Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	commit_v	sin_n	sin_v	2,906	5	9.7075	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00698	A fountain sealed: or, The duty of the sealed to the Spirit, and the worke of the Spirit in sealing. Wherein many things are handled about the Holy Spirit, and grieving of it: as also of assurance and sealing what it is, the priviledges and degrees of it, with the signes to discerne, and means to preserve it. : Being the substance of divers sermons preached at Grayes Inne. / By that Reverend Divine, Richard Sibbes D.D. and sometimes preacher to that honourable society.	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650.	1638 (1638)	STC 22496; ESTC S123290	62,552	276

is one reason they sticke so long in temptations and are kept so long under the Spirit of bondage Those likewise cannot but grieve the Comforter that leave his comforts and seeke for other Comforters that thinke there is not comfort enough in Religion but will bowe downe to the world such as linger after the liberties of the flesh after stolne waters as if God kept house not good enough for them It is a great disparagement to preferre huskes before the provision of our fathers house and to dye like fish out of their proper element if wee want carnall comforts But above all they grieve the Spirit most that have had deepest acquaintance with the Spirit and have received greatest favours from the Spirit When the holy Ghost comes in love and wee have given way to him to enlighten our understandings and when in our affections wee have tasted of the good things of God that the promises are sweet and the Gospell is good When wee have given such way to the Spirit then to use him unkindely this grieves the Spirit Where the holy Ghost hath not only set up a light but given a taste of heavenly things and yet wee upon false allurements will grow to 〈◊〉 distast it cannot but grieve the Spirit And this makes the sinne against the holy Ghost so desperate because there hath beene a strong conviction and illumination Aggravation of sinnes of Professors Therfore of all sinnes the sinnes of Professours o● Religion grieve the Spiri● most and of all Professor those that have most mean● of knowledge because their obligations are dee● and their ingagements greater The deeper dee affection hath entred the greater the griefe must needs be in unloosing The offence of friends grieves more than the injuries of enemies And therefore the sinnes that offend GOD most are committed within the Church where is the greatest sinne of all the sin against the holy Ghost committed but within the Church and where there is the greatest light and the greatest meanes Sinnes against knowledge grieve most especially if there be a malicious opposing for there can be nothing to excuse it The malice of the will maketh the sinne of the deeper die and it is contrary to the spirit as it is a Spirit of goodnes hence is it that pr●sūptuous sins so much grieve the spirit for by such sinnes we abuse the sweetest Attribute of Gods Spirit his goodnesse and be therefore evill because he is good and turne his grace into wantonnesse Sins against knowledg are such either 1 Directly the sin of this age Sins against knowledge are either such as are 1. Directly against knowledge as when we will not understand what wee should doe because wee will not doe what wee understand such put out the candle that they may sinne with the more freedome This kinde of ignorance doth not free from sinne but increaseth it some men will not heare the Word nor reade good Bookes lest their consciences should bee awaked this affected ignorance increaseth the voluntarinesse Againe when we maintaine untruths for any advantage knowing them to bee untruths as many learned Papists cannot but doe What a great indignity is it to the Spirit of GOD to sell the truth which we should buy yea with the losse of our lives and to prefer the pleasing of a base man or some gaine to our selves before a glorious beame of GOD Other sinnes if wee know them to be sinnes are sinnes against knowledge 2 Indirectly not so directly but collaterally yet this will bee the chiefe aggravation when our conscien●●●s are once awaked not so much that we have sinned as that wee have sinned against the light when the will hath nothing to plead for it selfe but it selfe it would because it would though it knew the contrary Involuntarinesse takes away something of the hainousnesse of sinne when there is ignorance perturbation or passiō there is lesse sinne and lesse grieving of the Spirit but when there are none of these but a man will sinne because he will accounting it a kinde of soveraignty to have his will this wil prove the most miserable condition for not to have the will regulated by him that is the chiefest good is the greatest perversenesse and will end in desperation Q. Why are voluntary sinnes so great and so much grieve the Spirit of God Why voluntary sins grieve the Spirit so much Answ When there is passion there is some colour for sinne as profit pleasure feare to displease c. When there is ignorance there is a want of that that might help the understanding but when there are none of these and a man willingly sinnes hee is more directly carried against the command and will of God there is nothing puts him on yet hee accounts it so small a matter that hee will doe it without any provocation out of a slight esteeme of the good pleasure and will of God As common swearers can they plead ignorance they know the Commandement God will not hold them guiltlesse Exod. 20. that take his name in vaine can they plead perturbation They doe it oft in a bravery when they are not urged there is no ingagement in that sin of profit or pleasure but a voluntary superfluity of pride They would have you to know that they are men that care not for God himselfe let God and his Ministers take it as they will though I have no pleasure or prosit by it yet I wil have my liberty The heart that hath been thus wicked will hardly admit of comfort when it stands in neede of it We are not said to be ill because we know ill but because we will and consent to ill it is the will that makes up the bargain sin were not sinne else God hath given us the custody of our owne soules and as long as wee keepe the keyes faithfully and betray not our soules to Sathan so long wee possesse our owne soules and our comfort but when hee suggests doe this or speake this and wee consent hee takes full and free possession of us as much as in us lies and God in judgment saith Amen to it God saith take him Sathan since hee will not have my Spirit to rule him it is fit hee should have a worse The more willingnesse the more sinfulnesse and the lesse defence and Gods justice cannot better bee satisfied than by punishing thē mos● against their wils who sinned most with their will The clearer the light is and the more advantages it hath the more we sinne Sinnes against the second Table in● what respect they grieve most In this respect it is that sinnes against the second Table grieve more then sinnes against the first because here the conscience is more awaked These be sins against a multiplied light against the light of nature light of the Word and Spirit and such sinnes are contrary to humane society they dissolve those bonds that nature even by the common reliques it hath