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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	ghost_n	sin_n	sin_v	2,468	5	10.3762	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15845	The drunkard's character, or, A true drunkard with such sinnes as raigne in him viz. pride. Ignorance. Enmity. Atheisme. Idlenesse. Adultery. Murther. with many the like. Lively set forth in their colours. Together with Compleat armour against evill society. The which may serve also for a common-place-booke of the most usuall sinnes. By R. Iunius.	Younge, Richard.	1638 (1638)	STC 26111; ESTC S120598	366,817	906

doe it not is a greater sinner and shall indure a greater punishment then hee which neglects the same not knowing it Luk. 12. 47. 48. to know and not obey doth but teach God how to condemne us the greater light wee have the more shame it is for us to stumble Anaxagoras that saw the Sunne and yet denyed it is condemned not of ignorance but of impiety The infidell disputes against the faith the impious lives against it both deny it the one in termes the other in deeds both are enemies to the Gospell but of the two it is worst to kick against the thorns wee see then to stumble in the darke at a block which we see not it shall go ill with sinnefull Pagans but worse with wicked Christians for the Thistell in the Forrest shall not fare so ill as the barren Figgtree in the Vineyard the Vine fruitlesse is of all Trees most uselesse the daughter of Sion would never have beene so notorious an Harlot had shee not first beene so rare a Virgin Iulian and Lucifer had been lesse damned if the one had not beene a Christian and the other an Angell of light Reade wee not that the sinnes of the Iewes were greater then the sinnes of the Gentiles because in Iury God was known and his name great in Israel it was not so saith the Holy Ghost with other Nations neither have the Heathen knowledge of his wayes so the sinnes of us Christians other circumstances being matches are greater then the sinnes of the Iewes because our knowledge is more or may be more they had but an aspersion line to line here a little and there a little we have an effusion Asts 2. 17. I will powre out my spirit upon all flesh For if simple ignorance find no mercy what Cloak is long enough to cover wilfull and affected ignorance certainly if nescience be beaten with stripes willfull impiety shall be burned with fire sinne even in ignorance is a Talent of leade but sinne after knowledge is a milstone to sinke a man to the lowest If flaming fire be their portion that know not God and could not how terrible shall their vengeance be that might know him and would not howsoever men live or dye without the pale of the Church a wicked Christian who either doth or may know the whole revealed will of God shall bee sure of plagues O how many at that dreadfull day when God's revenges have found them out shall unwish themselves Christians or wish that the Gospell and they had never beene acquainted yea how will they in hell curse their knowledge and unprofitably wish that they had beene Ideots or infidels and never had so much as heard of Christ when they shall find this glorious light a meanes to promote them to a higher place in the kingdome of darknesse and procure to them a greater revenew of torment then others have who know lesse for he who is ignorant of or neglects his owne salvation all his knowledge tendeth to his greater condemnation to know good and doe evill makes a mans owne mittimus to Hell If with Baalam and Iudas we have knowledge in the head without holinesse in the heart we shall with Vriah and Bellerophon but carry letters to cut our owne throates or with that servant in the comedy carry Sathan a speciall warrant to bind us hand and foot and cast us into everlasting fire § 123. THirdly as in sin there is sundry steps and degrees whereby one and the same sinne may be lessened or increased so thou doest mightily increase the guilt of thy sinne this way As for example It is a fearefull thing to omit good more fearefull to commit evill as I have shewed but worse to delight in sinne worse then that to defend it but worse then worst to boast of it which is an usuall thing with thee Or thus hee doth bad enough that sins through infirmity being led captive against his will to doe foule crimes but thou doest incomparably worse who sinnest presumtuously and of se● purpose yea of obstinate and resolved malice against God and his image as I shall in due place prove sining not only without all shame but not without malice insomuch that it is thy least ill to doe evill for behold thou