Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	ghost_n	gift_n	holy_a	2,890	5	5.5198	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73546	A discourse of the sinne against the Holy Ghost Grounded upon Matt. Chap. 12. vers. 22.-23. Tending to the comfort of such persons as, being afflicted in conscience for their sins, are, by the delusions of Satan, brought to the brinke of despaire, through feare that they have fallen into that unpardonable sinne. Written some space of time since, by that godly and judicious divine M. William Bradshaw, sometime fellow of Sydny Colledge in Cambridge; and publish'd by his sonne Iohn Bradshaw.	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.; Bradshaw, John, 17th cent.	1640 (1640)	STC 3515.5; Wing B4156; ESTC S91179	48,035	158

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drunkenness_n ●ncleannesse_n curse_v blaspheme_v in_o their_o own_o person_n that_o notwithstanding_o in_o their_o child_n &c_n &c_n neighbour_n love_n and_o like_o the_o ontrary_a grace_n whereas_o he_o that_o committe●_n this_o blasphemy_n will_v never_o endue_v his_o child_n to_o bless_v that_o which_o h●_n do_v so_o di●c●ully_o curse_v will_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n have_v endure_v their_o child_n to_o have_v profess_a 〈◊〉_d bless_v christ_n who_o themselu●_n thus_o blaspheme_v the_o three_o conclusion_n he_o that_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n sinne●_n against_o that_o gift_n and_o grace_n of_o t●_n holy_a ghost_n in_o another_o which_o 〈◊〉_d also_o in_o himself_o and_o yet_o hate_v n●_n the_o gift_n in_o himself_o commit_v not_o th●_n unpardonable_a sinne._n use_v our_o experience_n teach_v we_o the_o many_o in_o envy_n and_o malice_n un●●_n other_o will_v disgrace_v and_o revile_v m●ny_n excellent_a gift_n and_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d god_n in_o other_o and_o that_o even_o therefore_o 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the_o good_a gift_n of_o man_n mind_n as_o 〈◊〉_d reason_n justice_n mercy_n knowledge_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o ho●●_n ghost_n but_o yet_o all_o of_o they_o be_v ●●t_n these_o gift_n that_o be_v call_v the_o ●oly_a ghost_n for_o example_n he_o that_o ●●ch_a learned_a arithmetic_n astronomy_n the_o tongue_n he_o that_o be_v a_o ●eat_n statesman_n and_o know_v all_o the_o ●_z of_o all_o commonwealth_n ●●nnot_v in_o these_o be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o ●oly_a ghost_n but_o to_o come_v to_o the_o point_n the_o gift_n ●●t_n be_v here_o mean_v be_v that_o supernatural_a illumination_n of_o the_o holy_a ●●ost_n wherewith_o he_o illightn_v 〈◊〉_d mind_n with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o ●●e_z gospel_n or_o any_o point_n or_o parcel_n ●ereof_o and_o the_o sin_n against_o it_o ●hen_o man_n be_v so_o mad_a and_o furious_a against_o the_o light_n that_o shine_v 〈◊〉_d bring_v salvation_n that_o they_o do_v w●lies_n in_o they_o to_o darken_v and_o ext●guish_v it_o and_o to_o put_v 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which_o they_o will_v not_o ye●_n show_v in_o word_n but_o there_o be_v som●_n and_o certain_a sign_n and_o token_n and_o of_o such_o it_o be_v here_o mean_v hence_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o be_v n●_n smother_v and_o dissemble_a sin_n that_o lie_v lurk_v in_o the_o secret_n of_o th●_n heart_n or_o soul_n or_o that_o dare_v not_o 〈◊〉_d show_v his_o head_n there_o be_v many_o gross_a and_o wicked_a imagination_n i●_n man_n mind_n as_o also_o affection_n and_o desire_n which_o himself_o also_o nourish_v and_o feed_v within_o himself_o but_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v