Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	harden_v	let_v	pharaoh_n	4,715	5	11.0616	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02843	An antidote against the erroneous, or rather blasphemous, opinions of some people in this our corrupt age; concerning the true and real cause of man's falling into those gross and notorious sins, which do commonly prove his eternal ruine. : Made plain in a short discourse, being the substance of two sermons upon the 12, 14, 15. verses of the 1st chap. of St. James. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, &c. / By Samuel D'Assigny, a well-wisher to the Church of England's prosperity.	D'Assigny, Samuel, b. 1673 or 4	1698 (1698)	Wing D286; ESTC R171689	15,649	17

rather_o than_o upon_o micah'●_n or_o an●_n other_o prophet_n of_o i_o and_o let_v the_o fall_v of_o ahab_n be_v at_o r●●●●th_n g●●●●d_n rather_o than_o at_o any_o other_o place_n and_o in_o this_o battle_n with_o the_o king_n of_o a●●t●●_n rather_o than_o at_o any_o other_o time_n thus_o when_o the_o matter_n be_v thei●_n own_o god_n give_v the_o fashon_a and_o order_v thereof_o in_o some_o sort_n touch_v the_o person_n time_n and_o place_n and_o other_o the_o like_a particular_n i_o hope_v re●der_n by_o this_o time_n you_o be_v sufficient_o convince_v that_o in_o the_o action_n of_o sinful_a man_n there_o be_v more_o to_o be_v deem_v of_o god_n than_o his_o bare_a permission_n for_o doubtless_o he_o have_v his_o will_n therein_o mistake_v i_o not_o i_o beseech_v you_o i_o mean_v not_o vo●●ntaetem_fw-la appr_fw-la ba●●onis_fw-la his_o will_n 〈◊〉_d approbation_n as_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v either_o allure_v counsel_n or_o compel_v unto_o evil_n but_o i_o m●an_v volunt●tem_v providentiae_fw-la his_o provident_a w●●●_n whereby_o the_o lord_n do_v order_n and_o govern_v sinful_a action_n in_o apply_v they_o to_o better_a end_n than_o the_o offender_n be_v aware_a off_o for_o god_n say_v the_o prophet_n be_v of_o pure_a ●●es_n and_o can_v be●●ld_v n_o wickedness_n his_o soul_n hate_v and_o abhort_v sin_n his_o law_n to_o this_o ve●●_n day_n curse_v and_o condemn_v sin_n his_o hand_n have_v smite_v and_o scour●●●_n s●n_o he_o have_v throw_v down_o angel_n from_o leaven_n pla●●d_v m●n_z upon_z e_z ●th_o ●●●●●rted_a whe●●_n kingdom_n destroy_v whole_a ●●●ies_n and_o corporation_n and_o not_o spare_v his_o own_o son_n christ_n jesus_n w●il●_n he_o appear_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n he_o have_v drow●ed_v the_o world_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o water_n already_o and_o will_v ●er_o aster_n consume_v it_o wit●_n fire_n 〈…〉_o of_o sin_n he_o have_v threaten_v tribulation_n an●●ish_a and_o d●●●●_n unto_o a●_n the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n and_o that_o sentence_n of_o his_o shaft_n fraud_n more_o stable_a than_o all_o the_o marble_n pillar_n upon_o earth_n and_o endure_v long_o than_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n if_o then_o his_o indignation_n against_o sin_n be_v such_o who_o can_v accuse_v he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o let_v god_n then_o be_v true_a and_o let_v all_o man_n be_v liar_n let_v god_n be_v just_a and_o let_v all_o man_n be_v sinner_n let_v he_o be_v justify_v in_o 〈…〉_o and_o p●●●_n in_o his_o say_n and_o then_o let_v all_o his_o a●●●s●●s_n vanish_v and_o 〈◊〉_d away_o like_o the_o foam_n upon_o the_o water_n but_o as_o 〈◊〉_d those_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o the_o lord_n let_v they_o stand_v fast_o as_o m●nat_a 〈◊〉_d which_o 〈…〉_o by_o 〈…〉_o ●●t_v they_o stand_v fast_o in_o love_n fast_o in_o faith_n 〈…〉_o in_o ●●ve_v that_o they_o keep_v his_o commandment_n 〈…〉_o not_o from_o grace_n fast_o in_o hope_n that_o they_o despair_n 〈…〉_o in_o ●●●●●ance_n that_o they_o ●ha●_n one_o day_n enjoy_v the_o river_n of_o plea●●●●_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o evermore_o and_o now_o i_o be_o come_v to_o the_o first_o