Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	heart_n	sin_n	sin_v	1,544	5	9.4687	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15859	Speculum Christianum or, A Christian suruey for the conscience Containing, three tractates of that eminent, graue, and learned diuine, maister Hierome Zanchius. 1. Of the end of the world. 2. Of the perseuerance of the saints. 3. A summarie abridgement of his protections. Englished for the good of Gods church, and for a warning to wicked and impenitent men. By H.N.; Speculum Christianum. English	Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.; Nelson, Henry, fl. 1614.	1614 (1614)	STC 26121A.7; ESTC S111786	125,039	404

elect_a as_o reprobate_n 〈◊〉_d none_o be_v ignorant_a what_o be_v pronounce_v from_o god_n by_o the_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n psal_n 88_o 〈◊〉_d if_o my_o child_n for_o sake_n my_o l●●_n i_o 〈◊〉_d zit_o their_o iniquity_n with_o the_o r●d_n likewise_o those_o most_o grievous_a 〈…〉_o wherewith_o we_o do_v read_v in_o 〈◊〉_d scripture_n that_o the_o godly_a have_v 〈◊〉_d punish_v for_o their_o sin_n and_o we_o every_o day_n do_v see_v they_o punish_v 〈◊〉_d make_v proof_n that_o god_n be_v offend_v with_o all_o and_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o 〈…〉_o the_o scripture_n speak_v provoke_v to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o from_o hence_o also_o it_o be_v manife_a that_o it_o be_v without_o controvers●●●_n whether_o the_o saint_n by_o those_o 〈◊〉_d in_o some_o sort_n be_v become_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o fall_v from_o th●●_n grace_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d as_o son_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o favour_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d child_n when_o they_o displease_v their_o 〈◊〉_d ●nd_n do_v now_o in_o cense_v they_o 〈◊〉_d be_v say_v after_o a_o manner_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o respect_n that_o be_v ●●_o say_v that_o although_o they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d cast_v of●_n their_o fatherly_a affection_n 〈◊〉_d and_o their_o child_n neither_o yet_o 〈◊〉_d th●i●_n resolution_n of_o o●●●ining_v use_v declare_v they_o to_o be_v the_o heir_n 〈◊〉_d their_o good●_n yet_o taking_z offence_n ●●_o the_o sinne●_n of_o their_o child_n they_o 〈◊〉_d turn_v their_o fatherly_a cockering_n in_o 〈◊〉_d in●●_n 〈◊〉_d severity_n and_o 〈◊〉_d effect_n of_o love_n into_o such_o 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d utter_o ha●●●ull_a for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bitter_o ●●full_a and_o be_v ●old_a 〈◊〉_d with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v most_o 〈◊〉_d ●ear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o except_v that_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d life_n away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d in_o very_a deed_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o quite_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d ●a●d_n to_o be_v make_v by_o their_o sin_n 〈…〉_o of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v 〈…〉_o from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n ●●●_o 〈◊〉_d god_n though_o ●●●_o do_v neu●●_n 〈◊〉_d his_o fatherlike_a ●ffection_n 〈…〉_o they_o o●_n change_v his_o purpose_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ●nto_n the●_n by_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d life_n yet_o be_v displease_v with_o 〈◊〉_d sinn●●_n the_o effect_n of_o his_o lo●●_n 〈…〉_o change_v into_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o 〈…〉_o hat●●d_v hat●ed_v i_o say_v 〈◊〉_d against_o 〈◊〉_d child_n b●t_v hi●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o internal_o in_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d external_o of_o such_o be_v do_v 〈◊〉_d ●●wardly_a while_n he_o do●●_n bring_v ●o_o 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o feel_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o god_n to_o be_v angry_a 〈◊〉_d they_o and_o themselves_o make_v 〈◊〉_d of_o death_n outward_o again_o 〈◊〉_d he_o work_v so_o that_o they_o have_v ●●●●rience_n of_o god●_n 〈◊〉_d against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d body_n and_o thinger_n 〈◊〉_d therefore_o hereof_o there_o i●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o that_o both_o i_o ●y_a s●l●●_n 〈…〉_o both_o know_v and_z 〈◊〉_d ●_o that_o 〈◊〉_d when_o his_o saint_n do_v sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d angry_a with_o their_o sin_n and_o do_v hate_v sin_n in_o they_o and_o punish_v they_o most_o extreme_o and_o yet_o not_o ●s_a enemy_n to_o the_o saint_n for_o he_o always_o do_v correct_v they_o as_o a_o father_n but_o as_o a_o enemy_n of_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n even_o in_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o in_o a_o sort_n as_o before_o i_o have_v explain_v it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o child_n be_v fall_v from_o their_o father_n favour_n although_o he_o yet_o neither_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o father_n unto_o they_o neither_o do_v they_o cease_v to_o be_v his_o child_n and_o therefore_o never_o utter_o can_v it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o they_o be_v fall_v from_o their_o father_n grace_n which_o may_v very_o true_o be_v say_v if_o either_o he_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o father_n unto_o they_o and_o ●ast_o off_o hi●_n fatherly_a affection_n towards_o th●m_n 〈◊〉_d alter_v his_o