Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	church_n	faith_n	infallible_a	11,898	5	9.7631	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29515	The easiness and difficulty of the Christian religion in a sermon preach'd before the Lord Mayor, and court of Aldermen of the city of London, at Guild-Hall chappel, on Sunday May 26. 1689 / by Isaac Bringhurst ...	Bringhurst, Isaac, d. 1697.	1689 (1689)	Wing B4695; ESTC R14226	21,221	40

of_o christ_n shed_v abroad_o and_o root_v and_o ground_v in_o our_o heart_n this_o one_o article_n of_o christ_n crucify_v thus_o digest_v in_o succum_fw-la &_o sanguinem_fw-la into_o the_o temper_n and_o nourishment_n of_o our_o soul_n produce_v the_o most_o please_a act_n as_o all_o the_o act_n of_o love_n be_v upon_o the_o most_o perfect_a and_o satisfactory_a object_n god_n thus_o manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n must_v needs_o give_v power_n to_o the_o faint_a and_o to_o they_o that_o have_v no_o may_v increase_v strength_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v mount_v up_o with_o wing_n like_o eagle_n and_o run_v the_o way_n of_o our_o saviour_n commandment_n and_o not_o be_v weary_a and_o walk_v continual_o in_o they_o and_o not_o faint_a as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v in_o another_o case_n this_o be_v a_o great_a demonstration_n that_o our_o saviour_n yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o burden_n light_n because_o when_o we_o see_v our_o saviour_n love_n to_o we_o strong_a than_o the_o bitter_a death_n in_o he_o our_o love_n to_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v as_o strong_a as_o any_o death_n can_v be_v in_o we_o 6._o and_o last_o from_o the_o kind_a acceptance_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n he_o require_v not_o perfection_n but_o sincerity_n he_o know_v our_o frame_n and_o remember_v we_o be_v but_o dust_n psal_n 103.14_o remember_v how_o he_o at_o first_o frame_v man_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o ver_fw-la 13._o as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o child_n so_o the_o lord_n pity_v those_o that_o fear_v he_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o other_o word_n 2_o cor._n 8.12_o if_o there_o be_v first_o a_o willing_a mind_n it_o be_v accept_v according_a to_o that_o a_o man_n have_v and_o not_o according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v not_o now_o no_o man_n can_v pretend_v difficulty_n in_o sincerity_n our_o will_n be_v more_o our_o own_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o we_o call_v we_o our_o inward_a thought_n and_o inclination_n the_o only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o belong_v to_o we_o the_o philosopher_n will_v tell_v we_o lie_v and_o dissimulation_n plain_o be_v a_o force_n upon_o we_o and_o we_o feel_v it_o so_o when_o ever_o we_o be_v guilty_a hypocrisy_n be_v stoutness_n against_o god_n and_o cowardice_n to_o man_n as_o my_o lord_n bacon_n tell_v we_o and_o be_v not_o this_o the_o most_o unnatural_a and_o uneasy_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n our_o own_o experience_n will_v assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o act_v ourselves_o than_o the_o person_n of_o another_o we_o act_v ourselves_o often_o to_o our_o disadvantage_n because_o we_o do_v it_o extempore_o before_o we_o be_v aware_a but_o to_o act_v another_o man_n learn_v and_o try_v practice_n beforehand_o some_o time_n before_o they_o will_v venture_v to_o do_v it_o in_o public_a this_o also_o demonstrate_v be_v so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n that_o our_o saviour_n yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n thus_o i_o have_v finish_v what_o i_o propose_v in_o the_o second_o place_n which_o be_v to_o demonstrate_v that_o although_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v a_o yoke_n and_o a_o burden_n yet_o this_o yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o this_o burden_n light_n i_o shall_v apply_v it_o as_o brief_o and_o seasonable_o as_o i_o can_v then_o let_v we_o not_o make_v it_o more_o uneasy_a to_o one_o another_o than_o our_o saviour_n have_v make_v it_o 1._o in_o respect_n of_o our_o common_a or_o ordinary_a conversation_n there_o be_v a_o old_a proverb_n too_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v devil_n to_o one_o another_o to_o tempt_v one_o another_o to_o sin._n hab._n 2.15_o wo_n unto_o he_o that_o give_v his_o neighbour_n drink_v that_o put_v thy_o bottle_n to_o he_o and_o make_v he_o drink_v also_o that_o thou_o may_v look_v on_o his_o nakedness_n where_o the_o prophet_n plain_o threaten_v that_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n especial_o of_o that_o beastly_a sin_n of_o drunkenness_n and_o for_o their_o sport_n 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the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n but_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o text_n who_o yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o burden_n light_n 3._o let_v we_o not_o make_v it_o more_o uneasy_a to_o ourselves_o than_o our_o saviour_n have_v make_v it_o 1._o in_o our_o private_a capacity_n let_v we_o not_o by_o evil_a company_n or_o custom_n habituate_v ourselves_o to_o sin_n and_o make_v it_o natural_a to_o we_o if_o ever_o our_o religion_n do_v we_o good_a it_o must_v reform_v we_o for_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v nothing_o less_o than_o regeneration_n the_o long_o we_o wear_v the_o yoke_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o carry_v the_o burden_n of_o our_o lust_n about_o we_o the_o more_o uneasy_a will_v it_o be_v to_o put_v on_o our_o saviour_n though_o in_o themselves_o never_o so_o much_o easy_a or_o light_a than_o they_o isa_n 28.7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o the_o priest_n and_o the_o prophet_n err_v through_o wine_n they_o