Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n
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A36466
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Rex meus est deus, or, A sermon preached at the common place in Christs-church in the city of Norwich by G.D. ...
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G. D. (George Downham)
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1643
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Wing D2061; ESTC R209871
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further_o with_o they_o then_o aurium_fw-la tenus_fw-la up_o to_o the_o ear_n but_o what_o say_v saint_n james_n if_o apostle_n may_v be_v credit_v in_o these_o day_n be_v you_o doer_n of_o the_o word_n 22._o and_o not_o hearer_n only_o deceive_v your_o own_o soul_n where_o he_o do_v not_o condemn_v hear_v no_o more_o do_v i_o but_o i_o will_v have_v do_v beside_o 3._o and_o so_o will_v he_o but_o as_o we_o may_v ask_v and_o go_v without_o because_o we_o ask_v amiss_o so_o we_o may_v do_v and_o not_o be_v accept_v because_o we_o do_v amiss_o therefore_o my_o next_o suit_n to_o you_o be_v that_o you_o do_v so_o that_o you_o may_v be_v accept_v that_o be_v well_o if_o thou_o do_v well_o say_v god_n for_o he_o that_o do_v well_o be_v of_o god_n say_v saint_n john_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o his_o belove_a gaius_n 11._o verse_n 11._o the_o lord_n here_o intimate_v unto_o cain_n that_o his_o own_o evil_n do_v and_o not_o god_n evil_a judge_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o rejection_n for_o howsoever_o he_o seem_v to_o walk_v in_o eqâ—ipage_n with_o his_o brother_n and_o to_o offer_v as_o devout_a a_o sacrifice_n as_o he_o yet_o be_v there_o something_o amiss_o in_o it_o which_o god_n the_o searcher_n of_o the_o heart_n do_v see_v and_o therefore_o do_v reject_v he_o it_o be_v bonis_fw-la specie_fw-la but_o malum_fw-la inteâ—tione_fw-la good_a in_o apparition_n but_o bad_a in_o intention_n and_o god_n be_v wont_a to_o love_v adverb_n â—etter_a than_o adjective_n non_fw-la refert_fw-la quam_fw-la bonum_fw-la sâ—d_fw-la quam_fw-la bene_fw-la he_o regard_v not_o how_o good_a the_o work_n be_v when_o it_o be_v do_v well_o but_o how_o well_o it_o be_v perform_v while_o it_o be_v a_o do_v therefore_o that_o a_o work_n may_v be_v do_v well_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n require_v first_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n to_o which_o every_o good_a work_n both_o for_o matter_n and_o manner_n must_v accord_v 331._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o and_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o sin_v and_o deflection_n from_o god_n law_n 4._o be_v term_n convertible_a so_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v sin_n err_v from_o the_o law_n and_o whatsoever_o stray_v from_o the_o law_n be_v sin_n therefore_o that_o a_o work_n may_v be_v well_o do_v it_o be_v require_v that_o it_o do_v accord_n with_o the_o law_n second_o fides_fw-la faith_n in_o the_o doer_n by_o which_o his_o person_n may_v please_v god_n in_o christ_n and_o the_o word_n be_v accept_v for_o the_o person_n sake_n for_o it_o be_v otherwise_o between_o god_n and_o man_n than_o it_o be_v between_o man_n and_o man_n with_o we_o the_o person_n be_v accept_v for_o his_o gift_n be_v he_o black_a as_o vulcan_n or_o deform_v as_o thersites_n ditia_fw-la si_fw-la attuleris_fw-la must_z ra_fw-mi gratus_fw-la cris_fw-la bring_v a_o good_a present_a in_o thy_o hand_n and_o welcome_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o god_n but_o clean_o contrary_a for_o he_o accept_v of_o the_o gift_n for_o the_o giver_n and_o reckon_v the_o work_n good_a because_o a_o good_a man_n do_v it_o he_o first_o make_v the_o tree_n good_a gregor_n and_o then_o its_o fruit_n as_o st._n gregory_n very_o clear_o 5._o deus_fw-la gratum_fw-la non_fw-la habâ—t_fw-la offerentâ—m_fw-la propter_fw-la munus_fw-la sed_fw-la munus_fw-la propter_fw-la offerentem_fw-la thus_o verse_n 4._o it_o be_v say_v unto_o abâ—l_n and_o to_o his_o â—ffering_n god_n give_v respect_n first_o unto_o abel_n then_o unto_o his_o offering_n first_o love_v the_o man_n in_o christ_n and_o then_o regard_v the_o work_n for_o the_o man_n this_o excellent_a comfort_n faith_n bring_v with_o it_o that_o when_o it_o have_v join_v we_o to_o christ_n all_o our_o deed_n be_v well_o think_v off_o 23._o but_o where_o faith_n be_v not_o there_o can_v nothing_o be_v accept_v 31._o for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n laudo_fw-la fructum_fw-la boâ—i_fw-la operis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_fw-la fide_fw-la agnosco_fw-la radicem_fw-la say_v st._n augustin_n i_o commend_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o good_a work_n but_o i_o account_v faith_n to_o be_v the_o root_n from_o whence_o that_o goodness_n spring_v 