Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	faith_n	love_n	temperance_n	1,648	5	11.0080	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52699	The lambs warre against the man of sinne the end of it, the manner of it, and what he wars against : his weapons, his colours, and his kingdom, and how all may know whether they be in it or no ...	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.	1657 (1657)	Wing N290; ESTC R31074	7,973	10

they in him goes out in judgement and righteousness to make war with his enemies conquering and to conquer not as the prince of this world in his subjects with whips and prisons tortures and torments on the bodies of creatures to kill and destroy mens lives who are deceived and so become his enemies but he goes forth in the power of the spirit with the word of truth to passe judgement upon the head of the serpent which doth deceive and bewitch the world and covers his own with his love whilest he kindles coles of fire on the head of his enemies for with the spirit of judgement and with the spirit of burning will he plead with his enemies and having kindled the fire and awakened the creature and broken their peace and rest in sin hee waits in patience to prevail to recover the creature and slay the enmitie by suffering all the rage and envie and evil entreatings that the evil spirit that rules in the creature can cast upon him and he receives it all with meeknesse and pitie to the creature returning love for hatred wrestling with God against the enmity with prayers and tears night and daie with fasting mourning and lamentation in patience in faithfulnesse in truth in love unfeigned in long-suffering and in all the fruits of the spirit that if by any means he may overcome evil with good and by this his light in the light of the creature that the eie may come to be opened which the god of this world hath blinded that so the creature might see what it is he thus hates and what fruits he himselfe brings forth that the creature may be convinced he is no deceiver but hath with him the life and power of innocencie and holinesse in whom he rules and this preaching hath a power in it to open the eye of all that are not wilfullie blind because they love the deeds of darknesse and such are left thereby without excuse for ever and thus he in his members many times wrestles and preaches to the spirits in prison with much long-suffering towards the world a Nation or a particular person before he gives them up and numbers them for destruction yea sometimes till their rage against him and cruelty exercised upon his members be so great that there be no remedie as in the daies of old 2 Chron. 36. 15 16. And these Fruits are his Colours he holds forth to all the world in such as he reigns in AS they come to obey him he covers them with love gentienesse faith patience and purity grace and vertue temperance and self-denial meeknesse and innocency all in white that follow him in whom he is who walks themselves as he walked in all things conforming to God with boldnesse and zeal owning the Lamb to be their Leader with him testifying against the world That the deeds thereof are evil themselves the mean while covered with his Righteousnesse against all the storms and tempests that they must be sure to meet withall who bears that Testimony which the Lambe hath ever borne in whom he appeared to the convincing of the world that he is the same that ever he was from the beginning that all that will believe and loves holinesse may see where it is to be found and come forth to him be saved that the whole world become not as Sodom in the day of wrath which ever comes upon a people or a Nation after Christ hath thus appeared and been rejected thereof What his Kingdom is THE Power the Glory and Compasse of it is not comprehended with mortal understanding which was before all beginnings and endures for ever who orders and limits all spirits in Heaven and Earth who rules in the Rulers of the Earth and in all heavenly places though many spirits knows him not til they have felt his reproof for their rebellion against him his sufferings are free for loves sake which is naturally in him to the Creation being his off-spring for which cause he becomes meek and lowly that he may bear the infirmities of the Creation which doth no way take from his power who is èqual with the Father but doth manifest his power to be unlimited in that he beareth all things his Dominion he hath amongst the Heathen and his hands is in the counsels of the Kings of the Earth and there is no place where he is not who descends below all depths and ascends far above all Heavens that he may fill all things But his Kingdom in this world in which he chiefly delights to walk and make himself known is in the hearts of such as have believed in him and owned his call out of the world whose hearts he hath purified and whose bodies he hath washed in obedience and made them sit for the Father to be worshipped in and in such he rejoices and takes delight and his Kingdom in such is Righteousnesse and Peace in love in power and purity he leads them by the gentle movings of his spirit out of all their own ways and wils in which they would defile themselves and guides them into the will of the Father by which they become more clean and holy deeply he lets them know his Covenant and how far they may go and be safe he gives them his Laws and his Statutes contrary in all things to the god of this world that they may be known to be his before all his Enemies if they keep his counsel they are safe but if they refuse he lets them know the correction of the Father his presence is great joy to them of a willing mind but with the froward he appears in frowardness the kisses of his lips is life eternal But who may abide his wrath the secrets of the Father are with him and he maketh all his Subjects wise he makes them all one heart and with himself of the same mind his Government is wholly pure and no unclean thing can abide his judgements As any come into his kingdom they are known and their change is to be seen of all men he keeps them low in minde and a meek spirit doth he beget in them and with his power he leads them forth against all the enmity of the evil one and makes all conditions comfortable to them who abides in his kingdom Now are these the last times and many false Christs there must appear and be made manifest by the true Christ with their false Prophets false Ways and false Worships and false Worshippers which though they be at wars one with another yet not the Lambs war Now seeing he hath appeared who is from everlasting and changeth not here is an everlasting tryal for you all all sorts of professors whether you professe him from the Letter or the Light come try your Christ measure your life and weigh your profession with that which cannot deceive you which hath stood and will stand for ever for he is sealed of the Father Now in truth to God and your own souls prove your