Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	apostle_n	death_n	sting_n	5,270	5	12.1701	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70803	A decad of caveats to the people of England of general use in all times, but most seasonable in these, as having a tendency to the satisfying such as are not content with the present government as it is by law establish'd, an aptitude to the setling the minds of such as are but seekers and erraticks in religion an aim at the uniting of our Protestant-dissenters in church and state : whereby the worst of all conspiracies lately rais'd against both, may be the greatest blessing, which could have happen'd to either of them : to which is added an appendix in order to the conviction of those three enemies to the deity, the atheist, the infidel and the setter up of science to the prejudice of religion / by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing P2176; Wing P2196; ESTC R18054	221,635	492

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she_o wipe_v her_o mouth_n and_o look_v demure_o and_o say_v that_o she_o have_v do_v no_o wickedness_n prov._n 30._o 20._o what_o be_v want_v to_o she_o in_o chastity_n she_o endeavour_v to_o supply_v by_o the_o care_n and_o caution_n wherewith_o she_o sin_v as_o if_o the_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o this_o sense_n also_o de_fw-fr non_fw-la apparentibus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la existentibus_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la i_o have_v do_v no_o wickedness_n because_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o i_o have_v do_v it_o my_o way_n of_o sin_n have_v be_v as_o close_o and_o as_o indiscernible_a as_o the_o way_n of_o a_o eagle_n in_o the_o air_n or_o the_o way_n of_o a_o ship_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n v._n 19_o and_o if_o there_o be_v either_o no_o god_n at_o all_o or_o else_o a_o god_n that_o have_v no_o omniscience_n or_o that_o do_v not_o employ_v it_o on_o trivial_a object_n i_o have_v abstain_v from_o all_o evil_a because_o from_o all_o appearance_n of_o it_o thus_o the_o pharisee_n of_o old_a may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v abstain_v from_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_n because_o however_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o eat_v up_o orphan_n and_o widow_n house_n yet_o they_o do_v it_o so_o devout_o by_o their_o fast_v twice_o a_o week_n and_o their_o long_a prayer_n for_o a_o pretence_n that_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v vile_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o 28._o they_o appear_v righteous_a unto_o man_n and_o how_o be_v that_o but_o by_o abstain_v from_o the_o appearance_n at_o least_o of_o all_o unrighteousness_n they_o do_v noctem_fw-la peccatis_fw-la &_o fraudibus_fw-la addere_fw-la nubem_fw-la that_o be_v they_o sin_v out_o of_o sight_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v they_o be_v circumspect_a and_o wary_a in_o all_o their_o wickedness_n if_o any_o covetousness_n or_o cruelty_n of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a size_n be_v to_o be_v commit_v they_o present_o cover_v it_o with_o a_o corban_n and_o be_v deceiver_n of_o man_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n thus_o the_o samaritan_n heretofore_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v abstain_v from_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_n because_o how_o sinful_a soever_o they_o be_v themselves_o they_o do_v yet_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o come_v near_o unto_o a_o sinner_n every_o jew_n be_v think_v sick_a of_o a_o noli_fw-la i_o tangere_fw-la and_o be_v according_o keep_v off_o with_o a_o ne_fw-fr attingas_fw-la stand_v by_o thyself_o come_v not_o near_o to_o i_o for_o i_o be_o holy_a than_o