Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	world_n	worldly_a	worthy_a	26	3	5.8934	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20736	Lectures on the XV. Psalme read in the cathedrall church of S. Paule, in London. Wherein besides many other very profitable and necessarie matters, the question of vsurie is plainely and fully decided. By George Dovvname, Doctor of Diuinitie. Whereunto are annexed two other treatises of the same authour, the one of fasting, the other of prayer.	Downame, George, d. 1634.	1604 (1604)	STC 7118; ESTC S110203	278,690	369

be_v save_v again_o do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v any_o bless_a that_o be_v not_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o the_o upright_o be_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n happy_a and_o bless_a bless_a be_v those_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o their_o way_n 1._o bless_a be_v those_o in_o who_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n that_o be_v hypocrisy_n 2._o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n belong_v that_o testimony_n of_o solomon_n 7._o as_o tremellius_n read_v the_o just_a man_n that_o walk_v in_o his_o uprightness_n be_v bless_v &_o bless_a be_v his_o child_n after_o he_o and_o yet_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v more_o plain_a in_o testify_v this_o truth_n 18._o prou._n 28._o 18._o he_o that_o walk_v upright_o shall_v be_v save_v psal._n 140._o 13._o 13._o the_o upright_o shall_v dwell_v in_o thy_o presence_n 8._o but_o most_o plain_a mat._n 5._o 8._o bless_a be_v the_o pure_a in_o heart_n for_o so_o he_o call_v the_o upright_o for_o they_o shall_v see_v god_n they_o shall_v have_v the_o vision_n of_o god_n and_o enjoy_v his_o glorious_a presence_n in_o the_o fruition_n whereof_o consist_v our_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o therefore_o most_o fit_o not_o only_o in_o this_o place_n but_o elsewhere_o also_o in_o the_o scripture_n be_v uprightness_n make_v the_o note_n and_o cognisance_n of_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o god_n 26._o for_o this_o cause_n israel_n be_v call_v jeschurun_v to_o signify_v 2._o that_o whosoever_o be_v a_o true_a israelite_n be_v upright_o jacob_n himself_o be_v commend_v for_o this_o virtue_n and_o of_o those_o that_o be_v pure_a in_o heart_n 27._o it_o be_v say_v psal._n 24_o this_o be_v jacob_n 6._o so_o psal._n 1._o 73_o when_o the_o prophet_n have_v say_v that_o god_n be_v good_a to_o israel_n in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o expound_v who_o he_o mean_v by_o israel_n namely_o the_o pure_a in_o heart_n so_o also_o our_o saviour_n christ_n speak_v of_o nathaniel_n 48._o behold_v say_v he_o a_o true_a israelite_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o guile_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 29._o he_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o outward_a but_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o within_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o upright_o 3._o see_v then_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v all_o that_o be_v upright_o be_v citizen_n of_o heaven_n and_o contrariwise_o all_o that_o be_v citizen_n of_o heaven_n be_v upright_o it_o behoove_v we_o diligent_o to_o try_v and_o examine_v ourselves_o whether_o this_o note_n do_v belong_v unto_o we_o or_o not_o for_o unless_o we_o be_v upright_o we_o shall_v not_o rest_v in_o god_n holy_a mountain_n but_o must_v look_v to_o have_v our_o portion_n with_o hypocrite_n where_o be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n 51._o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o will_v set_v down_o certain_a sign_n and_o token_n whereby_o the_o upright_a and_o the_o hypocrite_n may_v be_v discern_v 1._o and_o first_o the_o study_n and_o endeavour_n of_o the_o upright_o be_v to_o approve_v himself_o to_o god_n to_o walk_v before_o he_o 4._o to_o discharge_v a_o good_a conscience_n 3._o the_o testimony_n whereof_o he_o great_o esteem_v and_o prefer_v it_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n concern_v himself_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o