Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	enemy_n	jupiter_n	saturn_n	1,287	5	13.1899	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66362	Eight sermons dedicated to the Right Honourable His Grace the Lord Duke of Ormond and to the most honourable of ladies, the Dutchess of Ormond her Grace. Most of them preached before his Grace, and the Parliament, in Dublin. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Griffith, Lord Bishop of Ossory. The contents and particulars whereof are set down in the next page.	Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672.	1664 (1664)	Wing W2666; ESTC R221017	305,510	423

1._o the_o act._n we_o lose_v god_n we_o lose_v our_o self_n and_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o be_v become_v like_o lose_a sheep_n without_o a_o shepherd_n and_o therefore_o we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o seek_v and_o to_o seek_v diligent_o till_o we_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19.10_o luke_n 19.10_o what_o we_o lose_v and_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o withdraw_n of_o his_o love_n be_v the_o loss_n of_o god_n what_o it_o be_v and_o the_o withhold_v of_o the_o influence_n of_o his_o favour_n from_o we_o like_o the_o part_n of_o the_o sun_n from_o our_o horizon_n whereby_o darkness_n follow_v and_o so_o all_o misery_n and_o mischief_n fire_n and_o brimstone_n storm_n and_o tempest_n war_n famine_n plague_n and_o all_o evil_n considerable_a two_o thing_n considerable_a must_v be_v the_o lot_n of_o they_o that_o lose_v the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o than_o you_o must_v consider_v 1._o the_o cause_n for_o which_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o we_o 2._o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v detain_v from_o we_o sin_n 1._o the_o cause_n why_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o we_o be_v sin_n 1._o the_o cause_n that_o drive_v away_o god_n from_o we_o be_v sin_n for_o by_o this_o adam_n lose_v he_o and_o as_o the_o prophet_n show_v this_o make_v the_o separation_n betwixt_o god_n and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o adam_n for_o your_o iniquity_n have_v separate_v between_o you_o and_o your_o god_n and_o your_o sin_n have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o you_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v say_v esayas_n cap._n 59.2_o and_o you_o may_v see_v this_o truth_n further_o clear_v and_o prove_v in_o 11.44_o in_o lam._n 3.39_o psal_n 5.5_o ezek._n 18_o 4._o rom._n 6.23_o jam._n 1.15_o leu._n 11.44_o and_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o sin_n shall_v make_v such_o a_o separation_n betwixt_o god_n and_o we_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o of_o sin_n for_o god_n testify_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v holy_a and_o there_o be_v as_o much_o difference_n betwixt_o holiness_n and_o sin_n as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o clear_a light_n and_o the_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n for_o holiness_n be_v of_o such_o a_o resplendent_a excellency_n that_o the_o very_a enemy_n of_o it_o the_o profane_v atheist_n that_o neither_o fear_n god_n nor_o regard_n man_n excellent_a why_o sin_n separate_v we_o from_o god_n the_o nature_n of_o holiness_n how_o excellent_a yet_o will_v they_o will_v they_o they_o can_v choose_v but_o approve_v it_o in_o other_o though_o they_o reject_v it_o fro●_n themselves_o because_o as_o seneca_n say_v virtus_fw-la in_o omnium_fw-la animos_fw-la lumen_fw-la suum_fw-la immittit_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la eam_fw-la videant_fw-la tamen_fw-la virtue_n and_o goodness_n do_v so_o shine_v among_o all_o man_n that_o they_o which_o use_v it_o not_o which_o love_v it_o not_o yet_o can_v choose_v but_o see_v it_o yea_o and_o confess_v it_o too_o to_o be_v most_o admirable_a and_o excellent_a in_o itself_o for_o