thou_o isa_n 65._o 2_o 3_o 5._o and_o thus_o the_o rigide_a magnesios_fw-gr professor_n of_o grace_n and_o godliness_n here_o at_o home_n have_v a_o conscience_n so_o callous_a as_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o rebel_v against_o their_o governor_n but_o yet_o so_o delicate_a as_o not_o to_o permit_v they_o to_o obey_v a_o conscience_n so_o wide_o as_o to_o swallow_v camel_n but_o yet_o so_o straight_o as_o to_o strain_v at_o gnat_n a_o conscience_n so_o tough_a as_o to_o bear_v a_o schism_n and_o yet_o so_o tender_a as_o to_o scruple_n at_o a_o ceremony_n they_o be_v not_o sabbath-breaker_n or_o swearer_n for_o those_o be_v sin_n of_o no_o profit_n nor_o be_v they_o ordinary_o drink_v with_o excess_n of_o wine_n for_o that_o be_v both_o a_o disgraceful_a and_o costly_a sin_n but_o they_o be_v serious_a and_o demure_a in_o all_o their_o project_n and_o seek_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o church_n in_o as_o great_a sobriety_n sueton_n as_o julius_n caesar_n do_v that_o of_o a_o commonwealth_n thus_o affect_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil_n when_o they_o have_v nothing_o in_o they_o of_o good_a but_o in_o appearance_n insomuch_o as_o i_o may_v say_v without_o breach_n of_o charity_n that_o since_o the_o 11._o word_n godliness_n be_v usurp_v to_o supplant_v the_o thing_n a_o great_a improvement_n have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o trade_n of_o knavery_n and_o deceit_n than_o have_v be_v ever_o know_v before_o in_o any_o less_o pretend_v time_n §_o 4._o this_o must_v therefore_o be_v the_o subject_a of_o our_o first_o and_o chief_a care_n that_o we_o abuse_v not_o ourselves_o as_o well_o as_o other_o by_o take_v that_o to_o be_v holiness_n which_o be_v hypocrisy_n that_o we_o abstain_v in_o sincerity_n from_o the_o evil_n itself_o and_o not_o from_o the_o sole_a appearance_n of_o it_o our_o second_o care_n must_v be_v that_o in_o the_o course_n of_o our_o abstinence_n we_o be_v not_o only_o sincere_a but_o impartial_a too_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o we_o abstain_v from_o this_o or_o that_o single_a evil_n to_o which_o perhaps_o we_o be_v not_o carry_v by_o any_o natural_a inclination_n or_o have_v contract_v averseness_n to_o for_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abstain_v from_o

pythagoras_n have_v rather_o a_o man_n shall_v throw_v out_o a_o 36._o stone_n than_o a_o word_n or_o two_o rash_o and_o at_o a_o venture_n yea_o if_o of_o every_o idle_a word_n man_n shall_v give_v a_o account_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n how_o much_o more_o of_o every_o evil_a one_o when_o falseness_n and_o rancour_n be_v cleave_v to_o it_o and_o we_o read_v that_o evil_a thought_n which_o proceed_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n be_v especial_o the_o thing_n that_o defile_v the_o man._n matth._n 15._o 18_o 19_o 20._o a_o truth_n discernible_a as_o by_o other_o so_o by_o this_o reason_n also_o that_o many_o customary_a sinner_n may_v be_v forcible_o restrain_v from_o their_o evil_a action_n who_o yet_o can_v never_o be_v restrain_v from_o their_o evil_a thought_n too_o for_o as_o crow_n from_o carrion_n be_v not_o force_v to_o abstain_v by_o satiety_n itself_o but_o still_o abide_v upon_o the_o place_n as_o if_o they_o can_v never_o fill_v their_o eye_n though_o they_o have_v their_o belly_n so_o customary_a sinner_n when_o age_n or_o sickness_n have_v make_v they_o innocent_a as_o to_o their_o action_n do_v love_n to_o think_v over_o the_o sin_n they_o have_v not_o vigour_n enough_o to_o act_v they_o can_v no_o more_o cease_v from_o sin_n which_o custom_n have_v rivet_v in_o their_o soul_n than_o fly_v enure_v to_o the_o shambles_n be_v able_a to_o abstain_v from_o the_o smell_n of_o meat_n now_o whether_o the_o evil_a of_o our_o thought_n be_v of_o