Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	kindness_n	patience_n	temperance_n	4,558	5	12.0461	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29748	Christ the way and the truth and the life, or, A short discourse pointing forth the way of making use of Christ for justification and especially and more particularly for sanctification in all its parts, from Johan. XIV, vers. VI : wherein several cases of conscience are briefly answered, chiefly touching sanctification / by John Brown.	Brown, John, 1610?-1679.	1677 (1677)	Wing B5028; ESTC R27232	262,893	482

Edifying and Satisfying discovery of this Necessary Important Truth viz. Christ made of God to us Wisdome Righteousness Sanctification Redemption and withall Point out plainely particulary the way how Beleevers in all their Particular and various exigéncies ma●… and should so make use of and apply that all fulness which is treasured up in the Head for the benefite and advantage of the Members of the Mystical body as they may not only theoretically see but practically also experience this truth That in Him they are compleat and so they may be helped to understand how through the necessary constant usemaking of Him as all in all they may grow up in Him in all things If this be I say done by any to better purpose I shall think this my adventure not altogether fruitless in part at least excusable As for thee O Christian whose instruction edification and confirmation in the Faith of our Lord Iesus Christ the faith which was once delivered unto the Saints I mainly intended in this undertaking I have a few things to adde knovv then that there are certain men as the Apostle Iude speaketh crept in unawares who were of old ordained to this condemnation ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Iesus Christ for in these last dayes vve see that these perillous times are come of vvhich Paul advertised Timothy 2 Tim. 3 1. c. vvherein men shall be lovers of their owne selves covetous boasters proud blasphemers disobedient to Parents unthankful unholy without natural affection truce breakers false accusers or make bates incontinent fierce despisers of those that are good traitours heady high minded lovers of pleasure morethan lovers of God having the forme of godliness but denying the power thereof for of this sort are they which creep into houses lead captive silly women laden with sinnes led away with diverse lusts ever learning never able to come to the knowledge of the truth And because it is so be exhorted to give deligence to make your Calling Election sure by giving all diligence to adde to faith vertue to vertue knowledge and to knowledge temperance and to temperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness charity for if ye do these things ye shall never fall As the Apostle Peter assureth us 2 Pet. 1 5 6 7 10. for itis the Elect vvho are secured from full and final defection and Apostasie Mat. 24 24. Mark 13 22. Rom. 11 5 7. 9 11. 8 33. Mat. 24 31. Mark 13 27. and the promise of Salvation is made to such as shall endure to the end The Crown is for the Overcomers such as are faithful to the death Mat. 10 22. 24 13. Mark 13 1●… Revel 2 10 11 17 26 27 28. 3 5 1●… 21. All vvhich and the like are sct dovvne that hereby his people might be rationally moved to a constant seriousness in the working out of their owne Salvation in fear trembling and the forevvarnings given of the great difficulty of reaching the end of our faith the salvation of our souls because of the many Active Vigilant Indefatigable Subtile and Insinuating adversaries who by good words faire speaches vvill readily deceive the hearts of the simple are to avvaken the more His people to be sober vigilant because their Adversary the Devil vvho acteth and moveth his under-agents in their several Modes Methods and Motions so as he may best according to the various Tempers Present Dispositions Advantages or Disadvantages of such as he intendeth to seduce vvhich he carefully studyeth and plyeth for this end obtaine his designed end their ruine and destruction as a roaring lyon walking about seeking whom he may devoure And this calleth them to haste out of their slumber and security lest their Adversary who will be loath to misse his Opportunity surprize them to their great losse and disadvantage It is Beloved high time novv to awake to look about us to consider where we are upon vvhat ground vve stand vvhether the Enemy or we have the advantage hovv and in vvhat Postour vve are to rancontre with deceivers that seek to cheare us of all of our souls and of our Salvation because they vvould cheat us of the Lord our Righteousness and dravv us off the pathes of life that vvhen vve come to die beside the unspe akable great losse vve vvould thereby be at even here in missing the comfortable accestes to God through lesus Christ the inflowings of grace strength for spiritual duty through the Lord our Strength the sweet communications of peace and joy in the holy Ghost the shedings abroad of the love of God in our hearts by the holy Ghost vvhich is given unto us and the full assurance of hope through the Lord Iesus our hope vve might be frustrated of all our expectations and finde that all that vvhich Men made us grip to lay hold on and leane unto in stead of Christ vvas but a meer shadow and a lie in our right hand to the unexpressible griefe vexation and sorrovv of soul vvhen all should end in a dreadful and horrible disappointment But let us not think that our Purposes firme-like Resolutions to adhere to the Truth and our present Abhorrence at and Detestation of errours novv broached to the overturning of the very foundations of true Christianity vvill sufficiently guaird us from and make us proof against the shotes and assaults of these crafty seducers Nor think that our learning and knovvledge in the Theory of the Truth nor our Abilities to rancontre Sophisters vvill secure us from a fall let us not think that the Enemies are contemptible and therefore vve need be the less anxious nor yet think that former experiences throughbearings in the like cases vvill be a pillow vvhereupon vve may novv lay our selves downe to sleep If vve do vve shall certanely deceive ourselves if all our strength standing be in ourselves and through ourselves and if this be the ground of our hope the Righteous Lord in his holy justice may give us up to be a Prey Peters instance should never be forgotten b●… us and such as tempt the Lord have no ground to expect his last issue Our strength must be in Christ to the rock of ages must vve flee to our chambers in Him must vve retire and there must vve hide ourselves on Christs lee side can vve only ride salfe and be free of the hazard of the storme To Him therefore must our recourse be dayly by new fresh acts of Faith In and through Him and His Influences communicated according to the tenor of the Covenant of grace through Faith eyeing the Promiser the Promise vvith the Price purchaseing and so dravving and s●…king Light Direction Strength Stability and vvhat our present exigent calleth for must vve think to stand and happy they vvho conscious to