Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	darkness_n	glory_n	shine_v	2,497	5	9.0823	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52431	Reason and religion, or, The grounds and measures of devotion, consider'd from the nature of God, and the nature of man in several contemplations : with exercises of devotion applied to every contemplation / by John Norris ...	Norris, John, 1657-1711.	1689 (1689)	Wing N1265; ESTC R19865	86,428	282

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before_o i_o in_o this_o my_o pilgrimage_n and_o grant_v that_o i_o may_v always_o attend_v and_o give_v heed_n to_o his_o counsel_n and_o direction_n that_o so_o walk_v in_o thy_o light_n here_o i_o may_v for_o ever_o live_v and_o for_o ever_o rejoice_v in_o the_o full_a and_o open_a light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n hereafter_o amen_n contemplation_n iii_o of_o man_n consider_v as_o a_o amorous_a creature_n i._o truth_n and_o good_a employ_v the_o whole_a capacity_n of_o man_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v pure_o design_v and_o make_v for_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o former_a and_o for_o the_o desire_n and_o fruition_n of_o the_o latter_a have_v therefore_o consider_v man_n as_o a_o intelligent_a creature_n or_o as_o he_o be_v a_o contemplator_n of_o truth_n i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o consider_v he_o as_o a_o amorous_a creature_n or_o as_o he_o be_v a_o desirer_n of_o good._n ii_o the_o management_n of_o this_o subject_n engage_v i_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o four_o thing_n first_o what_o love_n or_o desire_n be_v or_o wherein_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o it_o do_v consist_v second_o that_o love_n or_o desire_n be_v in_o man_n or_o that_o man_n be_v a_o amorous_a be_v three_o whence_o man_n have_v this_o affection_n or_o what_o be_v the_o proper_a cause_n of_o it_o four_o and_o last_o after_o what_o manner_n this_o affection_n have_v itself_o or_o how_o it_o stand_v proportion_v to_o that_o cause_n iii_o now_o as_o to_o the_o first_o i_o say_v that_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o love_n consist_v in_o a_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n towards_o good_a love._n but_o this_o i_o have_v sufficient_o explain_v in_o a_o distinct_a treatise_n upon_o this_o occasion_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v choose_v rather_o to_o refer_v my_o reader_n than_o to_o trouble_v he_o or_o myself_o with_o needless_a repetition_n iv._o as_o to_o the_o second_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o motion_n in_o man_n i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o we_o be_v intimate_o conscious_a of_o it_o as_o much_o as_o we_o be_v of_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o heart_n or_o lung_n or_o of_o any_o other_o physical_a impression_n in_o or_o about_o we_o all_o therefore_o that_o i_o shall_v further_o insist_v upon_o shall_v be_v the_o two_o last_o thing_n first_o what_o be_v the_o proper_a cause_n of_o this_o motion_n in_o man._n and_o second_o after_o what_o peculiar_a manner_n this_o motion_n have_v itself_o or_o stand_v proportion_v to_o that_o cause_n to_o these_o two_o inquiry_n i_o shall_v confine_v my_o present_a contemplation_n v._o as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o motion_n in_o man_n which_o we_o call_v love_n or_o desire_n i_o consider_v that_o it_o must_v be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o physical_a motion_n in_o the_o universe_n now_o physical_a motion_n be_v resolve_v into_o a_o double_a cause_n a_o occasional_a cause_n and_o a_o efficient_a cause_n the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o physical_a motion_n be_v emptiness_n or_o vacuity_n for_o in_o that_o which_o be_v absolute_o full_a there_o can_v be_v no_o motion_n because_o of_o the_o impenetrability_n of_o body_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o physical_a motion_n be_v either_o particular_a or_o universal_a the_o particular_a be_v the_o pressure_n or_o impulse_n of_o particular_a body_n one_o against_o another_o the_o universal_a be_v no_o other_o than_o god_n himself_o who_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o cartesian_a philosophy_n right_o suppose_v dispense_v a_o certain_a portion_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n to_o matter_n which_o he_o still_o preserve_v the_o same_o by_o his_o almighty_a power_n so_o that_o if_o one_o part_n of_o matter_n cease_v to_o be_v move_v so_o much_o motion_n as_o be_v in_o that_o be_v transfer_v to_o another_o part_n and_o if_o the_o motion_n of_o one_o decrease_v or_o be_v diminish_v it_o be_v compensated_a in_o another_o and_o so_o the_o same_o measure_n of_o motion_n be_v always_o 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out_o of_o itself_o for_o supply_n and_o so_o aristotle_n in_o his_o ethic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d desire_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o indigence_n and_o according_o we_o find_v that_o the_o more_o weak_a and_o indigent_a any_o person_n be_v still_o the_o more_o abound_v in_o