Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n
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A60145
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The present correction and reproof of sin or A discourse on 2 Jer. 19. vers. Thine own iniquities shall correct thee, & thy backslideings shall reprove thee.
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Shower, John, 1657-1715.
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Wing S3681; ESTC R221463
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the_o very_a place_n may_v make_v the_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o better_o remember_v &_o render_v the_o equity_n of_o the_o sentence_n the_o more_o manifest_a &_o observable_a 2_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v those_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o sin_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o sin_n themselves_o that_o be_v either_o inseparable_a from_o or_o do_v common_o attend_v &_o follow_v they_o such_o as_o thes_n which_o follow_v §_o 1._o shame_n assoon_o as_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v sin_v as_o if_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n have_v get_v into_o their_o face_n they_o blush_v &_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o nakedness_n &_o of_o their_o folly_n which_o bring_v it_o and_o be_v it_o not_o in_o some_o measure_n thus_o with_o their_o posterity_n also_o such_o a_o inseparable_a shame_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n that_o hardly_o any_o man_n will_v own_v himself_o guilty_a of_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o vice_n till_o he_o have_v change_v its_o name_n give_v it_o a_o honourable_a title_n &_o varnish_v it_o with_o some_o appellative_a of_o virtue_n that_o so_o prudence_n &_o wisdom_n thrift_n &_o good_a husbandry_n friendship_n &_o good_a humour_n valour_n &_o generosity_n may_v protect_v worldliness_n covetousness_n debauchery_n &_o foolish_a mirth_n &_o conceal_v madness_n fury_n &_o pride_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o other_o fault_n if_o man_n be_v surprise_v in_o some_o act_n of_o impiety_n what_o silly_a excuse_n will_v they_o frame_v what_o childish_a pretence_n &_o frivolous_a evasion_n will_v they_o make_v what_o slender_a shift_n &_o weak_a apology_n to_o justify_v they_o selv'_v to_o extenuate_v or_o prevent_v the_o publication_n of_o their_o folly_n their_o disorder_a &_o down_o cast_v look_n or_o stupid_a silence_n make_v it_o evident_a they_o be_v ashamed_a the_o shame_n of_o be_v think_v guilty_a make_v they_o shift_v &_o turn_v &_o try_v all_o method_n to_o excuse_v they_o selv'_v or_o defend_v what_o they_o have_v do_v &_o so_o throw_v the_o blame_n on_o some_o what_o else_o as_o on_o the_o temperament_n &_o constitution_n of_o their_o body_n which_o they_o can_v help_v on_o the_o importunity_n of_o their_o company_n which_o they_o can_v notresi_v on_o the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n or_o rather_o than_o fail_v with_o adam_n they_o will_v charge_v god_n himself_o as_o accessary_a to_o their_o crime_n and_o reflect_v upon_o his_o holy_a providence_n except_o among_o a_o few_o savage_n like_o beast_n there_o be_v no_o nation_n or_o people_n under_o heaven_n where_o filthiness_n and_o intemperance_n &_o some_o grosser_n sin_n be_v not_o reckon_v shameful_a the_o voice_n of_o nature_n itself_o be_v against_o such_o sin_n and_o we_o thereby_o violate_v the_o modesty_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n and_o offend_v against_o a_o internal_a witness_n that_o condemn_v we_o and_o when_o once_o we_o begin_v to_o do_v so_o god_n may_v leave_v we_o to_o proceed_v till_o we_o become_v public_a spectacle_n of_o shame_n to_o all_o that_o know_v we_o and_o wish_v we_o better_o there_o be_v very_o few_o i_o hope_v who_o have_v sin_v they_o selv'_v beyond_o all_o shame_n though_o more_o of_o late_a then_o ever_o who_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n and_o glory_n in_o their_o shame_n who_o boast_v of_o that_o which_o shall_v cover_v they_o with_o confusion_n of_o face_n but_o such_o have_v sin_v they_o selv'_v within_o a_o step_n of_o hell_n and_o be_v past_a feeling_n be_v so_o far_o past_o all_o hope_n of_o be_v reclaim_v none_o but_o such_o absalon_n will_v commit_v lewdness_n on_o the_o house_n top_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n say_v the_o apostle_n 3.2_o 5_o eph._n 3.2_o to_o speak_v of_o what_o some_o man_n do_v in_o secret_a i_o wish_v such_o sin_n be_v secret_a still_o which_o be_v not_o then_o so_o much_o as_o to_o be_v name_v among_o saint_n i_o e._n not_o without_o need_n and_o not_o without_o abhorrence_n they_o that_o be_v drink_v say_v the_o same_o apostle_n 7._o 1_o thes_n 5._o c._n 7._o be_v drink_v in_o the_o night_n the_o heathen_n they_o selv'_v never_o celebrate_v the_o feast_n of_o a_o drunken_a bacchus_n but_o by_o night_n so_o for_o uncleanness_n the_o eye_n