Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	depart_v	evil_a	unbelief_n	2,143	5	10.6595	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08552	The Christian conflict a treatise, shewing the difficulties and duties of this conflict, with the armour, and speciall graces to be exercised by Christian souldiers. Particularly applied to magistrates, ministers, husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants. The case of vsury and depopulation, and the errours of antinomists occasionally also discussed. Preached in the lecture of Kettering in the county of Northampton, and with some enlargement published by Ioseph Bentham, rector of the Church of Broughton in the same county.	Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671.	1635 (1635)	STC 1887; ESTC S113626	266,437	390

saith excellently For the irascible part of the soule saith h● is necessary to u● for many vortuotes works for as a souldier taking weapons from his Captaine is prepared to be helpfull at his command so anger hath been helpfull to reason against sin Verily anger is the sinew of the soul● yeelding fortitude constancy and strength to doe things well and orderly which doth restore the soule allured and waxing wa●ton with pleasure restraining it as with a certaine weapon more sovere and valia●t from effeminate and remisse Neither canst thou pursue sin with sufficient hatred as thou oughtest if there be wanting in thee an indignation and anger against it wherefore I suppose that we ought as well to have a love to the study of vertue and to retaine hatred against vice to the which anger is most profitable for as a dog to the shepheard so anger obeying reason is mild and gentle to its assistants and is revocable or called back againe with reason for as a dog is grim and rough at a strangers voice and lookes if he seeth his help and care to be declared and is seene to feare and dread his assistant and those that pertaine to the houshold In like manner most blessed and good anger doth defend the wisdome of the soule and afford helpe to the worke of vertue Moreover it is not easily reconciled with deceiptfulnesse neither hath it familiarity therewith Moreover it doth not maintaine any good will towards those things which are hurtfull but is seene continually to barke against deceiptfull sensuality as against a wolfe So therefore anger Basil Serm. de ●a pag. 119. being disposed with reason when it ought and as it ought doth procure courage patience and constancy CHAP. X. Souldiers ought to take heed SOuldiers are or ought to be circumspect and very cautelous Duty 5 carelesse security being accompanied with perillous and pernicious losse and danger as is evident not onely by Dionysius regaining his former losses from the secure Syracusians the Romans theirs from the carelesse Carthaginians and diverse other memorable victorious exploits enterprised and effected by sudden surprises but also in sacred Writ by the terrible and tragicall execution upon the host of Midian by Gideon Iudg. 8. 11. of Amalek by David 1 Sam. 30. 16 17. and upon the carelesse inhabitants of Laish by the tribe of Dan Iudg. 18. 27 28. Hence was it that Christ our Captaine and Commander and the blessed Apostles our fellow-servants and soldiers do so often urge and frequently charge and command us to take heed to be warie or circumspect spie fore-see beware or take heed Mar. 8. 15. 12. 38. 5. 9. 23. 33. Luk. 8. 18. 1 Cor. 8 9. Gal. 5 15. Heb. 3. 12. 2 Ioh. 8. Attentively marke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and take heed Mat. 6. 1. 7. 15. 10. 17. 16. 6. 11. 12. Luk. 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3. 20. 46. Act. 5. 35. 16. 14. 20. 28. 1 Tim. 4. 13. Heb. 2. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Pet. 1. 19. Diligently observe or take heed 1 Tim. 4. 16. Exactly consider and take heed Heb. 3. 12. 1 Pet. 5. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Carnall and cursed security occasioned and increased in the sons of men by the glittering pomp and dazling prosperity of Belials brood who wickedly wallow in all swinish sensuall or sinfull security Psal 37. By the abuse of Gods patience and long-suffering and forbearance Eccl. 8. 11. And their owne irreligious infidelity causing them neither to credit nor care for the inevitable and intolerable menaces threatned nor the ineffable and inestimable promised mercies by the immutable and unchangeable Iehovah in his sure sacred and celestiall Word Heb. 4. 2. they esteeming these dreadfull comminations therein threatned and the gracious and gladsome favours and franchises therin promised meere foolishnes 1 Cor. 1. 18 21 25. This pernicious and pestiferous poysonfull of-spring of damnable unbelief causing men to go on and live in sin nothing fearing dangers and damnation causing men not to regard at all the means of their salvation but to give themselves wholly or principally to the vaine though plausible pleasures and profits of the world making men to distrust in God who yet is just and faithfull 1 Ioh. 1. 9 and whose promises are yea and Amen 2 Cor. 1. 20. and to trust in the abundance of their own riches Psal 52. 7. and to strengthen themselves in their wickednesse and yet these are not to be trusted in they being but uncertaine riches 1 Tim. 6. 17. making men harden their owne hearts by resisting the Word by not profiting by the workes by not yeelding to the motions of the Spirit of God And this making a mans condition more incurable and therefore more desperate than of many who are in dolefull desperation These beholding their sinnes and being sensible of them they not seeing and remaining senslesse of them These groaning grieving for their mispent time cursed and crooked by-paths and desiring better they pleasing themselves in their way ward and wicked wandrings and therefore desiring no better These earnestly desiring good counsell and that they could embrace it they neither asking nor admitting pious and godly counsell and instruction Let us who are the souldiers of Christ Iesus therefore take heed But to what must we take heed Of what must we beware Some things there are to which other things there are of which we must beware First the things which must be taken heed unto are 1. Our selves Luke 17. 3. Take heed unto your selves 2. Our selves and these ●ver which the Lord hath made us overseers Acts 20. 28. 3. Our soules Deut. 4. 9. Onely take heed unto thy selfe and keepe thy soule diligently 4. The Word of God 1 Tim. 4. 16. Take heed unto thy selfe and to the doctrine Heb. 2. 1. Therefore we ought to take the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard least at any time we should let them slip 2 Pet. 1. 19. We have a more sure word of prophesie whereunto you doe well that you take 〈…〉 d. Secondly The things which must be taken heed of are 1. Sin it selfe in generall Some particular sinnes in speciall as the most dreadfull and dangerous namely 1. Induration or hardnesse of heart Psal 9. 5 6 7. 2. Apostasie Hebr. 3. 12. Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you a● evill heart of unbeliefe in departing from the living God 3. Vnbeliefe Hebr. 3. 12. Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you a● evill heart of unbeliefe in departing from the living God 4. Hypocrisie Mat. 6. 1. 16. Mar. 8. 15. Luke 12. 1. 5. Covetousnesse Luke 12. 15. 21. 34. 6. Surfeiting and drunkennesse Luke 21. 34. 7. Fornication Heb. 12. 15 16. Take heed lest there be any fornicatour or prophan● person as Esa● 8. Prophanesse Heb. 12. 15 16. Take heed lest there be any fornicatour or prophan● person as Esa● These and other sinnes are the