Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	faith_n	work_n	work_v	17,042	5	8.4046	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52697	How the ground of temptation is in the heart of the creature	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1662 (1662)	Wing N289; ESTC R1212	5,995	9

〈◊〉 the ground of Temptation is in the heart 〈◊〉 the Creature WEre there not a ground and part in the creature the Devil hath power in and over no creature could be tempted to sin and offence to Gods Spirit of truth in the heart for no thing or creature ●●thout thy sence adulterate with it can tempt thee the … eness and adiction to sin and offence to the Spirit of God … g in a mind subject to vanity and adicted to such temp●●●●on the Spirit of God doth manifest to and in the crea●●●● which state all creatures are made subject to not wil●●●●ly but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in 〈◊〉 which causeth the groaning and traveling together of 〈◊〉 creation in pain to be delivered from the bondage of corrup●●●● wayting for the adoption to wit the redemption of the body ●…Rom 8. 20 21 c. which state the temptation works 〈◊〉 that the tempter hath a part in in the creatures … nesse But if the mind of such creatures be strongly bent and set … d upon that the tempter leads to and works in in a part … th power over that the spirit of God manifesteth his ●●●gment against in a sence awakened in the creature of 〈◊〉 same the hope of God in that thus subjected is de … ed from that is given for an Anchor to the soul in the … e of tryal that is sure and stedfast and so the man runs ●eadlong against the Rock that through presumption or ●●●pair he splitteth himself against and never comes to the ●●●●h that gives evidence of things not seen in a state of hope 〈◊〉 and that is the substance of things hoped for and when 〈◊〉 of tribulation overtaketh which shall come on eve●● soul that sinneth it worketh not patience neither comes he to the experience that works and preserves in the hope that makes not ashamed Christ in us the hope of glory that brings to indure the crosse and despise the shame of the world but faith in God for deliverance in and from such state is weak and the love of God it works by growes cold and the mercy and fo●givenesse of God not kept in but dyes from that state of the creature and so he growes sensual in judgement and divelish watchfullnesse over the work of the enemy being gone from and a departure out of the counsel of God for advice and a self security got up and over the soul and a hardinesse over the man where is the fiercenesse and heady high-mindednesse and a despising them that are good and wilfulnesse in every evil work in such his souls condition and then there is one past feeling and given up to a reprobate sence and to believe lyes and to be damned But such that live in a sence of their own weakness and of the enemies work and besettings are alwayes kept and preserved in a fear watchfulnesse over self in this particular and have a strong faith and confidence in God under all the tryals they may meet with in the world of deliverance in all every straight they have been and are brought into in the same mind they are made sencible of their weaknesse and have been ready to prefer every one in that work before themselves and there is a watchfulnesse over the work and power of the enemy until deliverance spring up in the soul from God through a life that ha●h been hid with Christ in God a secret work begun in the soul by the spirit of God in which they have been kept retire to God and out of the worlds fight that hath a judgement according to appearance but as Christ their life doth appear and break forth so they come with him and appear in the glory of the work that hath been done in secret and spoke in the eare but now comes to be made manifest openly and preached on the house top in what is come forth through the tribulations fiery tryals pure and refined and hath the patience of Saints and experience of the man of God from which they can declare of the glory of this work in a hope they cannot be made ashamed in or afraid of evil tidings from men of corrupt minds concerning the things of Gods Kingdome that are eternal and everlasting And as to this ground and part in the creature it is flesh and hath the fleshly motions and actions arising in and proceeding from it through a tickling delight of fancy that works therein for that delight was first fancied in the flesh when Adam began to look out at the glory of the state he was first placed in was thereby struck into a deep sleep in the dream of which was fancied the delight of the flesh and she took from him that which promoted that work in secret and loves the secrecy of pleasure she takes therein and were there real satisfaction in what answers that part in which the creature hath a sence and knowledge of good and evil he should never more hunger therein but the contrary being experienced I need not goe far for a testimony hereof in that many do know that the Tempter over-powering the desire of him that wants opportunity alwayes to put in practise what the mind lusteth into and longeth after being ready to attend with evil as opportunity serves him therein doth as enviously accuse as subtily tempt and wherein he cannot perswade the creature to goe on in any sin and offence to the spirit of God and to embolden himself against the testimony thereof after lead aside thereby and overcome thereinto he is there ready to object the folly of such fancy the creature was lead by that he may come to despair of any sure guide to his mind but if he be once prevented in this work and find himselfe discerned in the house of God presenting himself before the Lord he when the day of the sons of men comes to be considered of by him that judgeth righteously that he is a perfect man and one that feareth God escheweth evil that he thus hath wrought on and he himself brought into the same consideration to avoid his own torment begins to accuse for worldly respects and then do such serve God for nought Hast thou not made a hedge about him and all that he hath put forth now thy hand touch all that he hath and he will curse thee to thy face and then having given into his hands all that he hath power over be sure what ever is neer to such a man be it wife or children or goods oxen sheep or camels that which is most dear in affections out of the perfect life is under his power and that which his power stands in is left to tempt that he may curse God and dye And the temptation is and in every man works according to the place they are in or gift they have received from God be it inward or outward wherein the greatest and best gifts a man or