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
A73905	Three sermons preached by that learned and reuerend diuine, Doctor Eedes, sometimes dean of Worcester, for their fitnesse vnto the present time, now published by Robert Horn ...	Eedes, Richard, 1555-1604.	1627 (1627)	STC 7527; ESTC S100344	78,692	109

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therefore_o in_o the_o degree_n and_o school_n of_o regeneration_n be_v bad_a christian_n and_o not_o member_n grow_v into_o christ_n but_o member_n pro_fw-la forma_fw-la that_o be_v for_o fashion_n only_o and_o so_o be_v as_o far_o from_o the_o end_n as_o they_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o mean_n of_o be_v as_o it_o follow_v a_o holy_a temple_n in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n for_o how_o can_v that_o be_v a_o fit_a temple_n or_o habitation_n for_o god_n by_o his_o spirit_n to_o dwell_v in_o which_o grow_v not_o into_o a_o building_n what_o man_n can_v convenient_o and_o will_v content_o dwell_v in_o a_o house_n that_o be_v but_o begin_v to_o be_v build_v and_o before_o it_o have_v any_o either_o roof_n or_o cover_v and_o will_v the_o high_a god_n dwell_v in_o any_o house_n in_o his_o jerusalem_n below_o who_o neither_o wall_n be_v build_v nor_o roof_n cover_v but_o to_o proceed_v the_o word_n that_o follow_v have_v two_o point_n in_o they_o of_o special_a consideration_n as_o the_o quality_n of_o this_o temple_n it_o must_v be_v holy_a and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o it_o be_v the_o habitation_n of_o god_n by_o his_o spirit_n it_o be_v call_v a_o temple_n by_o allusion_n to_o the_o temple_n that_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o spiritual_a jerusalem_n and_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v either_o of_o all_o the_o stone_n together_o which_o be_v the_o church_n frame_v with_o the_o cornerstone_n which_o be_v christ_n or_o of_o the_o stone_n consider_v separately_z by_o themselves_o every_o one_o of_o which_o make_v a_o singular_a temple_n as_o all_o together_o make_v a_o universal_a in_o christ_n so_o many_o christian_n therefore_o so_o many_o lively_a stone_n towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o general_a temple_n and_o yet_o every_o true_a christian_a be_v a_o temple_n to_o god_n 1_o cor._n 3.16_o &_o 6.19_o and_o this_o temple_n both_o the_o whole_a and_o every_o stone_n in_o it_o must_v be_v holy_a that_o be_v endue_v with_o holiness_n and_o purge_v from_o the_o lust_n of_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v the_o lust_n of_o those_o which_o know_v not_o god_n 1_o thes_n 4.4_o 5._o which_o work_n of_o reformation_n though_o it_o shall_v be_v hinder_v by_o many_o as_o the_o second_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n have_v many_o adversary_n neh._n 4.1_o 2_o 7_o 8_o &_o 2.19_o 20._o yet_o shall_v it_o proceed_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n as_o that_o other_o building_n go_v forward_o and_o be_v finish_v notwithstanding_o all_o that_o either_o malice_n or_o craft_n can_v do_v against_o it_o only_o let_v we_o not_o hinder_v it_o ourselves_o by_o live_v in_o uncleanness_n and_o by_o neglect_v to_o purge_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o god_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n tit._n 2.14_o and_o what_o we_o believe_v let_v we_o practice_v we_o believe_v a_o holy_a catholic_a church_n let_v we_o therefore_o practice_v holiness_n that_o our_o practice_n be_v not_o against_o our_o faith_n let_v we_o labour_n to_o be_v holy_a as_o he_o be_v holy_a that_o have_v call_v us._n 1_o peter_n 1.15_o 16._o and_o see_v he_o have_v wash_v we_o who_o have_v give_v himself_o for_o we_o let_v we_o not_o plunge_v ourselves_o again_o in_o the_o mire_n ephes_n 5.25_o 26._o to_o wit_n in_o the_o mire_n of_o our_o first_o corrupt_a nature_n verse_n 22._o in_o who_o you_o all_o be_v build_v together_o for_o a_o habitation_n of_o god_n through_o the_o