Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	ghost_n	holy_a	word_n	6,811	5	4.3810	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15580	The saints aduantage or The welfare of the faithfull, in the worst times A sermon, preached at the Hage the 18. of May, 1623. before the most high, and mighty princesse, Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queene of Bohemia, Countesse Palatine of the Rhene, &c. By Iohn Wing, an vnworthy minister of the gospel and pastor to the English Church at Flishing in Zealand.	Wing, John, of Flushing, Zealand.	1623 (1623)	STC 25847; ESTC S120119	54,386	92

upon_o it_o in_o particular_a extraordinary_o faith_n wrought_v extraordinary_o we_o have_v one_o observable_a thing_n to_o note_v in_o the_o general_a to_o wit_n that_o those_o grace_n which_o be_v jmmediate_o and_o extraordinary_o wrought_v in_o man_n by_o the_o lord_n do_v carry_v man_n hart_n extraordinary_o towards_o the_o lord_n if_o god_n work_v faith_n extraordinary_o in_o abraham_n he_o will_v leave_v his_o country_n he_o will_v sacrifice_v his_o son_n do_v any_o thing_n deny_v nothing_o at_o god_n command_n if_o in_o moses_n he_o will_v leave_v all_o the_o honour_n and_o riches_n and_o happiness_n in_o the_o world_n and_o expose_v himself_o to_o any_o misery_n danger_n and_o infamy_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o joseph_n of_o esther_n and_o many_o other_o who_o grace_n have_v yield_v rare_a &_o wonderful_a fruit_n because_o they_o spring_v from_o more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a root_n the_o more_o jmmediate_a any_o man_n grace_n be_v from_o god_n the_o more_o admirable_a be_v the_o manifestation_n of_o those_o grace_n before_o god_n but_o we_o intend_v not_o to_o stay_v here_o text_n the_o part_n of_o the_o text_n let_v we_o therefore_o set_v forward_o to_o this_o three_o effect_n of_o moses_n faith_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o 26._o ver_fw-la contain_v the_o estimation_n of_o his_o say_a act_n and_o in_o they_o we_o have_v to_o consider_v 3._o thing_n 1._o the_o guide_n and_o ground_n of_o this_o his_o estimation_n to_o wit_n faith_n not_o common_a sense_n nor_o carnal_a reason_n for_o neither_o of_o these_o will_v have_v endure_v any_o such_o proceed_n 2._o the_o thing_n esteem_v to_o wit_n the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o riches_n of_o egypt_n and_o these_o be_v balance_v by_o faith_n and_o lay_v one_o against_o the_o other_o the_o former_a be_v find_v to_o be_v much_o better_a and_o far_o beyond_o the_o latter_a 3._o the_o reason_n of_o this_o his_o opinion_n which_o arise_v not_o from_o any_o respect_n of_o thing_n present_a and_o sensible_a but_o only_o and_o whole_o from_o the_o happy_a apprehension_n and_o assurance_n that_o he_o have_v of_o that_o invisible_a and_o infinite_a recompense_n of_o reward_n lay_v up_o for_o those_o who_o can_v forgo_v all_o thing_n for_o god_n glory_n and_o these_o be_v the_o part_n of_o this_o verse_n touch_v which_o we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o make_v any_o stay_n upon_o the_o interpretation_n of_o any_o of_o they_o there_o be_v no_o obscurity_n or_o ambiguity_n but_o all_o be_v easy_a and_o open_a to_o the_o mean_a capacity_n we_o will_v therefore_o hasten_v to_o the_o matter_n of_o instruction_n which_o they_o do_v administer_v unto_o us._n and_o here_o faith_n a_o special_a property_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o very_a first_o word_n esteem_v inasmuch_o as_o his_o faith_n make_v he_o thus_o to_o esteem_v we_o may_v note_v unto_o you_o one_o excellent_a property_n and_o power_n of_o true_a faith_n which_o be_v to_o alter_v the_o mind_n opinion_n and_o judgement_n of_o man_n from_o that_o it_o be_v touch_v the_o world_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o to_o esteem_v the_o best_a thing_n therein_o so_o base_a as_o to_o prefer_v and_o choose_v the_o base_a estate_n in_o the_o world_n before_o that_o which_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o best_a time_n