to_o go_v abroad_o yea_o for_o the_o further_o hide_v of_o they_o many_o will_n in_o word_n deny_v renounce_v swear_v forswear_v and_o abjure_v they_o but_o this_o be_v none_o of_o those_o modest_a and_o shame_n face_v sin_n that_o blush_v to_o look_v a_o man_n in_o the_o face_n but_o a_o impudent_a shameless_a brazen_a face_a sin_n who_o ●●then_v in_o her_o pride_n when_o most_o gaze_n ●pon_v she_o this_o sin_n make_v 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not_o this_o sinne._n fo●_n though_o these_o in_o a_o general_a sense_n be●_n blasphemy_n and_o horrible_a sin_n yet_o take_v blasphemy_n in_o the_o proper_a sense_n which_o be_v here_o mean_v for_o a_o rail_n and_o revile_v speech_n and_o it_o will_v not_o hold_v in_o a_o simple_a denial_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o deny_v and_o reject_v and_o another_o to_o revile_v and_o rail_v this_o be_v clear_o set_v before_o our_o eye_n in_o this_o example_n they_o do_v not_o bare_o and_o simple_o deny_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o messiah_n but_o adjoyne_v unto_o the_o same_o odious_a vile_a and_o contumelious_a speech_n so_o that_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n than_o the_o bare_a denial_n ●f_n god_n if_o this_o have_v be_v the_o question_n between_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o pharisee_n whether_o jesus_n be_v the_o messiah_n and_o the_o pharisee_n have_v either_o deny_v their_o conclusion_n or_o argument_n and_o go_v no_o further_o they_o use_v not_o have_v this_o sinne._n for_o thus_o ●●e_v in_o some_o case_n of_o trial_n and_o far_o than_o this_o may_v even_o the_o child_n 〈◊〉_d god_n go_v peter_n deny_v christ_n use_v against_o his_o conscience_n he_o deny_v he_o yet_o sin_v he_o not_o this_o sin_n out_o receive_v mercy_n much_o less_o do_v pagan_n and_o infidel_n turk_n and_o barbarian_n that_o ignorant_o do_v the_o ●ame_n the_o four_o conclusion_n a_o denial_n of_o any_o even_o the_o great_a divine_a truth_n that_o be_v though_o ●ith_v protestation_n swear_v forbear_v curse_v and_o abjuration_n be_v ●ot_n this_o sinne._n for_o though_o every_o ●aine_a oath_n even_o for_o the_o truth_n be_v ●ome_o kind_a of_o blasphemy_n yet_o to_o ratify_v and_o confirm_v error_n yea_o th●_n gross_a error_n with_o oath_n and_o adjuration_n be_v not_o blasphemy_n 〈◊〉_d strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n 26.74_o mat._n 26.74_o hence_o peter_n who_o do_v not_o onel●_n deny_v but_o forswear_v christ_n yea_o anathematise_v himself_n if_o he_o know_v christ_n be_v notwithstanding_o free_a from_o this_o sin_n though_o he_o sinne●_n against_o both_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n so_o that_o he_o that_o commi●●_n blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a gho●●_n commit_v a_o great_a sin_n than_o 〈◊〉_d do_v that_o deny_v and_o renounce●_n and_o forswear_v christ_n by_o this_o also_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o simple_a sin_n of_o apostasy_n be_v not_o th●_n sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n fo●_n he_o be_v a_o apostata_fw-la that_o have_v profess_v christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n do_v after_o deny_v and_o renounce_v the_o same_o but_o that_o a_o man_n may_v do_v and_o yet_o not_o commit_v this_o sinne._n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o sinne._n hitherto_o of_o the_o name_n of_o this_o sinne._n now_o follow_v the_o sin_n itself_o which_o due_o weigh_v and_o scan_v will_v direct_v we_o ●ndeed_o to_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o the_o sin_n here_o commit_v be_v ●hat_n sin_n the_o 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