decree_n of_o make_v they_o heir_n of_o life_n eternal_a and_o that_o they_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v his_o child_n and_o loose_v all_o title_n to_o eternal_a life_n which_o without_o blasphemy_n can_v be_v speak_v neither_o yet_o be_v the_o doubt_n whether_o the_o saint_n by_o those_o their_o sin_n as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v ●●●_o 〈◊〉_d the_o sentence_n of_o god_n touch_v everlasting_a death_n and_o whethe●_n they_o 〈◊〉_d make_v guilty_a of_o death_n eternal_a 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v none_o but_o know_v the_o s●●tence_n of_o the_o just_a judge_n curse_a ●●●uery_n one_o that_o do_v not_o continue_v i●_n 〈◊〉_d thing_n that_o be_v write_v ●●_o this_o 〈…〉_o do_v they_o therefore_o all_o whosoever_o they_o be_v who_o do_v violate_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o lord_n in_o their_o own_o 〈◊〉_d and_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o they_o 〈◊〉_d accurse_a and_o liable_a to_o death_n 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v wheth●●_n these_o sin_n be_v impute_v by_o god_n unto_o the_o saint_n unto_o condemn_a 〈◊〉_d on_o paul_n rom._n 8._o do_v give_v his_o u●●dict_n in_o this_o manner_n there_o be_v ●●●●●demnation_n to_o they_o which_o ●●●_o be_v christ_n jesus_n which_o w●lks_v not_o ●fter_o th●_n 〈◊〉_d but_o aft●r_n the_o spirit_n for_o such_o ●●●_o the_o saint_n whereof_o i_o speak_v in_o this_o question_n wherefore_o it_o also_o be_v not_o in_o question_n whether_o the_o saint_n by_o these_o their_o sin_n do_v so_o displease_v god_n their_o father_n and_o so_o provokè_n his_o 〈◊〉_d she_o against_o they_o and_o so_o incur_v the_o sentence_n of_o eternal_a death_n as_o that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o repentance_n and_o a_o new_a act_n of_o faith_n for_o their_o reconciliation_n to_o god_n and_o for_o a_o new_a pardon_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v obtain_v and_o thereupon_o even_o a_o new_a remission_n to_o be_v obtain_v of_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o sin_n for_o it_o be_v by_o all_o man_n yield_v unto_o who_o be_v 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elect_n in_o christ_n and_o do_v continent_o prosecute_v without_o intermissio●●_n for_o there_o be_v not_o love_v when_o sinne●_n be_v impute_v unto_o condemnation_n the_o next_o be_v the_o perpetual_a merit_n of_o christ_n whereby_o all_o the_o debt_n of_o the_o elect_n be_v plenary_o pay_v and_o the_o hand-writing_n of_o the_o debt_n cancel_v insomuch_o that_o they_o can_v again_o by_o impute_a unto_o condemnation_n to_o the_o elect._n the_o three_o be_v the_o perpetual_a ●●_o si●nce_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o h●●ts_n of_o the_o elect_n and_o conservation_n of_o ●●●_o seed_n of_o faith_n and_o regeneration_n for_o although_o that_o this_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o god_n do_v never_o impute_v their_o sinne●_n to_o the_o elect_n both_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o everlasting_a love_n towards_o the●_n and_o for_o the_o perpetual_a merit_n of_o christ_n impart_v unto_o they_o and_o for_o the_o continual_a inhabitation_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o their_o heart_n yet_o 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that_o prayer_n joh._n 17._o pray_v the_o father_n for_o all_o the_o elect_n which_o shall_v believe_v in_o he_o that_o he_o will_v keep_v they_o in_o the_o faith_n and_o not_o permit_v they_o at_o all_o to_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o faith_n this_o do_v luther_n plain_o deliver_v upon_o these_o word_n i_o pray_v for_o they_o i_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o world_n say_v he_o so_o he_o pray_v for_o christian_n and_o for_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v convert_v that_o they_o abide_v firm_a touch_v true_a faith_n and_o profit_n therein_o and_o proceed_v neither_o that_o they_o shall_v away_o from_o it_o these_o thing_n luther_n therefore_o have_v christ_n obtain_v for_o all_o the_o elect_n that_o they_o shall_v persist_v in_o the_o faith_n and_o never_o shrink_v from_o it_o wherefore_o it_o can_v be_v in_o regard_n of_o this_o prayer_n of_o christ_n that_o the_o elect_n be_v endue_v with_o true_a faith_n shall_v utter_o slide_v away_o from_o faith_n he_o that_o doubt_v whether_o luther_n be_v of_o this_o judgement_n which_o i_o defend_v do_v certain_o declare_v that_o either_o he_o have_v not_o be_v much_o conversant_a in_o his_o book_n or_o do_v not_o understand_v luther_n the_o testimony_n of_o bucer_n so_o many_o and_o such_o you_o have_v in_o my_o lecture_n as_o that_o of_o his_o determination_n no_o doubt_n can_v be_v make_v but_o beside_o they_o i_o will_v also_o put_v down_o these_o of_o new_a in_o mat._n 6._o and_o lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n pag._n 70._o in_o the_o entrance_n see_v then_o none_o can_v take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o lord_n hand_n joh._n 10._o and_o he_o in_o no_o wise_a cast_v off_o such_o as_o come_v unto_o he_o jo●_a 6._o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o such_o as_o be_v christ_n once_o shall_v never_o be_v alienate_v from_o he_o in_o joh._n 4._o upon_o these_o word_n if_o thou_o know_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n for_o say_v he_o as_o the_o live_n and_o spring_a water_n out_o of_o the_o fountain_n do_v always_o flow_v to_o quench_v the_o 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