Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	godliness_n	knowledge_n	temperance_n	6,959	5	12.3060	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43093	Military and spirituall motions for foot companies with an abridgement of the exercise of a single company as they now ought to be taught and no otherwise : composed in Ireland and now published for the good of his fellow soldiers in England / by Captaine Lazarus Haward ...	Haward, Lazarus.	1645 (1645)	Wing H1167; ESTC R9876	38,148	47

to commit sin weake to resist sin E vill can never be the childe of goodnesse nor can sin so basely descended lay claime to omnipotencie O vercome evill with good and be farre from snatching Gods weapon out of his hand but rather master unkindnesse with kindnesse R ather labour to avoid sinne by knowledge then venture to sin upon the conceit of repentance D elay is dangerous when we are once resolved if ever good why not now E very man is charged with every good worke all holy duties are required of all men if we know Christ we will imitate him R emember that as addition a addes to grace so multiplication increaseth the effect of those graces R epentant eyes are true Cisternes of holy water and the sighs of sorrowfull spirits on earth makes the Spirits joyfull in heaven A s God regards not so much the quantity as the quality not how much but how true faith is so he never rejected them that had any at all N either the greatnesse of crime not the thortnesse of time can bar true conversation from for givenesse K nowledge vertue temperance patience godlinesse brotherly kindnes and charity with one end tyed to heaven fasten the other end to the conscience and it shall draw thee up to heaven S aving knowledge takes away barrennesse andmakes fruitfulnesse in the works of obedience T here be two things torment a man sin and a bad conscience grace delivers from sin and peace quiets the conscience O ne that hath a will bent to doe harme and a wit able to prosecute it is like a Canon shot that makes a Lane where it goes T here is fearfull combustion all over the world wars at home wars abroad if therefore we love peace let every man pray for peace H ee that desires to be found in peace let peace be found in him peace or nothing peace and every thing E arthly peace the earth can give though sometimes she will not but the peace of Christ the world cannot take away F or profit peace is like the dew of heaven that makes all fat and fruitfull wheresoever peace sets her foot there drops fatnesse R egeneration makes a man like the Garden of Eden wherein stands the Tree of life Jesus Christ when he dyed one Paradise entred into another O ur condemantion is great if we know the light and yet chuse darknes N o more but eight saved of the old world see what sin can doe bring many millions to eight persons T here can be no safety without faith there is no faith without a promise and no promise is made to disobedience C hrist was made a sinner by the reputation of our sinnes and we made just by the imputation of his justice L ife brings appetite appetite brings desire of meat and meat affords nourishment if the soule hungers not after Christ it lives not O ur sins deceived us of our birthright let it not deceive us of our blessing it stole us from our happinesse of nature let it not steale us from our happinesse of grace S inne shews the Devill horrible God a severe judge let the Gospell remove that God is my father the Devill his and thy slave E very wound of Christ is a passage his side was opened his heart was pierced through both these breaches we have entrance into heaven T his is a faithfull saying and worthy all acceptance that Christ can forgive more then we can offend but that he will forgive all is a fearfull question O ur salvation is sure in Christ upon sin will follow doubt upon doubt terror upon terror remorse upon remorse deprecation upon that pardon and after that peace Y f holinesse be not in the heart it is not where it should be Ismael was an unbeleever in the house of faith O pen thy heart as well as thine eare if the seed of Gods Word be not sowne there it will never abound with fruit to everlasting life V ertue is not temporall but is still ambitious of improving it selfe and so is admitted into the number of Gods Jewells R ecollect your selves and become fruitfull trees that when God transplants you from this misery he may set you in his owne glorious garden O ur best works are but blanks then let us goe out of our selves and be beholding to the righteousnesse of Christ only for our salvation R aise thy affections above a common pitch and let thy soule bear herself as the Spouse of the great King of heaven D iligence respects so great an object as salvation and such an object requires great diligence E lection in heaven calls for vocation on earth vocation calls for corne wine and oyle which are the fruits of a godly life R iches brings contention godlinesse brings contentation gaine hath often hurt the getters but piety is profitable to all men O ne Jesus Christ in the Gospell never satiated any man that read him therefore let the Word of God dwell in you plentiously R ecover you affecttions so deare to you that were the prisoners and drudges to lust and let them now doe service to God C harity gives part of thy wealth to the poore but faith gives thy self yea thy whole self to God L et this sinfull flesh doe what it can it shall not hinder thy entrance into heaven for which thanke God through Jesus Christ O ur good is only accepted through the righteousnesse of Christ our very persons are accepted in the beloved if our persons then our good actions S ecurity and expectation are opposites the servant that lookes for his Masters comming is afraid to fall asleep E very man that is kinde to his brother comes with best speed to his Maker O f such a zeale as prefers Gods service before all other things comes true godlinesse R ighteousnesse of reparation is the reforming of errors and confirming of manners salving past defects by a bettered life D ivorce must be suffered one husband must be lost happy is he that findes another in heaven Christ Jesus E ndeavour to be saved is no easie taske but requires labour refuse no worke for such a reward as heaven is R ead the Scriptures constantly and meditate upon them for it was holy Davids practise day and night T o be strong to sin is no credit for man for strength to sin is to be strong to goe to hell O Christian acknowledge thy dignity and being made the consort of a divine Nature returne not by thy degenerate conversation unto thy ancient vildnesse T o small purpose doe we keep the Law in memory and break it in life in vaine do we remember Christ in our words and forget him in our deeds H ee that carties a Bible in his hand and hath not a leston of it in his heart is like an Asse that carries a dainty burden on his backe and feeds upon thistles E ither they had no beginning or no end whose end is worse then their beginning