Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	jesus_n	light_n	shine_v	5,880	5	9.7269	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77944	A description of the state and condition of all mankinde upon the face of the whole earth. And a discovery unto all; shewing what man was in his creation before transgression, and what he is in transgression ... Also, the way of restoration, of salvation, redemption, and of life eternal, is here declared ... that all may come to the knowledge of the Creator, and to have fellowship with him again, from whom all the children of men are separated in the state of enmity, and are ignorant of him, and drove from his presence. This is to go abroad into all the earth, through the whole world ... that they ... may be restored again to serve, and worship, and glorifie the living God, who made heaven and earth, and all things therein. By ... Edward Burrough.	Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.	1657 (1657)	Wing B5998; Thomason E912_3; ESTC R207530	13,259	18

A DESCRIPTION OF THE State and Condition OF ALL MANKINDE Upon the face of the whole Earth AND A Discovery unto all shewing what Man was in his Creation before transgression and what he is in transgression how he is become a degenerate Plant bringing forth curled fruit to the grieving of the good Husbandman who is thereby provoked continually against the works of his own hands to destroy that which he hath made because it is defiled through mans transgression Also the Way of Restoration of Salvation Redemption and of Life Eternal is here declared unto all the sons and daughters of Adam in the whole world that all may come to the knowledge of the Creator and to have fellowship with him again from whom all the children of men are separated in the state of enmity and are ignorant of him and drove from his presence This is to go abroad into all the Earth through the whole world as a Call and Visitation unto all mankind that they may hear and consider their condition and may return from whence they are fallen and may be restored again to serve and worship and glorifie and living God who made Heaven and Earth and all things therein By one who hath measured and viewed in true judgement the condition of all mankind who is a lover of souls and a friend to the Creation of God known in England by the Name of Edward Burrough LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at his shop at the Black-spread-Eagle neer the West end of Pauls THis is chiefly to go abroad into the dark parts of the World among those called Heathens most especially but its service reacheth to all men and people upon the face of the earth And out of love unto the Creation and to all people in the world was it written and is it brought forth in publike that all that have ears to hear may hear and it is to be translated into several Languages by any who are moved of the Lord thereunto for of a truth the Lord is risen among us and God hath given the word from his mouth and many are they that publish it abroad through the world To all the World and all people upon the face of the Earth without exception TO all the Sons and Daughters of Adam in the whole world this is the Word of the Lord God the power that made you and that made Heaven and Earth and all things therein your state and condition consider How that you are all drove from God your Maker and from the knowledge of him and of his wayes which are life and peace and are in darkness blindness and ignorance feparated from that Power that made you and in the enmity against it and are enemies to it in all your wayes and words where the sorrow anguish wo and trouble is But the second Adam the Lord from Heaven the Power by whom all things were made who is called Christ Jesus hath lightned every one of you with the true light which shines in your hearts in darkness to give you the understanding of the knowledge of him that made you and of his salvation and redemption and of eternal life if you love the light with which you are all lightned And first The light measureth every mans state in true Judgement and with it you may all see your selves in the state wherein you now stand which is a state separated from God and the state wherein man was created which was blessed Therefore search and consider your state and condition in the light of the world of the dust of the ground were you made and into man vvas breathed the breath of life from the living power vvhich formed all things and man vvas made a living soul and vvas brought forth into the World in the Image and likeness of the Power that made him every one in particular that be come into the World for Male and Female in the Image of the Creator created he them without sin or evil man was a noble Plant vvholly a right Seed planted vvith the choicest Vine placed in paradise the Garden of the Creator and there vvas set to bring forth Fruit to glorifie and honor him by whom man and all creatures vvere made for man vvas made perfect and upright set in the councel of his Maker without sin or spot or evil in his sight and was the glory of the Creator and was made for his glory and Power and Wisdom vvas given unto man to rule and govern in Dominion in Righteousness and in Wisdom over all living creatures and was Lord over all things and had rule and authority over all the Creation and was Steward over all things whom the Creator had made who made all things for man and made them subject unto him to be ordered and governed by him and used to his glory by vvhom they were made and in that day when man was in the councel of him that made him and was subject to his Will he was blessed above all creatures and unto him was all creatures blessed and not any thing was evil that was made but good in his sight that made it and good unto man that vvas to use it he being brought forth in the Image of the Creator and had a measure of his Wisdom and his Power to teach him and to lead him in the exercise of all creatures and was in perfect freedom over all things to rule in the Wisdom of God And this was the state of man before transgression which state vvas blessed and not subject to the curse of misery or sorrow nor trouble nor torment but man disobeyed the Power that made him and went from its Councel and contrary to its will and grieved it and vexed it till it became his Enemy to fight against him and to curse him for he had transgressed against it by feeding that part which should not with the knowledge of things and so became vvise and lost uprightness touched that which the Povver that made him had forbidden so his mind heart adulterated from the Creator into the visible glories pleasures and things which were less then himself and so he became unprofitable to his Maker by transgressing against him and onely profitable to himself to seed and nourish and delight and please himself in the outward Creation and forgot the Power that made him and thus being vvith his mind turned into the earth there the evil entred and the devil overcame him vvith his temptations the power of the earthly darkness gained dominion over him to svvay his affections desires and lusts into vanities of the earth and he lost his dominion over the creatures and they gained dominion over him to serve and vvorship them and to please himself with them who became captive vvith his mind to be ruled by them in vanity and in evil And thus man became unprofitable to his Maker and unfruitful in the Garden and kept it not undefiled and