argument_n whi●h_v the_o apostle_n produce_v here_o to_o prove_v the_o former_a proposition_n which_o 〈◊〉_d immediate_o draw_v from_o the_o purity_n of_o god_n divine_a nature_n be_v partly_o negative_a and_o partly_o affirmative_a first_o negative_a and_o therein_o the_o apostle_n deny_v god_n to_o be_v tempt_v with_o evil_a second_o afirmative_a and_o therein_o he_o aver_v that_o he_o tempt_v not_o man_n i_o shall_v begin_v first_o with_o the_o negative_a part_n god_n can_v be_v tempt_v with_o evil_a as_o if_o the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v say_v here_o god_n be_v in_o nature_n so_o pure_a that_o he_o can_v be_v stain_v in_o will_n so_o stable_a that_o he_o can_v be_v move_v in_o wisdom_n so_o wise_a that_o he_o can_v be_v deceive_v and_o in_o liberty_n so_o free_a that_o he_o can_v be_v compel_v unto_o evil_n he_o be_v light_a and_o there_o be_v no_o darkness_n either_o of_o error_n or_o ignorance_n in_o he_o he_o be_v goodness_n and_o there_o be_v no_o evil_a of_o sin_n which_o can_v contaminate_v or_o defile_v his_o divine_a nature_n he_o be_v good_a 〈◊〉_d &_o extrorse_n in_o himself_o and_o without_o himself_o in_o himself_o as_o be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o goodness_n for_o there_o be_v no_o goodness_n upon_o earth_n but_o what_o be_v derive_v from_o he_o in_o which_o sense_n our_o savour_n say_v there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o god_n he_o be_v ipsa_fw-la ●●mit●●_n goodness_n itself_o his_o nature_n be_v goodness_n and_o from_o he_o as_o from_o a_o ocean_n flow_v all_o the_o stream_n of_o goodness_n into_o the_o world_n he_o be_v exceed_o good_a without_o himself_o i_o mean_v unto_o all_o his_o creature_n in_o general_a whether_o you_o consider_v he_o in_o his_o creation_n or_o in_o his_o preservation_n of_o they_o 1._o in_o his_o creation_n there_o be_v not_o a_o work_n that_o pass_v his_o finger_n without_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o judgement_n behold_v it_o be_v good_a and_o very_o good_a and_o god_n see_v that_o it_o be_v good_a gen._n 1.10_o 2._o in_o his_o preservation_n for_o he_o open_v his_o hand_n and_o fill_v all_o thing_n live_v with_o his_o blessing_n the_o whole_a earth_n be_v full_a of_o his_o goodness_n say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o his_o mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n he_o be_v also_o exceed_v good_a unto_o his_o choose_a unto_o his_o israel_n unto_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o pure_a heart_n psal_n 73.1_o do_v you_o distrust_n of_o his_o righteousness_n ask_v as_o proud_a and_o ●●●●ate_a a_o ●●●ner_n as_o ever_o transgress_v p●areah_o by_o name_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a though_o he_o and_o his_o people_n be_v wicked_a exod._n 9.27_o ask_v but_o the_o m●●●ers_n of_o humane_a wisdom_n and_o they_o will_v inform_v you_o in_o this_o be●●●●_n 〈…〉_o of_o he_o 〈…〉_o no_o ●●ans_n be_v unjust_a but_o as_o 〈…〉_o a_o 〈…〉_o the_o question_n why_o the_o god_n do_v good_a answer_v himself_o n●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d their_o nature_n be_v the_o cause_n they_o neither_o take_v nor_o do_v wrong_a they_o neither_o give_v nor_o have_v mischief_n in_o they_o i_o be_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o ●●●●rmative_a part_n viz._n as_o he_o be_v in_o nature_n so_o pure_a that_o 〈…〉_o tempt_n himself_o so_o likewise_o tempt_v he_o no_o man_n 〈…〉_o do_v not_o pe●●●●de_a man_n unto_o sin_n not_o do_v ●e_v approve_v of_o it_o when_o 〈…〉_o for_o 〈◊〉_d art_n ●ot_n a_o god_n that_o 〈…〉_o say_v the_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d ●_o 4_o ●eather_o shall_v 〈…〉_o with_o 〈◊〉_d t●●_n go●●sh_o shall_v not_o stand_v in_o 〈◊〉_d sight_n 〈◊〉_d ●●●●st_v all_o they_o that_o 〈…〉_o if_o then_o god_n neither_o move_v man_n unto_o sin_n nor_o command_v it_o when_o it_o be_v commit_v nor_o assist_v the_o committer_n of_o it_o because_o his_o nature_n be_v so_o good_a that_o