be_v that_o moses_n can_v make_v use_n of_o and_o posesse_v the_o honour_n of_o egypt_n for_o forty_o year_n together_o but_o now_o unto_o faith_n affliction_n be_v better_a than_o promotion_n slavery_n then_o honour_n he_o will_v rather_o be_v a_o captive_a with_o god_n people_n than_o a_o gallant_a courtier_n even_o the_o son_n of_o a_o king_n daughter_n he_o be_v now_o otherwise_o conceit_v opinionate_a and_o persuade_v then_o before_o he_o be_v faith_n have_v so_o alter_v the_o case_n with_o he_o that_o he_o be_v nothing_o so_o mind_v as_o he_o be_v it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n oppose_v faith_n and_o sense_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o walk_v by_o faith_n cor._n cor._n and_o not_o by_o sight_n for_o they_o look_v not_o on_o thing_n that_o be_v see_v but_o live_v by_o faith_n which_o feed_v itself_o and_o fasten_v they_o on_o thing_n not_o seen_n and_o so_o they_o account_v and_o judge_v all_o thing_n base_a and_o vile_a 3.8_o phil._n 3.8_o yea_o loss_n and_o dung_n yea_o as_o most_o loathsome_a and_o excecrable_a excrement_n as_o the_o word_n signifyes_n and_o can_v well_o brook_v to_o have_v themselves_o account_v the_o base_a ofscouring_a of_o all_o thing_n through_o the_o excellency_n of_o faith_n that_o be_v in_o they_o let_v no_o man_n vain_o boast_v of_o this_o virtue_n or_o jmagine_v he_o have_v himself_o pose_v of_o this_o singular_a grace_n to_o who_o mind_n judgement_n and_o estimation_n all_o thing_n be_v not_o so_o base_a and_o abominable_a that_o he_o can_v be_v put_v to_o it_o by_o god_n most_o willing_o abandon_v and_o abhor_v all_o riches_n and_o glory_n and_o free_o take_v up_o all_o affliction_n wretchedness_n and_o misery_n yea_o and_o rather_o as_o our_o moses_n here_o make_v a_o good_a choice_n of_o the_o worst_a then_o make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o the_o best_a that_o the_o world_n can_v afford_v true_a faith_n where_o it_o be_v be_v of_o a_o noble_a heroical_a heavenly_a and_o divine_a disposition_n and_o carry_v the_o hart_n of_o man_n into_o high_a contempt_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o before_o he_o have_v in_o high_a esteem_n scorn_v in_o the_o least_o to_o stoop_v to_o the_o great_a and_o most_o glorious_a lure_n that_o can_v be_v offer_v of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v below_o &_o do_v disdain_n to_o look_v after_o those_o advantage_n which_o be_v most_o dear_a unto_o other_o but_o we_o must_v not_o dwell_v here_o neither_o neither_o be_v it_o our_o present_a purpose_n to_o prosecute_v this_o point_n but_o to_o set_v forward_o unto_o that_o whereon_o we_o intend_v by_o god_n grace_n to_o insist_v and_o that_o be_v take_v from_o the_o second_o consideration_n which_o be_v of_o the_o thing_n esteem_v and_o they_o be_v compare_v one_o with_o another_o the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n be_v find_v far_o to_o exceed_v and_o to_o be_v much_o better_a than_o the_o treasure_n in_o egypt_n from_o wence_o the_o main_n thing_n which_o we_o have_v to_o learn_v for_o our_o instruction_n be_v thus_o much_o doctrine_n that_o the_o worst_a estate_n of_o a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v better_a than_o the_o best_a estate_n of_o any_o wicked_a man_n note_v it_o well_o we_o say_v and_o avouch_v that_o the_o worst_a estate_n of_o god_n child_n be_v better_a than_o the_o best_a of_o a_o wicked_a man_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n and_o believe_v of_o which_o point_n because_o at_o first_o sight_n it_o may_v seem_v a_o strange_a paradexe_n and_o a_o proposition_n jmpossible_a to_o be_v true_a it_o shall_v be_v necessary_a before_o we_o come_v to_o prove_v the_o same_o to_o explain_v it_o before_o you_o and_o to_o give_v all_o man_n to_o understand_v what_o we_o mean_v by_o the_o worst_a estate_n of_o god_n child_n and_o by_o the_o best_a estate_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n and_o in_o a_o word_n thus_o we_o mean_v that_o look_v what_o the_o world_n that_o