spirit_n for_o who_o will_v prepare_v for_o a_o great_a man_n his_o friend_n in_o a_o foul_a house_n or_o lodge_v he_o in_o a_o stable_n and_o be_v any_o person_n great_a or_o friend_n better_o to_o we_o then_o god_n or_o be_v any_o house_n or_o room_n of_o the_o house_n foul_a than_o a_o unpurged_a conscience_n and_o what_o stable_n be_v more_o loathsome_a than_o the_o loathsome_a stable_n or_o rather_o sty_v of_o a_o wicked_a heart_n but_o how_o do_v god_n dwell_v in_o we_o resp_n ministerial_o by_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o principal_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o his_o word_n therefore_o see_v he_o dwell_v in_o we_o by_o it_o we_o must_v resolve_v to_o give_v to_o it_o as_o to_o himself_o our_o best_a entertainment_n lodging_n it_o in_o the_o best_a room_n of_o the_o house_n the_o heart_n and_o not_o in_o the_o outhouse_n of_o the_o ear_n and_o for_o the_o sacrament_n chief_o that_o of_o the_o supper_n the_o chamber_n must_v be_v trim_v wherein_o christ_n will_v eat_v that_o sacrament_n with_o his_o disciple_n mark_v 14.15_o 16._o and_o for_o that_o which_o be_v chief_a and_o express_v in_o my_o text_n the_o spirit_n see_v it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o very_a god_n we_o must_v take_v heed_n how_o we_o sin_n against_o it_o that_o be_v the_o good_a motion_n of_o it_o in_o our_o heart_n wilful_o and_o despiteful_o for_o that_o be_v a_o sickness_n to_o death_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o physic_n by_o repentance_n this_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o man_n enlighten_v with_o the_o truth_n the_o gentile_n without_o god_n can_v commit_v it_o neither_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v without_o christ_n a_o sin_n wherein_o a_o man_n fall_v away_o general_o and_o malicious_o from_o god_n yea_o for_o ever_o and_o utter_o from_o he_o in_o all_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o reprobate_a heart_n and_o heart_n that_o can_v repent_v this_o be_v that_o great_a sin_n which_o satan_n have_v so_o black_v that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v make_v white_a a_o sin_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v to_o a_o man_n either_o in_o this_o world_n or_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v that_o be_v never_o mat._n 12.32_o quest_n but_o be_v not_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o sin_n against_o the_o father_n and_o son_n as_o well_o as_o he_o ans_fw-fr this_o sin_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v no_o more_o against_o it_o than_o it_o be_v against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n but_o because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n immediate_o 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work_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o he_o either_o when_o grace_n be_v offer_v and_o not_o accept_v of_o or_o accept_v of_o and_o not_o well_o use_v for_o example_n grace_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o old_a world_n by_o noah_n and_o he_o warn_v they_o for_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n by_o prepare_v the_o ark_n but_o they_o have_v neither_o ear_n to_o hear_v it_o nor_o hand_n to_o receive_v it_o and_o so_o the_o ark_n that_o be_v the_o time_n of_o repentance_n offer_v by_o it_o condemn_v they_o heb._n 11.7_o sodom_n be_v exhort_v to_o repentance_n by_o just_a lot_n and_o a_o pleasant_a land_n yet_o she_o reject_v the_o spirit_n that_o speak_v by_o these_o unto_o she_o 2_o pet._n 2.6_o