hypocrite_n care_n be_v to_o approve_v himself_o to_o man_n neglect_v the_o testimony_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o those_o good_a thing_n which_o he_o do_v he_o do_v to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n and_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o omit_v he_o leave_v undo_v lest_o he_o shall_v be_v see_v of_o man_n for_o if_o man_n be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o his_o do_n he_o neither_o care_v to_o do_v good_a nor_o fear_v to_o do_v evil_a 2._o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o upright_a man_n to_o yield_v simple_a and_o absolute_a obedience_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n deny_v themselves_o their_o own_o affection_n and_o reason_n but_o to_o obey_v humane_a precept_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o hypocrite_n to_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n so_o further_o than_o themselves_o think_v good_a as_o appear_v in_o the_o example_n of_o saul_n 15._o and_o more_o strict_o to_o observe_v the_o tradition_n of_o man_n 6._o than_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n 3._o a_o three_o sign_n of_o a_o uprightman_n be_v so_o to_o contemn_v the_o world_n and_o to_o be_v wain_v from_o worldly_a desire_n as_o that_o he_o prefer_v the_o keep_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n before_o the_o obtain_n of_o any_o worldly_a desire_n know_v that_o it_o will_v not_o profit_v a_o man_n to_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n 36._o and_o to_o loose_v his_o own_o soul_n for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o addict_v to_o the_o world_n it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n that_o he_o profess_v religion_n not_o for_o worldly_a and_o by-respect_n but_o the_o hypocrite_n guise_n be_v to_o seem_v religious_a and_o to_o be_v a_o wordling_n to_o profess_v religion_n and_o to_o mind_n earthly_a thing_n to_o divide_v himself_o betwixt_o god_n and_o mammon_n 19_o to_o give_v to_o god_n the_o outward_a show_n to_o the_o world_n 24._o his_o heart_n not_o first_o and_o principal_o to_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n &_o his_o righteousness_n but_o to_o profess_v religion_n in_o a_o secondary_a respect_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o jump_v with_o the_o fruition_n of_o his_o worldly_a desire_n and_o consequent_o to_o prefer_v the_o gain_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o keep_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v obtain_v any_o worldly_a desire_n 4._o the_o property_n of_o a_o upright_a man_n be_v to_o hate_v sin_n as_o well_o in_o himself_o as_o in_o other_o and_o to_o be_v exercise_v in_o judge_v himself_o but_o the_o manner_n of_o hypocrite_n be_v to_o hate_v sin_n in_o other_o but_o not_o in_o themselves_o to_o be_v busy_a in_o pry_v into_o other_o man_n behaviour_n and_o to_o neglect_v their_o own_o to_o be_v quick-sighted_a to_o discern_v and_o very_o censorious_a to_o judge_v the_o offence_n of_o their_o brethren_n but_o have_v neither_o eye_n to_o see_v nor_o conscience_n to_o condemn_v their_o own_o sin_n and_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v of_o such_o hypocrite_n 4._o to_o see_v a_o mote_n in_o their_o brother_n eye_n and_o not_o to_o discern_v a_o beam_n in_o their_o own_o 5._o the_o upright_a man_n repent_v of_o all_o sin_n have_v a_o unfeigned_a purpose_n and_o resolution_n to_o abstain_v from_o all_o sin_n and_o not_o to_o retain_v any_o one_o howsoever_o beside_o and_o contrary_n to_o his_o purpose_n he_o may_v fail_v in_o some_o particular_n but_o the_o hypocrite_n howsoever_o he_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o abstain_v from_o diverse_a sin_n whereunto_o he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o addict_v yet_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o cherish_v and_o retain_v some_o sin_n or_o sin_n that_o be_v more_o dear_a unto_o he_o from_o which_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v reclaim_v example_n in_o 20._o herod_n who_o reverence_v john_n baptist_n and_o when_o he_o hear_v he_o do_v many_o