Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	brotherly_a	godliness_n	patience_n	4,850	5	9.2615	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42680	XXXI sermons preached to the parishioners of Stanford-Rivers in Essex upon serveral subjects and occasions / by Charles Gibbes.	Gibbes, Charles, 1604-1681.	1677 (1677)	Wing G644; ESTC R25459	268,902	472

and_o the_o please_a of_o he_o as_o our_o end_n insomuch_o that_o if_o we_o can_v acquit_v ourselves_o so_o as_o to_o have_v his_o favour_n and_o good_a like_n of_o we_o we_o must_v not_o care_v what_o we_o lose_v or_o what_o obloquy_n censure_n or_o disgrace_v we_o incurro_fw-la from_o man_n our_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o show_n but_o in_o truth_n eph._n 4.24_o 4._o in_o follow_v of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a we_o shall_v do_v it_o zealous_o with_o our_o mind_n our_o affection_n and_o our_o study_n we_o shall_v give_v all_o diligence_n and_o study_n that_o we_o may_v abound_v in_o faith_n virtue_n knowledge_n temperance_n patience_n godliness_n brotherly_a love_n charity_n 2_o pet._n 1.5_o 6_o 7._o we_o shall_v follow_v peace_n with_o all_o man_n and_o holiness_n heb._n 12.14_o pursue_v after_o it_o as_o hunter_n after_o a_o prey_n or_o enemy_n after_o enemy_n this_o one_o thing_n i_o do_v say_v the_o apostle_n phil._n 3.13_o 14._o forget_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v behind_o and_o reach_v forth_o unto_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v before_o i_o press_v or_o pursue_v towards_o the_o mark_n for_o the_o price_n of_o the_o high_a call_v of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n a_o lazy_a slack_a follow_v of_o good_a be_v ineffectual_a such_o a_o seek_v as_o the_o old_a saint_n be_v say_v to_o have_v use_v be_v that_o which_o be_v require_v of_o they_o that_o will_v inherit_v the_o promise_n heb._n 6.11_o 12._o 5._o yea_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v good_a ourselves_o but_o animate_v other_o to_o follow_v it_o too_o he_o love_v not_o god_n nor_o his_o brother_n that_o see_v he_o in_o want_n do_v not_o relieve_v he_o when_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o follow_v god_n that_o see_v his_o brother_n err_v do_v not_o as_o he_o have_v opportunity_n endeavour_v to_o convert_v he_o from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o way_n that_o do_v not_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n that_o hang_v down_o and_o the_o feeble_a knee_n heb._n 12.12_o that_o do_v not_o avoid_v give_v such_o offence_n as_o may_v cause_v the_o lame_a to_o fall_v in_o the_o way_n or_o to_o turn_v out_o of_o it_o that_o do_v not_o encourage_v other_o in_o that_o which_o be_v good_a comfort_n and_o heal_v the_o sorrowful_a spirit_n and_o lead_v other_o by_o example_n instruction_n and_o prayer_n such_o as_o be_v of_o god_n do_v good_a even_o as_o he_o do_v who_o benefit_n all_o invite_v all_o be_v bonum_fw-la universale_fw-la a_o universal_a communicative_a good_n 6._o our_o follow_v of_o good_a must_v be_v with_o constancy_n we_o must_v always_o be_v zealous_a in_o a_o good_a thing_n gal._n 4.18_o all_o our_o day_n in_o youth_n and_o age_n in_o all_o company_n in_o all_o estate_n on_o all_o occasion_n not_o by_o sit_v and_o start_v we_o must_v cleave_v to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a rom._n 12.9_o as_o a_o wife_n adhere_v to_o her_o husband_n as_o ruth_n do_v to_o her_o mother-in-law_n we_o shall_v be_v steadfast_a and_o unmovable_a always_o abound_v in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o know_v that_o our_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o lord_n 1_o cor._n 15.58_o which_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o other_o particular_n propound_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o which_o i_o shall_v be_v very_o brief_a iii_o the_o harm_n that_o they_o who_o be_v zealous_a follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a be_v secure_v from_o this_o be_v indeed_o all_o sort_n of_o evil_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v the_o wound_n of_o conscience_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n while_o man_n follow_v that_o which_o be_v good_a they_o be_v not_o obnoxious_a to_o those_o lash_n of_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n which_o be_v consequent_a upon_o the_o remembrance_n of_o lewd_a prank_n in_o youth_n deceit_n and_o covetous_a practice_n in_o age_n cruel_a murder_n horrid_a perjury_n unjust_a bribe_n purloin_v steal_v and_o such_o other_o evil_n as_o do_v vastare_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la violent_o torture_v the_o mind_n and_o be_v as_o scorch_a heat_n in_o a_o man_n bone_n gall_n and_o wormwood_n in_o his_o belly_n as_o when_o god_n write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o job_n and_o make_v he_o possess_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o