what_o adulterer_n be_v so_o impure_a but_o that_o his_o conscience_n will_v tell_v he_o especial_o at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o that_o chastity_n be_v better_a than_o his_o sensuality_n what_o drunkard_n be_v so_o besot_v but_o that_o his_o heart_n will_v tell_v he_o especial_o when_o he_o be_v sober_a that_o sobriety_n be_v better_a than_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n or_o what_o swearer_n be_v so_o far_o past_o all_o grace_n that_o his_o own_o soul_n will_v not_o tell_v he_o and_o sometime_o compel_v his_o tongue_n to_o confess_v it_o that_o to_o say_v indeed_o be_v far_o better_a than_o by_o his_o hideous_a oath_n to_o lose_v that_o god_n which_o make_v he_o execrable_a the_o nature_n of_o sin_n how_o execrable_a and_o heap_v his_o blessing_n upon_o he_o on_o the_o other_o side_n sin_n and_o filthiness_n be_v such_o ugly_a monster_n that_o the_o very_a follower_n and_o practiser_n thereof_o can_v choose_v but_o condemn_v they_o and_o hate_v they_o in_o other_o though_o they_o do_v love_n and_o follow_v the_o same_o in_o themselves_o yea_o as_o st._n aug._n say_v they_o that_o be_v filthy_a themselves_o 4._o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n l._n 14._o c._n 18._o chrys_n in_o eph._n c._n 4._o will_v call_v their_o own_o lewdness_n filthiness_n and_o though_o they_o love_v it_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o dare_v to_o profess_v it_o and_o all_o this_o st._n chrysostom_n express_v most_o elegant_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o in_o effect_n be_v that_o holiness_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n that_o the_o very_a enemy_n thereof_o canchuse_v but_o admire_v it_o and_o wickedness_n be_v such_o a_o thing_n that_o the_o very_a lover_n thereof_o can_v choose_v but_o condemn_v it_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o god_n which_o be_v holiness_n itself_o in_o abstracts_n shall_v hate_v all_o those_o that_o work_n wickedness_n alike_o all_o sin_n not_o alike_o yet_o you_o must_v observe_v that_o as_o every_o offence_n divorce_v not_o man_n and_o wife_n so_o all_o sin_n do_v not_o alike_o separate_v the_o love_n of_o god_n from_o we_o for_o there_o be_v some_o sin_n that_o do_v but_o anger_v he_o so_o that_o he_o only_o chide_v we_o or_o most_o gentle_o correct_v we_o not_o in_o his_o indignation_n nor_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v in_o his_o heavy_a displeasure_n but_o in_o love_n for_o the_o amendment_n of_o the_o sinner_n and_o there_o be_v other_o sin_n that_o do_v so_o high_o provoke_v he_o that_o he_o do_v utter_o forsake_v we_o to_o execute_v his_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n upon_o the_o sinner_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o other_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o will_v get_v i_o honour_n upon_o pharaoh_n that_o be_v in_o his_o destruction_n and_o therefore_o though_o we_o ought_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o all_o sin_n yet_o more_o especial_o of_o these_o because_o they_o be_v more_o odious_a unto_o god_n and_o more_o pernicious_a unto_o ourselves_o and_o here_o i_o find_v three_o sin_n set_v down_o of_o this_o kind_n whereby_o these_o israelite_n lose_v the_o lord_n and_o they_o be_v 1._o idolatry_n against_o god_n v._o 5._o &_o 26._o 2._o injustice_n towards_o man_n v._o 7._o &_o 11._o 3._o contempt_n of_o the_o priest_n whereby_o they_o become_v hateful_a both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n v._o 10._o which_o be_v 3_o deadly_a sin_n ●s_v i_o shall_v show_v ●ou_v in_o their_o order_n 1._o idolatry_n be_v a_o sin_n most_o heinous_a and_o most_o odious_a unto_o god_n i_o know_v few_o or_o none_o so_o pestiferous_a for_o though_o atheism_n be_v a_o fearful_a sin_n to_o be_v without_o a_o god_n in_o the_o world_n without_o he_o without_o who_o we_o can_v live_v we_o can_v move_v we_o can_v have_v our_o be_v yet_o