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	patience_n	temperance_n	6,100	5	12.1333	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76967	Meditations of the mirth of a Christian life. And the vaine mirth of a wicked life, with the sorrovves of it. / By Zach: Bogan of C.C.C. Oxon.	Bogan, Zachary, 1625-1659.	1653 (1653)	Wing B3441; Thomason E1486_1; ESTC R208439	202,360	374

life_n you_o may_v gather_v if_o you_o consider_v how_o there_o be_v no_o trouble_n after_o nor_o when_o once_o a_o man_n have_v be_v use_v to_o it_o in_o forbear_v to_o do_v evil_a as_o for_o example_n in_o forbear_v to_o eat_v or_o drink_v too_o much_o or_o in_o any_o other_o act_n of_o temperance_n or_o indeed_o in_o any_o act_n of_o any_o other_o virtue_n that_o attend_v godliness_n nay_o rather_o on_o the_o contrary_a what_o lightness_n and_o alacrity_n in_o the_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o ease_v and_o lightness_n in_o the_o body_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_n for_o example_n intemperate_a man_n when_o the_o short_a wind_v pleasure_n of_o taste_n which_o the_o long_a wind_v draught_n can_v afford_v be_v pass_v to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o nauseat_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o stomach_n sometime_o for_o the_o present_a they_o have_v not_o do_v that_o which_o they_o will_v no_o more_o hear_v of_o but_o they_o be_v almost_o certain_a to_o meet_v with_o pain_n and_o sickness_n and_o sorrow_n and_o if_o not_o a_o reckon_a more_o than_o they_o can_v well_o pay_v now_o which_o be_v often_o enough_o yet_o without_o question_n a_o most_o difficult_a account_n to_o be_v make_v o_o this_o word_n they_o must_v needs_o be_v sad_a to_o hear_v it_o name_v hereafter_o godly_a action_n be_v like_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n reason_n nature_n see_v next_o reason_n which_o be_v with_o pleasure_n wickedness_n a_o man_n may_v be_v weary_a with_o nay_o he_o will_v be_v certain_o so_o one_o time_n or_o other_o take_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o wicked_a themselves_o we_o have_v weary_v ourselves_o in_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n and_o destruction_n &_o we_o have_v go_v through_o dangerous_a way_n but_o we_o have_v not_o know_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n wis_v 5.7_o infinite_a deal_n more_o may_v here_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o trouble_n and_o difficulty_n and_o sorrow_n of_o the_o work_n of_o wickedness_n especial_o by_o instance_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o several_a vice_n as_o thieve_v adultery_n drunkenness_n pride_n envy_n and_o the_o rest_n but_o i_o shall_v make_v my_o volume_n swell_v too_o high_a 3._o the_o work_n of_o godliness_n be_v most_o easy_a because_o most_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n reasonable_a and_o spiritual_a service_n such_o as_o that_o be_v be_v fit_a for_o reasonable_a soul_n and_o spirit_n on_o the_o contrary_a vice_n and_o the_o work_n of_o wickedness_n the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v for_o the_o great_a part_n but_o sensual_a carnal_a and_o material_a fit_v only_o the_o body_n to_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o give_v the_o name_n of_o nature_n rather_o let_v nature_n be_v the_o better_a part_n which_o be_v enough_o to_o serve_v for_o denomination_n the_o soul_n we_o never_o live_v true_o according_a to_o nature_n till_o our_o life_n be_v suitable_a to_o this_o part_n and_o therefore_o beside_o the_o dishonour_n we_o do_v to_o he_o that_o make_v we_o we_o do_v high_o undervalue_v ourselves_o and_o our_o descent_n when_o we_o live_v wicked_o in_o regard_n that_o be_v bear_v gentleman_n as_o i_o may_v say_v we_o live_v like_o beggar_n be_v of_o a_o noble_a heavenly_a and_o divine_a extract_n we_o be_v notwithstanding_o base_a and_o earthly_a and_o like_o so_o many_o son_n of_o the_o earth_n fighter_n against_o heaven_n certain_o if_o we_o do_v so_o if_o we_o live_v according_a 8.13_o according_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom_n 8.13_o to_o the_o flesh_n only_o we_o be_v which_o we_o shall_v be_v loath_a to_o be_v enemy_n to_o ourselves_o and_o very_o unnatural_a man_n for_o our_o soul_n be_v our_o nature_n and_o virtue_n and_o godliness_n best_a befit_v our_o soul_n vice_n will_v seem_v as_o much_o against_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v and_o will_v go_v against_o the_o grain_n if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o our_o default_n and_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o as_o we_o be_v we_o be_v not_o ourselves_o but_o that_o we_o have_v lose_v ourselves_o and_o our_o nature_n and_o that_o all_o those_o 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