thing_n which_o john_n advise_v he_o unto_o and_o hear_v he_o glad_o but_o do_v john_n what_o he_o can_v he_o will_v not_o forgo_v herodias_n his_o brother_n wife_n 6._o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o upright_o to_o love_v and_o reverence_v the_o good_a and_o godly_a for_o their_o godliness_n sake_n and_o to_o contemn_v and_o despise_v the_o wicked_a though_o mighty_a in_o the_o world_n because_o of_o their_o wickedness_n as_o it_o follow_v vers._n 4_o for_o the_o world_n do_v love_v she_o own_o and_o hate_v those_o which_o belong_v to_o christ._n 4._o but_o hereby_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v translate_v from_o death_n to_o life_n 19_o because_o we_o love_v the_o brethren_n but_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o hypocrite_n to_o stomach_n the_o godly_a 14._o to_o envy_v they_o which_o be_v better_a than_o they_o and_o not_o to_o brook_v they_o that_o be_v have_v in_o better_a estimation_n than_o themselves_o and_o thus_o be_v the_o pharisy_n affect_v to_o christ._n 7._o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o upright_o to_o prefer_v the_o great_a &_o weighty_a duty_n before_o the_o less_o the_o substance_n before_o circumstance_n the_o work_n either_o of_o piety_n or_o mercy_n before_o ceremony_n but_o it_o have_v always_o be_v the_o hypocrite_n guise_n to_o neglect_v the_o great_a duty_n and_o to_o affect_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o less_o to_o prefer_v circumstance_n before_o the_o substance_n and_o ceremony_n before_o the_o work_n either_o of_o piety_n or_o charity_n 15._o to_o place_v the_o height_n of_o their_o religion_n either_o in_o observe_v or_o urge_v ceremony_n or_o contrariwise_o in_o refuse_v they_o and_o inveigh_v

both_o god_n and_o man_n do_v in_o the_o end_n beguile_v themselves_o and_o therefore_o not_o unworthy_o be_v hypocrisy_n in_o the_o scripture_n term_v guile_n 2._o and_o first_o they_o foolish_o go_v about_o to_o deceive_v god_n 47._o the_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n when_o they_o hope_v by_o a_o counterfeit_a semblance_n of_o religion_n to_o blear_v his_o eye_n and_o by_o vain_a show_n to_o please_v he_o while_o they_o secure_o abound_v with_o more_o hide_a and_o secret_a sin_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o hypocrisy_n of_o the_o israelit_n reprove_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 58._o 2._o after_o this_o manner_n do_v they_o offend_v first_o when_o they_o pray_v with_o feign_a lip_n pretend_v such_o thing_n in_o their_o prayer_n as_o they_o do_v not_o intend_v ask_v such_o thing_n with_o their_o lip_n as_o they_o do_v not_o desire_v with_o their_o heart_n promise_v such_o thing_n as_o they_o mean_v not_o to_o perform_v and_o bear_v the_o lord_n in_o hand_n with_o the_o pharisee_n luke_n 18_o that_o they_o be_v such_o person_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v not_o for_o these_o man_n after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o israelit_n who_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a within_o they_o go_v about_o to_o deceive_v the_o lord_n with_o their_o mouth_n 37._o and_o with_o their_o tongue_n they_o lie_v unto_o he_o second_o when_o as_o they_o either_o commit_v secret_a sin_n that_o god_n may_v not_o see_v they_o or_o have_v sin_v do_v seek_v to_o conceal_v their_o sin_n from_o god_n that_o he_o may_v not_o know_v they_o for_o such_o be_v the_o folly_n of_o hypocrite_n that_o because_o they_o when_o they_o hide_v themselves_o see_v not_o god_n they_o imagine_v that_o god_n see_v not_o they_o like_v to_o the_o silly_a woodcock_n which_o when_o she_o have_v so_o hide_v her_o head_n that_o she_o see_v no_o body_n she_o imagine_v that_o no_o body_n see_v she_o three_o whereas_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n be_v lewd_a and_o dissolute_a they_o will_v seek_v to_o pacify_v god_n with_o some_o outward_a observation_n and_o those_o perhaps_o devise_v by_o themselves_o and_o this_o be_v the_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o papist_n who_o when_o they_o have_v fearful_o sin_v against_o god_n etc._n they_o will_v make_v he_o a_o plaster_n