atheism_n seem_v not_o so_o ugly_a a_o monster_n 14.17_o exod._n 14.17_o and_o so_o detestable_a unto_o god_n as_o idolatry_n be_v and_o though_o the_o profanation_n of_o god_n holy_a name_n be_v a_o transcendent_a sin_n yet_o this_o seem_v but_o to_o ascend_v so_o high_a into_o god_n displeasure_n as_o idolatry_n do_v for_o in_o the_o first_o precept_n which_o be_v against_o atheism_n idolatry_n the_o three_o fearful_a sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n 1._o their_o idolatry_n he_o do_v not_o say_v without_o any_o threaten_a thou_o shall_v have_v none_o other_o god_n but_o i_o and_o in_o the_o three_o precept_n which_o forbid_v all_o vain_a swear_n he_o do_v but_o say_v i_o will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v my_o name_n in_o vain_a but_o in_o the_o second_o precept_n where_o he_o prohibit_v idolatry_n he_o seem_v to_o search_v for_o word_n and_o to_o coin_v phrase_n to_o express_v his_o hatred_n to_o this_o sin_n against_o which_o he_o expand_v his_o fury_n to_o a_o mighty_a reach_n say_v i_o be_o a_o jealous_a god_n that_o do_v visit_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n unto_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n of_o they_o that_o hate_v i_o god_n idolatry_n how_o hateful_a to_o god_n as_o if_o idolater_n only_o be_v the_o chief_a hater_n and_o the_o great_a enemy_n of_o almighty_a god_n and_o therefore_o most_o just_o hate_v by_o god_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o as_o plutarch_n say_v he_o have_v rather_o man_n shall_v think_v there_o be_v never_o such_o a_o man_n in_o the_o world_n as_o plutarch_n than_o to_o say_v he_o be_v so_o savage_a and_o so_o cruel_a as_o to_o kill_v and_o eat_v his_o dear_a friend_n and_o child_n ita_fw-la satius_fw-la est_fw-la nullos_fw-la deos_fw-la credere_fw-la quam_fw-la deos_fw-la noxios_fw-la so_o it_o be_v better_a to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o god_n than_o to_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v such_o as_o thyself_o be_v as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v or_o like_o jupiter_n saturn_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o gentile_a god_n that_o be_v

to_o fight_v with_o devil_n and_o do_v hope_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o same_o jehovah_n 16._o yet_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o treatise_n you_o may_v see_v how_o one_o of_o these_o daimon_n before_o i_o print_v the_o same_o deal_v with_o i_o ephes_n 6.14_o 15_o 16._o to_o escape_v their_o fiery_a dart_n and_o to_o be_v free_v from_o they_o if_o not_o to_o foil_v these_o foul_a spirit_n and_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o when_o we_o go_v about_o to_o wrestle_v with_o these_o principality_n and_o spiritual_a wickedness_n we_o must_v put_v on_o the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n and_o he_o name_v they_o shield_n sword_n helmet_n and_o all_o cap-a-pe_n and_o i_o will_v follow_v his_o counsel_n but_o principal_o insist_v upon_o these_o two_o principal_a weapon_n which_o our_o saviour_n here_o name_v and_o be_v the_o fit_a to_o combat_v with_o those_o devil_n that_o i_o be_o here_o now_o to_o strive_v withal_o and_o they_o be_v prayer_n and_o fast_v for_o this_o kind_n of_o devil_n go_v not_o out_o but_o by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v to_o begin_v then_o you_o must_v understand_v that_o christian_a profession_n be_v resemble_v unto_o a_o race_n and_o the_o runner_n in_o this_o race_n be_v the_o professor_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n 12.1_o 1_o cor_fw-la 9.24_o heb._n 12.1_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n noble_n gentle_n and_o beggar_n all_o christian_n and_o all_o run_v in_o this_o race_n eustach_n hierom._n epist_n ad_fw-la eustach_n for_o so_o s._n hierome_n say_v stadium_n est_fw-la haec_fw-la vita_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la hic_fw-la