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	love_n	temperance_n	1,495	5	11.3666	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00635	Certain godly and learned treatises written by that worthie minister of Christe, M. Dudley Fenner; for the behoofe and edification of al those, that desire to grovv and increase in true godlines. The titles whereof, are set downe in the page following; Selections	Fenner, Dudley, 1558?-1587.	1592 (1592)	STC 10769; ESTC S101933	97,773	202

generally in the Sacrament but here they must see feel their faith not only to receiue christ but to apply him for increase of strength and growing in repentāce Likewise what be the several wants weaknesses of faith terrors of consciēce weaknes to resist sin follow obediēce so here to seek increase of strength cōfort for this is the examinatiō vrged of the Apostle as answerable to the nature of this Sacrament In the work it self mens hearts must be occupied in the whol variety of the works mencioned opened aboue so must feel strength comfort to be ministred to stir vs vp with the whol Church in the felowship of this banquet sweetly to offer praise to God in Psalmes and spiritual songs The continual profit after is alwaies hence to haue encreased strēgth spiritual might here in al fruites to haue refreshing that euē as Elias wel refreshed went in the strength of that nourishment a long time So here we being refreshed must walk forward in spiritual cōfort by the strength thereof which we haue received sealed vp by this seal already further because we are so incōpassed about this profit must make vs come oftē to this banquet to seal vp our nourishmēt in Christ dayly FINIS To the Christian Reader FOR recreation no better meane can be kept then that which is iust and euen with the wise mans measure who said Be not too iust neither mak thy selfe too wise for why shouldest thou make thy selfe desolate Be not too wicked or a foole for why shouldest thou dye before thy time Eccle. 7 18.19 For as they are too iust and too wise which beyond the rule of God his word abridge the lawfull libertie of honest exercise so they are too wicked which either make no choise or keepe no measure in their recreations Which thing is manifest by this that the first sort doe either by immoderate austeritie be●numbe their giftes or by a superstitious conceit make a shew of godlines where the power of it is wanting The second doe either by excesse make themselues drunken euen to the death yea sometimes of their bodies or else by a sweet and fleshely delight do cast themselues into such a sleep as doth partly spoyle their giftes partlie make them slouthfull and idle to all good workes For avoiding of both these extremities I do alwaies with Solomon exhort al men to lay good hold vpon the latter counsel least in pastime they become wretchles and prophane also not to put backe their hande from the former least by contempt of an outwarde blessing they decay in ane inward grace Because I knowe that will prooue true which Solomon saith He that feareth God will escape out of all these pitfals For the better information of some to whome I am more especially bounde I had writtin this shorte remembrance following minding by priuate cemmunicating of the same with them further to prouoke their willing minds to make streight steppes vnto their feet least that which is halting be turned out of the way when it ought rather to be healed Heb. 12.13 But the perswasions of some who desired to haue it common the commoditie of more easie communicating of it this way hath moued me to make it thus common The general matter ● hope none will mislike In the particular pointe of lot●es if my reasons after the poysoning of them by the weight of the Sanctua●ie be found too light I will beare that losse so the rest being pure golde and siluer out of God his worde may passe Yet I warne all that when they come to weighe them they bring not only the Lordes waightes but also keepe a steddy and true hand in the doing thereof Prooue all hold fast that which is good abstain from all appearance of euill And if this do thee any good help me with thy prayers Thine in Christ Iesus D.F. A SHORT AND PROFItable Treatise of lawful and vnlawfull recreations and of the right vse and abuse of those thar are lawfull The first rule Of all the benefites of this life BEsides godlines cōtained in the first table and righteousnes in the second There is commanded in the whole Sobrietie or temperance which is the moderate and sparing vse of all bodilie benefites as of foode apparell rest recreation the which temperance is a means to maintaine and increase both the other Tit. 2.11 The grace of God teacheth vs to denie all vngodlines and worldly lustes and that we should liue soberly righteously godly in this present world 2. Pet 1.6 Ioyne with your vertue knowledg with it temperance and with that godlines and brotherlie loue c. Which doeth shew that this sparing vse of these benefits is cōmanded as a nurse or staffe of godlines and righteousnes 2 Declaring more plainlie the nature of temperance AL these must be sanctified by the word with prayer before and thankesgiuing after yea so vsed as euery one do it to the glory of God without offence and keepe himselfe within his calling as for the first parte the Apostle saith 1. Tim. 4.4.5 For euerie Creature of God is good nothing is to be refused if it be receiued with thanksgiuing for it is sanctified by the word of God praier Whereby we gather if meate and drinke and the vse of mariage must be sanctified with the word of God and prayer much more recreations which are not of that necessitie with the other and whereby we are more in daunger to fall into abuse especiallie the sober minded whoe will not lightlie abuse the Creatures of meate and drink For the second part he saith 1. Cor. 10.31 Whether therefore ye eate or drinke or whatsoeuer ye do doe all to the glorie of God Giue no offence neither to the Iewe nor to the Grecian nor to the Church of God And againe The apparel even of Women must be such as becommeth godlines Tit. 2. 3.1 Tim. 2.10 Much more must the same bee vnderstood of recreations as both the nature of them compared with the nature of meate and drinke more necessarie then recreations and his general words whatsoeuer do conuince 3 Of the vse of them to the glorie of God TO vse these things to the glorie of God is so to vse them as we neither be drunk or a sleep in them as the Apostle saith which are the workes of the night and darknes not of the day 1. Thes 5.6.7.8 To be drunk it is to be ouercome with the delight or the motions which they procure so as we fal to open outrage of swearing chaffing fretting quarrelling and such like which wee would neuer doe being sober in our vse of recreations or any such other benefits To sleep in them is to bee ouertaken with delight of them as it occupieth our mindes and bodies in such sort as it maketh vs vnwatchful against the motions of sin as it breaketh our reastes weaneth vs from some dueties of our