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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	life_n	spirit_n	way_n	4,708	5	4.7817	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A21192	A heavenly hymne to the king of heaven. Presented in a sermon, by Iames Eglesfield, Mr. of Arts in Queenes Colledge ...	Eglesfield, James, b. 1601 or 2.	1640 (1640)	STC 7545; ESTC S114013	12,004	38

According to that of Saint Ambrose Omne verum est à Spiritu sancto for this vna veritas is both formalis effectiva exemplaris Formally true in its Efficient from which all Truth floweth exemplary which must be our imitation in which steps whosoever will not erre must walke Philosophers may slatter themselves but all that they find is losse It was Saint Pauls resolution I account all the world as dung having like Owles a glimmering in the night of Nature but beetle-blind in the day-light of Grace trusting more to their conjecturall notions then to the infalible evidence of the Spirit of Truth The Ethnicks are in Vmbra the Iewes in nube the Christians onely in luce per verbum effusum et infusum outwardly preached and inwardly inspired so that of the word of Christ as the only divine Philosopher I may conclude quod falsum est philosophicum non est The next is so affined to this that it followes of force if his word bee true then is it one Verum et unum convertuntur Vna est dilecta mea God is not as man who affects variety to pleasure more then unity to profit himselfe being the beginning of Essence Iam. 1.17 and his word and knowledge are both unchangeable for with him there is no shaddow of alteration Therefore Varroes threefold theologie whereof Augustine makes mention in lib. 6. de civitrte dei Fabulosa ad Theatrum naturalis ad mundum et Civilis ad Vrbem vainly divided argues but a lying vanity departing from the vnity of perfection to the multiplicity of confusion but in the words of Christ are no idle Platonicall Ideas Pythagorean dreames or naturall conclusions but supernaturall revelations and that not ad urbem but ad orbem nam bonum est diffusivum And yet the sound and voyce of the Turtle that goes through the world agrees in one vni-sound of the truth nam multa candelabra sed lux vna saith Hugo de Arca No● One Sunne of truth whose beames are fired in all nations verbae innumerabilia et vnicum tantum verbum omne This verum unum vnicum verbum is saith mellefluous Bernard non loquax sed efficax non sonans sed penetrans in sound little in substance great and admirable not word in the eare but sword in the heart to wound the soules of men with a love of their God And that with a threefold grace surpassing the grace of humane discourse in that it is deliciosum ad saporem solidum ad nutrimentum efficax ad medicinam to the taste delicious as the Manna of Angels and hony of Canaan for nutrition sollid esca animae panis sapientiae for medicine excellent omnes viciosos sanare bonos adjuvare to the sicke soule a restorative consolation to the sound a preservative instruction The Gospell cures what nature mis-guides the efluence of the word with the influence of the Spirit leades Christs Sheepe from the night of Error to the light of the Truth from the thrall of sinne to the throne of Grace for Christ hath not only as Moses and men a chaire on Earth but a throne in heaven and power ouer all people hee speakes and speedes making his word to the Elect the savour of life unto life to draw his Saints from Earth to heaven from the world to God a mundo sensibili ad mundum intelligibilem therfore the people admiring his wisedome bare record to his word that in his dispute and discourse He had done all things well He was not like the Dove with silver wings and feathers of Gold that brought into the Arke of the Church nothing but a leafe in her mouth but like the true spies of Canaan with clusters of Grapes plenty and abundance of substantiall doctrine to give men a taste how pleasant the Lord is and how pleasant the land is that floweth with milke and honey Thus admirable was that sweet singer of Israel that came in humility with a fishers phrase to fish for soules favus distillans labijs eius summa gratia summa eloquentia with fulnes of grace full of grace were his lips and riches of Eloquence for never man spake like him moving the multitude like clouds of witnesses to confesse vnto the world that he was Vere propheta Iohn 7.40 deceit and guile were not found in his mouth and veritas prophetica in whom all the promises of God by the prophets were yea and Amen 1 Cor. 1.20 and ipsa veritas ipse Propheta 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ioh. 14.6 Not onely as Moses a Prophet among his Brethren Deut. 18.17 or as Isaiah a prophet or as David a Prince and a prophet not onely as Iohn Baptist the greatest among the sonnes of men Mat. 11. but by the multitude of the sonnes of men confessed to be the sacred Sonne of God the Prince of Prophets the inspirer of men and Angels to whose omniscience the people and multitude ascribed the honour of Omnipotence to doe all and of essentiall goodnesse to doe all thing well Fecit omnia bene c. And thus from the wisedome of his words let us come to the power of his workes Conversando et conservando consisting in his owne conversation and others Preservation The providence divine ordained three meanes to open unto men the way of truth Verbum praecepto Christum exemplo Spiritum sanctum inspiratione the Word to speake the Spirit to perswade and Christ himselfe to lead to the way of life And this Saint Augustine sayes upon the first Psalme venit non stetit in via peccatorum he came but stood not in the way of sinners for he was a Lilly not inter spinas sed spinas non habens quia peccatum non focit Iacobs lambes were spotted but he only immaculate The Lambe of God came without sinne to take away the sins of the world In terris visus est vt esset exemplo in coelos levatus est ut esset patrocinio hic informat ad vitam illic invitat ad gloriam saith Saint Bern. sup natal Sanct● Victoris He dwelt amongst men by exemplary president of perfection to lead his Saints Militant he ascended the heavens to crowne his Saints victorious in the Church Triumphant That he neuer stayned his honour with sinne Aquinas assignes a threefold demonstration First the end for which hee became Flesh to satisfie the wrath of God for the sin of Man Secondly to proue the verity of his humane nature and Thirdly that every action of his should be our instruction If hee had beene a Sinner he could not have beene a Saviour of others no not of himselfe for the soule that should have sinned should have dyed Ezek. 18.24 Nor should his trangression have proved his humane nature but natures corruption sinne being not created of God but suggested by the devill And last of all how should his life have beene a light unto our feet and a lanthorne unto our pathes if his workes had beene the workes of darkenesse