〈◊〉_d faith_n say_v saint_n bernard_n be_v the_o vine_n virtue_n the_o branch_n good_a work_n the_o cluster_n of_o grape_n devotion_n the_o wine_n to_o conclude_v nec_fw-la palm_fw-la fine_fw-la vite_fw-la nec_fw-la virtus_fw-la sine_fw-la fide_fw-la the_o branch_n can_v subsist_v without_o the_o vine_n to_o bear_v it_o nor_o a_o virtuous_a action_n without_o faith_n to_o breed_v it_o final_o there_o be_v râ—quired_v respectus_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la a_o good_a intention_n and_o respect_n to_o god_n for_o the_o pharisee_n may_v givâ—_z alm_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o cain_n may_v offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o both_o just_o reject_v if_o they_o propound_v wrong_a end_n unto_o their_o action_n 4_o seek_v rather_o to_o magnify_v themselves_o then_o to_o glorify_v god_n this_o be_v that_o that_o saint_n augustine_n tell_v the_o pelagian_n non_fw-la artibus_fw-la sed_fw-la finibus_fw-la pensantur_fw-la officia_fw-la good_a work_n be_v not_o to_o be_v poise_v by_o the_o art_n in_o the_o well_o contrive_v of_o they_o 332._o but_o by_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v contrive_v so_o bucanus_n non_fw-la tam_fw-la artibus_fw-la quam_fw-la finibus_fw-la virtut_fw-la saviâ—â—is_fw-la sunt_fw-la dâ—scâ—rnendae_fw-la it_o be_v not_o the_o action_n but_o the_o end_n of_o the_o action_n that_o must_v distinguish_v vice_n from_o virtue_n so_o then_o while_o cain_n facrifice_v to_o the_o true_a god_n a_o offering_n for_o substance_n and_o matter_n allowable_a yet_o want_v faith_n in_o christ_n to_o give_v the_o action_n a_o good_a beginning_n and_o respect_n to_o god_n to_o direct_v it_o to_o a_o right_a end_n he_o do_v not_o well_o and_o consequent_o he_o and_o his_o offering_n just_o be_v reject_v away_o then_o with_o heretical_a pelagiâ—n_n â—sme_n condemn_v that_o call_v heathen_a virtue_n good_a work_n that_o think_v aristides_n shall_v be_v save_v for_o his_o justice_n xenocrates_n for_o his_o temperance_n fabricius_n for_o his_o abstinence_n socrates_n for_o his_o patience_n and_o so_o cain_n for_o his_o sacrifice_n and_o hark_v how_o in_o exclamation_n they_o cry_v out_o against_o we_o 4._o how_o be_v it_o possible_a ut_fw-la erunt_fw-la in_fw-la damnatione_fw-la sempiterna_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la erat_fw-la vera_fw-la justitia_fw-la that_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o eternal_a condemnation_n who_o work_n do_v seem_v to_o merit_v eternal_a commendation_n but_o we_o reply_v with_o saint_n augustine_n quis_fw-la hac_fw-la sapiat_fw-la nisi_fw-la desipiat_fw-la who_o will_v think_v that_o such_o work_n be_v good_a but_o he_o that_o have_v not_o the_o wit_n to_o think_v as_o he_o shall_v or_o he_o that_o with_o epicurus_n account_v virtue_n but_o voluptatis_fw-la aâ—cillas_fw-la servant_n to_o attend_v upon_o vain_a pleasure_n hear_v saint_n bernard_n to_o cain_n 〈◊〉_d bene_fw-la honâ—ras_fw-la deum_fw-la munere_fw-la fatido_fw-la be_v placas_fw-la fidei_fw-la interfector_fw-la do_v thou_o think_v to_o honour_n god_n well_o with_o a_o stink_a oblation_n that_o want_v the_o salt_n of_o true_a faith_n to_o season_v it_o and_o such_o and_o no_o better_o be_v all_o heathen_a work_n yet_o will_v not_o my_o charity_n suffer_v i_o to_o give_v all_o heathen_n for_o damn_a damn_a for_o i_o know_v that_o god_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n 17._o and_o that_o he_o love_v righteousness_n i_o have_v hear_v it_o also_o say_v 〈…〉_z that_o he_o reap_v not_o where_o he_o have_v not_o sow_v and_o gather_v not_o 26_o where_o he_o have_v not_o straw_v but_o require_v of_o very_a man_n according_a to_o the_o talon_n which_o he_o have_v give_v he_o 25_o more_o where_o he_o have_v give_v more_o less_o where_o he_o have_v give_v less_o therefore_o if_o any_o of_o they_o shall_v make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o their_o talon_n and_o improve_v it_o according_a to_o their_o power_n to_o the_o best_a advantage_n 3._o why_o may_v not_o i_o think_v that_o god_n who_o have_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v not_o break_v a_o bruiâ—ed_a reed_n nor_o quench_v a_o smoke_a flax_n will_v multiply_v and_o increase_v their_o gift_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n 29._o habenti_fw-la dabitur_fw-la to_o he_o that_o have_v it_o shall_v be_v give_v and_o he_o shall_v have_v abundance_n and_o may_v infuse_v into_o they_o so_o much_o knowledge_n of_o the_o deity_n in_o general_a and_o of_o christ_n the_o second_o person_n in_o particular_a as_o may_v save_v their_o soul_n away_o also_o with_o semipelagian_a papism_n condemn_v that_o câ—lls_v unrâ—generate_a action_n meritorious_a deed_n that_o imagine_v goodness_n be_v show_v and_o grace_n purchase_v ex_fw-la opâ—â—e_fw-la operato_fw-la 16_o a_o term_n more_o monstrous_a in_o the_o sense_n