of_o their_o own_o satisfaction_n but_o the_o most_o usual_a practice_n of_o hypocrite_n be_v to_o deceive_v man_n to_o who_o they_o desire_v especial_o by_o outward_a show_n to_o approve_v themselves_o pretend_v a_o profession_n of_o religion_n both_o to_o their_o worldly_a and_o their_o wicked_a respect_n to_o their_o worldly_a respect_n when_o as_o under_o the_o profession_n of_o religion_n they_o seek_v the_o world_n and_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o the_o world_n subordinate_v religion_n to_o their_o worldly_a desire_n and_o profess_v christianity_n in_o a_o secondary_a respect_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o it_o stand_v with_o the_o obtain_n or_o retain_v of_o their_o worldly_a desire_n etc._n etc._n to_o their_o wicked_a respect_n when_o they_o make_v religion_n a_o cloak_n for_o their_o wickedness_n thus_o heretic_n to_o countenance_v their_o error_n prepretend_v holiness_n 14._o thus_o the_o pharisy_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o long_a prayer_n 6._o devour_v widow_n house_n thus_o judas_n cover_v his_o covetousness_n under_o a_o pretend_a care_n for_o the_o poor_a 9_o thus_o jesabell_n when_o she_o intend_v the_o murder_n of_o naboth_n proclaim_v a_o fast_a 8._o absalon_n when_o he_o intend_a treason_n against_o his_o father_n 16._o pretend_v the_o keep_n of_o a_o vow_n h●rod_n profess_v to_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o he_o will_v go_v and_o worship_n christ_n when_o he_o mean_v to_o kill_v he_o again_o the_o hypocrite_n seem_v to_o sin_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n against_o the_o light_n of_o his_o conscience_n detain_v the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n see_v the_o better_a thing_n and_o follow_v the_o worse_o 1●_n and_o therefore_o hierome_n say_v that_o in_o comparison_n of_o two_o evil_n it_o be_v less_o to_o sin_n open_o than_o to_o fain_a holiness_n but_o hypocrisy_n as_o it_o be_v double_a iniquity_n and_o therefore_o most_o odious_a unto_o god_n so_o be_v it_o extreme_a folly_n for_o the_o hypocrite_n while_o he_o seek_v to_o deceive_v not_o only_a man_n but_o god_n also_o who_o can_v be_v deceive_v he_o beguile_v himself_o for_o he_o that_o will_v seem_v religious_a 26._o and_o have_v not_o learned_a to_o refrain_v his_o tongue_n but_o let_v loose_v the_o reins_n to_o his_o unbrideled_a tongue_n as_o hypocrite_n use_v to_o do_v in_o censure_v backbiting_a and_o slander_v their_o brethren_n such_o a_o one_o deceive_v his_o own_o heart_n his_o religion_n be_v vain_a likewise_o he_o that_o be_v a_o hearer_n of_o the_o word_n 22._o but_o no_o doer_n of_o it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o hypocrite_n such_o a_o one_o deceive_v himself_o and_o be_v indeed_o that_o foolish_a man_n 26._o who_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v do_v build_v upon_o the_o sand_n those_o that_o content_n themselves_o with_o the_o shine_a lamp_n of_o a_o outward_a profession_n want_v the_o oil_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o heart_n 3._o be_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n compare_v to_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n for_o see_v it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v good_a than_o to_o seem_v so_o and_o worse_a to_o be_v evil_a than_o to_o seem_v so_o be_v it_o not_o extreme_a folly_n in_o hypocrite_n to_o choose_v to_o be_v evil_a rather_o than_o to_o seem_v evil_a and_o to_o seem_v good_a rather_o than_o to_o be_v good_a the_o folly_n of_o these_o man_n therefore_o be_v worthy_o note_v by_o chrysostom_n matth._n hypocrite_n say_v he_o if_o it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v good_a why_o will_v thou_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v if_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o be_v evil_a why_o will_v thou_o be_v that_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v if_o it_o be_v good_a to_o seem_v good_a it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v so_o if_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o seem_v evil_a it_o be_v 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