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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03104	The mirror of pure devotion: or, The discovery of hypocrisie Delivered in sixe severall sermons, in the Cathedrall Church of Chichester, by way of an exposition of the parable of the Pharises and the publican. By R.B. preacher of the word, at Chidham in the county of Sussex.	Ball, Robert, fl. 1635.	1635 (1635)	STC 1323; ESTC S113587	64,577	210

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honis_fw-la fact_n be_v and_o indeed_o it_o be_v right_a worthy_a our_o note_n and_o observation_n that_o of_o the_o twain_o the_o publican_n that_o be_v humble_v for_o his_o weakness_n be_v justify_v rather_o than_o the_o pharisee_n that_o boast_v of_o his_o worthiness_n the_o way_n of_o god_n it_o seem_v be_v not_o as_o man_n way_n nor_o his_o thought_n as_o man_n thought_n he_o neither_o judge_n according_a to_o the_o outward_a appearance_n nor_o yet_o justify_v according_a to_o the_o 〈…〉_o holiness_n non_fw-la vox_fw-la sed_fw-la votum_fw-la non_fw-la musica_fw-la chordula_fw-la sed_fw-la cor_fw-la non_fw-la clamans_fw-la sed_fw-la amans_fw-la cantat_fw-la in_o aure_fw-la dei_fw-la it_o be_v neither_o our_o great_a word_n nor_o good_a work_n nor_o high_a conceit_n of_o either_o that_o strike_v any_o stroke_n at_o all_o in_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n before_o god_n not_o great_a word_n for_o how_o many_o shall_v meet_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o cloud_n at_o the_o last_o day_n with_o these_o swell_a word_n lord_n 22._o matth._n 7._o 22._o lord_n have_v we_o not_o in_o thy_o name_n prophesy_v and_o by_o thy_o name_n cast_v out_o devil_n and_o by_o thy_o name_n do_v many_o great_a miracle_n but_o he_o shall_v shall_v shake_v they_o off_o with_o a_o non_fw-la novi_fw-la vos_fw-la i_o never_o know_v you_o not_o good_a work_n for_o righteous_a abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n testify_v that_o his_o faith_n be_v only_o account_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n only_o we_o be_v bold_a to_o enter_v into_o his_o secret_a chamber_n where_o he_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v the_o company_n of_o his_o spouse_n by_o faith_n alone_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o any_o of_o the_o family_n of_o servant_n shall_v rush_v in_o to_o interrupt_v their_o privacy_n but_o afterward_o when_o the_o door_n be_v open_v and_o the_o bridegroom_n come_v forth_o with_o his_o bride_n into_o the_o wait_a room_n to_o present_v she_o unto_o man_n and_o angel_n all_o fair_a and_o without_o spot_n then_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n let_v all_o the_o servant_n and_o handmaiden_n attend_v then_o may_v we_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o add_v unto_o our_o faith_n virtue_n and_o to_o virtue_n knowledge_n and_o to_o knowledge_n temperance_n and_o to_o temperance_n patience_n and_o to_o patience_n godliness_n and_o to_o godliness_n brotherly_n kindness_n and_o to_o brotherly_a kindness_n love_n for_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o we_o and_o abound_v they_o will_v make_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v neither_o be_v barren_a nor_o unfruitful_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n though_o faith_n 5._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 5._o then_o be_v sola_n alone_o yet_o she_o be_v not_o solitaria_fw-la but_o glorious_o attend_v by_o a_o whole_a guard_n of_o graces_n as_o the_o eye_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o be_v be_v not_o alone_o from_o the_o head_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o see_v it_o be_v alone_o it_o be_v the_o eye_n only_o in_o 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turn_v he_o out_o of_o door_n with_o slender_a wage_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o most_o the_o perish_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o short_a reason_n like_o jona●_n his_o gourd_n soon_o worm-eaten_a and_o soon_o wither_v but_o why_o spend_v we_o time_n about_o these_o vicious_a man_n this_o leaven_n of_o the_o pharisee_n a_o secret_a conceit_n of_o the_o non_fw-la sum_fw-la sicut_fw-la caeteri_fw-la have_v both_o sour_v and_o swell_v the_o great_a professor_n in_o the_o school_n of_o virtue_n and_o godliness_n too_o in_o so_o much_o that_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o some_o that_o this_o devilish_a pride_n have_v not_o only_o raise_v all_o vice_n either_o public_o or_o private_o but_o all_o virtue_n against_o humility_n too_o for_o concute_n tecum_fw-la habita_fw-la te_fw-la consul_n dic_fw-la tibi_fw-la quis_fw-la sis_fw-la let_v every_o man_n plumbe_v deep_a into_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o tell_v i_o whether_o he_o be_v not_o secret_o proud_a of_o his_o give_v of_o 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excellent_a pill_n to_o purge_v out_o the_o old_a leaven_n