be_v the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n do_v esteem_n and_o judge_n on_o the_o one_o part_n to_o be_v the_o mean_a and_o most_o miserable_a state_n of_o any_o good_a man_n and_o also_o what_o they_o themselves_o do_v again_o conceive_v on_o the_o other_o part_n to_o be_v their_o own_o most_o happy_a and_o comfortable_a condition_n that_o on_o either_o part_n we_o intend_v in_o this_o our_o instruction_n now_o all_o man_n do_v know_v that_o the_o world_n do_v repute_v affliction_n disgrace_n tyranny_n persecution_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o cruelty_n and_o slavery_n to_o be_v the_o unhappy_a case_n a_o man_n can_v possible_o be_v in_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o honour_n wealth_n prosperity_n and_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o the_o hart_n of_o man_n can_v wish_v when_o every_o thing_n go_v with_o he_o as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o and_o all_o thing_n settle_v upon_o he_o to_o his_o soul_n content_n this_o be_v adjudge_v the_o happy_a state_n of_o he_o or_o they_o that_o have_v it_o and_o this_o be_v that_o we_o account_v the_o best_a of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o worst_a of_o the_o other_o even_o that_o which_o themselves_o do_v account_v so_o we_o ask_v no_o other_o interpreter_n of_o our_o meaning_n than_o the_o man_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o their_o ordinary_a and_o universal_a opinion_n and_o of_o these_o estate_n be_v thus_o understand_v we_o be_v to_o prove_v and_o make_v good_a that_o the_o former_a be_v the_o worst_a be_v better_o to_o a_o child_n of_o god_n than_o the_o latter_a be_v the_o best_a can_v be_v to_o any_o ungodly_a man_n yea_o

with_o all_o temporal_a delight_n he_o that_o have_v the_o large_a share_n in_o they_o of_o any_o mortal_a man_n that_o ever_o live_v even_o solomon_n tell_v we_o we_o they_o can_v give_v full_a contentment_n &_o again_o the_o eye_n can_v be_v satisfy_v with_o see_v 5.10_o eccles_n 5.10_o nor_o the_o ear_n with_o hear_v &c_n &c_n but_o here_o at_o our_o very_a worst_a we_o have_v our_o measure_n of_o joy_n and_o solace_n press_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n fill_v up_o to_o the_o brim_n and_o run_v over_o upon_o we_o from_o the_o lord_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o these_o light_n and_o short_a trouble_n 4.17_o 2_o cor._n 4.17_o do_v not_o only_o thus_o consist_v with_o our_o great_a rejoice_v here_o present_a but_o they_o procure_v unto_o we_o in_o heaven_n a_o exceed_a excessive_a for_o so_o the_o word_n do_v sound_a in_o their_o true_a sense_n eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n lo_o what_o word_n the_o holy_a ghost_n use_v to_o express_v these_o thing_n to_o we_o exceed_o excessive_a to_o 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worthy_a point_n of_o truth_n wherein_o though_o we_o have_v seem_v long_o to_o insist_v yet_o know_v it_o be_v such_o good_a be_v here_o as_o peter_n once_o say_v that_o we_o can_v even_o build_v tabernacle_n in_o the_o bless_a comfort_n of_o the_o same_o as_o find_v it_o to_o be_v much_o hard_a to_o get_v out_o then_o to_o go_v on_o further_a in_o the_o discovery_n hereof_o wherein_o a_o faithful_a man_n be_v after_o a_o sort_n transfigure_v and_o mount_v aloft_o far_o beyond_o all_o mortality_n misery_n and_o vexation_n of_o man_n or_o devil_n in_o this_o world_n which_o now_o thus_o raise_v either_o he_o see_v not_o or_o if_o he_o do_v he_o behold_v they_o as_o far_o under_o his_o foot_n with_o a_o christian_a and_o holy_a contempt_n and_o himself_o have_v his_o hart_n be_v settle_v on_o these_o thing_n his_o seat_n on_o high_a with_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o bless_a and_o belove_a one_o unto_o who_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v translate_v in_o the_o sweet_a apprehension_n of_o his_o soul_n while_o he_o be_v conversant_a in_o these_o sacred_a and_o supernatural_a meditation_n and_o behold_v the_o glorious_a