wilfulness_n or_o infirmity_n we_o be_v to_o exercise_v ourselves_o in_o abstain_v from_o it_o for_o we_o must_v actual_o abstain_v from_o all_o wilful_a evil_n and_o we_o must_v studious_o abstain_v from_o all_o the_o evil_a of_o infirmity_n so_o as_o to_o hate_v and_o to_o deplore_v and_o to_o strive_v against_o it_o this_o i_o say_v for_o our_o humiliation_n but_o i_o add_v for_o our_o comfort_n too_o that_o so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v strive_v with_o the_o utmost_a of_o our_o ablility_n against_o the_o stream_n of_o human_a frailty_n we_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o wrath_n in_o case_n the_o violence_n of_o the_o torrent_n prevail_v against_o we_o prevail_v against_o we_o i_o mean_v so_o as_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o our_o strive_v to_o have_v some_o residence_n though_o not_o habitual_o to_o reign_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n for_o when_o we_o strive_v against_o that_o from_o which_o we_o can_v so_o abstain_v as_o to_o be_v every_o way_n sinless_a then_o we_o be_v reckon_v to_o abstain_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o to_o be_v sincere_a and_o though_o a_o sinlesness_n be_v not_o yet_o be_v a_o singleness_n or_o sincerity_n the_o indispensable_a requisite_a of_o a_o christian_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n at_o least_o we_o must_v abstain_v from_o all_o evil_a as_o well_o from_o the_o least_o as_o from_o the_o great_a §_o 14._o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d abstain_v from_o all_o evil_a although_o it_o shall_v not_o at_o all_o be_v simple_o but_o accidental_o such_o many_o hundred_o of_o thing_n there_o be_v however_o reducible_a unto_o four_o or_o five_o head_n which_o be_v not_o absolute_o evil_a but_o yet_o be_v evil_a ex_fw-la accidenti_fw-la and_o what_o be_v evil_a but_o accidental_o be_v simple_o good_n and_o so_o there_o be_v several_a good_a thing_n which_o though_o absolute_o and_o simple_o and_o antecedent_o such_o yet_o from_o the_o same_o be_v consider_v in_o some_o relation_n and_o respect_n it_o be_v a_o christian_a man_n duty_n very_o careful_o to_o abstain_v and_o in_o consequence_n of_o this_o abstain_v from_o every_o good_a thing_n which_o thy_o conscience_n do_v condemn_v and_o from_o every_o good_a thing_n which_o thy_o conscience_n doubt_v of_o and_o from_o every_o good_a thing_n by_o which_o thy_o brother_n be_v make_v to_o stumble_v and_o to_o fall_v headlong_o into_o sin_n and_o from_o every_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v comparative_o evil_a by_o be_v heedless_o prefer_v to_o what_o be_v very_o much_o better_a and_o from_o every_o good_a thing_n which_o strong_o administer_v a_o occasion_n and_o a_o temptation_n unto_o evil_n i_o say_v abstain_v from_o the_o first_o sort_n because_o though_o there_o be_v nothing_o unclean_a in_o itself_o of_o all_o those_o meat_n which_o be_v food_n for_o man_n yet_o to_o he_o that_o esteem_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v unclean_a to_o he_o in_o that_o error_n it_o be_v unclean_a rom._n 14._o 14._o and_o abstain_v from_o the_o second_o sort_n because_o he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v if_o he_o eat_v in_o that_o he_o eat_v not_o of_o faith_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o 23._o and_o abstain_v from_o the_o three_o sort_n because_o though_o every_o kind_n of_o edable_a be_v simple_o pure_a and_o so_o may_v lawful_o be_v eat_v yet_o it_o be_v evil_a for_o that_o man_n who_o eat_v with_o offence_n and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o have_v faith_n and_o understand_v thy_o christian_a liberty_n make_v a_o private_a use_n of_o it_o betwixt_o god_n and_o thyself_o for_o happy_a be_v he_o who_o condemn_v not_o himself_o in_o that_o thing_n which_o he_o allow_v