Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	commandment_n	keep_v	liar_n	1,680	5	11.3944	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44137	A discourse of the knowledge of God, and of our selves I. by the light of nature, II. by the sacred Scriptures / written by Sir Matthew Hale, Knight ... for his private meditation and exercise ; to which are added, A brief abstract of the Christian religion, and, Considerations seasonable at all times, for the cleansing of the heart and life, by the same author.	Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.	1688 (1688)	Wing H240; ESTC R4988	321,717	542

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death_n titus_n 2.14_o he_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n yet_o john_n 3.16_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n etc._n etc._n again_o 1_o john_n 4.9_o herein_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o yet_o rom._n 8.32_o he_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o deliver_v he_o up_o for_o we_o all_o 1_o john_n 4.9_o god_n send_v his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n psal_n 40.7_o then_o say_v i_o lo_o i_o come_v yet_o he_o come_v not_o without_o a_o mission_n i_o delight_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o my_o god._n the_o sum_n of_o all_o than_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o mankind_n be_v the_o absolute_a and_o original_a foundation_n of_o our_o redemption_n the_o same_o act_n of_o this_o love_n propose_v and_o undertake_v the_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n voluntary_o and_o free_o in_o this_o way_n contrive_v by_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n and_o counsel_n of_o god_n the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ_n in_o exact_a and_o voluntary_a submission_n unto_o this_o counsel_n perform_v it_o if_o it_o have_v be_v voluntary_a and_o not_o in_o conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n who_o will_n can_v be_v the_o only_a measure_n of_o his_o satisfaction_n it_o can_v never_o have_v be_v satisfactory_a and_o if_o it_o have_v be_v mere_o passive_a it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v a_o obedience_n which_o require_v a_o free_a submission_n and_o conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o enjoin_v without_o which_o it_o can_v never_o be_v meritorious_a 2._o it_o be_v a_o meritorious_a and_o expiatory_a suffer_v for_o by_o that_o eternal_a covenant_n between_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n he_o be_v to_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o

that_o which_o be_v her_o enemy_n 3._o establish_v thy_o mind_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o goodness_n and_o this_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o bottom_n will_v keep_v thy_o ship_n from_o uncertain_a giddy_a float_a the_o knowledge_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o chief_a good_a will_v carry_v the_o chief_a motion_n of_o thy_o will_n towards_o it_o and_o against_o all_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o motion_n of_o thy_o will_n will_v be_v certain_a steady_a uniform_a and_o regular_a the_o inclination_n of_o thy_o will_n to_o any_o thing_n else_o will_v be_v measure_v by_o this_o and_o subordinate_a unto_o it_o if_o the_o good_a propound_v consist_v not_o with_o the_o fruition_n of_o thy_o chief_a good_a thy_o will_n will_v reject_v that_o good_a propound_v and_o if_o it_o consist_v with_o it_o it_o will_v measure_v a_o motion_n of_o the_o will_n towards_o that_o good_a proportionable_a to_o it_o and_o the_o want_n of_o the_o knowledge_n or_o sense_n of_o this_o good_a send_v the_o motion_n of_o thy_o will_n on_o gad_v after_o every_o vanity_n steadfast_a in_o nothing_o will_v what_o it_o have_v not_o and_o weary_a of_o what_o it_o have_v pursue_v a_o butterf_o or_o a_o glow-worm_n with_o the_o same_o eagerness_n and_o intention_n of_o soul_n as_o it_o will_v