Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	fortitude_n	justice_n	temperance_n	2,097	5	10.3230	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26938	How far holinesse is the design of Christianity where the nature of holiness and morality is opened, and the doctrine of justification, imputation of sin and righteousness, &c. partly cleared, and vindicated from abuse : in certain propositions, returned to an unknown person, referring to Mr. Fowlers treatise on this subject / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1671 (1671)	Wing B1282; ESTC R6861	14,037	25

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To conclude undoubtedly Holiness is the life and beauty of the soul The spirit of Holiness is Christs Agent to do his work in us and our pledge and earnest and first fruit of Heaven It is Christs work and subordinately ours to cleanse us from all filthiness of flesh and spirit perfecting Holiness in the fear of God Christ the Spirit the Word the Ministry Mercies afflictions and all things are to bring home our hearts to God and to work together for our good by making us partakers of his Holiness Our Holiness is our love of God who is most Holy And our love of God and Reception of his love is our Heaven and everlasting Happiness where having no more sin to be forgiven but being presented without spot or wrinkle unto God we shall for ever both magnifie the Lamb that hath redeemed us and washed us from all our sins in his blood and made us Kings and Priests to God and also shall with all the holy Society sing Holy Holy Holy to the blessed Jehovah who is and was and is to come to whom all the Heavenly Host shall give this special part of praise for ever And as all real Saints desire nothing more than holy Hearts and Holy Lives Holy M●gistrates and Holy Pastors Holy Churches and a Holy State Holy Doctrine Holy Worship and Holy Discipline and that all the People may indeed be Holy that true Reformation may make all the Churches of the world more Holy and their Holiness may win home the Infidels and Idolaters to a Holy conformity to them and that the Kingdoms of the world may become all the Kingdoms of God and of his Christ so all those Hypocrites that place their Holiness in Superstition vain singularities in a Love-killing proud dividing zeal in bittern●ss against those that are wiser and better than themselves in making things to be sins duties which God never made so in new opinions for which they think highly of themselves and contemptuously of those that are not of their mind in dead imagery and cold formalities or hurtful pomp in names and words and shews and sidings in reproaching silencing and cruel handling all that dislike their carnal interest and way and wil not sell their innocency and salvation to humour them in their pride comply with all their interests and conceits That think their Places their Parties their high professions do make those sins to be small tolerable in them which God abhorreth in all others All these counterfeits Images or carkasses of Holiness are but the powerful cheats of the unholy and the portion of Hypocrites Unbelievers shall be the same though not perhaps in the same degree Aug. 24. the fatal day 1671. What Happiness is Augustin de Morib Eccles cap. 3. Fol. 1. pag. 320. Beatus quantum e 〈…〉 o neque ille dici potest qui non habet quod amat qualecunque●●● neque qui habet quod amat si noxium sit neque qui non amat quod habet etiamsi optimum sit Nam qui appetit quod adipisci non potest cruciatur qui adeptus est quod appetendum non est fallitur qui non appetit quod adipiscendum esset aegrotat He might have added Et qui non habet quod amet quia neque objectum habet beatificans nec actum Quartum restat ubi beata vita inveniri queat cum id quod est Hominis optimum viz. Deus amatur habetur I take not him to be Blessed who hath not that which he loveth whatsoever it be nor him that hath what he loveth if it be hurtful nor him that loveth not that which he hath though it be the Best For he that desireth that which he cannot get is tormented And he that getteth that which is not Desirable is deceived And he that desireth not that which should be gotten is sick It remaineth therefore fourthly that a truly Blessed Life consisteth in this when that which is Best for a Man is both loved and enjoyed which he proveth at large to be God alone What Holiness or Virtue is Id ib. cap. 15. Quod si Virtus ad Beatam Vitam nos ducit nihil omnino esse virtuiem affirmav●rim nisi summum Amorem Dei sic definire quatuor virtutes non dubitem ut Temperantia sit Amor integrum se prebens ei quod amatur Justitia Amor soli amato serviens propterea recte dominans Prudentia Amor est ea quibus adjuvatur ab eis quibus impeditur sagaciter seligens That is But if Virtue be the way to a Blessed life I will affirm that Virtue is nothing else but the chiefest Love of God And I make no doubt thus to define the four Virtues Temperance is Love delivering our selves intirely to our Beloved Fortitude is Love easil●●nduring all things for the sake of our Beloved Justice is Love serving our Beloved alone and therefore rightly governing our inferiors Prudence is Love skilfully differencing our helps from our hinderances Holiness not Fanatically proud or aspiring Id. ib. cap. 12. Fit Deo similis quantum datum est dum illustrandum illi atque illuminandum se subjicit Et si maximè ei propinquat subjectione istâ quâ similis fit longe ab eo fiat necesse est audaciâ quâ vult esse similior That is A man is made like to God in that degree that is granted him when he subjects himself to him to be illustrated and illuminated by him And let him come never so near Him by this subjection to whom he is made like it must needs be that the Arrogancy of desiring to be liker to him than is meet will be far from him FINIS