Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	good_a	great_a	see_v	4,036	5	3.3222	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86434	Sions halelujah: set forth in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Peers, in the abbie church of Westminster, on Thursday June 28. Being the day of publick thanksgiving to almighty God for his Majesties safe return. By Tho. Hodges, Rector Ecclesiæ de Kensington.	Hodges, Thomas, 1599 or 1600-1672.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1660 (1660)	Wing H2317; Thomason E1034_11; ESTC R209038	15,086	26

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Arist Ethic. l●b 5. cap. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. who as the cheif Egyptian Priest in their Divine Worship used to stile their King by way of commendation that truly is he a bountiful imparter of his good things And as the Philosopher speaks of the habit of virtue that by actions it may be known and judged so is his truth wisdome goodness and power who is the Author of his deliverance by such products as this him they see and own in these great things not any of the heathens Gods but Jehovah the God of Israel they acknowledge to be the Author of them who is the first and fountain of all beings And indeed Omne bonum nihil est nisi Dei exun datio qua inferiora etiam replevit Bern. what ever we admire in sublunary things what else is it but the overflowing of his wisdome goodness and power whereby he hath replenisht even things beneath He may fitly be resembled to the Egyptians Isis all breast whereby he suckles and satisfies with good terrestial creatures Macr●b imparting to them being Life deliverances and all that is good who being love and so of a communicative nature invites poor creatures to himself as Vespatian did the Egyptians from his infinite fulness to draw forth to themselves what ever may really turne to their advantage Haurite à me tanquam ex Nilo Philost l. 5. c. ●0 in vit Ap●ll He is a God of truth who gives being to all his promises and makes good his predictions by his servants the Prophets Isa 44.26 So here after the accomplishment of seventy years and 43.6 he sayes to the North give up my sons and my daughters and the work is done His will is the tyring house wherein his Emanations and actings receive their dress Psal 115.3 he hath done whatsoever pleased him saith the Psalmist 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Synes Hym. 2. Hebr. 1. All second causes depend on him whom Sinesias rightly stiles the root of the World and the Center of beings who bears up all things Manutenentia Divina by the Almighty word of his power and directs by his unerring wisdom to their intended ends Mercanab R. Mayn More Nevoch lib. 3. cap. 7. The whole creation is his Chariot in which he rides abroad and manifests himself in the world making such use of every part thereof as seems good to his wisdom N●…us Dei est opus perfectum over all he hath so absolute a command that less then Pompyes stamp with his foot his beck suffices to raise an army of deliverers for his inthralled people Yet needs he none of these to do his work by and that he is pleased to make use of any t is a dignation in him to honour the creature not of indigence as if he could not effect what he pleased without it As here in reducing this captivity he makes use of Cyrus Opus dignotionis non indigentiae Aq. but could have accomplisht it without him and now he is his instrument what is he without this agent Isa 45. T was the Lord as the Prophet expresses it that loosened the loynes of Kings and opened the doors before him He went before him and made crooked places straight he broke op●… the brazen dores and burst asunder the iron barrs Ezra 1.2 This Cyrus himself acknowledgeth The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the Kingdomes of the earth T was he that stirred him up to attempt it and gave him power wisdom and courage to atcheive it enabling him to conquer Babylon it self Ier. ●0 21. D●od Sic. rer antiq lib. 3. c. 4. that hammer that broke in peices the Nations Although it was immured with mighty Walls fortified with strong Towers and rampires strengthned with massy gates replenished with multitudes of Soldiers furnished abundantly with all necessaryes fenced with the impassible river Euphrates by all which both King and people were so secure and regardless that Belshazzer and his Courtiers feast Invedunt u●be●… somno vi●…oque sepultam and carouse it in the Temples sacred vessels while Cyrus dividing the River into several Channels he and his army enter the City being buried in sleep and drunkenness and so by force carry it But what is all this to Sions deliverance perhaps they have but changed one Enemy for another and peradventure a worse no no such matter come therefore and behold the doings of the Lord Zach. 4.6 he conquers their conquerour by his spirit making him captivate their conquerours and release the conquered Isa 14.28 2 Chron. 36.23 Ezra 1. and that too in relation to a prediction of him and precept imposed by God upon him above an hundred years before he was born Thus the Lord was favourable to his Land Psal 85.5 and whence came the sore thence came the salve Salvation belongs to the Lord Psal 3. and his blessing is upon his people which is the fourth particular 4. The object of thes● great things for whom they were wrought T is Nobiscum with us says the Original not that we should imagine they had any hand in it or contributed the least help thereunto Psal 115.1 No not to us but to thy name say they we give the glory Nor was it by chance but propter nos it was for us sayes the Psalmist both in Gods intention and exhibition It might have been against and not for them they well deserved it by theit transgressions Neh. 8.34 35 36. not onely before but also in the time of their Captivity But it was with and for them all went well with them and was as they would have it Proportion was a foil and propriety makes the mercy compleat he hath holppen his servant Israel Luk. 1.54 Had these bin the mercies of others good nature would have made them sensible on their behalf but being their own how can they chuse but deeply resent them with hearts full of joy and mouths full of praise as the Plalmist predicted When the Lord bringeth back the Captivity of his people Jacob shall rejoyce and Israel shall be glad So here do they fulfil it Whereof we rejoyce and that is the second part 2. The impression these great things received make upon them or the passion excited hereby exprest in the Term Laetantes rejoycing T is a branch of delight wherein the heart is dilated as by sorrow it is coarctated a Metaphorical expression taken from the bodyes positure when it is not pent up in a narrow room but is at ease and pleasure so is the mind when it enjoyes such good things wherewith it is pleased and delighted Martin Lexic he rejoyces that enjoyes what ever he desires Etymologists derive Laetitia joy Psal 4.2.119.31 Isa 60.5 2 Chro. 6.11 à mentis latitudine and so t is stiled the hearts enlargment whereby it makes more way for the object delighted in to