of_o the_o adulterer_n wait_v for_o the_o twilight_n 16._o 24_o job_n 14_o 15_o 16._o say_v no_o eye_n shall_v see_v i_o and_o he_o disguise_v his_o face_n in_o the_o dark_a they_o dig_v throthouse_n which_o they_o have_v mark_v for_o themselv'_v in_o the_o day_n time_n they_o know_v not_o the_o light_n for_o the_o morning_n be_v to_o they_o even_o as_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n if_o one_o know_v they_o they_o be_v in_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n so_o for_o murder_n and_o theft_n and_o other_o work_v of_o darkness_n to_o which_o shame_n be_v inseparable_o annex_v how_o shameful_o be_v man_n disfigure_v by_o drunkeness_n how_o do_v thy_o talk_n and_o act_n like_o fool_n when_o wine_n have_v fill_v they_o with_o more_o spirit_n than_o they_o be_v able_a to_o govern_v how_o ill_o favour_a be_v their_o look_n and_o how_o ridiculous_a their_o carriage_n betray_n that_o folly_n in_o their_o drunken_a fit_n which_o afterward_o they_o be_v ashamed_a to_o think_v or_o speak_v of_o expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o pity_n of_o their_o friend_n &_o neighbour_n to_o the_o contempt_n of_o child_n and_o the_o scorn_n of_o their_o own_o servant_n it_o be_v sad_a to_o consider_v how_o the_o commonness_n of_o this_o and_o other_o vice_n have_v in_o great_a measure_n take_v off_o the_o shame_n of_o commit_v it_o so_o that_o we_o may_v ask_v the_o question_n with_o the_o prophet_n be_v they_o ashamed_a when_o they_o commitmit_v all_o these_o abomination_n and_o make_v the_o same_o answer_n no_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o ashamed_a neither_o do_v they_o blush_v if_o ever_o they_o reform_v and_o return_v to_o god_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n they_o will_v then_o be_v hearty_o ashamed_a sogno_fw-it ashamed_a e_o del_fw-it mio_fw-mi vaneggiar_fw-mi vergogna_fw-it e'l_o frutto_fw-mi e'l_o pentirsi_n e'l_o conoscer_n chiarament_fw-mi vhe_fw-it que_fw-fr quanto_fw-la piace_n all_o mondo_fw-la è_fw-la breve_fw-la sogno_fw-it when_o reflect_v on_o their_o past_a folly_n they_o shall_v ask_v themselv'_v what_o fruit_n have_v we_o of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o we_o be_v now_o ashamed_a but_o if_o a_o timely_a repentance_n do_v not_o bring_v they_o to_o holy_a shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n before_o they_o die_v they_o shall_v arise_v again_o to_o shame_n and_o everlasting_a contempt_n §_o 2._o the_o pain_n and_o trouble_v and_o slavery_n and_o suffering_n that_o wait_v upon_o sin_n do_v correct_v and_o reprove_v the_o sinner_n and_o this_o will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v 1._o the_o preparatory_n to_o the_o commission_n of_o some_o crime_n 2._o 2._o 12_o dan._n 2._o the_o actual_a commission_n 3_o the_o consequent_a trouble_n by_o disaponitment_n etc._n etc._n 1._o the_o preparation_n necessary_a to_o the_o commission_n of_o some_o sin_n they_o who_o have_v have_v any_o tolerable_a education_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christianity_n under_o religious_a or_o sober_a parent_n can_v present_o adventure_v upon_o great_a transgression_n they_o must_v first_o stifle_v their_o conviction_n &_o debauch_v their_o reason_n and_o baffle_v conscience_n and_o lay_v aside_o consideration_n and_o serious_a thought_n forsake_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n neglect_v the_o read_n of_o the_o bible_n and_o other_o good_a book_n leave_v off_o secret_a prayer_n entertain_v loose_a company_n and_o admit_v some_o principle_n of_o atheism_n or_o sadduceism_n before_o they_o can_v date_n to_o adventure_v for_o the_o debauch_n of_o a_o young_a man_n well_o educate_v be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v all_o at_o once_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o some_o time_n and_o must_v be_v effect_v by_o degree_n and_o many_o art_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v requisite_a in_o order_n to_o it_o and_o after_o all_o it_o be_v with_o reluctance_n at_o first_o that_o they_o dare_v do_v as_o other_o &_o run_v into_o the_o same_o excess_n of_o riot_n and_o some_o grosser_n villainy_n they_o boggle_v at_o still_o and_o be_v afraid_a to_o proceed_v it_o be_v a_o strange_a expression_n of_o the_o psalmist_n 7_o psal_n 14._o they_o travel_v with_o iniquity_n and_o conceive_v mischief_n be_v in_o as_o great_a pain_n almost_o as_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n and_o all_o this_o to_o bring_v forth_o a_o lye_n the_o law_n of_o god_n stare_v they_o in_o the_o face_n and_o something_o within_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v better_a to_o forbear_v and_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v otherwise_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o easy_a or_o free_a from_o distract_n fear_n till_o the_o way_n be_v prepare_v by_o lesser_a sin_n and_o a_o gradual_a apostasy_n 2._o we_o may_v consider_v the_o trouble_n they_o meet_v