speakest for it joyest in it boastest of it enforcest to it mockest them that dislike it as if thou wouldest send challenges into heaven and make love to destruction Fourthly thy sinnes exceed and weigh downe other mens that shall goe to the same place of torment because they are so open and scandalous for he that sinnes publikely to the dishonour of God and religion is a greater offender then if hee did the same at home and in private Sinne that is done abroad ceaseth to be single for it is many sinnes in one and that in a double respect it stumbles others it infects others First it stumbles others and this doth much to increase it It did wonderfully aggravate David's sin that it caused the enemies of God to blaspheme and made the sinne of Elie's sons whose scandalous lives made men abhorre the offerings of the Lord so heynous that God even swore unto Ely that the wickednesse of his house should not bee purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever 1 Sam. 3. 14. O the difference between thy practise and what it ought to be Christians ought to be blameles pure and without rebuke yea to shine as lights to other men in the middest of a naughty and crooked nation Phil. 2. 15. whereas thou by thy deboyshed life and abominable licenciousnes doest scandalize the Gospell and true religion yea make it odious to Turkes and Infidels according to that of the Apostle Rom. 2. 24. Secondly it infects others in which regard saith I siodore It is a greater offence to sinne openly then secretly for he is doubly faulty who both doeth and teacheth the same To sinne before the face of God is to dishonour him but withall to sinne before the face of men whereby others are taught and incouraged to doe the like is doubly to dishonour him An exemplary offender is like a malicious man sicke of the plague that runs into the throng to disperse his infection whose mischiefe outweighes all penalty Many an Israelite committed fornication and yet upon repentance got pardon but Zimry that would doe it impudently in the face of God and man was sure to perish § 124. FIftly this aggravates thy guilt exceedingly in that thou addest sinne to sinn as first thou committest drunkennesse and then in the necke of that thou blasphemest God slanderest thy neighbour seducest thy friend committest adultery murther c. as thou best knowest the wickednesse whereunto thy heart is privie when for a lesse matter then one of these that worldling forfeited his soule Luk. 12. 20. Againe thou aggravatest thy guilt by multiplying of sinne that is by falling often into the same wickednesse and hereby Sathan makes sure worke for though the

in sinne Many examples of monsters and superlative sinners Sathan works men by degrees to this height ofimpiety and not all at once Cu●t●me of sin takes away the ●ense of sin Againe God hath proclaimed an enmity betweene the wicked and the godly for so long as the world endures Sathan is their King and they must seeke his wealth 〈◊〉 honour all they can and strive to enlarge his kingdome by winning all they can from Christ by a continuall w●rre and skirmish As they have not bene waiting 〈…〉 in any age They would have our company in torments No thi●g hut our 〈…〉 the herpen● and is ●eede Good men draw all they can 〈◊〉 heaven wicked all they can to ●ell They shall answer for soule-murther Reve. 2. 14 Other reasons why they would have our company in the burning lake 1 Being out of hope themselves they are loth others should fare better then they 2 They thinke it will be some ease and comfort in misery to have companions But this will ad to the pile of their torments The Devil beholding to whores but farre more to drunkards for none helpe to people hi● inferanall kingdome like them VVe should be as zealous and industrious to win soules to God Their punishment A description of the last judgement and of hell The same further amplified Drunkards shal have a double portion of vengeance to other men The drunkards sinns aggravated by the circumstances First the civily righteous have hel for their portion bu● drunkards are notoriously wicked 2. His sins are against knowledge and conscience 3. He sins not of infirmity but presum●●ously and of set purpose 4. His sins are so open and scandalous that the Gospel is dishonoured and 〈◊〉 God blasphemed 5 He commits many sins one in the● eck of another and multiplies the same sins often 6 He sins against mercy the abundance of meanes and the many warnings which others never had The severall wayes whereby God calls to repentance The same further amplified Even this booke will be a witnesse against them when their