Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
end_n	law_n	sin_n	transgression_n	1,511	5	10.7998	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91476	Christian reformation: being an earnest perswasion to the speedy practise of it. Proposed to all, but especially designed for the serious consideration of my dear kindred and country-men of the county of Cork in Ireland, and the people of Reigat and Camerwell in the county of Surry. / By Richard Parr A.M. pastor of Camerwell in Surry.	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing P545; Thomason E1749_2; ESTC R209662	151,065	320

s._n 19_o and_o give_v a_o check_n to_o his_o corruption_n and_o first_o motion_n of_o lust_n must_v make_v his_o sin_n as_o heinous_a to_o his_o own_o view_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n if_o he_o can_v for_o a_o man_n accustom_v to_o sin_n will_v not_o be_v soon_o take_v off_o nor_o daunt_v with_o it_o neither_o will_v he_o be_v bring_v to_o dislike_v much_o less_o to_o detest_v that_o way_n and_o practice_n wherein_o he_o have_v find_v any_o thing_n of_o fleshly_a content_n or_o in_o which_o he_o be_v engage_v unless_o he_o see_v something_o that_o may_v change_v his_o mind_n and_o alter_v his_o course_n from_o evil_a to_o good_a there_o be_v a_o close_a confederacy_n between_o a_o natural_a man_n heart_n and_o his_o sin_n that_o the_o league_n and_o curse_a amity_n be_v not_o interrupt_v but_o by_o violence_n and_o that_o but_o for_o a_o season_n neither_o sin_n though_o it_o be_v banish_v will_v return_v again_o with_o its_o solicitation_n and_o promise_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n unregenerate_a be_v as_o ready_a open_a to_o receive_v and_o embrace_v those_o former_a motion_n and_o do_v as_o easy_o do_v those_o act_n of_o folly_n again_o and_o do_v more_o greedy_o pursue_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o lust_n desire_n if_o not_o hinder_v then_o ever_o and_o the_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v so_o few_o true_a convert_n and_o so_o many_o notorious_a sinner_n be_v because_o man_n either_o content_n themselves_o with_o a_o cessation_n for_o some_o little_a time_n that_o be_v while_o the_o temptation_n be_v at_o a_o distance_n and_o their_o opportunity_n not_o so_o frequent_a or_o some_o humane_a restraint_n either_o their_o law_n their_o fear_n or_o their_o favour_n do_v awe_v they_o or_o because_o man_n do_v not_o sober_o consider_v why_o they_o shall_v loath_a their_o sin_n and_o detest_v it_o no_o man_n will_v be_v dissuade_v from_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a except_o he_o see_v evil_a in_o that_o thing_n he_o be_v dissuade_v from_o and_o now_o true_o in_o every_o sin_n thou_o be_v guilty_a of_o there_o be_v so_o much_o evil_n 20._o s._n 20._o that_o a_o serious_a considerate_a soul_n will_v choose_v to_o lie_v under_o the_o great_a affliction_n without_o sin_n rather_o than_o to_o commit_v the_o least_o sin_n to_o escape_v that_o temporary_a affliction_n or_o to_o gain_v by_o sin_v all_o the_o advantage_n this_o world_n can_v procure_v to_o the_o flesh_n the_o want_n of_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o heinousness_n of_o sin_n 51._o s._n 21._o plas_n 51._o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o let_v that_o good_a man_n david_n loose_v to_o a_o sin_n which_o afterward_o cost_v he_o many_o a_o salt_n tear_n and_o it_o be_v well_o for_o he_o he_o find_v place_n for_o repentance_n a_o melt_a heart_n and_o a_o weep_a eye_n or_o else_o his_o sin_n have_v cost_v he_o dear_a have_v it_o not_o be_v pardon_v upon_o his_o repentance_n against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n which_o if_o he_o have_v consider_v before_o as_o afterward_o he_o do_v he_o have_v not_o fall_v into_o that_o which_o be_v so_o hard_o for_o he_o to_o get_v out_o of_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o consideration_n of_o sin_n as_o sin_n notwithstanding_o the_o advantage_n may_v have_v accrue_v thereby_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o joseph_n withstand_v the_o solicitation_n of_o his_o mistress_n to_o a_o experiment_n of_o folly_n namely_o with_o this_o 39.9_o gen._n 39.9_o how_o can_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against-god_n and_o this_o consideration_n keep_v he_o from_o that_o act_n of_o folly_n which_o otherwise_o he_o may_v have_v commit_v to_o his_o wound_a and_o endanger_v now_o that_o you_o may_v no_o long_o retain_v any_o the_o least_o love_n and_o like_n of_o your_o sin_n whatever_o it_o be_v 11.14_o s._n 22._o job_n 11.14_o but_o forthwith_o renounce_v and_o cast_v it_o far_o from_o thou_o and_o if_o iniquity_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n to_o put_v it_o away_o and_o never_o more_o let_v wickedness_n dwell_v in_o thy_o tabernacle_n then_o enter_v on_o these_o follow_a