Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	day_n	lord_n	sanctify_v	1,265	5	10.2044	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59621	Antapologia, or, A discourse of excuses setting forth the variety and vanity of them, the sin and misery brought in by them, as being the greatest bar in the way to heaven, and the ready high way to hell : being the common snare wherein most of the children of men are intangled and ruined / by Jo. Sheffield ...	Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.	1672 (1672)	Wing S3061; ESTC R11053	145,253	322

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misapply_v and_o some_o observation_n likewise_o 119_o 1_o the_o doctrine_n of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n 119_o 120_o 2_o that_o all_o be_v sinner_n 122_o 3_o that_o christ_n die_v to_o save_v sinner_n 124_o 4_o that_o we_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n 126_o 5_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n 127_o 6_o the_o saint_n imperfection_n 129_o 7_o that_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o grace_n 132_o 8_o that_o we_o be_v to_o try_v all_o thing_n 134_o 9_o that_o it_o be_v but_o repent_v at_o last_o 135_o the_o case_n of_o the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n 138_o sundry_a observation_n 1_o the_o peaceable_a end_n of_o some_o wicked_a man_n 140_o 2_o the_o weak_a part_n of_o the_o godly_a 142_o 3_o the_o low_a estate_n of_o the_o godly_a 144_o 4_o division_n among_o christian_n 145_o 5_o scandalous_a life_n of_o some_o preacher_n 148_o chap._n vii_o excuse_n as_o to_o duty_n 1_o i_o be_o a_o child_n 149_o 2_o i_o be_o unlearned_a 153_o 3_o want_n competent_a ability_n 154_o 4_o our_o call_v 155_o 5_o i_o will_v hereafter_o 158_o 6_o want_n of_o company_n 7_o suffering_n 161_o 8_o term_n of_o honour_n 163_o 9_o we_o be_v well_o already_o 165_o 10_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o our_o call_v 165_o 11_o despair_n of_o success_n 166_o 12_o excess_n of_o humility_n 171_o chap._n viii_o excuse_n as_o to_o faith_n and_o believe_v 173_o 1_o from_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o thing_n promise_v 171_o 2_o the_o thing_n promise_v too_o good_a 175_o 3_o ourselves_o too_o bad_a 175_o 4_o sad_a misgiving_n of_o heart_n 177_o 5_o the_o mean_v unlikely_a 179_o 6_o present_a providence_n unlike_o former_a precedent_n 181_o 7_o providence_n across_o promise_n 182_o 8_o that_o time_n be_v past_a and_o now_o too_o late_o 183_o 9_o it_o be_v above_o all_o reason_n imaginable_a 185_o 10_o i_o be_o under_o so_o many_o affliction_n 186_o 11_o fear_n i_o have_v commit_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 187_o 12_o relapse_n into_o sin_n again_o 194_o 13_o fear_n of_o reprobation_n 195_o chap._n ix_o the_o cause_n and_o reason_n of_o excuse_n 198_o 1_o causa_fw-la prima_fw-la man_n fall_n 199_o 2_o a_o primâ_fw-la orta_fw-la our_o corruption_n by_o the_o fall_n 200_o 3_o causae_fw-la assistentes_fw-la 1_o principal_a satan_n 200_o 2_o secundary_a man._n 201_o 4_o deficient_a cause_n 1_o want_n of_o due_a consideration_n of_o god_n omniscience_n etc._n etc._n 202_o 2_o not_o consider_v the_o latitude_n of_o god_n law_n 203_o 3_o not_o remember_v the_o last_o judgement_n 204_o 4_o want_n of_o conscience_n 205_o 2_o end_n of_o excuse_n 1_o to_o