youth_n these_o torture_n be_v resemble_v in_o the_o poet_n by_o the_o affrightment_n of_o fury_n and_o be_v forerunner_n of_o hell-torment_n nor_o shall_v those_o who_o follow_v what_o be_v good_a be_v liable_a to_o the_o indignation_n and_o wrath_n tribulation_n and_o anguish_n which_o god_n inflict_v on_o they_o that_o be_v contentious_a and_o obey_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o obey_v vnrighteousness_n rom._n 2.8_o 9_o these_o be_v indeed_o the_o grand_a harm_n that_o be_v like_o the_o sting_a of_o a_o scorpion_n but_o my_o text_n intend_v likewise_o all_o affliction_n incident_a to_o we_o from_o man_n injuriousness_n and_o malignity_n such_o as_o be_v reproach_n derision_n slander_n privation_n of_o liberty_n livelihood_n life_n which_o though_o they_o be_v but_o flea-bite_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o other_o yet_o be_v they_o very_o harmful_a as_o be_v extreme_a troublesome_a and_o grievous_a yet_o by_o follow_v of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a there_o be_v security_n from_o they_o if_o not_o altogether_o at_o least_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n if_o not_o from_o the_o feel_n of_o they_o yet_o from_o the_o oppression_n of_o they_o if_o not_o from_o the_o buzz_v and_o disquiet_v of_o they_o as_o of_o fly_n yet_o from_o the_o sting_n of_o they_o as_o of_o scorpion_n if_o not_o from_o the_o molestation_n of_o they_o yet_o from_o the_o deadliness_n of_o they_o which_o will_v be_v better_o discern_v if_o we_o consider_v our_o next_o particular_a iv_o who_o they_o be_v from_o who_o harm_v they_o be_v secure_v they_o be_v either_o man_n or_o devil_n neither_o of_o who_o can_v mortal_o and_o eternal_o wound_v we_o fear_v not_o they_o say_v our_o lord_n that_o can_v kill_v the_o body_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v that_o can_v do_v no_o more_o but_o fear_v he_o that_o can_v cast_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n into_o hell-sire_n matth._n 10.28_o luk._n 12.4_o man_n and_o devil_n may_v interrupt_v our_o peace_n but_o can_v damn_v our_o soul_n neither_o tribulation_n nor_o distress_n nor_o persecution_n nor_o famine_n nor_o nakedness_n nor_o peril_n nor_o sword_n neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n can_v separate_v they_o that_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v good_a from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n but_o in_o all_o these_o thing_n they_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o have_v love_v they_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v of_o himself_o rom._n 8.35_o 37_o 38_o 39_o yet_o be_v they_o sore_o assault_v by_o both_o these_o enemy_n insomuch_o that_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o there_o vers_n 36._o for_o god_n sake_n they_o be_v kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o be_v count_v as_o sheep_n for_o the_o slaughter_n they_o be_v as_o sheep_n among_o wolf_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o worry_v they_o satan_n cast_v some_o into_o prison_n ten_o day_n that_o they_o may_v be_v try_v rev._n 12.10_o he_o go_v about_o like_o a_o roar_a lion_n seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v 1_o pet._n 5.8_o there_o be_v a_o spiteful_a spirit_n in_o all_o that_o be_v of_o the_o wicked_a one_o yet_o sometime_o god_n restrain_v the_o remainder_n of_o their_o wrath._n he_o cut_v off_o the_o spirit_n of_o prince_n he_o be_v terrible_a to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n psal_n 76.10_o 12._o he_o rebuke_n a_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n so_o as_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o touch_v they_o gen._n 20.6_o he_o suffer_v no_o man_n to_o do_v they_o wrong_n he_o reprove_v king_n for_o their_o sake_n say_v touch_v not_o my_o anoint_v and_o do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n psal_n 105.14_o 15._o when_o a_o man_n way_n please_v the_o lord_n he_o make_v even_o his_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o prov._n 16.7_o sometime_o the_o luster_n of_o a_o good_a life_n do_v either_o attract_v the_o favourable_a aspect_n or_o dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o those_o with_o who_o they_o live_v sometime_o the_o benefit_n of_o law_n and_o government_n secure_v their_o peace_n they_o be_v minister_n to_o they_o for_o good_a rom._n 13.4_o by_o these_o and_o many_o more_o mean_n be_v they_o that_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v good_a indemnify_v whenas_o his_o own_o iniquity_n take_v the_o wicked_a himself_o and_o he_o be_v hold_v with_o the_o chord_n of_o his_o sin_n prov._n 5.22_o v._o when_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v secure_v but_o then_o this_o be_v not_o perpetual_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o sometime_o otherwise_o when_o

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