Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	adam_n	eat_v	forbid_a	3,497	5	11.6458	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04163	Peters teares A sermon, preached at S. Maries Spittle, the xv. of Aprill 1612. By Thomas Iacksonne Bachelour in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods holy word at Wye in Kent.	Jackson, Thomas, d. 1646.	1612 (1612)	STC 14304; ESTC S107444	32,969	44

be noted that though most or all of the Apostles be touched in the Gospell for some infirmitie or other as the two Sonnes of Zebodie for ambitious affectation of Superioritie Thomas for his Incredulitie all of them often for their little Fayth as in the Storme vpon the sea and when they so reasoned amongst themselues because they had no Bread yea for vnbeliefe as when they could not cure the Lunaticke and for hardnesse of heart because they belieued not such as had seene him being rysen vp againe and lastly for a feare-fullnesse for when he was apprehended all the Disciples forsooke him fled c. Yet are the infirmities of Peter both for number and measure discouered to exceede all the rest as his rashnesse in aduenturing to walke vpon the Sea his vnaduised speach vpon the Mountaine Maister it is good for vs to be heere let vs buylde three Tabernacles his vncharitablenesse Maister how often shall I forgiue my brother till seauen times his foole-hardinesse in drawing his Sword and cutting off Malchus eare and his curiosity asking Christ concerning Jhon What shall this man doe I say besides these which were but as common infirmities and pettie slippes there are three great sinnes recorded and aggrauated by the holy Ghost and stood vpon by the Fathers viz. First his fearefull disswading of Christ from going to Ierusalem the place of his Passion Wherein he was an enemie to the Passion of Christ by consequent to the Redemption of the elect Secondly his hipocriticall seperating of himselfe by which his euill Example as by a law he did constraine or compell the Gentiles to Judaize for which Paul zealously withstood him to his face Thirdly his desperate perfidious and most execrable denyinge forswearinge and anathomatizing or cursinge of himselfe if he knew the man which sinnes are not discouered by those holy pen-men to disgrace their worthy Colleague nor by me rehearsed to derogate any thinge from the blessed memorie of so worthie an Apostle as Porphirie and Faustus the Manithie did But that Man may be ashamed for presuminge God for euer praysed for pardoning and the preposterous zeale of the Romanistes brideled for ascribing two much vnto him and so ceasing any further to speake of that sinne which is so clearely washed away with the bloud of Christ forgiuen and forgotten of God I will proceed to breake the Bottle of Teares which he shed for his sinne wherein he is an Example teaching all that haue sinned how to turne vnto God that they may be pardoned For the more profitable handling whereof these partes are to be obserued First the meanes of his Repentaunce And immediatly the Cocke crew and Peter remembred Secondly the Testification of his repentaunce So he went our and wept bitterly Concerning the Meanes the time is to be noted when these Meanes were vouchsafed vnto him Immediatly then the Meanes themselues which were of two sortes viz. Externall and Internall The meanes Externall two viz first the Cockes crowing and as S. Luke addeth Jesus his looking backe vpon him The meanes Internall two viz. his remembring of his Maisters words as S Marke addeth the waying of thinges with himselfe The Testification of his Repentaunce was two-fold viz. first his breaking out of the company and forsaking of their fellowship by whom he had been so occasioned to sinne so he went out and secondly his sorrow for his sinne hee wept yea and that bitterly of which in order and though not all that might be sayd of euery little yet a little of euery part as the time and your patience or both will giue leaue The first thing to be considered is the Time when God vouchsafed to Peter the blessed meanes to reclaime or recall him which is the more carefully to be obserued because all the Euangelistes doe purposely front the Storie of his Repentance therewith and yet dispatch it in one word Immediatly or as S. Luke hath it while he yet spake Euen whilst he was swearing and cursing the Cocke crew and as it were tooke the wordes out of his mouth which circumstaunce teacheth That though God see good to let his Children fall yet he will not long leaue them and suffer them to lie in sinne as S. Iohn sayth this wicked world doth but will seasonably and speedily put vnder his hand to helpe them vp againe and strike their heartes before they be canterized through custome which taketh away the sense of sinne No sooner had Adam eaten of the forbidden fruite and forfeited that excellent Glorie of his Creation but in the coole of the day God came and called vnto him Adam where art thou No sooner had Dauid receiued the number of his people but his heart smote him No sooner was Jonah got into a shippe and vnder sayle for Tharshish but the Lord sent out a great wind dispatched a Pursiuant from Heauen to attache him shipped vengeaunce in a Whirle-wind which sayled aloft in the ayre to ouertake and bring in againe that fugitiue Prophet And surely Peter receiued no lesse grace for euen whiles he was speaking swearing and cursing the Cocke crew and called vpon him for repentaunce The Reasons hereof are principally these two first because Sathan maketh great haste to driue men downe the staires vnto Hell What they doe he would haue them doe quickly if he might haue his will no man should swallow his spittle before he were in the lowermost Hell see how hasty he was with Euah that in so little a time had gotten her looke vpon lust for eate of and giue to her husband What haste did Jonah make towards Tharshish downe to the key found a shippe payed the fare and downe in it What haste did Peter make in how little a while was he come to the feare-full height of sinne a presumer a denier a forswearer a curser Lord what would haue become of him if his Maister had let him alone a while longer But Immediatly the Cocke crew Secondly because continuance in sinne and custome taketh away sense and breedeth incurable hardnesse yea the greater and nearer daunger is at hand the lesse it is perceiued Peter is come to the very threshold of Hell and seeth it not as Dauid swore to Ionathan As the Lord liueth there is but a steppe betwixt me and death so there was but one steppe more and Peter had been in the bottomlesse pitte wherfore as a man that will saue the Lame that is alreadie in the mouth of the Lyon must make haste that will saue the Brand from burning must make haste to pull it out of the Fire so God maketh haste to saue a sinner When Peter walked vpon the sea he no sooner began to sincke but he cryed out Maister saue me But now that he is in farre greater daunger sincking into the floods of sinne yea suncke to