contendimus_fw-la ut_fw-la alibi_fw-la coronemur_fw-la this_o life_n be_v a_o race_n for_o all_o mortal_a man_n and_o here_o we_o especial_o that_o be_v christian_n do_v strive_v that_o we_o may_v be_v crown_v elsewhere_o and_o our_o strive_n our_o fight_n and_o our_o run_n must_v be_v non_fw-la pedum_fw-la celeritate_fw-la not_o by_o the_o swiftness_n of_o our_o foot_n be_v we_o as_o swift_a as_o asahel_n or_o atalanta_n the_o swift_a say_v &_o morum_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la &_o fidei_fw-la probitate_fw-la contendimus_fw-la but_o we_o must_v contend_v by_o the_o holiness_n of_o our_o life_n the_o sincerity_n of_o our_o action_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o the_o prize_n that_o we_o run_v for_o be_v a_o prize_n most_o precious_a and_o invaluable_a no_o less_o than_o a_o crown_n and_o a_o crown_n neither_o of_o olive_n nor_o of_o oak_n neither_o of_o grass_n nor_o of_o gold_n which_o aul._n gellius_n say_v 6._o aul._n gellius_n l._n 5._o c._n 6._o the_o roman_n use_v to_o give_v unto_o their_o victor_n for_o these_o be_v contemptible_a and_o corruptible_a thing_n but_o our_o prize_n that_o we_o strive_v and_o fight_v for_o be_v a_o crown_n of_o eternity_n which_o s._n peter_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1.4_o 1_o pet._n 1.4_o a_o crown_n of_o glory_n that_o fade_v not_o and_o saint_n paul_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9.25_o 1_o cor._n 9.25_o a_o incorruptible_a crown_n now_o the_o place_n where_o we_o run_v and_o strive_v and_o fight_v for_o this_o incorruptible_a and_o never-fading_a crown_n be_v civitas_fw-la huius_fw-la mundi_fw-la the_o great_a city_n of_o this_o whole_a universe_n via_fw-la lata_fw-la &_o via_fw-la laeta_fw-la a_o broad_a way_n and_o a_o merry_a way_n to_o they_o that_o never_o intend_v or_o seldom_o think_v to_o come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o way_n but_o via_fw-la aucta_fw-la &_o via_fw-la anxia_fw-la a_o narrow_a way_n and_o a_o bitter_a pensive_a way_n to_o they_o that_o long_o to_o come_v to_o a_o period_n of_o their_o journey_n because_o as_o s._n hierom_n say_v eustach_n hierom_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la eustach_n he_o magnis_fw-la inimicorum_fw-la circumdantur_fw-la agminibus_fw-la &_o illis_fw-la h●stium_fw-la plena_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la these_o be_v encompass_v about_o with_o whole_a troop_n of_o enemy_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v full_a of_o hostility_n against_o they_o and_o s._n augustine_n say_v alippum_fw-la aug._n in_o serm._n ad_fw-la alippum_fw-la that_o omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la paradisum_fw-la redire_fw-la desiderant_fw-la oportet_fw-la transire_fw-la per_fw-la ignem_fw-la &_o aquam_fw-la all_o that_o desire_v to_o return_v and_o pass_v into_o paradise_n must_v pass_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n through_o many_o let_n many_o hindrance_n and_o many_o affliction_n that_o like_o the_o flame_a sword_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o cherubim_n do_v stand_v in_o our_o way_n 3.24_o gen._n 3.24_o to_o stop_v and_o hinder_v our_o passage_n unto_o paradise_n and_o the_o chief_a obstacle_n and_o great_a enemy_n that_o do_v hinder_v we_o be_v these_o three_o swear_v covenant_v friend_n and_o forswear_a enemy_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o in_o our_o baptism_n we_o have_v promise_v and_o vow_v to_o fight_v against_o that_o be_v 1._o mundus_fw-la 2._o caro._n 3._o daemon_n 1._o the_o world_n we_o the_o th●ee_o chief_a enemy_n that_o do_v fight_v against_o we_o 2._o the_o flesh_n 3._o the_o devil_n and_o though_o haec_fw-la tria_fw-la pro_fw-la trivo_fw-la numine_fw-la mundus_fw-la habet_fw-la the_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n deem_v of_o these_o and_o adore_v they_o as_o if_o they_o be_v three_o god_n yet_o we_o that_o strive_v for_o the_o incorruptible_a