treason_n in_o the_o ●●xt_n but_o if_o king_n will_v not_o cast_v down_o their_o ●…rowns_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n christ_n will_v ●…uck_v they_o off_o and_o lay_v they_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o ●…en_n if_o there_o be_v no_o power_n in_o man_n natural_a nor_o 〈◊〉_d man_n spiritual_a then_o away_o with_o all_o the_o ●…dmonitions_n instruction_n information_n and_o so_o with_o the_o whole_a bible_n cease_v to_o tea●●_n man_n as_o good_a go_v teach_v the_o sun_n moon_n an●…_n star_n which_o way_n they_o shall_v 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with_o patience_n the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o we_o 2_o pe●…_n 1._o 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o beside_o this_o give_v all_o diligence_n ad●…_n to_o your_o faith_n virtue_n and_o to_o virtue_n knowledge_n a●●_n to_o knowledge_n temperance_n and_o to_o temperance_n pa●●ence_n and_o to_o patience_n godliness_n and_o to_o godliness_n brotherly_a kindness_n and_o to_o brotherly_a kindness_n charity_n etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 1._o 10._o give_v all_o diligence_n 〈◊〉_d make_v your_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a 2_o phil._n 1●…_n work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n with_o fear_n and_o tre●…bling_a jer._n 4._o 14._o o_o jerusalem_n wash_v thy_o he●●_n 〈…〉_o m_o wickedness_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v save_v ●●r_fw-fr 18._o 11._o return_v from_o your_o evil_a way_n and_o ●…ake_v your_o way_n and_o do_n good_a say_v the_o lord_n ●…at_fw-mi 11._o 28._o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o labour_n and_o ●…e_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n j●…r_n 3._o 13._o ●●ly_o 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