Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	add_v	brotherly_a	temperance_n	1,678	5	11.2424	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46733	A cluster of sweetest grapes for saints, brought from the heavenly Canaan. Or, The saints assurance gotten, and to be had in this life, by the several means specified in this tract upon I Pet. 1.9. And fifteen soul-solacing conferences with Christ, touching sins and the world's conquest; according to the high and noble art of fighting the great fight of Faith, I Tim.6.12. Fitted for all such gracious souls as do most heartily desire to see the death of their strong and mighty corruptions, & a thorow [sic] victory gotten over this vile and troublesome world. By Christopher Jelinger M. A.	Jelinger, Christopher.	1664 (1664)	Wing J541; ESTC R217025	71,784	235

voice heard in the night Sin within will destroy all So when we have built Castles in the air and by our fair and specious performances have gotten some Assurance confidence towards God but afterward give way to one sin or other we shall hear one time or other a voice from within Sin within will destroy all our own consciences * Rom. 2.15 accusing us yea condemning us for the same and ‖ So the Prophet Jonah lost his confidence by his disobedience Dr. King on Jonah 1.6 taking away our Assurance from us for sin allowed by us Let us fall therefore upon sin and destroy it that sins punishment may not fall upon us and destroy us and our confidence with us Oh that this people were wise Oh that they would so strive against sin and against every sin Oh that they would unreservedly cleanse their hands Oh that they would thorowly purifie their hearts Jam. 4.8 and cleanse them from lust even every lust Oh that I could help them Oh that I could even pull them away from their beloved sins for then they should not live or lodge in and with any of them one day or one night longer well you must do this work with God's help therefore go every one of you and kill every one of them spare none no not the least Oh save none alive to be assured that God will save you alive else you cannot be so perswaded as long as any one sin is by you allowed thus labour to purifie your selves and to destroy sin and when you have so done labour to keep your selves so and if the Tempter re-assault you do you also re-encounter him and that with the Word for that is a Christians sword tell him as the Spouse told Christ in another sence I have washed my feet how shall I defile then● Cant. 5.3 Oh● I cannot Oh! I will not by God's help When Satan came to Christ he found nothing in him but when he comes to you he finds much in you even much corruption but do you resist him in the faith I say * 1 Pet. 5.9 as Peter that that which he findes in you may not be found to be yours but his because you do not own it but resist it to be assured as then you * Damasc Error de Perser may be that you shall be saved Nay crie to God to keep you for it is not as Damascene and others teach in the power of man to hold out no no we are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation 1 Pet. 1.5 and therefore you must beg this power of God 〈◊〉 and that very much and often yea continually for then Satan will not be able to harm you It is storied of a malicious woman that she gave her self to the Devil provided he would do a mischief to such a Neighbour whom she deadly hated the Devil went once and again to do his work but at last returns and tels her that he could not hurt him because he found him alwaies praying or reading do you likewise pray so alwaies and you will also speed as he did especially then when Satan tempts you to make you fall then do you fall to your prayers and say Lord this is the power and hour of darknesse now therefore keep me in this hour of temptation that I may keep up the Assurance of my Salvation 4. Make your calling and election sure 4 Medium for then you also make Heaven sure 2 Pet. 1 5 6. giving all diligence add to your faith vertue c. And then v. 11. so an entrance shall be administred unto you abundantly into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ I pay you observe your work you must become good Arithmeticians according to the perfect Rule of Addition to be certain of your everlasting salvation And therefore go and add vertue to vertue and still say But do I not mis-reckon Am I in the right Do I not miss temperance though I have knowledge And do I not want patience though I have temperance Is not godlinesswanting-though patience be not Is not brotherly kindness forgotten by me though godliness be not Have I not left out Charitie though I do not miss Brotherly kindness Are all the Graces of Gods Spirit here and if any be wanting go and reckon again and make a farther Addition more especially if Patience be wanting in thy reckoning Go and write I should say add patience the like may be said of all the rest and so labour to be compleat in Grace having in you every Grace and striving still to have more Grace even more of every Grace for though if we believe in Christ we are sanctified in every part yet are we sanctified but in part even as we * 1 Cor. 13 1● know but in part so that we shall need still to add somewhat to every part if in the Saints Assurance we would have our part Nay had need to give all diligence as the Apostle tels us v. 5. by our continual additions to make our calling and election and salvation sure and to live an extraordinarie holy strict and Seraphical life to attain to it I knew a most eminent holy walker once his name was Ignatius Jourdan a Justice of the Peace who was after his conversion alwaies assur'd of his salvation as he told me but the course that he took was this he would every morning rise at 3 of the Clock as I was told and spend his time in prayer reading and meditation till 7 and then do justice to all that came to him Again he would punish any for swearing and other offences if he were never so great and I never heard a vain or evil word come out of his mouth but he would be alwaies talking of Heaven do you live such an holy and heavenly life too and give all diligence thereunto and you will be sure also as he was of Heaven 5. Ger the pardon of your sins sealed 5 Medium for what is remission of sin but justification from sin Now whom he justifieth he also glorifleth Rom. 8.30 Again what is it but a covering of sin and what saith David of that Blessed is he whose sin is covered in Ps 32.1 so that if I can but know that my sins are forgiven me I may know also that Heaven will be given me Wherefore be earnest even importunately earnest with God to have thy sins forgiven thee by God Dan. 9.19 you may see how earnest and eager he was in this thing saying O Lord O Lord forgive O Lord hearken and do Never was a condemned Malefactor so earnest for a pardon with his King Never was a poor Mendicant so importunate for a piece of bread or for an Alms with his rich Neighbor as he for a pardon with his God and King and so must you be and therefore even press into the presence of God for thy pardon to be sealed by God