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
A86432	A glimpse of Gods glory: as it vvas presented in a sermon preached in St. Margarets Westminster, before the honorable House of Commons at the late solemne fast, September 28. 1642. By Tho: Hodges Rector of the Church at Kensington neere London. Published by order of that House.	Hodges, Thomas, 1599 or 1600-1672.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing H2314; Thomason E124_36; ESTC R4544	44,504	47

and in case to begin on a new score with him Let us not deceive our selves for d Gal. 6.7 God is not mocked hee regards not shewes but substance not the face but the heart e Hos 11.12 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Theogn Sic dicit Deus nor cares hee for wording of it it is deeds that he respects f Esay 1.16 17 18. Cease to doe evill learne to doe well else there is no treating with him Hee may be angry with a people that g Psal 80.4 prayes h Esay 50.8 with a fasting a weeping people but when a people once cordially reformes the i Ier. 18.8 Ionah 3.10 quarrell is at an end It is not the creature but the sinne God hates the holding of it fast is the creatures ruine k Iob 11.13 14 15.22.22 c. 1 Iohn 1.6 But if this accursed God-debasing thing be once discarded God takes possession of his throne mans soule and all is l Esay 32.17 peace and quietnesse for ever But now because in our selves we are not able to contribute so much as a m 2 Cor. 3.5 good thought towards this reformation and advancing of God in our hearts or actions but our sufficiency is of God Who n Philip. 2.13 Non est devotionis dedisse prope totum sed fraudis detin●issen inimum Prosp workes both the will and the deed of his owne good pleasure therefore we have need not onely by prayer to seeke from his free mercy the pardon of those indignities we have offered him heretofore o Da quod jubes jube quod vis Aug. but for the future strength to enable us in this businesse that we may advance and set up his glory in the world Therefore let us earnestly beseech him 1. That p 2. Cor. 4.6 he who in the beginning caused light to shine out of darknesse would vouchsafe to shine into our darke soules to give the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ for doubtlesse my brethren this is a great cause q 2 Pet. 1.3 Claritas in intellectu parit ardorem in affectu why he is so low in our thoughts feares loves services in his Ordinances Saints Day because we are no more acquainted with him For did we but see what a glorious God he were we would doubtlesse more advance him in all r Psal 68.1 c. If God did but arise in our soules then even as the sunne drives away the darkenesse and fogges that benight the earth so would this light abolish the darke lusts of our ignorance feares s 1 Pet. 1.14 and prophanenesse of our spirits which being rectified would rightly order our outward man and make us shine as lights in the midst of a froward and perverse generation that others seeing the beames shining forth of this light within may glorifie our Father which is in heaven 2. t 2 Thes 3.5 That God would likewise vouchsafe us a son like Spirit and affection to him by shedding abroad his love in our hearts whereby as a sonne is affected to honour his father we may have our soules inlarged to glorifie him If this were in us 't would make us like u 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Horodot Neh. 13.11.17.25 Croesus dumbe sonne to finde a tongue in his behalfe w Psal 34.3.139.21.22 Amantium mos est ut amorem suum silentiotegere nequeant Chrysost There is nothing would more afflict us then his dishonours nor affect us then to see him advanced in the world In truth this is a maine reason why men are no more sensible how it fares with his glory or how much they dishonour him because they looke at him as a God that is a stranger to them I beseech you therefore let us more and more seeke after the knowledge of our relation to him and the getting our hearts possest by this filiall disposition then we shall make it our businesse nay 't will be our meate and drinke to doe his will to advance his glory and lift up his name x Psal 48.10 that as his name is so may be his esteeme and praise amongst the sonnes of men And thus you see as briefely as I could the taske that lyes upon us all in generall and the meanes whereby we may repaire our God in point of glory and honour in respect of our selves 2. We should not thinke we have done our duties when we repaire Gods glory in respect of our selves it is not here to be confined but we must endeavour to spread his fame and every one in our severall spheares and places to cause others to doe the same Fathers Masters y Mat. 25.27 who are intrusted with the least power must put it forth for God but especially those that are intrusted with greater abilitie and larger power must not be wanting in it And here give me leave I beseech you to use the liberty of Gods Embassador and in his behalf to addresse my speech to you whom the Providence of God hath singled and called together out of the many thousands of this Kingdome to doe his work and advance his glory Let me in a few words excite b 1 Sam. 2.30 and bespeake you in his behalfe to be zealous in this worke Were it an imployment too low I would hold my tongue but is it not the worke of the eminentest Saints the glorious Angels nay of z Joh. 8.50 Christ himselfe a Prov. 16.4 Is it not the end for which God doth all he doth Or were the issue of it shame I might be silent but when God sayes it is honour as sometimes amongst the Romans the way to Honours Temple was through that of Vertue it is argument sufficient to perswade brave mindes c Psal 22.30.31 Doe you not professe your selves to be the sonnes the servants of this high God whereby can you doe service more then this or testifie the truth of your relation you pretend I d Magna facinora magnis periculis emuntur Dion Halicarn l. 9. Zach. 4.7 confesse there are mountaines of opposition in your way but is not this God of power sufficient to make them plaine Put case you suffer the losse of what you esteeme of in it is it not a e Refert Pericles non picturam non aurum lapides sed scutum divulsam fractam galeam hebetem glad●um faciem vulner●tam cedere militibus ad ornatum Pet. Bless scare of honour and he sufficient whose worke you doe to make you amends Suppose you undergoe as many reproaches and wounds in your names as that Noble old f Plin. de● V●r. illust Roman Marcus Manlius did in his body in defence of the Capitoll So many wounds so many mouthes to proclaime your honour and cry for heavens blessing on you and yours and bee sure in Gods due time g Psal 37.6 he will cleere your names and make them like noone day