he_o can_v neither_o tempt_v nor_o he_o tempt_v unto_o evil_n in_o no_o wise_a then_o certain_o be_v he_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n for_o ●eus_fw-la ●ui_fw-la borus_fw-la ●st_fw-la say_v p●●●●●_n mal●rum_fw-la causa_fw-la dici_fw-la non_fw-la ●●●●st_fw-la and_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a speech_n which_o st._n a●s●●●_n have_v to_o this_o purpose_n fi●●i_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o a_o peccatis_fw-la s●●gi●●r_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cum_fw-la in_o peccata_fw-la decidatur_fw-la it_o can_v be_v that_o man_n shall_v ●●ll_v or_o be_v drive_v into_o sin_n by_o he_o through_o who_o they_o have_v their_o resurrection_n from_o sin_n for_o sure_o if_o he_o do_v true_o and_o proper_o throw_v they_o down_o he_o will_v never_o be_v so_o willing_a to_o raise_v they_o up_o many_o have_v be_v restrain_v and_o hold_v up_o by_o god_n grace_n that_o they_o may_v not_o fall_v into_o disparate_a 〈◊〉_d but_o none_o have_v be_v by_o he_o occasion_v to_o fall_v for_o he_o tempt_v no_o man_n unto_o ●●●l_n do_v god_n tempt_v no_o man_n unto_o evil_a why_o then_o may_z some_z say_v do_v the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o speak_v so_o plain_o to_o this_o purpose_n why_o be_v it_o say_v of_o god_n exod._n 4.21_o i_o will_v harden_v pharaoh_n be_v heart_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o let_v the_o people_n go_v and_o exod._n 7.22_o we_o read_v that_o pharoah_n heart_n be_v harden_v neither_o do_v he_o hearken_v unto_o they_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v and_o rom._n 1.24_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o gentile_n that_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o up_o unto_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n nay_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n charge_v god_n to_o his_o face_n in_o the_o four_o chap_n at_o the_o 10_o verse_n then_o say_v i_o ah_o lord_n god_n sure_o thou_o deceive_v this_o people_n and_o jerusalem_n say_v you_o shall_v have_v peace_n whereas_o the_o sword_n reach_v unto_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o lord_n

himself_o in_o plain_a term_n take_v it_o upon_o himself_o ezek._n 14.9_o if_o the_o prophet_n be_v deceive_v when_o he_o have_v speak_v a_o thing_n i_o the_o lord_n have_v deceive_v that_o prophet_n and_o in_o the_o 2d_o chap._n 2_o epist_n to_o the_o thess_n at_o the_o 11_o verse_n god_n shall_v send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v a_o lie_n if_o so_o how_o do_v our_o apostle_n speak_v a_o truth_n here_o when_o he_o say_v god_n tempt_v no_o man_n unto_o evil_n for_o the_o better_a explication_n of_o these_o mysterious_a expression_n and_o withal_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v unto_o you_o how_o god_n shall_v be_v just_a and_o ●●t_v bathe_v the_o nature_n and_o worker_n of_o such_o wickedness_n shall_v be_v ashamed_a before_o he_o take_v i_o beseech_v you_o serious_o these_o two_o thing_n into_o your_o christian_a consideration_n first_o that_o in_o all_o the_o scripture_n before_o allege_a th●re_o be_v 〈◊〉_d make_v of_o some_o precedent_a iniquity_n in_o those_o ungracious_a person_n wh●●●_n god_n so_o deal_v with_o deserve_v and_o procure_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n t●●_n heavy_o upon_o they_o have_v god_n harden_v pharaoh_n sure_o ●●●●●●h_v ha●d●●●_n himself_o exod._n 8_o 32._o du●ities_n oft_o hominum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la o_o 〈…〉_o s●●th_v 〈◊〉_d so_o it_o be_v with_o this_o obstinate_a sinner_n say_v s._n a●g●●●●_n d●●●_n 〈…〉_o ju●●●●●●●ys●_n 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la l●●erum_fw-la a●b●trium_fw-la god_n harden_a 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o just_a judgement_n but_o pharaoh_n first_o harden_v himself_o by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d free_a will_n do_v he_o give_v over_o the_o gentile_n