Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	harden_v	heart_n	pharaoh_n	2,723	5	11.5345	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59685	The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...	Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.	1645 (1645)	Wing S3133; ESTC R3907	171,496	360

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break_v thy_o much_o more_o when_o thou_o be_v desire_v he_o to_o do_v it_o for_o thou_o here_o be_v many_o of_o you_o that_o fear_v you_o be_v never_o humble_v nor_o burden_a enough_o i_o say_v fear_v it_o still_o fear_v lest_o there_o be_v a_o stone_n in_o the_o bottom_n not_o so_o as_o to_o discourage_v and_o drive_v thy_o heart_n from_o christ_n but_o so_o as_o to_o feel_v a_o great_a need_n of_o his_o grace_n to_o soften_v thy_o heart_n and_o to_o take_v thy_o senselessness_n away_o the_o lord_n do_v purposely_o command_v thou_o to_o plough_v up_o thy_o fallow_a ground_n that_o thou_o may_v feel_v thy_o impotency_n so_o to_o do_v and_o come_v to_o he_o to_o take_v it_o away_o every_o thing_n will_v harden_v thou_o more_o and_o more_o until_o the_o lord_n come_v and_o take_v thy_o stony_a heart_n away_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n all_o god_n kindness_n will_v make_v thou_o more_o bold_a to_o sin_n and_o all_o god_n judgement_n more_o fierce_a and_o obstinate_a in_o sin_n unless_o the_o lord_n put_v to_o his_o hand_n if_o pharaoh_n heart_n be_v soften_v for_o a_o time_n it_o will_v grow_v hard_o again_o if_o the_o lord_n take_v it_o not_o away_o the_o mean_n therefore_o for_o thou_o to_o get_v this_o compunction_n be_v 1._o to_o feel_v the_o evil_a of_o thy_o hard_a heart_n no_o sure_a token_n of_o reprobation_n than_o hardness_n if_o continue_v in_o especial_o for_o thy_o heart_n to_o grow_v hard_o under_o or_o after_o soften_a mean_n as_o it_o be_v in_o pharaoh_n 2._o to_o look_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o ordinance_n that_o he_o will_v take_v it_o away_o 4_o have_v not_o you_o great_a cause_n of_o abundant_a thankfulness_n into_o who_o heart_n the_o lord_n have_v let_v in_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n concern_v your_o estate_n the_o blind_a world_n look_v upon_o all_o trouble_n of_o conscience_n as_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o despair_v and_o the_o very_a way_n to_o run_v mad_a but_o consider_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v for_o you_o that_o have_v such_o what_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v leave_v you_o without_o all_o feeling_n as_o those_o in_o eph._n 4.19_o what_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v you_o with_o a_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n as_o those_o rom._n 11.8_o will_v not_o your_o estate_n have_v be_v then_o lamentable_a and_o have_v you_o no_o heart_n to_o acknowledge_v his_o unspeakable_a goodness_n in_o awaken_n of_o you_o in_o shake_v thy_o very_a foundation_n do_v thou_o think_v that_o any_o ever_o have_v such_o a_o hard_a heart_n as_o thou_o have_v do_v not_o say_v so_o in_o secret_a before_o the_o lord_n sometime_o oh_o then_o what_o rich_a grace_n be_v this_o to_o give_v thou_o any_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o danger_n by_o it_o though_o it_o be_v never_o so_o little_a in_o thy_o eye_n some_o think_v these_o terror_n be_v a_o judgement_n it_o be_v true_a if_o they_o be_v mere_o imaginary_a or_o worldly_a and_o desperate_a but_o say_v the_o apostle_n 2_o cor._n 7.7_o i_o thank_v god_n i_o make_v you_o sorry_a suppose_v thy_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v only_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o lord_n goodness_n to_o make_v thy_o heart_n so_o far_o sensible_a that_o once_o do_v go_v like_o a_o beast_n to_o the_o slaughter_n fear_v no_o danger_n at_o all_o the_o very_a mean_n to_o prize_v favour_n from_o god_n be_v to_o feel_v wrath_n as_o well_o as_o sin_n and_o the_o very_a reason_n why_o the_o lord_n have_v let_v thou_o feel_v thy_o punishment_n heavy_a be_v that_o thy_o soul_n may_v feel_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n by_o consider_v that_o if_o the_o fruit_n be_v so_o bitter_a 30.15_o what_o be_v then_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o therefore_o weary_a of_o thy_o burden_n so_o as_o to_o think_v the_o lord_n power_v out_o his_o vengeance_n on_o thou_o while_o thy_o trouble_n remain_v oh_o consider_v that_o this_o be_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o that_o he_o be_v now_o about_o to_o save_v thou_o when_o he_o come_v to_o work_v any_o 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57.16_o i._n e._n not_o only_o with_o those_o that_o be_v wound_v with_o sin_n but_o humble_v for_o sin_n although_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o soul_n be_v seldom_o or_o never_o effectual_o wound_v but_o it_o be_v also_o humble_v at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o man_n may_v be_v wound_v sore_o even_o unto_o death_n and_o yet_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o man_n be_v such_o that_o he_o will_v not_o fall_v down_o before_o he_o that_o smite_v he_o so_o it_o be_v with_o many_o a_o poor_a sinner_n the_o lord_n have_v sore_o wound_v he_o that_o he_o will_v resist_v no_o more_o yet_o he_o will_v rather_o fly_v to_o his_o duty_n to_o heal_v he_o or_o die_v alone_o and_o sink_v under_o his_o discouragement_n then_o stoop_v oh_o belove_a man_n must_v down_o before_o the_o lord_n christ_n will_v take_v he_o up_o and_o therefore_o in_o isaiah_n 40.5_o 6_o 7._o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v promise_v to_o be_v reveal_v but_o what_o mean_n must_v be_v use_v for_o this_o end_n cry_v say_v the_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o cry_v say_v he_o the_o lord_n answer_v that_o all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n and_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o fade_v and_o that_o the_o people_n be_v this_o grass_n i._n e._n not_o only_o that_o man_n sin_n be_v vile_a but_o that_o themselves_o also_o be_v grass_n nay_o their_o glory_n and_o excellency_n be_v wither_v and_o fade_v and_o therefore_o not_o only_a mountain_n must_v be_v pull_v down_o but_o all_o flesh_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o wither_v before_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v reveal_v i_o shall_v brief_o open_v these_o four_o thing_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o humiliation_n 2._o what_o need_v there_o be_v of_o it_o 3._o what_o mean_v the_o lord_n use_v to_o work_v it_o 4._o what_o measure_n of_o it_o be_v here_o require_v what_o be_v this_o humiliation_n look_v as_o pride_n be_v that_o sin_n answ._n whereby_o a_o man_n conceit_v of_o some_o good_a in_o himself_o and_o seek_v some_o excellency_n to_o himself_o exalt_v himself_o above_o god_n so_o humiliation_n in_o this_o place_n be_v that_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o the_o soul_n be_v break_v off_o from_o self-conceit_n and_o selfe-confidence_n in_o any_o good_a it_o have_v or_o do_v submit_v unto_o or_o lie_v under_o god_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o as_o he_o please_v 1_o pet._n 5.6_o levit._fw-la 26.41_o that_o look_v as_o compunction_n cut_v the_o sinner_n off_o from_o that_o evil_a that_o be_v in_o he_o so_o humiliation_n cut_v it_o off_o from_o all_o high_a conceit_n and_o selfconfidence_n of_o that_o good_a which_o be_v in_o he_o or_o which_o he_o seek_v may_v be_v in_o he_o and_o so_o the_o soul_n be_v abase_v

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