consideration_n first_o 1._o s._n 23._o 1._o i_o consider_v and_o so_o likewise_o do_v you_o that_o sin_n in_o its_o self_n when_o it_o be_v first_o know_v by_o the_o creature_n angel_n and_o man_n and_o by_o any_o of_o either_o of_o those_o two_o kind_n of_o creature_n commit_v and_o act_v become_v the_o great_a downfall_n of_o each_o of_o those_o actor_n as_o ever_o since_o and_o never_o before_o they_o become_v sinner_n be_v hear_v of_o sin_n at_o the_o first_o make_v the_o first_o and_o great_a breach_n between_o god_n and_o sin_v angel_n god_n and_o sin_v man_n man_n have_v not_o know_v misery_n but_o for_o sin_n and_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n and_o natural_a death_n of_o mankind_n be_v not_o half_a so_o dreadful_a as_o sin_n be_v nor_o half_a so_o much_o evil_n as_o sin_n be_v and_o the_o devil_n have_v not_o feel_v torment_n and_o now_o their_o unspeakable_a misery_n but_o for_o their_o sin_n nay_o hell_n have_v not_o be_v hell_n a_o place_n of_o torment_n have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o sinner_n which_o be_v prepare_v and_o prepare_v only_o for_o sin_v angel_n and_o sin_v man_n and_o all_o the_o misery_n that_o have_v befall_v any_o since_o the_o creation_n or_o that_o ever_o shall_v be_v inflict_v upon_o any_o be_v but_o the_o woeful_a consequence_n of_o sin_n the_o first_o and_o single_a transgression_n of_o a_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o by_o the_o most_o choice_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o by_o their_o single_a act_n and_o be_v but_o once_o commit_v there_o fell_a on_o they_o the_o immediate_a curse_n and_o misery_n which_o to_o this_o day_n and_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o will_v for_o ever_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o sin_n be_v sin_n and_o that_o will_v be_v for_o ever_o for_o christ_n himself_o never_o undertake_v to_o abrogate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o to_o make_v it_o a_o law_n that_o transgression_n of_o those_o law_n shall_v 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6._o never_o to_o be_v restore_v upon_o any_o term_n to_o the_o least_o hope_n of_o recovery_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o god_n yet_o again_o when_o i_o consider_v that_o for_o one_o sin_n in_o our_o first_o parent_n 25._o s._n 25._o adam_n and_o eve_n which_o come_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o instigation_n and_o cheat_n of_o satan_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o pure_a innocency_n and_o integrity_n what_o a_o hereditary_a misery_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o yea_o such_o a_o infection_n and_o pollution_n that_o not_o only_o they_o which_o transgress_v become_v miserable_a slave_n wretched_a person_n deprive_v of_o their_o excellency_n and_o paradise_n but_o even_o all_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n be_v fall_v under_o the_o misery_n of_o pollution_n in_o our_o very_a nature_n and_o thereby_o in_o a_o state_n of_o wrath_n and_o liable_a to_o eternal_a misery_n can_v i_o when_o i_o consider_v this_o the_o woeful_a consequence_n of_o one_o sin_n in_o such_o as_o those_o once_o 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other_o with_o a_o unwilling_a mind_n and_o have_v offer_v to_o he_o in_o sacrifice_n the_o blind_a and_o maim_v and_o hypocritical_a heart_n cold_a and_o discompose_v distract_a prayer_n when_o thou_o have_v pray_v by_o thyself_o or_o with_o other_o thou_o have_v 14._o s._n 14._o it_o may_v be_v hate_v from_o the_o very_a heart_n the_o strict_a way_n of_o holiness_n in_o soul_n and_o life_n and_o turn_v from_o save_a admonition_n as_o a_o detestable_a thing_n thou_o have_v slight_v god_n invitation_n 15._o s._n 15._o resist_v grace_n teach_v refuse_v christ_n reign_v reproach_v and_o scoff_v at_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n earnest_o persuade_v these_o thing_n thou_o have_v do_v and_o in_o all_o or_o some_o of_o these_o curse_a course_n thou_o have_v continue_v so_o long_o that_o it_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o custom_n and_o as_o natural_a to_o thou_o to_o sin_n in_o one_o kind_n or_o other_o every_o day_n as_o to_o breathe_v the_o air_n to_o move_v eat_v or_o drink_v or_o sleep_v be_v it_o not_o and_o to_o make_v up_o thy_o measure_n full_a of_o wickedness_n 16._o s._n 16._o all_o this_o while_n thou_o have_v abuse_v the_o wonderful_a patience_n mercy_n and_o long-suffering_a of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n but_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v according_a to_o truth_n against_o you_o that_o commit_v such_o thing_n for_o that_o 17._o s._n 17._o they_o which_o have_v commit_v such_o thing_n shall_v repent_v and_o forsake_v they_o all_o yet_o do_v not_o but_o add_v this_o to_o all_o 6._o