Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	according_a	judge_v	life_n	2,307	5	4.5145	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15859	Speculum Christianum or, A Christian suruey for the conscience Containing, three tractates of that eminent, graue, and learned diuine, maister Hierome Zanchius. 1. Of the end of the world. 2. Of the perseuerance of the saints. 3. A summarie abridgement of his protections. Englished for the good of Gods church, and for a warning to wicked and impenitent men. By H.N.; Speculum Christianum. English	Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.; Nelson, Henry, fl. 1614.	1614 (1614)	STC 26121A.7; ESTC S111786	125,039	404

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32._o dan._n 12._o ezech_v 13._o luc._n 10._o phil._n 4._o apoc._n 3._o 11._o ●0_n 14._o 21._o by_o christ_n be_v write_v never_o again_o to_o be_v raze_v out_o and_o of_o this_o book_n speak_v esaias_n in_o this_o four_o chapter_n 4_o such_o as_o be_v once_o write_v in_o this_o book_n of_o life_n they_o can_v never_o be_v blot_v out_o or_o such_o as_o be_v praedestinate_a to_o life_n eternal_a can_v never_o from_o thence_o be_v reject_v into_o death_n eternal_a 5_o some_o to_o wit_n hypocrite_n be_v psal_n deleantur_fw-la secundum_fw-la spem_fw-la eor●m_fw-la secundum_fw-la autem_fw-la acquit_v at_o they_o tu●m_fw-la quid_fw-la dico_fw-la non_fw-it scribantur_fw-la aug._n i●_n ●n_v psal_n say_v to_o be_v raze_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n when_o their_o hypocrisy_n be_v discover_v they_o appear_v both_o to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o themselves_o what_o manner_n man_n they_o be_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o true_o prae-ordained_n to_o life_n everlasting_a axiom_n which_o 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which_o i_o will_v not_o it_o be_v now_o no●_n i_o that_o ●●rke_n that_o be_v commit_v it_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o who_o may_v not_o here_o see_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v full_o and_o clear_o conclude_v that_o the_o case_n be_v so_o far_o otherwise_o that_o the_o saint_n when_o they_o sin_v actual_o as_o they_o call_v it_o aught_o to_o be_v deem_v to_o sin_n with_o the_o whole_a and_o ple●●●y_a will_n and_o with_o all_o the_o heart_n and_o as_o well_o according_a to_o the_o inward_a as_o the_o outward_a m●●_n 〈◊〉_d rather_o after_o a_o sort_n they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v it_o be_v not_o they_o who_o do_v 〈…〉_o sin_n dwell_v within_o ther●_n 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n be_v for_o that_o the_o 〈…〉_o do_v not_o cons●●t_v ●●_o 〈…〉_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean●_n time_n th●●_n 〈…〉_o not_o excuse_v from_o sin_n neither_o 〈…〉_o their_o sinne_n extenuate_v for_o 〈…〉_o though_o not_o according_a to_o the_o 〈…〉_o pull_v part_n that_o be_v the_o inward_a 〈…〉_o they_o sin_n not_o but_o only_o according_a to_o the_o outward_a and_o in_o mind_n 〈…〉_o they_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o ●●_o the_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n yet_o ●●_o very_o deed_n they_o be_v such_o as_o do_v 〈◊〉_d by_o their_o own_o proper_a will_n if_o the_o godly_a sin_n with_o 〈◊〉_d whole_a will_n therefore_o whatsoe●●●_n they_o will_v according_a to_o the_o fl●●●_n they_o effect_v it_o but_o this_o contradic●●●●_n the_o apostle_n who_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 5._o 〈◊〉_d ●●●sh_n ●●steth_v against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d spirit_n against_o the_o fle●●_n ●●_o not_o 〈…〉_o ●●●_o ye●_n will_v those_o ye●_n do●_n 〈…〉_o spe●ch_o be_v to_o ●●e_v underst●●d_v ●●_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o 〈…〉_o ●●ght_n against_o the_o spirit_n that_o therefore_o the_o saint_n can_v always_o effect_v ●he_n thing_n the●_n do_v will_n according_a ●o_o the_o spirit_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a because_o the_o spirit_n do_v fight_v against_o the_o flesh_n therefore_o the_o saint_n what_o thing_n they_o will_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n likewise_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o perform_v therefore_o as_o the_o saint_n do_v not_o love_n god_n with_o all_o their_o hart_n ●nd_v all_o their_o mind_n for_o that_o flesh_n be_v a_o ●●●_o unto_o they_o so_o they_o love_v not_o sin_n neither_o do_v sin_n with_o the_o whole_a heart_n for_o that_o the_o spirit_n do_v hinder_v the_o do_v thereof_o the_o saint_n never_o sin_n of_o purpose_a malice_n or_o as_o other_o will_n from_o the_o whole_a heart_n but_o always_o either_o of_o infirmity_n or_o ignorance_n now_o malice_n proper_o do_v reside_v in_o the_o will_n and_o heart_n matthew_n 15._o therefore_o the_o