if_o it_o be_v true_o observe_v and_o due_o keep_v the_o breach_n of_o either_o clause_n whereof_o open_v a_o large_a gap_n unto_o the_o non_fw-la sum_fw-la sicut_fw-la caeteri_fw-la i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v or_o as_o that_o publican_n for_o example_n sake_n when_o a_o man_n undertake_v the_o burden_n of_o his_o own_o action_n he_o put_v his_o vice_n into_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o wallet_n and_o cast_v they_o behind_o his_o back_n but_o his_o virtue_n he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o carry_v before_o he_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o wallet_n his_o vice_n be_v no_o soon_o act_v but_o forget_v but_o his_o virtue_n be_v many_o time_n proclaim_v before_o they_o be_v act_v let_v he_o be_v tax_v for_o vice_n and_o present_o he_o plead_v either_o jon._n dr._n king_n in_o jon._n non_fw-la feci_fw-la or_o si_fw-la feci_fw-la non_fw-la male_a feci_fw-la or_o si_fw-la male_a non_fw-la multum_fw-la male_a or_o 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they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v one_o trick_n or_o a_o other_o to_o slip_v they_o if_o it_o may_v be_v possible_a into_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o wallet_n and_o carry_v they_o unto_o their_o grave_n as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o be_v but_o let_v he_o be_v commend_v for_o virtue_n and_o he_o present_o answer_v like_o a_o pert_a trojan_n coràm_fw-la quem_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la adsum_fw-la and_o if_o no_o man_n take_v notice_n of_o his_o goodness_n he_o common_o proclaim_v it_o himself_o he_o carry_v it_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o wallet_n and_o for_o a_o need_n he_o can_v be_v the_o trumpeter_n of_o his_o own_o praise_n but_o when_o a_o man_n bear_v the_o burden_n of_o another_o man_n action_n he_o put_v his_o vice_n into_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o wallet_n and_o his_o virtue_n into_o the_o hinder_a part_n to_o verify_v that_o old_a proverbial_a distichon_fw-la do_v a_o man_n ill_a he_o hear_v of_o that_o ever_o do_v a_o man_n well_o he_o hear_v of_o that_o never_o as_o it_o be_v affirm_v of_o peter_n after_o he_o deny_v his_o master_n pe●cata_fw-la vides_fw-la lachrymas_fw-la non_fw-la vides_fw-la and_o as_o the_o accuser_n of_o the_o adultress_n behave_v themselves_o joh._n 8._o good_a god_n how_o 8._o joh._n 8._o skilful_a and_o busy_a they_o be_v in_o detect_v the_o poor_a woman_n folly_n first_o they_o take_v she_o say_v the_o text_n second_o in_o the_o act_n three_o they_o set_v she_o in_o the_o midst_n four_o they_o urge_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o needs_o they_o must_v have_v she_o stone_v to_o death_n forsooth_o peccata_fw-la vident_fw-la they_o see_v her_o sin_n it_o be_v plain_a and_o evident_a and_o they_o aggravate_v every_o circumstance_n to_o the_o full_a lachrymas_fw-la non_fw-la vident_fw-la her_o tear_n of_o true_a repentance_n they_o see_v not_o they_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o wallet_n and_o therefore_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o know_v all_o secret_n both_o she_o and_o they_o give_v the_o wallet_n but_o the_o right_a turn_n bid_v he_o that_o be_v without_o sin_n cast_v the_o first_o stone_n and_o present_o say_v the_o text_n they_o go_v out_o one_o by_o one_o and_o jesus_n and_o the_o woman_n be_v leave_v alone_o so_o the_o woman_n accuser_n become_v their_o own_o accuser_n they_o find_v that_o writing_n which_o our_o saviour_n draw_v in_o the_o dust_n so_o deep_o engrave_v in_o their_o own_o heart_n with_o a_o pen_n of_o iron_n it_o can_v not_o be_v dissemble_v so_o that_o you_o see_v if_o that_o every_o man_n will_v but_o do_v as_o he_o ought_v bear_v one_o another_o burden_n in_o love_n and_o give_v the_o wallet_n but_o the_o right_a turn_n this_o leaven_n of_o the_o pharisee_n which_o be_v no_o better_o then_o secret_a pride_n and_o devilish_a hypocrisy_n will_v quick_o be_v convert_v into_o the_o unleavened_a bread_n of_o truth_n and_o sincerity_n if_o every_o man_n when_o he_o carry_v his_o own_o burden_n will_v but_o turn_v his_o vice_n before_o he_o and_o his_o virtue_n behind_o he_o it_o will_v both_o mighty_o further_a his_o humiliation_n and_o slacken_v his_o ostentation_n if_o when_o he_o carry_v a_o other_o man_n burden_n he_o will_v but_o turn_v the_o virtue_n before_o he_o and_o the_o vice_n behind_o he_o it_o will_v mighty_o further_o his_o own_o edification_n and_o slacken_v the_o contempt_n and_o vilification_n of_o his_o brother_n then_o will_v he_o judge_v no_o man_n rash_o before_o the_o time_n but_o pass_v the_o verdict_n of_o guiltiness_n only_o upon_o himself_o here_o that_o he_o may_v escape_v the_o severe_a censure_n of_o the_o lord_n hereafter_o then_o will_v the_o ugly_a shape_n of_o his_o own_o vice_n mortify_v he_o and_o the_o exemplary_a virtue_n of_o his_o neighbour_n quicken_v he_o and_o then_o