Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	wine_n	worm_n	wrath_n	50	3	7.4060	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65294	The duty of self-denial briefly opened and urged. By Thomas Watson, minister of the Gospel	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1675 (1675)	Wing W1122A; ESTC R7336	20,236	63

who_o be_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n christ_n will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o he_o mark_v 8.38_o whosoever_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o and_o my_o word_n in_o this_o adulterous_a and_o sinful_a generation_n of_o he_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v ashamed_a when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o his_o holy_a angel_n chap._n iii_o contain_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o proposition_n the_o grand_a reason_n why_o we_o must_v deny_v ourselves_o be_v because_o we_o can_v be_v save_v no_o other_o way_n a_o town_n or_o castle_n may_v have_v several_a way_n lead_v to_o it_o but_o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n lead_v to_o the_o celestial_a paradise_n and_o that_o be_v self-denial_n without_o self-denial_n we_o can_v never_o come_v up_o to_o christ_n term_n if_o the_o world_n be_v not_o deny_v christ_n can_v be_v love_v if_o self-righteousness_n be_v not_o deny_v christ_n can_v be_v trust_v if_o the_o will_v be_v not_o deny_v christ_n can_v be_v obey_v therefore_o self-denial_n be_v of_o as_o absolute_a necessity_n as_o heaven_n chap._n iu._n a_o inference_n draw_v from_o the_o proposition_n from_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v see_v how_o hard_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o christian._n be_v it_o only_o to_o put_v on_o the_o mantle_n of_o profession_n it_o be_v easy_a even_o satan_n can_v transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n 2_o cor._n 11.14_o but_o a_o man_n must_v deny_v himself_o this_o self-emptying_a or_o self-annihilation_a be_v the_o straight_a gate_n through_o which_o a_o christian_a must_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n he_o be_v to_o deny_v not_o only_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v without_o he_o his_o worldly_a profit_n but_o which_o be_v within_o he_o his_o sin_n nay_o his_o righteousness_n self_n be_v a_o idol_n and_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o sacrifice_v this_o idol_n but_o this_o must_v be_v do_v either_o carnal_a self_n must_v be_v deny_v or_o natural_a self_n damn_v chap._n v._o a_o check_n to_o 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blessedness_n there_o be_v a_o sad_a cup_n brew_v which_o will_v spoil_v the_o sinner_n mirth_n psal._n 75.8_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o cup_n the_o wine_n be_v red_a it_o be_v full_a of_o mixture_n this_o wine_n be_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v mix_v the_o worm_n and_o the_o fire_n help_v to_o mix_v the_o cup._n the_o lord_n will_v proportion_v a_o sinner_n torment_v to_o his_o pleasure_n rev._n 18.7_o how_o much_o she_o have_v live_v delicious_o so_o much_o torment_v and_o sorrow_n give_v she_o chap._n vi_o the_o want_n of_o self-denial_n lament_v in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o may_v sad_o lay_v to_o heart_n the_o want_n of_o self-denial_n o_o self-denial_n whither_o be_v thou_o go_v terras_fw-la astraea_n reliquit_fw-la we_o live_v in_o a_o know_a age_n yet_o few_o know_v how_o to_o deny_v themselves_o selfishness_n be_v the_o reign_a sin_n of_o the_o world_n this_o make_v the_o time_n have_v a_o bad_a aspect_n 2_o tim._n 3.1_o 2_o perilous_a time_n shall_v come_v for_o man_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lover_n of_o themselves_o self_n may_v have_v divers_a action_n bring_v against_o it_o it_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o public_a whence_o come_v war_n jam._n 4.1_o whence_o be_v robbery_n and_o bribery_n whence_o be_v oppression_n and_o circumvention_n but_o from_o those_o selfish_a lust_n which_o man_n can_v conquer_v when_o lentulus_n have_v in_o his_o will_n declare_v tiberius_n cesar_n to_o be_v his_o heir_n so_o base_o selfish_a be_v cesar_n that_o he_o send_v and_o kill_v lentulus_n that_o he_o may_v have_v present_a possession_n of_o his_o good_n self-denial_n lodge_v but_o in_o a_o few_o breast_n it_o be_v rara_fw-la herba_fw-la a_o sacred_a exotic_a herb_n which_o be_v grow_v very_o scarce_o luke_n 18.8_o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v shall_v he_o find_v faith_n on_o the_o earth_n may_v it_o not_o be_v say_v shall_v he_o find_v self-denial_n on_o the_o earth_n self-denial_n be_v go_v a_o long_a 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