do_v a_o substantial_a and_o satisfactory_a good_a when_o thou_o see_v a_o child_n fix_v the_o intention_n of_o his_o mind_n upon_o a_o rattle_n or_o a_o hobby-horse_n more_o than_o upon_o a_o goodly_a manor_n or_o upon_o a_o feather_n or_o a_o ribbon_n more_o than_o upon_o a_o title_n of_o honour_n conjoin_v with_o power_n and_o when_o he_o have_v these_o toy_n to_o be_v weary_a of_o they_o and_o pursue_v something_o else_o thou_o can_v easy_o see_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o error_n in_o his_o valuation_n to_o arise_v from_o his_o ignorance_n of_o the_o true_a difference_n between_o they_o and_o this_o unstability_n in_o his_o content_n in_o they_o do_v arise_v from_o the_o emptiness_n and_o unusefulness_n of_o they_o and_o that_o disproportion_n which_o he_o find_v in_o they_o to_o his_o expectation_n his_o infant_n reason_n be_v yet_o better_a able_a to_o value_v in_o fruition_n than_o in_o expectation_n and_o yet_o thou_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o the_o disproportion_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o thy_o ripe_a will_n pursue_v as_o good_a as_o to_o the_o chief_a good_a be_v infinite_o great_a than_o that_o of_o the_o most_o childish_a enjoyment_n to_o those_o thing_n wherein_o the_o most_o and_o wise_a of_o man_n place_v their_o chief_a expectation_n and_o that_o the_o error_n of_o the_o most_o childish_a judgement_n lay_v in_o the_o balance_n with_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o world_n want_v few_o grain_n to_o make_v it_o equal_a than_o that_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n in_o the_o world_n not_o have_v his_o soul_n ballast_v with_o the_o love_n and_o knowledge_n of_o god_n lay_v in_o the_o scale_n with_o one_o that_o make_v his_o creator_n his_o chief_a hope_n and_o expectation_n keep_v a_o guard_n upon_o thy_o conscience_n the_o chief_a work_n of_o conscience_n in_o the_o soul_n consist_v in_o these_o thing_n 1._o the_o reception_n of_o sound_a practical_a principle_n this_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o its_o subsequent_a work_n the_o major_a proposition_n 2._o the_o discovery_n of_o those_o action_n or_o purpose_n which_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n 3._o the_o compare_v of_o those_o action_n or_o purpose_n with_o those_o former_a practical_a ground_n 4._o the_o conclusion_n or_o judgement_n upon_o those_o action_n and_o principle_n thus_o compare_v of_o absolution_n or_o approbation_n or_o of_o condemnation_n and_o rejection_n 5._o the_o motion_n of_o the_o conscience_n towards_o the_o soul_n upon_o this_o conviction_n viz._n persuasion_n or_o dissuasion_n to_o or_o from_o the_o act_n in_o question_n if_o future_a stir_v or_o comfort_v the_o soul_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o act_n if_o past_a thy_o conscience_n be_v that_o cart_n by_o which_o thou_o do_v or_o shall_v steer_v thy_o course_n in_o this_o world_n towards_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v of_o high_a concernment_n to_o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o it_o and_o therefore_o 1._o learn_v to_o furnish_v it_o with_o practical_a principle_n of_o truth_n and_o soundness_n these_o principle_n be_v for_o any_o thing_n that_o appear_v to_o i_o extrinsical_a to_o the_o soul_n the_o dictate_v of_o the_o divine_a law_n and_o will_n convey_v into_o the_o conscience_n either_o by_o the_o immediate_a revelation_n and_o demonstration_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o soul_n thus_o to_o adam_n in_o a_o perfect_a measure_n and_o to_o those_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n the_o patriarch_n prophet_n and_o apostle_n or_o by_o the_o course_n and_o way_n of_o his_o providence_n either_o by_o unwritten_a tradition_n rom._n 2.15_o and_o this_o be_v a_o more_o uncertain_a dispensation_n because_o more_o easy_a to_o be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o practice_n and_o teach_n of_o