desire_n thus_o child_n be_v more_o profuse_a in_o their_o desire_n than_o adult_v person_n woman_n than_o man_n and_o the_o sick_a more_o than_o those_o who_o be_v in_o health_n this_o be_v well_o shadow_v forth_o in_o iotham_n parable_n wherein_o the_o bramble_n be_v represent_v as_o more_o ambitious_a than_o either_o the_o olive-tree_n 9.15_o figtree_n or_o the_o vine_n for_o he_o present_o accept_v of_o that_o empire_n which_o they_o have_v all_o decline_v where_o there_o be_v no_o indigence_n there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o desire_n and_o according_o god_n who_o be_v a_o absolute_o full_a be_v can_v no_o more_o admit_v of_o desire_n than_o a_o place_n that_o be_v absolute_o full_a can_v admit_v of_o 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consider_v that_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o our_o mind_n be_v raise_v to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o we_o always_o abstract_a from_o sensibles_fw-fr but_o now_o the_o high_a and_o last_o term_n of_o contemplation_n be_v the_o divine_a essence_n whence_o it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o the_o mind_n which_o see_v the_o divine_a essence_n must_v be_v total_o and_o thorough_o absolve_v from_o all_o commerce_n with_o the_o corporeal_a sense_n either_o by_o death_n or_o some_o ecstatical_a and_o rapturous_a abstraction_n so_o true_a be_v that_o which_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n for_o there_o shall_v no_o man_n see_v i_o and_o live_v exod._n 33.20_o iv._o so_o far_o therefore_o be_v we_o from_o derive_v any_o idea_n of_o god_n from_o our_o sense_n that_o they_o be_v our_o great_a impediment_n in_o divine_a contemplation_n so_o great_a that_o we_o can_v any_o other_o way_n clear_o apprehend_v the_o 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there_o be_v no_o darkness_n at_o all_o in_o he_o 1.5_o god_n therefore_o consider_v in_o his_o own_o nature_n be_v as_o well_o the_o most_o intelligible_a as_o the_o most_o intelligent_a be_v in_o the_o world._n vi_o the_o difficulty_n therefore_o arise_v not_o from_o the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o object_n but_o from_o the_o disproportion_n of_o the_o faculty_n for_o our_o understanding_n stand_v affect_v to_o the_o most_o manifest_a object_n as_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o bat_n to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o the_o philosopher_n observe_v in_o his_o metaphysic_n god_n dwell_v in_o light_n 6.16_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v but_o then_o it_o be_v such_o as_o no_o man_n can_v approach_v unto_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o inhabit_v unapproachable_a light_n or_o a_o light_n which_o can_v be_v come_v at_o not_o for_o its_o distance_n for_o he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o every_o one_o of_o we_o but_o for_o its_o brightness_n 17.27_o the_o very_a angel_n be_v force_v to_o veil_v their_o face_n when_o they_o see_v it_o but_o for_o mortal_n they_o can_v so_o much_o as_o come_v nigh_o it_o the_o short_a be_v god_n be_v too_o intelligible_a to_o be_v here_o clear_o understand_v by_o a_o embody_v understanding_n and_o too_o great_a a_o light_n hinder_v vision_n as_o much_o as_o darkness_n vii_o but_o though_o we_o can_v here_o have_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n either_o of_o god_n or_o ourselves_o yet_o we_o may_v know_v so_o much_o of_o both_o as_o may_v serve_v the_o end_n of_o piety_n and_o devotion_n we_o may_v by_o attend_v to_o that_o general_a idea_n of_o god_n which_o be_v by_o himself_o imprint_v on_o our_o mind_n learn_v to_o unfold_v many_o of_o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o glorious_a and_o invisible_a essence_n and_o though_o we_o can_v see_v his_o face_n and_o live_v yet_o his_o backpart_n we_o know_v be_v once_o see_v by_o a_o mortal_a capacity_n and_o so_o may_v be_v again_o and_o for_o ourselves_o though_o god_n have_v not_o give_v 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hope_n love_n fear_v trust_v humility_n submission_n honour_n reverence_n adoration_n thanksgiving_n in_o a_o word_n all_o that_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o god._n nor_o by_o this_o acceptation_n do_v i_o stretch_v the_o word_n beyond_o what_o either_o from_o its_o rise_n it_o may_v or_o by_o frequent_a use_n among_o the_o learned_a it_o do_v signify_v devotion_n be_v a_o devovendo_fw-la from_o devote_v or_o give_v up_o one_o self_n whole_o to_o the_o service_n of_o another_o and_o according_o those_o among_o the_o heathen_n who_o deliver_v and_o consign_v themselves_o up_o to_o death_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o their_o country_n be_v call_v devoti_n and_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n for_o a_o man_n to_o give_v up_o himself_o whole_o and_o entire_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o actual_o to_o demean_v himself_o towards_o he_o in_o the_o conduct_n of_o his_o life_n as_o become_v a_o creature_n towards_o his_o creator_n be_v devotion_n and_o in_o this_o latitude_n the_o word_n 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