face_n of_o god_n shine_a upon_o he_o and_o his_o own_o hart_n so_o dazzle_v with_o the_o heavenly_a lustre_n of_o this_o most_o bless_a light_n that_o he_o can_v well_o tell_v for_o the_o time_n where_o he_o be_v whether_o in_o the_o body_n or_o no_o his_o soul_n soar_v aloft_o and_o find_v such_o inconceivable_a contentment_n in_o these_o consolation_n but_o we_o must_v put_v a_o end_n to_o our_o discourse_n of_o these_o comfort_n and_o leave_v the_o rest_n to_o that_o time_n when_o we_o shall_v come_v into_o actual_a and_o full_a possession_n of_o endless_a life_n where_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o infinite_a fullnes_n of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o best_a thing_n that_o be_v here_o be_v but_o the_o beginning_n and_o first_o fruit_n of_o that_o which_o we_o shall_v have_v there_o use_v 2_o and_o so_o we_o come_v to_o a_o second_o use_n of_o the_o this_o bless_a truth_n which_o concern_v wicked_a man_n presecutor_n terror_n to_o presecutor_n unto_o who_o we_o must_v change_v our_o note_n and_o sing_v another_o tune_n from_o the_o true_a consequence_n of_o the_o same_o for_o it_o sound_v as_o all_o heavenly_a truth_n do_v heavy_o in_o their_o ear_n and_o be_v not_o more_o sweet_o musical_a to_o the_o saint_n than_o it_o be_v doleful_o miserable_a to_o sinner_n we_o need_v not_o say_v much_o to_o they_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o the_o aforesaid_a happiness_n and_o felicity_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v more_o than_o a_o little_a inasmuch_o as_o we_o have_v see_v as_o we_o have_v go_v all_o along_o from_o one_o passage_n to_o another_o their_o misery_n &_o unhappiness_n have_v still_o be_v entwist_v opposite_o to_o the_o joy_n of_o god_n choose_v and_o entail_v thereunto_o so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o deprive_v of_o so_o much_o joy_n as_o have_v appear_v to_o the_o faithful_a in_o every_o particular_a from_o point_n to_o point_n but_o be_v further_o assure_v of_o as_o many_o and_o as_o great_a mischief_n as_o our_o mercy_n do_v amount_v unto_o every_o comfort_n to_o we_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o curse_n also_o unto_o they_o yet_o over_o and_o above_o all_o that_o we_o have_v say_v there_o be_v somewhat_o more_o fall_v upon_o they_o to_o their_o further_a terror_n from_o this_o truth_n and_o that_o be_v mean_v unto_o the_o persecutor_n and_o tormentor_n of_o god_n people_n who_o do_v full_a often_o affright_v and_o terrify_v those_o who_o they_o have_v in_o their_o power_n with_o big_a and_o bitter_a word_n with_o cruel_a and_o curse_a speaking_n viz_o that_o this_o and_o that_o they_o will_v do_v and_o they_o shall_v ay_o that_o they_o shall_v well_o know_v that_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o excercise_n their_o pleasure_n and_o to_o have_v their_o will_n upon_o they_o just_o as_o insolent_a and_o jmperious_a as_o pilate_n know_v thou_o not_o that_o i_o have_v power_n to_o bind_v thou_o &c_n &c_n and_o these_o tyrant_n will_v jmprison_v will_v torture_v will_v kill_v what_o will_v they_o not_o do_v and_o what_o shall_v not_o god_n child_n endure_v if_o either_o vile_a word_n or_o villainous_a deed_n may_v put_v they_o into_o dread_n distraction_n yea_o desperation_n but_o will_v thou_o know_v 2.20_o jam._n 2.20_o o_o thou_o vain_a man_n and_o vile_a miscreant_n how_o jdle_o all_o this_o be_v utter_v to_o terrify_v he_o who_o can_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o glorious_a light_n of_o this_o gracious_a truth_n triumphant_o retort_v all_o this_o upon_o thyself_o to_o thy_o own_o terror_n and_o amazement_n of_o hart_n and_o tell_v thou_o to_o thy_o tooth_n that_o see_v the_o worst_a of_o god_n child_n be_v better_a than_o the_o best_a of_o any_o wicked_a man_n therefore_o all_o thou_o can_v say_v or_o do_v can_v make_v he_o half_o so_o miserable_a as_o thyself_o be_v who_o do_v thus_o menace_v the_o member_n of_o jesus_n christ._n when_o thou_o 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