Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	darkness_n	light_n	shine_v	1,307	5	9.6147	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47587	Four sermons publickly delivered at several times in Ecclesfeild Church in Yorke-shire By Immanuel Knutton preacher of Gods word there.	Knutton, Immanuel, d. 1655.	1655 (1655)	Wing K743; ESTC R221976	59,329	142

all afflictions never to leave thee to thine own weakness nor to the will of thine enemies beseech him to mitigate thy miseries to sanctifie them to thee to cause them to yeild thee the peaceable fruit of righteousness to teach thee to make an holy use of them and to give thee a gracious issue out of them in his good time then you may say as Psalm 49.5 Wherefore should I fear in the day●s of evill when the iniquity of my heels shall compasse me about Some may object What is there not cause to fear when the iniquities of our heeles compass us about But I answer That the word in the original 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is translated heels may signifie supplanters and is read interrogatively thus shall the iniquity or malice of my enemies compass me about shall they have their will upon me his meaning is they shall not and the words following in verses 6 7. favour this sense Use all these meanes to be washed from your iniquities that you may have part with Christ let the world plod carke and care for profit pleasure and preferment the worldly mans Trinity as ever you hope and desire to see the face of Christ to your comfort and to live with him eternally I beseech you now and ever to think of these things for if Christ wash you not you have no part with him SERMON IV. Text PSALM 4.3 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is g●dly for himself THis Psalm was penned by David as the title prefixed shewes and was by him commmitted to the cheif Musician on N●gin●th to be sung in the publike service at the Tabernacle and afterwards at the Temp●e for among them that were appointed to sing the Psalmes and to play on the Instruments one was appointed cheif to set the tune and to begin who had the charge because he was most excellent as you may see in 1 Chron. 15. 21. and 23.4 for the word Neginoth the godly and learned lights of the Church understand it to be meant of musical instruments and in particular of stringed instruments which were played on with the hand onely as Harps and Cymbals Nehiloth were wind instruments in those dayes the Priests and Levites used divers musical instruments in Gods worship and that onely in the Temple at Jerusalem not in the Countrey Synagogues both to cheer up and to stir up the attention and affection of the hearers to the duties then in hand and to typisie the sweet spiritual melody and comfort Christians shall have by Christ and his glorious Gospel now in the New Testament therefore those musical instruments in Gods worship were part of the ceremonial Law being used in the Temple which was a type of Christs body John 2.19 20.21 and therefore ought not to be used in the Gospel-worship now a dayes because the ceremonial Law was abolished by Christ therefore we must not revive it also because the Primitive Church never used such musick in Gods worship Austin conceives that David penned all the Psalms but that is not like those Psalms which he made have his name prefixed in their title yet some Psalms which have no titles prefixed were made by David as the ninety fifth Psalm verse 7 8. compared with Hebr. 4.7 where it s proved that David made that Psalm and its probable he made more Psalms that want titles prefixed The Psalms are not placed in order as they were made but as they were found by Ezra the Scribe after the Jews returned from the Babylonian captivity the 72. Psalm verse 20. saith The prayers of David the Son of Jesse are ended that was the last Psalm that David made but was there placed as it was found the 144 Psalm as the learned conceive and probably was the first Psalm that David made to praise God after he returned from the slaughter of Goliah though it be placed towards the latter end of the Psalmes for it was placed there as it was found not when it was made This Psalm as some conceive was made by David when he prayed for deliverance from Saul when he and his Army had almost compassed David in the wilderness of Maon 1 Sam. 23.25.26 the purpose of David in this Psalm was to shew his confidence in God for safety when his enemies troubled him and this confidence he shewed by three effects 1. By a general deprecation of the danger which was near him verse 1. 2. By a grave expostulation with and instruction of his enemies ver 2 3 4 5. 3. By a solemn profession of his dependance on God alone ver 6 7 8. In his speech to his enemies are the words of my Text which are a reason moving them to desist from their purpose of abusing David and turning his glory into shame verse 2. as if he had said O ye proud enemies that pride your selves in the favour and countenance of Saul how long will ye vainly indeavour to disappoint that glory that regal dignity which God hath by his Prophet fore-promised unto me which reason is drawn from the cause of that glory which they opposed which was Gods decree whereby this dignity was conferred on David in which words are 1. An Admonition But know 2. A Proposition having the nature of a Promise That the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself Hence observe Doct. That God hath set every godly man apart for himself 2 Tim 2.21 If a man therefore purge himself from these he shall be a vessel unto honour sanctified and meet for the Masters use and prepared unto every good work 1 Pet. 2.9 But ye are a chosen Generation a royal Priesthood an holy Nation a peculiar People c. Reas Because every godly man is a god-like man he hath part of God in him the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shew his handy work but every godly man shewes forth the vertues of him that called him out of darkness to marvellous light he shines with the beames of Gods Spirit and is a partaker of the divine nature therefore he followes God as a dear child Parents by nature beget children like themselves much more will God by regeneration make his children like himself a godly man resembles his heavenly Father for where God loves he loves where God hates he hates Nature cannot stamp Gods image upon him for he is a heaven-born Creature 2. Because every godly man sets his heart upon God the stream of his affections runs to him his heart opens to him as the Marigold to the Sun in what condition soever he is his heart is still with God and he cries with the Prophet Psalm 73. Whom have I in heaven but thee and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee Prosperity drawes him not adversity drives him not from God he is no vassall to sin Satan or the world 3. Because a godly man indeavours to do every thing that God commands him according to his knowledge