avoid_v shame_n 205_o 2_o to_o gain_v a_o repute_n of_o religiousness_n 207_o 3_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o conscience_n 208_o 4_o to_o spare_v great_a pain_n 209_o chap._n x._o the_o sinfulness_n vanity_n and_o frivolusness_n of_o excuse_n 210_o 1_o sinfulness_n because_o the_o great_a hinderer_n of_o good_a 210_o 2_o the_o great_a nursery_n of_o evil._n 212_o 3_o they_o be_v oftentimes_o no_o other_o than_o flat_a refusal_n and_o denial_n 213_o 2_o their_o vanity_n 1_o in_o that_o they_o can_v stand_v before_o any_o approach_n into_o god_n presence_n 214_o 2_o nor_n before_o the_o light_n of_o god_n word_n 215_o 3_o nor_o a_o strict_a examen_fw-la of_o conscience_n 215_o 4_o nor_o bear_v up_o in_o a_o day_n of_o trial_n 216_o 5_o lest_o of_o all_o in_o the_o day_n of_o god_n judgement_n 217_o chap._n xi_o the_o application_n of_o the_o whole_a 218_o 1_o by_o way_n of_o lamentation_n 218_o 2_o by_o way_n of_o humiliation_n 229_o excuse_n 1_o charge_v with_o a_o breach_n of_o all_o the_o 10_o commandment_n 231_o 232_o instance_n in_o each_o commandment_n 2_o with_o sin_n against_o the_o gospel_n 239_o 3_o against_o christ_n 239_o 4_o against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 240_o 3_o they_o turn_v all_o thing_n unto_o sin_n 241_o 4_o they_o do_v harden_v man_n in_o sin_n 242_o 3_o several_a use_n of_o information_n 242_o 1_o inform_v what_o a_o shift_a creature_n man_n be_v 242_o 2_o whence_o so_o little_a true_a piety_n faith_n obedience_n and_o conscience_n in_o the_o world_n 245_o 3_o the_o folly_n of_o that_o proverb_n better_a a_o bad_a excuse_n than_o none_o at_o all_o 246_o 4_o the_o sad_a difference_n of_o god_n care_n of_o man_n salvation_n and_o man_n carelessness_n 247_o 5_o the_o wide_a difference_n between_o the_o sincere_a christian_a and_o the_o unsound_a in_o respect_n of_o excuse_n 248_o 249_o 6_o the_o difference_n between_o god_n judgement_n of_o man_n and_o man_n concern_v himself_n 249_o 7_o the_o difference_n between_o man_n in_o his_o day_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o god_n visitation_n 249_o 8_o the_o difference_n between_o man_n sense_n of_o his_o excuse_n now_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n 250_o 9_o inform_v that_o man_n may_v be_v shut_v out_o of_o heaven_n notwithstanding_o much_o fair_a carriage_n and_o good_a language_n 255_o 10_o inform_v heaven_n may_v be_v lose_v in_o pursuance_n of_o thing_n in_o themselves_o lawful_a 255_o 11_o perform_v relative_n duty_n be_v not_o all_o require_v of_o christian_n 256_o 4_o use_n of_o examination_n 257_o 5_o and_o last_o use_n of_o exhortation_n or_o rather_o dehortation_n 261_o four_o removal_n of_o excuse_n 262_o 1_o by_o ready_a obedience_n 262_o 2_o by_o repentance_n 262_o 3_o fly_v to_o christ_n by_o faith_n 265_o 4_o to_o remove_v sinful_a excuse_n by_o make_v use_n of_o safe_a excuse_n whereof_o 267_o 5_o instance_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n 268_o 5_o out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n 272_o to_o the_o end_n antapologia_fw-la or_o a_o discourse_n of_o excuse_n chap._n

