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	faith_n	temperance_n	2,660	5	11.1051	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62154	An expedient for peace, or some Christian and reasonable proposals, once more renewed and offered again to Friends of Reading conducing to an amicable composure of differences among them: with a healing epistle to them from Friends of Bristol, on both sides, tenderly advising them to meet all together again in their ancient publick meeting house. As also a seasonable expostulation and a persuasive to a reconciliation, with some remarkable testimonies added to promote the same and several objections against it answered, which may tend to a general service.	Sandilands, Robert.	1692 (1692)	Wing S658; ESTC R222483	58,787	79

Comprehensive There are not only two or three but a whole complex or system of evil works always attends Strife Envy c. wherever the same is given place to amongst any sort of People and we find that some were ready even to glory in their bitter Envyings and strife which they had in their Hearts one against another James 3.14 15. and not only so but to lie against the Truth And in their Zeal and Wisdom concluded the same to be consistent therewith But this Wisdom saith he descended not from above but is Earthly Sensual and Develish and who is a wise Man endured with knowledg among you How shall such a one be known by this let him shew out of a good Conversation his works with Meekness of Wisdom even from that which is from above and that is first pure then peaceable gentle and easy to be entreated full of Mercy and good Fruits and observe and without partiality and without Hypocrisie Here we may all see who is truly the wise Man and both the Earthly and the Heavenly Wisdom with the proper effects each produceth and if we judg the Cause by the effects it s easily seen which of the two is predominant XXI And in the next Chapter of the same Epistle he begins with a Querie from whence comes Wars and Fightings amongst you what even them whom he calls Brethren come they not hence This is his Answer even of your Lusts that War in your Members Is it not from Ambition Covetousness a greedy desire after preheminence who shall be greatest and highest and carry the biggest sway and is not that one of the chief causes of most of all Quarrels Brolls Contentions and Animosities Therefore it s said in the 5 11 12 Verses Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain the spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy speak not evil one of another Brethren he that speaketh evil of his Brother and judgeth his Brother speaketh evil of the Law and judgeth the Law and there is one Lawgiver who is able to save and destroy Who art thou that judgest another or as Paul has it in Rom. 14.4 another Man's Servant to his own Master he standeth or falleth yea he shall be holden up however harshly or uncharitably he may be censured and judged for God is able to make him stand let us not therefore judge one another any more XXII We are as much cautioned and prohibited not to walk in strife and envying as in Rioting and Drunkenness c. the former being as well counted the Works of Darkenness as the latter in Rom. 13.13 And the Apostle we also find reckons amongst the rest of the Works of the Flesh Envyings Hatred Variance Wrath and Strife and though these be different names yet may be all summed up in one great Evil expressed by the word Enmity or Prejudice and these four are so linked together that one of them cannot be without the rest as where Envying is there is Hatred c. there is no other particular Work of the Flesh so expressed with so many words to aggravate the same as this of Envy or Strife and when we are exhorted to follow Peace with all Men at the same time in the next verse it 's added looking diligently lest any Root of bitterness springing up trouble you It s observable how much or mostly indeed the Apostle places the Fruit of the Spirit in these Heavenly and Excellent Virtues which are most directly opposite to the aforementioned Works of the Flesh as Love Joy Peace Long suffering Gentleness Goodness Meekness Temperance these are all he mentions except Faith as the Fruit of the Spirit and though they also be expressed by divers Characters yet as they proceed from one Spirit so they all tend to one and the same thing and which the word Charity may comprehend them all XXIII We find that very early even Christ's own Disciples began to strive together by the way and it was about Who should be greatest too as in Luke 9.46 And it was from their Carnal reasoning that this Ambition proceeded upon which Jesus took a Child and set him by him by which they might learn how Innocent and Humble and Little they ought to be And in Mat. 20.23 It s said they were moved viz. ten of the Disciples against their Brethren But Jesus called them unto him and said ye know that the Princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them and they that are great exercise authority upon them but it shall not be so among you and O that it had never been so upon no account amongst any who have professed to be his Disciples c. But whosoever will be great amongst you let him be your Minister and whosoever will be chief among you let him be your Servant even as the Son of Man came not to be Minisered unto but to Minister and to give his Life a Ransom for many XXIV And all such who are found guilty of the pride of Life of Envy Hatred c. and are of a bitter sower Spirit and do not repent of it will as undoubtedly be excluded and shut out of the Kingdom of God as those who live and dye in other gross extravagancies Job 5.2 for Wrath killeth the foolish Man and Envy slayeth the silly one and as Christ told them plainly in his time who its like conceited themselves to be great Saints as with respect to those upon whom the Tower of Siloe fell Luke 13.4 Think ye saith he that they were sinners above all the Men that dwell in Jerusalem I tell ye nay but except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish And this same he told others over again in the foregoing verse let us all therefore beware of Envying or as the Apostle James saith Grudge not one against another Brethren lest ye be condemned behold the Judg standeth before the Door XXV And let us neither be of such a hot uncharitable temper to call for Fire Luke 9.54 or to command it if we could as Elias did to come down no not though from Heaven it self to prejudice or hurt any which far better Men than we are or are now in being were not allowed to do yea though they had power to work Miracles yet no liberty granted them to dedestroy or consume any by them No not even those who would not receive Christ himself and for their but very desiring such a thing in their warm Zeal we see he rebuked them and with a pretty smart kind of reprehension said to them ye know not what manner of Spirit ye are of for the Son of Man is not come to destroy Mens Lives but to save them Now though its true this is as good and as strong an Argument as can be used against Persecution yet it is not improper altogether here to be alledged also against a Furious Fierce Passionate Violent and indiscreet Zeal Unchristian and Unwarrantable Imposition of Matters of Faith which