Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	prayer_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	89	3	8.9161	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08242	Saints duty discoursed, from 2 Pet. 3. 18. and the saints dignity handled, from Eph. chap. 1. v. 7. with directions to both, delivered from a chatecheticall dialogue by him that was, and is ...	R. A.	1649 (1649)	Wing A27B; ESTC R176488	27,390	80

renewed he ventures in nomine Domini as David against Goliah and dreads not when all Israel is struck with a misgiving doubt if not Panick feare A grown Christian manifests his grace by undanted profession in the hardest of body-torturing persecution and middest of precious name disgracefull slander In a word by what contradiction soever of men opposition of the gates the power and wisdome of hell the poore Christians grace is assaulted with it discovers it selfe void of feares as offence in the flames of a Sacred love to God Christian love to the Saints of God in a steadfast resolution to walk up to Covenant and Gospell Reformation and in a Christian deportment of themselves with the exercise of a good conscience before God and man here I conceive is growth as truth of grace Try oh try if it be thus with thee or not I must hasten time bids a dispatch 4. They can trust God with outward and inward estate also sometime in weaknesse he feared one sometime the other Now steere over both knowing that God hath given the Promise to godlinesse of this and that life which is to come No distrustfull thoughts for things temporall Christ hath commanded and his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 warrant for a growne Christian n Mat. 6.25 and assured for things of eternity to the truth as growth of grace that nor faint nor feare by which well may the soul relye on the Lord for its outward and inward estate Abraham the Father of the Faithfull sometime doubted but after o Rom. 4. from 16. to vers 22. Try how this reflects on thy soule by a patient humble waiting till God answer 5. Lastly they that are grown in grace grow and endeavour to grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ more and more in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thereof truly to beleeve God and Christ in God and Christ and to acknowledge the Lord Jesus by a separation from the goats and communion with the sheep of Christ Not only notionally to know and understand more of the history of Christ but practically to doe for Christ more then in times past that we may read in conversation one sanctified and strengthened in the grace of the Lord and experimentally that God may have experience and the world also that their grace is a grace and knowledge of and according to Jesus Christ making them more humble p Job 42.5 6. and more desirous to know and find more so the truly wise and knowing Christian not to display the radiant beames of their vainglorious understanding but to discover the riches of Gods free and infinitely full grace to their souls in looking upon them when blind in understanding and unsanctified in heart after this they presse to know more of themselves and more of Christ to the praise of the Lord their God for bestowing as truth so a growth in grace Try and by this comfortably conceive growth of grace 3. Now after Triall the uses follow of terrour to some comfort to others exhortation to all If not growne in grace come in come in I have bitter things against thee yet shall this Law condemne none before it heare him speake Ask conscience then if growne in grace whence bleating of sheep lowing of oxen whence in the soule or Family or Congregation neglect of duties or if performed resting on duties how many cast the word of God behind their backs prophane the Sabbath condemne the soule-ravishing promises of the everlasting Gospell whence is it men trust to and rest in their duties as the hypocriticall Jews q Isa 58.23 rising to too lofty an expostulation in questioning the Deity it selfe a nontimely answering regarding their prayers and performances how many as the Pharisees vainly gracing themselves r Luk. 18.11 12. A soule growne in grace would nor make it an Idoll nor a slight yet how many of us thus guilty 2. The falling of too many from their first love like that Ephesine Church in the second of the Revelation and is not the love and zeale of many waxen cold in this day of affliction in the winter of our adversity when if ever God Covenant Church and Kingdome had need of champions zealous for the glory of the one the renowne of the other the safety and honour of all Now but woe and alas oh what cold dead spirits hearts are we possessed withall when at first zealous since remisse matter of humiliation and feare 't is neither naturall nor supernaturall for either would make the nearer the center more life vigor and activity let conscience speak if thou didst not in time past better affect Gods wayes Worship Sabbaths Ordinances Ministers People then now fear we may guilty we are 3. The pride of thy grace speaks the not growing of grace and how many plume themselves in this unhappy age with the men-admiring vertue when they put off the God-bestowing grace into what assemblies shall we enter in what company shall we be but God shall be robbed of his glory by mans boasting of his grace Grace keeps a soule low and exalts the Lord knowing whatever received received of God the Apostle and the strong Christian number not themselves with such as commend themselves and measure themselves with themselves for they are not wise ſ 2 Cor. 10.12 the more grace the more humility while men advance and exalt so as boast of zeale grace John-like c. it speaks us not grown 4. Lastly the seldome searching of our hearts speaks no growth of grace if I cast not up my account I know not whither my receipts or disbursements be most I feare a bad reckoning in this the Lord be mercifull unto us we know not the windings of our hearts desperately wicked and deceitfull we try not search not how many nay how few Sermon after Sermon Sabbath after Sabbath moneth after moneth commune with their owne hearts to see in what this or that grace is increased since the reception of so many mercies When a man seldome looks into his heart I cannot conceive how it should be discovered he is growne in grace but must passe sentence I speak to wise men are they not blame-worthy And may I not 1. When the Lord hath graciously affoorded time and space it was a check severe he gave her space to repent and she repented not t Rev. 2.21 And may not the Lord say many a day and yeare have I offered free grace stretching out my hand all the day long and ye despighted hitherto the spirit of grace Goe gracelesse soule into gracelesse society sad sentence 2. Yea when in that space cal'd and tendred all the means that infinite understanding conceiv'd conducible to the growth of grace no pruning dressing nor watering wanting Judge I pray betwixt me and my vineyard what could I doe more 't is heavens gracious condescending appeale Oh England what shall I doe unto you Oh People how should I intreat you