god_n which_o he_o never_o make_v so_o bad_a and_o these_o their_o good_a outward_a state_n which_o he_o never_o make_v so_o good_a thus_o those_o wicked_a one_o zachary_n who_o have_v enrich_v ●_o zach_n 11._o ●_o themselves_o by_o oppress_v the_o poor_a will_v entitle_v god_n to_o their_o wickedness_n they_o cry_v out_o applaud_v themselves_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n for_o i_o be_o rich_a thus_o ephraim_n play_v the_o cunning_a merchant_n get_v a_o estate_n by_o wicked_a mean_n balance_n of_o deceit_n yet_o cry_v out_o i_o be_o become_v rich_a i_o have_v find_v 8._o hos_fw-la 12._o 7_o 8._o substance_n there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n or_o sin_n in_o all_o this_o thus_o the_o insatiable_a chaldaean_n when_o by_o rapine_n and_o spoil_n he_o have_v possess_v himself_o of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n and_o treasure_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o impute_v all_o to_o his_o god_n as_o we_o 11._o hab._n 1._o 9_o 10_o 11._o have_v know_v some_o have_v do_v in_o our_o day_n cry_v out_o providence_n providence_n yet_o may_v he_o be_v better_o excuse_v for_o entitle_v his_o ill-gotten_a power_n and_o wealth_n to_o his_o god_n a_o curse_a idol_n than_o we_o christian_n any_o ill_o acquire_v state_n to_o the_o true_a god_n who_o love_v righteousness_n and_o hate_v iniquity_n and_o be_v 6._o 1_o thess_n 4._o 6._o a_o avenger_n of_o all_o act_n of_o injustice_n a_o four_o excuse_v himself_o with_o a_o foul_a austerity_n 4._o from_o god_n austerity_n reflection_n upon_o god_n for_o his_o austerity_n as_o he_o will_v pretend_v thus_o the_o evil_a and_o slothful_a servant_n plead_v when_o he_o have_v do_v nothing_o at_o all_o in_o discharge_n of_o his_o duty_n i_o know_v thou_o 24._o mat._n 25._o 24._o to_o be_v a_o austere_a man_n reap_v where_o thou_o do_v not_o sow_v etc._n etc._n therefore_o i_o hide_v thy_o talon_n q._n d._n i_o have_v be_v a_o better_a servant_n if_o i_o have_v have_v a_o better_a master_n i_o think_v all_o be_v a_o case_n i_o have_v as_o good_a sit_v still_o for_o nothing_o as_o work_v for_o nothing_o for_o it_o will_v have_v come_v to_o nothing_o but_o i_o pray_v consider_v who_o argue_v this_o be_v the_o two_o endeavour_v servant_n say_v not_o thus_o find_v not_o god_n such_o a_o hard_a master_n but_o receive_v a_o euge_fw-la of_o praise_n and_o for_o a_o small_a measure_n of_o faithfulness_n and_o diligence_n have_v full_a measure_n heap_v press_v down_o and_o run_v over_o of_o reward_n thou_o shall_v have_v find_v the_o like_a if_o thou_o have_v show_v like_o diligence_n but_o observe_v what_o shift_n man_n will_v use_v to_o spare_v their_o pain_n there_o be_v a_o lion_n in_o the_o way_n 13._o prov._n 26._o 13._o say_v the_o sluggard_n there_o be_v difficulty_n impossibility_n in_o the_o way_n when_o the_o devil_n can_v once_o get_v thou_o to_o entertain_v a_o hard_a thought_n of_o god_n he_o first_o drive_v thou_o from_o thy_o duty_n and_o at_o last_o drive_v thou_o into_o despair_n cain_n judas_n and_o spira_n despair_n spring_v first_o from_o such_o a_o horrid_a thought_n but_o it_o be_v the_o whole_a design_n of_o scripture_n as_o luther_n well_o observe_v to_o set_v out_o god_n as_o gracious_a and_o merciful_a and_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n as_o exod._n 34._o 6_o 7._o psal_n 145._o 9_o heb._n 11._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 15._o ult_n but_o man_n will_v not_o do_v thus_o in_o other_o case_n if_o a_o gangren_a leg_n or_o arm_n cuncina_n