neither_o be_v there_o any_o liberty_n without_o this_o city_n nor_o inheritance_n but_o in_o this_o family_n to_o which_o necessity_n there_o come_v this_o dignity_n as_o it_o be_v recompense_n that_o this_o city_n be_v the_o fellowship_n of_o saint_n and_o this_o fellowship_n of_o saint_n the_o very_a household_n of_o god_n and_o what_o great_a prerogative_n see_v that_o hereby_o he_o who_o dwell_v above_o the_o heaven_n vouchsafe_v to_o have_v a_o habitation_n upon_o his_o footstool_n the_o earth_n and_o by_o such_o a_o consociation_n with_o his_o people_n to_o unite_v the_o true_a member_n of_o this_o earthly_a house_n to_o that_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o and_o free_a the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o and_o albeit_o there_o be_v in_o this_o city_n many_o time_n enemy_n as_o well_o as_o friend_n and_o stranger_n as_o citizen_n also_o vessel_n of_o honour_n and_o dishonour_n child_n of_o promise_n and_o child_n of_o wrath_n yet_o of_o this_o city_n there_o be_v none_o nor_o of_o 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84.4.10_o yea_o here_o they_o will_v wish_v rather_o to_o be_v doorkeeper_n that_o be_v mean_a in_o office_n and_o least_o in_o place_n then_o to_o be_v great_a or_o high_a in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o wickedness_n ver_fw-la 10._o the_o reason_n be_v here_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v sun_n and_o shield_n unto_o they_o their_o sun_n in_o the_o mist_n of_o adversity_n and_o their_o shield_n of_o defence_n in_o trouble_n ver_fw-la 11._o here_o they_o may_v behold_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o see_v his_o goodness_n in_o the_o face_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o his_o pleasure_n be_v to_o receive_v of_o his_o fullness_n that_o grace_n or_o measure_n of_o grace_n that_o cause_v true_a joy_n and_o bring_v entire_a and_o sound_a comfort_n with_o it_o to_o the_o perplex_a spirit_n of_o man_n both_o which_o imply_v a_o change_n of_o our_o vile_a estate_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a birth_n in_o it_o by_o the_o which_o not_o only_o the_o blind_a eye_n of_o our_o 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so_o scatter_v all_o cloud_n mist_n and_o over-castings_a that_o no_o night_n shall_v be_v therein_o neither_o any_o go_v down_o of_o the_o sun_n esay_n 60.20_o which_o sun_n because_o he_o shine_v in_o our_o mind_n and_o give_v his_o word_n to_o this_o city_n as_o his_o beam_n in_o our_o heart_n therefore_o will_v he_o have_v we_o to_o frame_v ourselves_o to_o this_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v preach_v to_o we_o and_o to_o walk_v as_o in_o the_o day_n furnish_v with_o the_o armour_n of_o the_o light_n in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o the_o same_o gospel_n with_o faith_n and_o sound_a obedience_n and_o war_a against_o the_o darkness_n of_o our_o ignorance_n and_o the_o prince_n thereof_o so_o as_o we_o may_v be_v call_v no_o long_o darkness_n but_o light_n in_o the_o lord_n eph._n 5.8_o and_o therefore_o the_o church_n in_o the_o revelation_n be_v say_v to_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o sun_n and_o to_o have_v the_o moon_n under_o her_o foot_n apoc._n 10.1_o so_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o the_o church_n must_v be_v clothe_v with_o christ_n and_o his_o work_n and_o tread_v down_o the_o world_n and_o his_o vanity_n as_o contemptible_a thing_n they_o that_o do_v so_o that_o be_v put_v on_o christ_n do_v full_o by_o that_o faith_n they_o have_v in_o he_o enjoy_v all_o the_o liberty_n and_o whole_a freedom_n of_o this_o city_n as_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o rom._n 8.1_o that_o all_o thing_n even_o their_o very_a sin_n and_o the_o devil_n their_o tempter_n to_o sin_n shall_v work_v to_o the_o best_a for_o they_o that_o they_o have_v the_o right_n of_o son_n and_o by_o such_o right_a a_o lawful_a interest_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o merit_n that_o the_o hand-writing_n or_o obligation_n of_o law_n that_o be_v against_o they_o be_v do_v away_o and_o a_o acquittance_n seal_v to_o they_o in_o his_o blood_n and_o death_n who_o take_v up_o their_o bond_n and_o as_o a_o book_n utter_o cancel_v fasten_v it_o to_o his_o cross_n 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