consciences are awakened And then perhaps the gate of mercy wi●● be sh●t Want of consideration the cause of all impiety neglect of obedience 7. He not onely commits foule crimes but drawes others into the same sinnes 8. They abuse and persecute not the evill but the good who are to God as the Apple of his eye That the use their tongues only a friv●lous excuse Some can better abide ast ake then others ascoffe ●hat is done to the godly Christ takes as done to himselfe And well b● may for their hatred is against God and Christ. Though they are so blind that they think they love God ●●●hom they wrong a●e their best friends to whom they owe their very lives 1 By their i●nocency The ●eligious keeps off judgement● f●om them ● by their prayers In their 〈◊〉 they will sue to the godly and desire them a lo●e to pray for them Of which many examples ●ho count it a sin to cease praying for their greatest enemies Wicked mens thoughts touching the religious not the same in distresse as ● prosperity Their ingratitude and great ●olly 10 Their si● is not against the ●fe of body or estate but agai●st she soules of men A●objection answered None ●ut counterseits wil be beaten from Christs standard by their scoffes and reproac●es Their intention of soule murther shall be rewarded as if they ●ed do●e the same actually 11. Their sin doth not extend it se fe t●● this or th●t person only but to milions yea after ages But the drun kard hath ● shift to evade al this and what else can be spoken 1. He can apply Christs passion and Gods mercy as a war rant for his li●●ntious●●sse The hope of an bypocrite is easi●y blowne into him and as sooneblown out of him VVicked men are altogether in e●treames either God is so mercifull that they may live how they list or so just that be will not pardon them upon their repentance Objection of the thief upon the crosse answered Object God in mercyis in finitly transcendent Answ. But this makes nothing for such as love their si is better ●hen their soules His mercy rejorceth against justice but destroyeth not his justice His mercy is a just mercy And therefore hath equally promised all blessi●gs to thosewhich keepe his commande ments and threatned all manner of judgements to those that break them VVicked men believe no part of Gods word really and in deed All the promises in tailed to believers and limited with the condition of faith repentance One part of the covenan● of grace is that we ● wil for●ake the Divell and all his workes constantly believe c. Mark 61. 16. Object What it is to be born againe Answ. What to repe● and bel eve how we may know whether we have or not Corruption wilmix with our purest devotion But he can repent when sicknes comes Death may be sudden and give ● ma● no lea●●e to be sick● 2 Or if death be not sudden repentance is no easie worke and late repentance is seldome true 3 Or suppose thou offer thy best devotions to God wil be accept of thy dry bones whē Sathan bath suk'd out all the ●arrow Admonition not to defer●e repentance Objection that most men are of a contrary judgement and practics VVhere of a double reason First few men beleeve the whole written word 2 Ignorance is th●cause of all sinne R●ghtly a ●anknows no more then be practiseth He that hath saveing knowledge bath every other grace Ob. That the strictest lovers are ●eldome the ●sest men ●●swered Worldly men count wisdome felly and folly wisdo●e They not alwayes the wise● which know most The religious man wi●er than the b●ma●i●t Several mispr●sions of wisdome 2. Wiser then the most cuuning ●oli●●●●s The c●●ning politician a foole in 6. particulars First be is without foresight and never thinkes of the reckoning he is to give 2 He will not beleeve exce●t his senses say ame● to it 3 Bray him in a morter he will not depart from his folly viz. his 〈◊〉 4. He cares more for a little muck to leave behind him then for soule or bedy 5. Hee ca● finde in his heart to goe to He● so his son 〈◊〉 be left rich 6 H● 〈…〉 trifles before things of greatest worth Worldly men are penny wise and pound ●oolish But it is otherwise with the godly Iudeed though the divell makes fooles of them yet he makes them wise enough to make fooles of any that will trust them They are wise men in foolish things and foolish men in wise things They may be called subtile persons but not wise men except we take the greatest ●olly for the greatest wisdome And even such fooles are the voluptio●s 6. Helpes to saving knowledge First disc●rd●al fi●●hy lusts and affections 2 Get an humble heart 3 Procure the eye of a lively faith 4 Be con●stant in prayer for the spirits helpe But pray not