prius_fw-la tentanda_fw-la they_o will_v not_o present_o cut_v it_o off_o but_o try_v all_o mean_n first_o and_o if_o no_o remedy_n cut_v it_o off_o to_o preserve_v the_o whole_a at_o last_o but_o here_o as_o if_o man_n have_v make_v a_o agreement_n with_o death_n and_o covenant_n with_o hell_n they_o throw_v off_o all_o endeavour_n and_o think_v to_o charge_v their_o condemnation_n upon_o god_n inflexible_a severity_n 5._o another_o again_o destroy_v himself_o and_o mercy_n 5._o from_o god_n mercy_n excuse_v it_o when_o he_o have_v do_v by_o a_o clean_a contrary_a pretence_n of_o god_n mercy_n deut._n 29._o 19_o i_o shall_v have_v peace_n say_v he_o though_o i_o walk_v after_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n q._n d._n though_o i_o add_v sin_n to_o sin_n god_n be_v so_o merciful_a i_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o though_o i_o neither_o fear_n nor_o repent_v thus_o justice_n abuse_v send_v some_o to_o hell_n and_o mercy_n other_o and_o all_o must_v be_v lay_v upon_o god_n when_o he_o pipe_n they_o will_v not_o dance_v when_o mourn_v not_o lament_v if_o he_o command_v warn_v threaten_v behold_v severity_n enough_o to_o drive_v man_n to_o despair_v again_o if_o he_o exhort_v entreat_v beseech_v man_n to_o be_v reconcile_v wait_v to_o be_v gracious_a swear_v he_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a behold_v mercy_n enough_o to_o make_v we_o secure_v and_o lazy_a the_o lord_n may_v just_o complain_v i_o be_o 13._o amos_n ●_o 13._o press_v under_o you_o as_o a_o cart_n full_a of_o sheaf_n one_o man_n say_v i_o have_v only_a fear_n have_v i_o any_o hope_n or_o the_o lest_o assurance_n i_o shall_v have_v some_o heart_n to_o pray_v and_o reform_v but_o now_o what_o joy_n to_o stir_v or_o endeavour_v and_o another_o say_v because_o i_o have_v such_o hope_n and_o so_o full_a assurance_n a_o lie_v presumptuous_a assurance_n i_o will_v cast_v off_o all_o fear_n sure_o i_o be_o i_o can_v outsin_v the_o grace_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n but_o tertullian_n answer_v such_o well_o they_o who_o can_v salvo_n metu_fw-la &_o fide_fw-la peccare_fw-la salva_fw-la venia_fw-la in_o gehennam_fw-la detrudentur_fw-la they_o who_o can_v live_v in_o sin_n and_o yet_o say_v they_o have_v never_o the_o less_o of_o faith_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o hell_n and_o yet_o god_n have_v never_o the_o less_o of_o mercy_n 6._o there_o be_v that_o will_v be_v excuse_v grace_n 6._o for_o not_o give_v grace_n by_o cast_v a_o imputation_n upon_o god_n for_o his_o denegation_n and_o withhold_a his_o grace_n 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none_o 7._o the_o last_o excuse_v we_o shall_v mention_v in_o shame_n 7._o god_n do_v owe_v they_o a_o shame_n relation_n to_o god_n be_v of_o such_o who_o when_o they_o or_o they_o have_v fall_v into_o some_o soul_n sin_n as_o theft_n whoredom_n etc._n etc._n be_v ready_a to_o excuse_v themselves_o and_o say_v it_o can_v not_o be_v help_v god_n ought_v they_o a_o shame_n and_o have_v now_o pay_v it_o they_o and_o they_o now_o hope_v god_n have_v do_v with_o they_o some_o again_o be_v so_o ignorant_a as_o to_o say_v the_o devil_n ought_v they_o this_o shame_n but_o know_v o_o vain_a man_n god_n owe_v thou_o no_o such_o shame_n till_o thou_o have_v shameful_o cast_v he_o off_o