rom._n 2._o v._n 4_o 5_o 6._o that_o by_o despise_v the_o riches_n of_o god_n goodness_n forbearance_n and_o long-suffering_a not_o know_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n lead_v thou_o not_o to_o sin_n or_o continuance_n in_o sin_n but_o to_o repentance_n but_o by_o this_o thy_o hardness_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n treasu_fw-la est_fw-la up_o unto_o thyself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o revelation_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n 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guilty_a of_o any_o of_o these_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o deprave_a nature_n and_o natural_a product_n of_o the_o evil_a disposition_n in_o thou_o and_o which_o be_v necessary_o bring_v forth_o in_o the_o outward_a man_n if_o not_o restrain_v yet_o if_o these_o be_v frequent_o in_o thy_o thought_n if_o they_o be_v nourish_v and_o allow_v there_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o he_o who_o see_v the_o inward_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o with_o what_o company_n it_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n reach_n unto_o the_o heart_n 7.2_o ps_n 50.21_o hos_fw-la 7.2_o they_o be_v spiritual_a and_o christ_n rule_v the_o inward_a man_n as_o well_o as_o the_o outward_a do_v thou_o not_o know_v that_o all_o thy_o sin_n where_o and_o when_o commit_v be_v upon_o record_n before_o the_o lord_n but_o if_o this_o make_v thou_o not_o yet_o know_v thyself_o then_o know_v far_o 20._o s._n 20._o and_o let_v this_o be_v to_o thou_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o eternal_a truth_n a_o free_a law_n that_o except_o thou_o whoever_o thou_o be_v either_o notorious_o bad_a or_o seem_o tolerable_a to_o thyself_o be_v convert_v reform_a so_o as_o to_o leave_v off_o in_o heart_n and_o life_n all_o thy_o know_a sin_n and_o lay_v apart_o all_o thy_o ungodliness_n and_o lead_v a_o holy_a sober_a and_o righteous_a life_n and_o that_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o can_v not_o be_v save_v before_o conversion_n come_v 21._o s._n 21._o before_o that_o gracious_a method_n of_o regenerate_a soul_n pass_v upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o be_v reform_v and_o bring_v out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o sinful_a nature_n into_o a_o state_n of_o holy_a reformation_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n for_o thou_o of_o thy_o salvation_n nature_n and_o sin_n note_v thou_o a_o child_n of_o adam_n grace_n and_o conversion_n declare_v thou_o a_o child_n of_o god_n and_o a_o heir_n of_o a_o glorious_a eternity_n well_o then_o 22._o s._n 22._o thou_o be_v either_o unreformed_a in_o whole_a or_o reform_v but_o in_o part_n to_o the_o one_o all_o be_v want_v to_o the_o other_o something_o be_v yet_o lack_v to_o make_v thou_o a_o sound_n christian_n each_o of_o you_o be_v the_o person_n to_o who_o i_o address_v my_o present_a suasion_n and_o i_o hope_v thou_o so_o bad_a as_o thou_o have_v be_v hitherto_o art_n not_o past_o all_o cure_n remediless_a 23._o s._n 23._o and_o i_o be_o sure_a thou_o be_v not_o unless_o thou_o still_o refuse_v and_o hardness_n have_v take_v up_o thy_o heart_n as_o a_o judgement_n from_o god_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o the_o use_n of_o these_o spiritual_a mean_n thou_o may_v of_o a_o vile_a barbarian_a become_v a_o sound_n christian_n of_o a_o child_n of_o wrath_n a_o heir_n of_o glory_n of_o a_o foul_a sinner_n a_o fair_a saint_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o resolve_v against_o thy_o own_o happy_a reformation_n poor_a soul_n 24._o s._n 24._o thou_o have_v so_o much_o to_o begin_v withal_o towards_o thy_o save_a change_n thou_o have_v reason_n will_v thou_o let_v it_o but_o work_n and_o will_v thou_o yield_v to_o reason_n thou_o have_v faith_n 25._o s._n 25._o some_o kind_n of_o faith_n will_v thou_o believe_v what_o god_n by_o his_o word_n have_v reveal_v of_o his_o mind_n concern_v thou_o and_o every_o man_n in_o thy_o case_n and_o consent_n to_o truth_n thou_o have_v consideration_n 26._o s._n 26._o will_v thou_o be_v serious_a and_o consider_v wise_o for_o thyself_o thy_o own_o soul_n how_o thou_o may_v become_v reform_v that_o thou_o may_v become_v happy_a consider_v wise_o it_o be_v thy_o own_o concernment_n it_o be_v thy_o own_o soul_n must_v pay_v dear_o for_o it_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o reform_v sound_o and_o speedy_o it_o be_v thy_o own_o soul_n shall_v reap_v rich_o by_o conversion_n if_o thou_o defer_v not_o to_o come_v in_o and_o give_v not_o out_o until_o it_o be_v complete_v thou_o have_v now_o a_o opportunity_n put_v into_o thy_o hand_n 27._o s._n 27._o thou_o be_v once_o again_o call_v to_o and_o persuade_v to_o be_v reform_v 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