Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

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virtue_n	godliness_n	patience_n	temperance_n	6,100	5	12.1333	5	true

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A16831	Gods treasurie displayed: or, the promises, and threatnings of Scripture, &c. Methodically composed, for the helpe of weake memories: and contrived into question, and answere, for the comfort of Sions mourners, and for the awakening of the Laodicean-like secure.	Bridges, Francis, fl. 1630.; Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617.	1630 (1630)	STC 3733; ESTC S106572	191,335	607

any of you should seeme to come short of it Heb. 4 1. For hee that commeth to GOD must beleeue that GOD is and that hee is a rewarder of them that diligently seeke him Heb. 11 6. Here mee therefore O IVDAH and yee inhabitants of Ierusalem beleeue in the Lord your GOD so shall yee be established beleeue his Prophets so shall yee prosper 2 Chron. 20 20. For these things are written that yee might beleeue that IESVS is CHRIST the Son of GOD and in believing yee might haue life through him Io● 20 3● Now the GOD of hope fill you with all ioy and peace in believing that yee may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost Rom. 15 13. 2 Having therefore these Promises dearely beloved let vs cleanse our selues from all filthinesse of the Flesh and Spirit perfecting holinesse in the feare of GOD 2 Corinth 7.1 And bee not conformed to this World but bee yee transformed by the renewing of your mind that yee may prooue what is that good that acceptable and perfect will of GOD Rom. 12 2. And he that will loue Life and see good dayes let him refraine his tongue from evill and his lippes that they speake no guile Let him eschew evill and doe good let him seeke peace and pursue it 1 Pet. 3 10. For this is a faithfull saying and these things I will that thou affirme constantly that they which haue beleeved in GOD might bee carefull to maintaine good Workes for these things are good and profitable vnto Men Titus 3 8. Obserue therefore and heare all these things which I command thee that it may be well with thee and with thy Children after thee for ever when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy GOD Deut. 12 28.6 17 18 4 39 40. 10 12 13. Iosh 3 5. Therefore giue diligence to adde to your Faith vertue and to Vertue knowledge and to Knowledge temperance and to Temperance patience and to Patience godlinesse and to Godl●nesse brotherly kindnesse and to Brotherly kindnesse Charitie 2. Pet. 1 5. And let vs heare the conclusion of the whole matter feare GOD and keepe his Commandements for this is the whole duty of Man Eccles 12 1● Which if yee doe yee shall never fall 2 Pet 1.10 Now if it seeme evill vnto you to serue the Lord choose you this day whom yee will serue c. But as for me and my house wee will serue the LORD I●sh 24 1● For all people every one w●ll walke in the name of his GOD and wee will walke in the name of the Lord our GOD for ever and ever M●cha 4 5. O house of IACOB come yee also and walke in the light of the Lord Isa 2 5. Provoking one another vnto Loue and good Workes Heb. 10 24 And exhorting one another daily while it is called to day Heb. 3 13. CHAP. LI. Of the Wicked and of their Reward Q MAy it bee expected that all should be mooued by these promises vnto the exercise of faith and new obedience A. Nothing lesse for there are some who walke after their owne vngodly Lusts these be they who seperate themselues sensuall having not the Spirit Iud. 18. Of whom I haue told you often and now tell you even weeping that they are Enemies to the Crosse of CHRIST Phil. 3 18. For as they that are after the spirit doe mind the things of the Spirit so these being after the flesh the things of the flesh Because their carnall mind is enmitie against GOD for it is not subiect to the Law of GOD neither indeed can be Rom. 8 5.7 But are wicked and sinners before the Lord Gen. 13 13. Rebelling against the Commandement of the LORD their GOD not beleeving nor hearkening to his voice Deut. 9 23. They are corrupt and haue done abhominable works Psal 14 1. I haue called them transgressours from the wombe Isa 48.8 A perverse and crooked generation Deut. 32 5.20 Their vine is of the vine of Sodome and of the fields of Gomorah their grapes are the grapes of gall their clusters are bitter their wine is the poyson of Dragons the cruell venome of Aspes