rom._n 14._o 20_o 21_o 22._o again_o abstain_v from_o the_o four_o sort_n because_o god_n have_v declare_v he_o will_v have_v mercy_n rather_o than_o sacrifice_n mat._n 9_o 13._o and_o the_o save_n of_o a_o sheep_n on_o the_o sabbath_n day_n rather_o than_o the_o rest_n from_o bodily_a labour_n mat._n 12._o 11._o 6._o and_o rather_o a_o be_v reconcile_v to_o a_o injure_a brother_n than_o bring_v a_o gift_n unto_o the_o altar_n mat._n 5._o 23._o 24._o last_o of_o all_o let_v we_o abstain_v from_o the_o five_o sort_n of_o object_n which_o be_v simple_o good_a enough_o but_o accidental_o evil_a because_o of_o the_o precept_n of_o our_o apostle_n in_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n which_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o rigorous_a be_v yet_o a_o merciful_a command_n for_o it_o be_v easy_a whilst_o we_o be_v innocent_a to_o abstain_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o any_o one_o act_n of_o sin_n than_o have_v yield_v unto_o one_o to_o forbear_v another_o abstinence_n from_o evil_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o act_n of_o fast_v and_o certain_o he_o who_o can_v fast_v from_o the_o approach_n of_o impiety_n will_v much_o less_o fast_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o it_o if_o we_o can_v well_o abstain_v from_o converse_v with_o the_o occasion_n how_o much_o less_o from_o the_o act_n of_o a_o pleasant_a evil_n or_o if_o not_o from_o the_o act_n how_o much_o less_o from_o the_o habit_n aegrius_fw-la ejicitur_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la admittitur_fw-la hostess_fw-la it_o be_v very_o much_o easy_o not_o to_o admit_v than_o to_o drive_v out_o a_o enemy_n very_o much_o easy_a to_o prevent_v than_o to_o cure_v a_o leprosy_n which_o our_o apostle_n well_o consider_v be_v not_o only_o of_o the_o opinion_n but_o make_v it_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o practice_n also_o in_o his_o whole_a nine_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n that_o to_o keep_v far_o enough_o off_o from_o do_v any_o thing_n unlawful_a he_o be_v to_o abstain_v from_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v lawful_a too_o nor_o do_v he_o content_v himself_o here_o to_o say_v abstain_v from_o all_o habit_n and_o act_n of_o evil_a but_o from_o all_o appearance_n of_o it_o and_o so_o i_o be_o fall_v upon_o the_o mean_n whereby_o our_o abstinence_n may_v be_v complete_v the_o last_o particular_a in_o the_o division_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil._n §_o 15._o and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v do_v so_o in_o every_o sense_n and_o acception_n the_o word_n will_v bear_v let_v the_o caveat_n be_v extend_v to_o these_o two_o head_n first_o of_o all_o to_o those_o thing_n which_o though_o not_o evil_a in_o themselves_o yet_o to_o other_o or_o to_o we_o do_v appear_v to_o be_v so_o next_o to_o thing_n which_o though_o not_o sinful_a no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o in_o appearance_n do_v put_v upon_o we_o a_o kind_n of_o byass_n and_o propensity_n to_o sin_n to_o the_o former_a i_o shall_v refer_v whatsoever_o thing_n be_v lawful_a but_o yet_o uncomely_a or_o inexpedient_a i_o shall_v refer_v unto_o the_o late_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v lawful_a but_o of_o dangerous_a consequence_n not_o formal_o evil_a but_o gross_o evil_a in_o the_o effect_n §_o 16._o and_o first_o abstain_v from_o those_o thing_n which_o if_o not_o evil_a in_o themselves_o yet_o to_o other_o or_o to_o we_o do_v appear_v to_o be_v so_o and_o by_o consequence_n though_o they_o be_v lawful_a consider_v simple_o in_o their_o nature_n yet_o in_o certain_a conjuncture_n they_o can_v lawful_o be_v do_v as_o for_o example_n it_o be_v 8._o lawful_a to_o eat_v of_o thing_n which_o either_o be_v or_o have_v be_v offer_v in_o