to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n filthiness_n not_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d of_o look_v into_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o rom._n at_o 27_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o apostle_n there_o to_o answer_v in_o god_n behalf_n that_o it_o be_v a_o recommence_v or_o reward_v of_o their_o former_a error_n or_o because_o they_o chan●●d_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n into_o a_o lie_n worship_v the_o creature_n more_o than_o the_o creator_n and_o turn_v the_o glory_n of_o a_o incorruptible_a god_n into_o the_o image_n of_o a_o corruptible_a man_n and_o wherefore_o be_v they_o mislead_v with_o strong_a delusion_n but_o because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v thus_o god_fw-we as_o a_o just_a judge_n see_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o be_v whole_o bend_v upon_o wickedness_n do_v inflict_v upon_o he_o the_o spiritual_a punishment_n of_o induration_n slumber_n blindness_n or_o the_o like_a punishment_n i_o say_v for_o when_o sin_n be_v plagn_v with_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v many_o time_n in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o govern_v the_o world_n than_o it_o be_v not_o peccatum_fw-la but_o judicium_fw-la not_o sin_n but_o judgement_n thus_o st._n a●gustin_n speak_v of_o the_o harden_v of_o pharoah_n heart_n he_o thus_o conclude_v god_n indeed_o do_v incline_v 〈◊〉_d will_n of_o phar●●h_n be_v evil_a of_o itself_o in_o this_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v by_o his_o just_a and_o secret_a judgement_n d●●●_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr author_n pe●cati_fw-la ut_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la est_fw-la ●●●●a_fw-la p●●●at_fw-la god_n i●_n n●t_v the_o author_n of_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v sin_n but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o those_o former_a sin_n which_o we_o have_v so_o presumptuous_o commit_v 〈◊〉_d his_o divine_a majesty_n but_o 2_o the_o second_o thing_n which_o i_o will_v 〈◊〉_d you_o to_o consider_v be_v this_o that_o whatsoever_o god_n do_v in_o the_o action_n of_o sin●ing_n as_o in_o harden_v of_o pharoah_n heart_n or_o any_o other_o the_o like_a judgement_n he_o do_v it_o not_o by_o infuse_v any_o wickedness_n into_o their_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d infuse_v no_o wickedness_n into_o the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n there_o be_v infidelity_n obstinacy_n and_o rebellion_n before_o god_n do_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o matter_n as_o it_o evident_o appear_v by_o that_o speech_n of_o he_o unto_o moses_n and_o a●●●●_n exod._n 5.2_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n th●●_n i_o shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o let_v israel_n go_v i_o know_v not_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o let_v israel_n go_v thus_o reader_n as_o this_o doctrine_n have_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v suffer_v the_o instruction_n i_o beseech_v thou_o arise_v from_o thence_o to_o be_v effectual_o enforce_v in_o the_o first_o place_n then_o if_o god_n be_v not_o the_o mover_n unto_o evil_n or_o the_o author_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o apostle_n here_o affirm_v then_o let_v no_o man_n attribute_v his_o sin_n unto_o god_n by_o say_v god_n move_v i_o to_o do_v thus_o or_o thus_o for_o perditio_fw-la tua_fw-la ex_fw-la t●_n o_o israel_n thy_o sin_n be_v of_o thyself_o and_o thou_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o thy_o own_o ruin_n we_o can_v but_o be_v sensible_a that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a wickedness_n of_o this_o present_a age_n too_o too_o heathenish_a to_o impute_v the_o fault_n when_o they_o have_v sin_v unto_o the_o star_n and_o planet_n by_o say_v 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