Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	knowledge_n	lord_n	temperance_n	1,588	5	11.7145	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78329	A brief and perspicuous manuduction to practical divinity, by way of question and answer wherein the chief principles of religion are so explained as to infer a good life from them.	B. C.	1670 (1670)	Wing C13A; ESTC R229568	14,880	42

that di●th not and torments intolerable the portion of every soul that doth evil Then shall the wicked go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternal Q. Seeing we Christians do all profess to believe these things The Conclusion what manner of persons ought we to be A. We ought to live in all holy conversation and godliness being diligent that we may be found of God in peace without spot and blameless growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ To whom with the Father and H. Spirit be glory as is due both now and for ever Amen Amen Blessed is that Servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing but that servant which knew his Lords will and prepared not himself neither did according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes Luke 12.43 47. The end of the Commandment charity out of a pure heart and of good conscience and of faith unfeigne● from which some having swerved ha●● turned aside unto vain jangling 1 Tim. 〈◊〉 5 6. This is a faithful saying and the things I will that thou affirm constantly that they which have believed in Go● might be careful to maintain goo● works These things are good and profitable unto men But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and stirrings about the law for they ar● unprofitable and vain Tit. 3.8 9. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts glory not and lie not against the truth James 3.13 14. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering for he is faithful that hath promised and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works Heb. 10.23 24. Giving all diligence add to your faith vertue and to virtue knowledge and to knowledge temperance and to ●emperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness charity For if these things be in you ●nd abound they make you that you shall be neither barren nor unfruitful in ●he knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ But he that lacketh these things is blind and cannot see afar off and hath for gotten that he was purged from his old sins Wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall for so an entrance shall be ministred to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things though ye know them and be stablished in the present truth Yea I think it meet as long as I am in this tabernacle to stir you up by putting you in rmembrance knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me Moreover I will endeavour that you may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance 2 Pet. 1.5 to 〈◊〉 Yet therefore beloved seeing y● know these things before beware les● ye also being led away with the erro● of the wicked fall from your own stedfastness but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ To him be glory both now and for ever Amen ch●p 3.17 18. Little children let no man deceive you he that doth righteousness is righteous even as he is righteous He that commiteth sin is of the devil for the devil sinneth from the beginning For this purpose the Son of God was manifest that he might destroy the works of the devil 1 Joh 3.7 8. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly rigteously and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and that glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works Tit. 2.11 14. Blessed are they that do his commandments ●hat they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in thorow the gates into the City Rev. 22.14 PRevent us O Lord in all our doings with thy most gracious favour and further us with thy continual help that in all our works begun continued and ended in thee we may glorifie thy holy Name and finally by thy mercy obtain ever●asting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen O Almighty Lord and everlasting God vouchsafe we beseech thee to direct sanctifie and govern both our hearts and bodies in the ways of thy laws and works of thy commandments that through thy most mighty protection both here and ever we may be preserved in body and soul through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen ALmighty God who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of godly life give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit and also daily endeavour to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ALmighty God who shewest to them that be in error the light of thy truth to the intent that they may turn into the way of righteousness grant unto all them that are admitted into the fellowship of Christs Religion that they 〈◊〉 eschew those things that are contrary to 〈◊〉 profession and follow all such things as a … … greeable to the same through our Lord 〈◊〉 Christ Amen BLessed Lord who hast caused all holy S … tures to be written for our learning g … that we may in such wise hear them read 〈◊〉 learn and inwardly digest them that by pat … and comfort of thy holy Word we may emb … and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlas … life which thou hast given us in our Savi … Jesus Christ Amen The End The Stationers Advertisement to the Reader THere is a most useful Tract now in the P … from the same Author explaining the genu … meaning and rational equity of that comprehen … rule of righteousness Do as you would be done by ● and applying of it to particular states and cases 〈◊〉 life in order to the cure of many misdemeanours pr●vailing among us Newly printed the third and fourth part of T … Friendly Debate