crown_n must_v be_v resolve_v 1._o to_o despise_v the_o world_n and_o to_o trample_v all_o the_o vanity_n thereof_o under_o our_o foot_n and_z as_o the_o apostle_n say_v not_o to_o fashion_v ourselves_o like_o unto_o it_o 2._o to_o subdue_v the_o flesh_n and_o to_o mortify_v all_o the_o deed_n and_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v fornication_n idolatry_n covetousness_n and_o the_o like_a and_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o suffer_v sin_n to_o reign_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n 3._o to_o withstand_v the_o devil_n most_o manful_o to_o resist_v his_o temptation_n and_o to_o expel_v all_o his_o wicked_a motion_n out_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o because_o the_o devil_n à_fw-la principio_fw-la from_o the_o beginning_n be_v primitivus_fw-la peccator_fw-la the_o first_o sinner_n and_o now_o likewise_o be_v the_o primus_fw-la motor_n the_o first_o mover_n the_o chief_a doer_n of_o all_o the_o damnable_a plot_n that_o plague_v we_o and_o the_o chief_a undoer_n of_o every_o man_n he_o be_v the_o agent_n and_o the_o other_o two_o his_o assistant_n he_o the_o author_n and_o they_o the_o instrument_n he_o the_o grand_a captain_n and_o the_o other_o his_o fight_a soldier_n against_o our_o soul_n therefore_o i_o think_v it_o our_o best_a course_n now_o first_o to_o set_v upon_o this_o first_o and_o worst_a of_o all_o our_o enemy_n and_o to_o set_v down_o the_o best_a way_n to_o destroy_v he_o by_o destroy_v his_o plot_n that_o seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o we_o all_o and_o to_o that_o purpose_n i_o know_v no_o better_a way_n than_o the_o right_a understanding_n and_o the_o due_a performance_n of_o that_o direction_n which_o our_o saviour_n for_o that_o end_n set_v down_o in_o this_o parcel_n of_o scripture_n hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la genus_fw-la daemoniorum_fw-la say_v beza_n non_fw-la ejicitur_fw-la non_fw-la egreditur_fw-la say_v beza_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o greek_a word_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v pasor_n signify_v egredior_fw-la to_o go_v out_o so_o this_o kind_n of_o devil_n go_v not_o out_o but_o through_o prayer_n and_o fast_v in_o which_o word_n you_o shall_v find_v not_o parvum_fw-la in_o magno_fw-la such_o as_o we_o find_v in_o earthly_a mineral_n a_o little_a gold_n in_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o unprofitable_a earth_n but_o you_o shall_v find_v magnum_fw-la in_o parvo_fw-la as_o it_o be_v the_o whole_a world_n in_o a_o little_a map_n abundance_n of_o matter_n in_o few_o word_n and_o a_o incredible_a store_n of_o pure_a substance_n in_o each_o particle_n of_o this_o short_a and_o most_o comfortable_a sentence_n that_o teach_v we_o to_o cause_n and_o make_v the_o very_a devil_n to_o go_v out_o and_o run_v away_o from_o we_o for_o these_o two_o word_n prayer_n and_o fast_v right_o do_v will_v make_v the_o devil_n fly_v and_o hasten_v away_o from_o we_o when_o they_o dare_v not_o stay_v any_o long_o for_o so_o s_o james_n say_v resist_v the_o devil_n 7._o james_n 4_o 7._o that_o be_v by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v and_o he_o will_v fly_v from_o you_o well_o then_o to_o proceed_v that_o most_o famous_a and_o most_o excellent_a philosopher_n aristoteles_n stagarite_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o penman_n of_o her_o secret_n who_o like_o a_o most_o skilful_a architect_n do_v so_o compose_v his_o work_n ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la desit_fw-la addendum_fw-la nihilque_fw-la sine_fw-la vitio_fw-la se_fw-la offerat_fw-la demendum_fw-la relico_n faber_n stap._n in_o praesat_n aethic_n arist_n epist_n joh._n relico_n say_v faber_n stapulensis_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o it_o nor_o any_o thing_n take_v from_o it_o without_o blame_n do_v most_o plain_o conclude_v that_o of_o all_o natural_a