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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86340	Glory sometimes afar off, now stepping in; or, The great gospel-mysterie of spirit, or Divine nature in saints: not in that philosophical and humane sense, by effects and habits of grace, but after a more evangelical, divine, and mysterious manner of in-being. Opened, affirmed and cleared, and gloriously breaking forth through a cloud of subtil pervertings, carnal objections, and dreadful condemnings cast upon it; and closed up with an account of some principles, practises and wayes which have sealed up this mysterie, and thereby held down the saints in weakness, and shut up the world in darkness for so long a time.	Higgenson, Thomas.	1653 (1653)	Wing H1948; Thomason E687_9; ESTC R206885	45,476	57

1 Cor. 15.28 one Father one God all in all From all which it is clear to him that loves to see the truth not through the mists veils or disguises of subtil chaffy distinctions of science falsly so called of glosses received by tradition of prepossessed principles rudiments or opinions of bitterness passion rash prejudicacy and overhasty censoriousness but as a child wained from all these breasts desires to see the truth in the simplicity purity and undefiledness of it to him it is clear with no other arguments then its own beams of light that the same glory or spirit or Divine nature which is in Christ is also in Saints he being not heir alone but they fellow-heirs with him SECT IX A Further testimony to the truth of this Mysterie is gathered from Ephes 4.11 12 13. Eighth testimony to the spirit in Saints And he gave some Apostles c. for the perfecting of Saints c. till we all come in the unity of the faith c. Col. 1.28 That we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus which perfection is Christ in us v. 27. Revel 21.3 Behold the Tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them God himself shall be with them First Truth is that Mysterie that is to be made manifest that of God that is to be revealed Col. 2.2 3. the deep things of God that are to be brought to light In-dwelling of God himself in man is the end of all truth and administrations of truth called also the Mysterie hid in God the Mysterie of God and of the Father and of Christ treasures of wisdom and knowledge the end and perfection of which truth and of all light science knowledge administrations spiritual gifts and powers is the revealing and in-dwelling of God himself in them Secondly the way and maner how this truth is brought forth into the world is through various wayes of administration through doctrine divine worship revelation letter and spiritual gifts all which serve to administer truth and things in heaven to men on earth and as truth is brought forth at sundry times in diverse manners in different degrees of light and is sometimes more dark shadowed and legal after more clear naked and Evangelical so is the administration varied and changed from one degree of light to another Thirdly the spirit bringing forth truth through the administration gives unto men light and knowledge The end of spiritual gifts spiritual gifts and powers otherwise called illuminating and sanctifying graces which are given to this end that through them men may become changed sanctified and made capable to know believe glorifie and own that light and truth which is brought forth under that particular administration and as the administration carries in it more or less light grace and holiness so is the illumination and sanctification of Saints under that administration differing in the measure of light grace and holiness Measuring line of all administrations without and gifts within what it is Fourthly administrations do differ from and exceed one another in glory as they carry in them more or less of that highest end whereunto they do subserve and administer which is the compleating of Saints to one living holy Temple for the Lord and God himself dwelling in them in like manner the Saints do exceed one another in light love and holiness as their union and communion in and with God and God in and with them is in some more then others more compleat and perfected the Ministery of the Prophets had more glory then that of Moses the Ministery of John more then the Prophets he that is least in the kingdom of heaven more then all one excelled another as they had in them the nearer approachings and clearer dawnings of the Day and Sun of righteousness upon the world The end of all administrations and gifts Fifthly so that the end of all administrations without us and all spiritual gifts within us is to bring the Lamb and the Bride together the spirit and the Spouse into one to perfect and finish up the Mysterie which is already in Saints yet hid Ioh. 14.20 which is Christ in the Father Saints in Christ and Christ in Saints the present time is a time wherein Christ is gone to the Father hid in God as it were at a distance from Saints and therefore a time of darkness and of the shadows of the Night 2 Pet. 1.19 stretched upon the world administrations and letter without and gifts of grace within are as lesser lights or stars shining in this dark Night or world until the Lord himself come into Saints and swallow them up as an imperfect lesser and weaker glory is swallowed up of a greater and more perfect or the Morning-star of the Sun so that faith hope knowledge prophesies c. can no more abide when that which is perfect is come then the stars can abide in the clearest day 1 Cor. 13.8 9 10. These things thus considered do contribute their illustration to the further clearing of this Truth that the spirits in-dwelling in Saints which is now in them and shall abide in them for ever is somewhat higher then gifts and graces for these must be done away and if something higher it can be no less then the spirit and God himself dwelling in them SECT X. THE spirits in-being in Saints is further manifestly held forth in 2 Cor. 13.5 Know you not your own selves The ninth testimony to the spirit in Saints how that Iesus Christ is in you except you be Reprobates Rom. 8.9 Now if any man have not the spirit of Christ he is none of his First no Creature no good God makes not happiness sin makes not misery unless within us no not the highest good it self which is God doth make man or his soul endued with virtue good or blessed so long as it is without the soul in like manner no sin nor unbelief nor spot defiles a man or makes him reprobate or miserable except it be within him if there be no light in the eye the body is darkness though the light shine round about the enjoyment of a thing is perfected in oneness with the thing God is Light Love and Blessedness yet as he is withomt me or separate from me so I neither see his Light tast his Love nor am blessed with his blessedness but as he is within me and is known loved felt and perceived by me darkness within makes darkness without the whole earth is full of his glory yet most men see not this glory in the earth without because they see not his glory within them the glory of nature men can behold because they have the eye of Nature Eccl. 3.11 or the light of Reason planted in them but the glory of God in nature they cannot see because they have not the light of God the spirit dwelling in them Secondly Gospel-truths as they are Doctrines preached by the voyce