saint●_n do_v ●●rme_n with_o plenary_a will_n the_o whole_a heart_n and_o full_a consent_n but_o that_o the_o saint_n never_o of_o purpose_a malice_n do_v sin_n but_o always_o either_o of_o ignorance_n or_o by_o infirmity_n be_v clear_v by_o these_o testimony_n thei●_n saint_n according_a to_o the_o 〈…〉_o man_n be_v delight_v in_o the_o la●●_n 〈◊〉_d god_n for_o that_o be_v good_a rom._n 7._o and_o 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v delight_v insomuch_a 〈◊〉_d they_o who_o be_v not_o delight_v 〈…〉_o be_v not_o saint_n therefore_o with_o d●uid_n every_o holy_a man_n do_v true_o vouch_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o this_o book_n ●●_o write_v of_o m●●_n that_o i_o shall_v d●●_n 〈◊〉_d will_n o_o god_n i_o will_v or_o i_o delight_v therein_o for_o thy_o law_n be_v write_v wit●●●_n my_o heart_n psalm_n 89._o for_o th●y_v h●●●_n t●●_n law_n of_o god_n write_v i●_n their_o ●●●r●●●●_n the_o holy_a spirit_n jerem._n 31._o therefore_o do_v they_o meditate_v in_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d psalm_n 1_o and_o in_o their_o ●●●rt●●_n there_o be_v no_o guil●_n psalm_n 32._o for_o th●y_n be_v true_a isralite_n in_o who_o there_o be_v ●●_o guile_n jo●_a 1._o and_o they_o be_v ●ndu●d_v ●●●●_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n whereby_o ●●●y_v 〈◊〉_d rule_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ●●an_z else_o they_o we●●_n no_o saint_n roman_n 8._o and_o they_o l●●●_n righteousness_n and_o hate_v iniquity_n psal_n 44._o for_o they_o lo●●_n the_o law_n of_o god_n psal_n 118._o they_o likewise_o lament_v with_o t●●_n apostle_n that_o they_o be_v capti●●s_n 〈◊〉_d so_o under_o sin_n ro._n 7._o how_o they_o can_v they_o of_o destinate_a malice_n sin_n &_o so_o with_o their_o whol●_n hart●_n aug._n to._n 7._o the_o ●orr_n &_o gratia_fw-la c._n 9_o by_o the_o example_n of_o david_n and_o peter_n do_v teach_v that_o all_o saint_n when_o they_o sin_n do_v sin_n be_v trouble_v for_o that_o christ_n do_v somewhat_o turn_v away_o his_o face_n from_o they_o according_a to_o that_o in_o the_o psalm_n 29._o thou_o turn_v thy_o face_n from_o m●_n and_o i_o ●as_v trouble_v now_o to_o sin_n be_v thus_o trouble_v be_v not_o to_o sin_n by_o endeavour_n &_o of_o purpose_a malice_n but_o rather_o beside_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o mind_n again_o to._n 7._o qu●st_n 25._o in_o num._n he_o make_v three_o sort_n of_o sin_n some_o of_o ignorance_n some_o of_o infirmity_n and_o some_o of_o the_o contempt_n of_o god_n commandment_n or_o ●s_v the_o scripturephras●_n there_o be_v with_o the_o hand_n of_o pride_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n say_v he_o to_o contemn_v the_o commandment_n another_o thing_n to_o esteem_v they_o as_o precious_a but_o yet_o either_o as_o ignorant_a or_o surprise_v to_o do_v the_o contrary_n but_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o saint_n do_v not_o sin_n of_o contempt_n either_o of_o god_n or_o his_o commandment_n the_o which_o thing_n also_o 〈◊〉_d mel●●cthon_n in_o 10._o cor._n 1._o do_v write_v that_o they_o never_o grow_v into_o 〈…〉_o picureall_a contempt_n for_o they_o 〈…〉_o law_n and_o commandment_n of_o 〈◊〉_d psalm_n 119._o now_o to_o sin_n of_o 〈◊〉_d tempt_v and_o of_o destinate_a mali●●_n ●●●●●_o one_o wherefore_o the_o saint_n do●_n 〈◊〉_d sin_n of_o pr●tensed_a malic●_n w●●_n then_o dare_v some_o divine_n write_v against_o i_o that_o they_o do_v sin_n with_o 〈◊〉_d whole_a heart_n and_o plenary_a will_n g●●gorie_n 1._o to._n 1._o in_o job_n c._n 34_o 〈…〉_o c_o 11._o do_v deliver_v the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d on_o of_o ignorance_n of_o infirmity_n b●●●devour_n and_o of_o set_a purpose_n and_o 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o paul_n do_v sin_n of_o ignorance_n who_o say_v but_o i_o therefore_o ●●tained_v mercy_n because_o i_o do_v ●●_o 〈◊〉_d peter_n of_o infirmity_n when_o he_o deni●●_n christ_n and_o those_o jew_n purpos●●_n and_o by_o endeavour_n of_o who_o the_o lo●d_n speak_v if_o i_o have_v not_o c●m●_n 〈◊〉_d speak_v unto_o they_o they_o have_v b●●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d again_o they_o b●th_o see_v m●_n and_o 〈◊〉_d ●●●nd_v my_o father_n joh._n 15._o out_o of_o these_o example_n he_o declare_v what_o it_o i●_n to_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n and_o what_o of_o purpose_n say_v for_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n not_o to_o do_v good_a another_o to_o hate_v the_o teacher_n of_o good_a thing_n ●s_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o sin_n of_o precipitation_n another_o to_o sin_n of_o deliberation_n for_o oftentimes_o sin_n be_v commit_v by_o precipitation_n which_o be_v yet_o condemn_v by_o counsel_n 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