man_n which_o be_v so_o mingle_v with_o it_o that_o it_o be_v very_o hard_o to_o discover_v the_o wheat_n from_o the_o chaff_n so_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v now_o go_v to_o gather_v up_o principle_n for_o the_o conscience_n out_o of_o the_o practice_n of_o man_n or_o nation_n or_o the_o collection_n of_o humane_a law_n or_o author_n we_o shall_v gather_v up_o principle_n full_a of_o uncertainty_n contrariety_n and_o inconsistency_n among_o themselves_o and_o such_o of_o they_o as_o have_v any_o sound_a conformity_n to_o truth_n be_v so_o general_a that_o several_a man_n or_o the_o same_o man_n at_o several_a time_n or_o upon_o several_a occasion_n will_v deduce_v from_o they_o a_o justification_n of_o contrary_a practice_n as_o we_o see_v be_v do_v among_o divers_a man_n that_o admit_v the_o same_o general_a principle_n of_o practice_n and_o yet_o upon_o the_o same_o principle_n their_o conscience_n when_o they_o come_v to_o particular_a action_n act_n quite_o contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o the_o great_a and_o merciful_a god_n have_v therefore_o by_o a_o wonderful_a course_n of_o his_o providence_n convey_v unto_o we_o a_o collection_n of_o practical_a principle_n make_v by_o himself_o even_o the_o word_n of_o his_o truth_n admirable_o adequate_v to_o our_o use_n especial_o in_o two_o thing_n 1._o of_o their_o truth_n and_o infallibility_n we_o can_v mistake_v they_o for_o they_o be_v the_o very_a revelation_n of_o the_o god_n of_o truth_n unmingled_a with_o the_o sophistication_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n gold_n seven_o time_n try_v 2._o their_o particularity_n and_o certainty_n there_o be_v scarce_o a_o action_n in_o a_o man_n whole_a life_n but_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v a_o rule_n fit_v for_o it_o david_n that_o have_v but_o a_o part_n of_o it_o and_o a_o small_a and_o a_o dark_a part_n of_o it_o in_o comparison_n of_o what_o we_o have_v c●lls_v it_o a_o perfect_a law_n convert_v the_o soul_n a_o sure_a testimony_n make_v wise_a the_o simple_a psal_n 19.7_o a_o commandment_n exceed_v all_o other_o perfection_n psal_n 119.95_o that_o make_v he_o wise_a than_o his_o enemy_n and_o teacher_n ibid_fw-la 98._o a_o word_n able_a to_o make_v the_o man_n of_o god_n perfect_a thorough_o furnish_v to_o all_o good_a work_n 2_o tim._n 3.17_o and_o though_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o book_n be_v full_a of_o admirable_a truth_n and_o conviction_n infinite_o out-going_a all_o the_o write_n of_o man_n yet_o there_o be_v more_o in_o it_o than_o this_o even_o a_o promise_n of_o a_o blessing_n of_o it_o to_o as_o many_o as_o serious_o make_v it_o their_o study_n and_o rule_n of_o life_n and_o faith_n and_o a_o fulfil_n of_o that_o promise_n the_o son_n of_o god_n send_v his_o own_o spirit_n along_o with_o the_o use_n of_o that_o word_n life_n with_o the_o letter_n into_o the_o soul_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v this_o law_n of_o god_n though_o comprise_v in_o a_o little_a volume_n to_o be_v so_o exceed_v wide_a and_o precious_a to_o david_n there_o go_v along_o with_o it_o and_o with_o his_o meditation_n of_o it_o a_o spirit_n of_o life_n and_o light_n that_o show_v he_o large_a dimension_n of_o it_o than_o can_v be_v find_v by_o the_o bare_a strength_n of_o his_o natural_a understanding_n 2._o take_v leisure_n upon_o all_o thy_o action_n and_o purpose_n to_o acquaint_v thy_o conscience_n with_o they_o that_o so_o thy_o conscience_n may_v have_v time_n to_o deliberate_v and_o to_o compare_v it_o with_o its_o principle_n the_o word_n of_o god._n precipitancy_n and_o hastiness_n in_o action_n rob_v the_o conscience_n of_o that_o employment_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o it_o and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o sin_n so_o it_o bring_v a_o double_a inconvenience_n to_o a_o man_n even_o from_o his_o conscience_n viz._n 1._o a_o deadness_n and_o