Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	body_n	earth_n	water_n	8,614	5	6.6720	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09977	Life eternall or, A treatise of the knowledge of the divine essence and attributes Delivered in XVIII. sermons. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, D. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Ball, Thomas, 1589 or 90-1659.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1631 (1631)	STC 20231; ESTC S115069	220,964	434

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confusion_n it_o be_v so_o in_o other_o thing_n look_v into_o the_o common_a wealth_n if_o you_o shall_v see_v servant_n ride_v and_o prince_n go_v on_o foot_n look_v into_o nature_n if_o the_o fire_n and_o air_n shall_v be_v below_o and_o the_o water_n and_o earth_n above_o what_o confusion_n will_v there_o be_v so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o case_n the_o apostle_n compare_v they_o to_o bruit_n beast_n 2._o pet._n 2.12_o 2.12_o and_o the_o wise_a man_n compare_v they_o to_o a_o city_n who_o wall_n be_v break_v down_o so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o utter_a ruin_n say_v the_o apostle_n peter_n in_o the_o place_n forename_a that_o they_o as_o natural_a bruit_n beast_n make_v to_o be_v take_v and_o to_o be_v destroy_v who_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o thing_n they_o understand_v not_o and_o shall_v utter_o perish_v in_o their_o own_o corruption_n that_o be_v if_o a_o man_n will_v come_v to_o this_o to_o suffer_v such_o a_o confusion_n as_o this_o they_o shall_v even_o be_v serve_v as_o bruit_n 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to_o rule_v without_o impediment_n it_o be_v the_o better_a for_o i_o to_o give_v you_o a_o instance_n or_o two_o that_o you_o may_v see_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o case_n job_n he_o say_v i_o esteem_v thy_o word_n as_o my_o appoint_a meal_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v rather_o restrain_v my_o body_n in_o this_o than_o i_o will_v suffer_v my_o soul_n to_o want_v that_o which_o belong_v to_o it_o as_o he_o say_v for_o eat_v and_o drink_v so_o say_v david_n for_o sleep_n rather_o than_o my_o soul_n shall_v not_o do_v its_o duty_n i_o will_v deprive_v my_o body_n of_o sleep_n say_v he_o so_o jesus_n

consider_v that_o although_o a_o lust_n leave_v at_o liberty_n when_o god_n have_v take_v off_o the_o chain_n and_o suffer_v it_o to_o do_v what_o it_o will_v do_v contract_n more_o guilt_n and_o do_v indeed_o more_o hurt_v to_o mankind_n yet_o he_o that_o have_v a_o heart_n as_o full_a of_o lust_n and_o filthiness_n be_v no_o less_o abominable_a and_o odious_a in_o god_n sight_n take_v a_o wolf_n that_o run_v up_o and_o down_o and_o kill_v the_o sheep_n that_o wolf_n be_v abominable_a and_o every_o one_o cry_n out_o against_o he_o but_o a_o wise_a man_n that_o see_v a_o wolf_n tie_v up_o in_o a_o chain_n hate_v that_o as_o much_o as_o he_o do_v the_o other_o for_o he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v the_o same_o nature_n and_o will_v do_v as_o much_o hurt_n if_o he_o be_v let_v loose_a so_o we_o may_v say_v of_o man_n who_o heart_n be_v full_a of_o lust_n god_n it_o may_v be_v have_v tie_v they_o up_o so_o that_o they_o break_v not_o forth_o yet_o these_o lust_n be_v abominable_a and_o hateful_a in_o his_o sight_n though_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o hurt_v nor_o break_v so_o many_o commandment_n therefore_o let_v they_o consider_v this_o that_o live_v under_o good_a family_n good_a tutor_n or_o in_o good_a company_n common_o they_o be_v as_o wolf_n tie_v up_o they_o can_v break_v forth_o so_o into_o outward_a act_n it_o may_v be_v they_o be_v restrain_v by_o reason_n of_o some_o body_n favour_n that_o they_o will_v not_o lose_v or_o the_o like_a but_o yet_o they_o give_v way_n to_o the_o spirit_n within_o that_o range_v and_o lust_v up_o and_o down_o and_o this_o be_v therefore_o defile_v in_o god_n sight_n consider_v that_o these_o lust_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v full_a of_o the_o spawn_n and_o egg_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v they_o be_v the_o mother_n sin_n it_o be_v pregnant_a with_o actual_a sin_n jam._n 4.1_o 4.1_o from_o whence_o come_v war_n and_o fight_n among_o you_o come_v they_o not_o hence_o even_o of_o your_o lust_n that_o war_n in_o your_o member_n concupiscence_n be_v but_o as_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o concupiscence_n be_v full_a of_o actual_a sin_n and_o bring_v they_o forth_o when_o occasion_n be_v give_v jam._n 1.15_o 1.15_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o hate_v than_o a_o act_n be_v which_o be_v but_o one_o which_o have_v not_o so_o much_o spawn_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o you_o ought_v to_o cleanse_v your_o spirit_n from_o this_o pollution_n quest._n but_o how_o shall_v we_o do_v this_o to_o get_v our_o spirit_n thus_o cleanse_v answ._n 1_o you_o must_v search_v out_o the_o pollution_n of_o the_o spirit_n spirit_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v a_o deep_a thing_n and_o hide_a full_a of_o corner_n and_o cranne_n a_o lust_n and_o pollution_n will_v easy_o hide_v itself_o in_o 〈◊〉_d therefore_o thou_o must_v find_v it_o out_o and_o confess_v it_o do_v as_o david●●d_v ●●d_z go_v to_o god_n and_o say_v lord_n search_n and_o try_v i_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o wickedness_n in_o i_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o i_o can_v i_o will_v search_v my_o own_o heart_n but_o i_o can_v do_v it_o enough_o therefore_o do_v thou_o come_v and_o do_v it_o i_o will_v open_v the_o door_n as_o a_o man_n use_v to_o say_v to_o the_o officer_n that_o come_v to_o look_v for_o a_o traitor_n do_v you_o come_v in_o and_o search_v if_o there_o be_v any_o here_o i_o will_v set_v open_a my_o door_n so_o faith_n david_n here_o so_o when_o a_o man_n will_v cleanse_v his_o heart_n from_o the_o pollution_n of_o his_o spirit_n let_v he_o do_v on_o that_o manner_n remember_v that_o to_o hide_v a_o traitor_n be_v to_o be_v a_o traitor_n himself_o therefore_o labour_v to_o find_v it_o and_o when_o it_o be_v find_v confess_v it_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o lay_v a_o just_a weight_n upon_o it_o what_o though_o it_o never_o break_v forth_o into_o outward_a action_n say_v to_o the_o lord_n o_o lord_n i_o know_v that_o thou_o look_v to_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v conversant_a about_o it_o to_o have_v a_o 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