Deut. 32 32. Behold their sinne is come before mee Iona. 1 2. And I am pressed vnder them as a Cart is pressed that is full of sheaues Amos 2 13. And their sinnes are written with a pen of Iron and with the point of a Diamond and it is graven vpon the tables of their hearts and vpon the hornes of their Altars Ier. 17 1. They haue a whorish fore-head they will not be ashamed Ier. 3 3. But are obstinate and their necke is an iron sinew and their brow brasse Isa 48 4. For they haue sold themselues to worke wickednesse in the sight of the LORD 1 King 21 20. GOD is not in all theyr thoughts Psal 10.4 And though I earnestly protested vnto their Fathers rising early and protesting saying Obey my voice yet they obeyed not nor enclined their eare but walked every one in the imagination of their owne evill heart Ier. 11 7. Ezek. 16.49 Ier. 44.9 16 11. Gen. 38.7 Exod. 5 2.14.11.15.24.16 3 17.2.32.7 Iudg. 2.11 Psal 53.2.78.10 Prou. 21.10 Hos 10 4. Q. Is there no reward for such men as these from God A. Is not destruction to the wicked and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquitie Iob. 31 3. The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the foole and rewardeth the transgressours Prou. 26 10. According to his wayes and according to his doings will hee recompence him Hos 12 2. The transgressours shall bee destroyed together and the end of the wicked shall be cut off Psalm 37.38 GOD shall raine snares fire and brimstone and an horrible tempest this shall bee the portion of their Cup Psal 11 6. And the heritage appointed vnto them by God Iob. 20 ●9 For is not this laid vp in store with mee and sealed vp among my treasures saith the Lord Deu. 32 34. Even as I haue seene they that plow iniquity and sow wickednesse reape the same Iob. 4.8 Trouble and anguish shall make them afraid they shall prevaile against them as a King ready to the battell Iob. 15.24 And I will feed them with wormewood and giue them water of gall to drinke Ier. 9.15 Yea I will bring such evill vpon them that whosoever heareth of it both his eares shall tingle 2 King 21 11. And if they will not for all this hearken vnto me then I will punish them seven times more for their sinnes Leu. 26 18. And if they walke contrary vnto mee and will not hearken vnto me I will bring seven times more plagues vpon them according to their sinnes c. And if they will not be reformed by these things but will walke contrary to me then will I also walke ●●ntrary to them and will yet punish them ●ven times more for their sinnes Leu. ●6 21. Terrours shall take hold of them 〈◊〉 waters a

ye may be filled with all the fulnes of God Eph. 3.14 Q. What if I find my selfe to be in Christ A. Then cleane fast vnto him without separation 1 Cor. 7.35 And hold the head from which all the body by ioynts bands hauing nourishment ministred knit together increaseth with the encrease of God Col. 2.19 2. He that saith he abideth in him ought himselfe also to walke euen as he walked 1 Ioh. 2.6 For in Christ Iesus neither circumcision auaileth any thing nor vncircumcision but a new creature Gal 6.15 Therefore hauing put on the Lord Iesus Christ make no prouision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof Rom. 13.14 Rom. 7.4 Col. 2.6.7 Gal. 5.24 Q. What followeth vpon this our vnion with Christ A. Our cōmunion God is faithfull by whom yee were called vnto the fellowship of his Sonne Iesus Christ our Lord 1. Cor. 1.9 For saith he I stand at the doore and knock if any heare my voice and open the doore I will come in to him and sup with him and hee with mee Reuel 3.20 Cant. 5.1 Prou. 9.1 c. Q. Wherein haue we communion with Christ A. In his life For because hee liueth you shall liue also Iohn 14.19 And As the liuing Father sent him and hee liueth by the Father so hee that eateth him shall liue by him Iohn 6.57 For in him was life and the life was the light of man Iohn 1.4 whereby wee liue yet not wee any more but Christ liueth in vs. Galat. 