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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	punishment_n	sin_n	transgression_n	4,361	5	10.4522	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10800	An exposition vpon the hundred and thirtie Psalme Gathered out of some of the ancient fathers and later writers. / By Alexander Roberts Bachelour in Diuinity, and preacher of the word of God at Kings Linne in Norfolke..	Roberts, Alexander, d. 1620.	1610 (1610)	STC 21073; ESTC S112040	93,874	109

l Est bic Psalmus quasi Epistola dedicatoria Spirit Sanct. ad lectionem Scripturae hortantis of the scornefull Psal 1. 1. 2. Secondly by this also we are taught what a fearefull thing it is to fall into the hands of God by displeasing him for hee is slow to anger but great in power and who can stand before his wrath Nahum 1. 3. 6. the fiercenesse whereof appeareth In the generalitie of his punishment for so all flesh perished in the floode because all flesh had corrupted their wayes Gen. 7. 23. In the sharpnesse and extremity thereof so Iohoram who would by no meanes be reformed was at the last strooken incurably so that after the end of two yeares his guts fell out and hee dyed of sore diseases 2. Chron. 21. 19. In the speedie and swift execution so while the word was in Nebucadnezars mouth vaunting of himselfe he was depriued of vnderstanding thrust out to liue among the beasts Dan. 4. 30. and m 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Amens insanus factus non conuersus in bestiam sed bestiarum socius Vide Pierium in Hieroglyphicis l. 9. Hunc Strabo vocat lib. 15. Geographiae suae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hunc Regem è Graecis praeter Strabonem nulbis nominat Casaubonus in Strabonem in the multitude of his instruments by which he taketh vengeance of the disobedient Angels Psal 78. 49. Men. Ier. 13. 14. Brute beasts 2. Kings 17. 25. The elements of the world water choaked Pharao Exod. 14. 28. the aire fought against the Cananits Iosua 10. 11. The fire consumed Ahazias messengers 2. Kings 1. 10. The earth swalloweth vp Corah Dathan and Abiram Num. 16. 32. Besides sicknesse wasted Herod Acts 12. 23. Hunger pined the rebellious Israelites so that the tender woman eate her children of a spanne long Lament 4. 5. 10. The sword is the reuenger of the couenant Leuit. 25. 26. And these or the like iudgements none can escape Psal 139. 15. Therefore let vs take the admonition from the Lords owne mouth O consider this you that forget God lest I teare you in peeces and there be none that can n Piae matris haec verba sunt nam nos non tradit iudicio Deus sed tanquam suasione admonitione corrigi debent metu coercet continet Chrysost in illum locum deliuer you Psal 50. 22. If thou O Lord straightly markest iniquitie O Lord who shall stand but mercy is with thee that thou mayest be feared IN these wordes are set downe two reasons of Dauids earnest prayer the first taken from the consideration of sinne in him selfe and others the second from the respect of Gods mercie In the sinne the points first the quality of it Iniquitie Secondly the subiect all therefore who shall stand by way of interrogation including a negatiue that none can stand Thirdly the effect euen the reuenging wrath of God If he should marke it straightly In the mercy also there bee three branches first a free gift without desert mercy second where it is not in man but God with thee the third the end thereof why it is bestowed that thou mayest bee feared If thou O Lord straightly markest iniquitie There is in this place a secret preoccupation for either God who knoweth all our secrets or else our owne conscience might obiect in this sort Thou art a sinner and therefore deseruedly cast into these extremities how therefore should God heare thee nay why rather should he not consume thee in his displeasure for this marking here spoken off is to be vnderstood according to the rule of Gods iustice and that both in respect of the iudgement and the punishment Of iudgement wherein our sinnes and offences are examined according to the prescript of the law to which no flesh in regard of naturall corruption can be answerable of punishment when God doth lay mens sinnes to their charge and according to his iustice afflict them for before him all men are offendors and guiltie and bound to suffer the punishment of their transgressions To this the Prophet answereth first by a concession acknowledging if God would deale summo iure according to rigor and strictly that then none could be saued if thou straightly markest iuiquitie O Lord who can stand Secondly by a correction of speech but with thee is mercy that is thou doest not in extremitie weigh our sinnes but pardon them for thy rich mercie in Christ For neuer any of the Fathers or Patriarkes found Gods fauour but in the promised seede Gen. 3. 75. and therefore Daniel intreateth it for the Lords o Messiam promissum quem fecit Deus Dominū Christum Act. 2. 36. codem argumento vtitur Ecclesia psal 80. 15. 16. Polanus in illum locum Danielis sake in the distressed time of captiuitie Dan. 9. 17. * Doctrine Sinne and the conscience of sinne hindreth our prayers conscience of sinne that knowing our owne guiltinesse we dare not present our selues before God for as Bernard truly p Duobus modis impeditur oratio peccatoris vel nulla vel nimia luce nulla luce illustratur qui peccata sua nec videt nec confitetur nimia luce obruitur qui ea tanta videt vt de indulgetia desperet horum neuter orat c. Iusententijs speaketh the prayers of a sinner are hindred two wayes vel nulla vel nimia luce by too much light when he is ouerwhelmed and dusted with the sight of his offences and beholdeth them so great that he despaireth of mercy and pardon so was it with Cain when arraigned and conuicted he cryeth out My sinne is greater then can be forgiuen Gen. 4. 13. And with Iudas when he saw what he had done in betraying of innocent bloud he went and hanged himselfe Math. 27. 5. By no light when a man doth neither know nor acknowledge his sinnes and therefore is not a suter for fauour Such a one was the Pharisie in the Gospell blinded with the loue of himself who beginneth with his gloria patri in fleede of a miserere and seeth no faults in himselfe but thinketh that God was beholden q 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basilius Isauriensis sermon de Pharisaeo Publicano to him Luc. 18. vers 13. and such call not vpon God Psal 53. 4. Sinne when men guiltie to themselues doe imagine that the Lord will not respect them for he heareth not sinners Iohn 9. 31. such as be prophane and runne into all kinde of wickednesse without remorse and indeede their prayers are abhomination Prouerb 28. 9. and of such doth God speake When you shall stretch out your hands I will hide mine eyes from you and though yee make many prayers I will not heare adding the reason For your hands are full of blood Esay 1. 15. Therefore shall you obserue it in the Scripture that the faithfull alwaies before they powre forth their harts vnto God in petitions they humbly confesse their sinnes