Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	heart_n	know_v	lord_n	3,784	5	3.8149	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13541	The Kings bath Affording many sweet and comfortable obseruations from the baptisme of Christ. Gathered by Thomas Taylor, preacher of the word of God at Redding in Barkshire.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1620 (1620)	STC 23831; ESTC S102223	77,312	281

that is not diligent to know the whole will of God in the Scripture and conscionable to subiect himselfe as well to one precept as to another the Word bids thee Thou shalt not kill steale commit adultery the same word bindes thee to all particular duties of mercy of iustice of sobriety the same Word bindes thy eyes from vnlawfull lookes thy tongue from guilefull or corrupt speech yea thy thoughts are not free but ought to bee kept in full conformity with the will of God Secondly this serues to reprooue lame and cripple Christians hauing at most but one leg to walke vpon and that very impotent Some content themselues with opinion of religion and hope they walke with God in publike and priuate duties which care they are to be set forward in but in dealing with men iustly discreetly and conscionably heere they faile they separate those things which God hath ioyned Others so they walke ciuilly and honestly so as man cannot reprooue them are safe enough the care of Religion is wholly cast off as if the duties of religion and ciuility were at warres and could not both lodge in one house or heart But this lesson binds on thee a care of all duties both as a man and as a Christian. The Magistrate must be both a good Magistrate and a good man if hee administer iustice and neglect religion he may bee a tolerable Magistrate but a vile man if he shall thinke that he is onely a patron of equity and not set out as a pattern of piety and a fore-man in all good exercises hee hath not yet learned to tread in the steppes of godly Magistrates whose chiefe care was to leade others the way to the Temple If he shall thinke that the building of the Church the discountenancing of sinne the encouragement of the godly belongs onely to the Minister and he will haue no hand in this businesse we may with the Scripture conclude him to be neither a good Magistrate nor a good man The Minister must not only be a good Preacher and diligent but a good man mercifull sober watchfull heauenly-minded humble for hee that teacheth another should not hee teach himselfe And as his gifts are aboue ordinary mens so his care must bee in them all to testifie himselfe both a good Minister and a good man Priuate men who professe the teaching of grace must learne to liue soberly iustly and godly in this present world It were infinite to shew the particular duties in their seuerall rankes all which must haue place in Christian life onely consider that there is no man which is not bound 1. to all duties of religion and godly life 2. To all duties concerning outward righteousnesse which all men claime 3. To all speciall duties charged vpon him by vertue of that society wherof hee is a member whether Church Common-wealth or family And for the better performance of them all obserue these rules 1. Make conscience of this duty as knowing that omission of duties and failing in them shall receiue sentence against them as well as commissions Depart from mee for yee haue not done these and these things 2. Looke what thou art called vnto and in thy calling what is most needfull and necessary and that doe wisely preferring the generall calling before the speciall and heauenly things before earthly as for other mens matters meddle not vncalled and for things lawfull if not so necessary bee not so conuersant in them 3. Keepe thy selfe in a readinesse to euery good worke both in respect of thy selfe and others Know that thou hast alwayes one iron in the fire a soule to saue an Election to make sure which requireth all diligence and now is thy day thy tide thy tearme-time thou maist not slacke thy opportunity And for thy brethren if thou canst doe them good to day in soule or body delay not till to morrow Say not vnto thy neighbour Goe and come againe and to morrow I will giue when thou hast it by thee Prou. 3. 28. This may be the last day of doing thy selfe or others good and therefore accept it 4. Hee that would fulfill all must not onely take occasions offered but euen seeke them and watch them as being glad to obtaine them So did the Patriarkes they watched at their gates to whō they might shew mercy and ran a farre off to force them to accept it so should the sonnes of Abraham seeke out to relieue Christ in his members those that are truly poore indeed heere is a note of a cheerfull Christian when loue and mercy flow from him and are not forced 5. So contriue thy course and businesse that neither duties of piety hinder the duty of thy calling nor these stand in the others way God is a God of order and hath not appointed one duty to destroy and eate vp another but to feed and strengthen one another Eccl. 8. 5. The heart of the wise knowes time and iudgement knowes how to subordinate duties and not make them opposite the heart of the wise will forecast for the Sabbath afore-hand and so order the weekes businesse as the Lords Sabbath bee not encroched vpon The heart of the wise will so husband opportunities and manage the affaires of his calling that the priuate seruice of God in the family shall not be interrupted as prayer reading c. which is often omitted through want of prouidence which would haue allotted time for it which some domesticall distraction hath deuoured The heart of the wise will order times and seasons as there shall bee place for euery good worke in the weeke day and especially for the best workes as if there bee a publike exercise of religion it were hard if a good heart could not gaine one houre in the weeke-day to watch with Christ if it were any thing else which went with the streame of corruption as to any gaming sporting or some vnwonted occasion twice as much time would either bee redeemed or insensibly lost Doc as you doe in your trades in this trade of godlinesse many seuerall businesses belong to euery trade yet a wise man so casts them as one crosseth not but helpeth forward another 6. See that no time passe thee of which thou canst not make a good account hast thou so many things to doe and lettest precious time slip and doe none of them 1. Pet. 1. 17. Passe the whole time of your dwelling heere in feare and Redeeme the time because the dayes are euill There is no time wherein God and thy neighbour or thy selfe the Church or Cōmon-wealth or thy family or the Saints abroad call not for some dutie from thee and canst thou stand idle in the vineyard hauing so much worke before thee Hast thou all righteousnesse to fulfill in endeuour and canst thou finde an idle time to intend no whit at all Oh lay vp these rules and they will be excellent helpes to set thee forward after Christ till in the way that himselfe