2.20 Ephes 5.14 Rom. 6.8 2 Cor. 4.10 Iohn 11.25 14.6 2 In his sufferings who being lifted vp from the earth hee doth draw all men vnto him Ioh. 12.32 who are crucified with him Gal. 2.20 3 In his death Know ye not that so many of vs as were baptized into Iesus Christ were baptized into his death Rom. 6.3 4 In his buriall Therefore wee are buried with him in baptisme into death Rom. 6.4 Col. 2.12 5 In his resurrection We are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God who hath raised him from the dead Col. 2.12 For if the Spirit of him that raised vp Iesus from the dead dwell in you he that hath raised vp Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortall bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you Rom. 8.11 and 6.5 6 In his ascention making vs to sit together in heauenly places in Christ Iesus Ephes 2.6 Q. Had the Fathers who liued before Christ this communion with him A. Brethren I would not that you should be ignorant how that all our fathers were vnder the cloud and all passed thorow the Sea and were all baptized vnto Moses in the cloud and in the Sea and did all eate the same spirituall meate and did all drinke the same spiritual drink for they drank of that spirituall rocke that followed them and that rock was Christ 1 Cor. 10.1 Ioh. 8.56 Q. What then may this our Communion with Christ teach vs A. 1 Not to know any thing saue Iesus Christ him crucified 1 Cor. 2.2 To know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings beeing made conformable vnto his death Phil. 3.10 Col. 3.1 2. To walke worthy of him 1 Thes 2.12 For this is the message we haue heard of him and declare vnto you that God is light and in him is no darkenesse at all If wee say we haue fellowship with him and walke in darknesse we lye and do not truely but if we walke in the light as hee is in the light wee haue fellowship one with another 1 Ioh. 1.5 Q. What followeth vpon this our vnion and communion with Christ A. 1 If wee be one body in Christ wee are euery one anothers members Rom. 12.8 Ephes 4.25 1 Cor. 12.27 2 There is a community among these members Act. 4.32 Whereby in giuing and receiuing one doth communicate vnto another Phil. 4.15 And so are comforted by the mutuall faith each of other Rom. 1.11.12 Q. What doth this our vnion with the members of Christ teach vs A. To keepe the vnity of the Spirit in the bond of peace Eph. 4.3 c. And to let this peace of God rule in your hearts to the which you are also called in one body Col. 3.15 And all speaking one thing there may be no diuision among you but that yee be perfectly ioyned together in the same mind and in the same iudgement 1 Cor. 1.10 Ephes 4.15 16. Psalm 133.1 2. Gen. 13.8 9. Pro. 15.17 17.1.17.9.14 Eccl. 4.6 Col. 3.8.9 10. Iames 4.1 Rom. 14.19 2 Cor. 13.11 Q. What doth our communion with these members teach vs A. 1 That no man seeke his owne wealth but euery one one anothers wealth 1 Cor. 10.24 Reioycing with them that reioyce and weeping with them that weepe and to be of the like affections one towards another Rom 12.15 16. Whereby if one member suffer all the mēbers suffer with it or if one member bee honoured all the members reioyce with it 1 Cor. 12.26 2 Because all members haue not the same office Rom. 12.4 But haue gifts that are diuers Rom. 12.6 Such as are strong ought to beare with the infirmities of the weake not pleasing themselues but let euery man please his neighbour in that which is good to the vse of edification Rom. 15.1.2.3 1 Cor. 12.14 c. Q. I would gladly heare you to expresse yet more fully what wee are the beter for this vnion and communion with Chrst A. My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Iesus Phil. 4.19 By whom all things are yours c. 1 Cor. 3.21 c. which doe appertaine vnto life and godlinesse through the knowledge of him that hath called vs to glory and vertue 2 Pet. 1.3 For hee that hath giuen Christ vnto vs how shall he not with him also freely giue vs all things Rom. 8.32 Mar. 2.27 2 Cor. 4.15 Ioh. 1.16 Col. 2.10 1 Cor. 1.5 Q. What may the consideration of this teach vs A. To doe as the wise Marchant did who seeing good pearles when hee had found one pearle of great price he went and sold all that hee had to buy the same Math. 13.44 c. Q. What spirituall blessings are with Christ to be had A. Of him are wee in Christ Iesus who is of God made vnto vs righteousnesse and sanctification 1 Cor. 1.30 Q. How shall man bee iust with God Iob 9.2.25.4 A. Christ Iesus who knew no sinne became sinne for vs that wee might be made the righteousnesse of God in him 2 Cor. 5.21 For as by one mans disobedience many were made sinners so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous Rom. 5.19 Isa 53.9.53 11.12 Ezek. 16.9 Ob. But what did Christ in our behalfe that could be auaileable for righteousnesse either for the fathers who liued so many yeeres before him or vnto vs who doe liue so long after A. By one offcring he hath perfected for