Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	body_n	death_n	separation_n	3,748	5	10.7337	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47218	A brief treatise of the nature, causes, signes, preservation from, and cure of the pestilence collected by W. Kemp ...	Kemp, W. (William)	1665 (1665)	Wing K260; ESTC R6407	54,200	102

Lignum Aloes It makes a Soveraign Balsom of the most precious Blood of the Son of God that Incomparable and Unparalelled Physician who died himself to save his Patients life Saint Paul calls it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Shield of Faith which will defend you from the Arrow that flyeth by day which word signifieth also a Door and will keep out the Terror by Night and the Pestilence that walketh in Darkness and the Destruction that wasteth at Noon What shall I say more for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and of Baruck and of Sampson and of Iepthah of David also and Samuel and of the Prophets who through Faith subdued Kingdoms wrought Righteousness obtained Promises stopped the Mouths of Lions quenched the Violence of Fire escaped the Edge of the Sword out of Weakness were made Strong waxed Valiant in Fight turn'd to Flight the Armies of the Aliens and raised the Dead to Life again Repentance purifieth the Soul of all corruption purgeth out the old Leaven and cleanseth the filth of Sin the smiting of the heart driveth away and the breaking of it will not let it hold Infection Poverty of Spirit makes it more couragious Sighs clear and cool the Ayre Tears are the best Aquae Vitae and a better Antidote than Aqua Theriacalis You have heard of the Patience of Iob why it was a plaister of Patience which cur'd him of all his sores Moses Rod when thrown down became a Serpent but patiently took up was but a Rod and have you not deserv'd to be corrected and to suffer much more than is laid upon you What is the shivering of a cold fit to the gnashing of Teeth What is a burning Fever to the Flames of Hell Fire To be shut up for a Moneth in your own Habitation or a Pest-House and there to be vexed with the Impertinencies of Nurses the Directions of Doctors and Operation of Chirurgeons for a few dayes in comparison of being imprisoned and tormented with the Devil and his Angels in the Lake of Fire and Brimstone for evermore Is not the loss of Gods Favour more than the lack of Trade or separation of Friends Is not the Worm of Conscience more painful than a Carbuncle Is not the Death of the Soul infinitely more grievous than the death of the Body Why doth the living man complain that suffereth for his sin Any thing on this side Hell is mercy Are you not kindly dealt with when in Justice you ought to lose your head and in Mercy you are censur'd onely to cut your hair The wise King Solomon was a great Favourite and might have obtained any request in the Court of Heaven yet when he petition'd concerning the Pestilence that might be sent by God among his People never intreats that Medicines might have their desired effect to preserve the healthy and restore the sick but passeth by the helps of Nature and speaks as if there were none to be had being consumed by Famine destroyed by Blasting corrupted by Mildew eaten by Locusts devoured by Catterpillars and spoiled by Enemies and puts all their hope and expectation of relief in the Supernatural Remedy of Prayer 1 Kings 8. 37. If there be Pestilence whatsoever plague whatsoever sickness there be what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man or by all thy People Israel which shall know every man the plague of his own heart and spread forth his hands toward this House then hear thou in Heaven and forgive and do to every man according to his wayes c. Prayers whether they be Gods heavenly and sudden Inspirations or our holy and premeditated desires are as so many Angels of intercourse descending and ascending between God and us and it is one of the greatest favours Mortality is capable of at all times and in all places and on all occasions to have free access to the Throne of Grace and make our wants known and be relieved for God being Universa Goodness and willing to communicate and diffuse the same unto his creatures how can we fail in having our petitions granted when we concur with him in desiring that help and pity wherewith his very Nature doth most delight Man was but a heap of dust till the breath of life was breath'd into him and then he became a living soul and Prayer will keep him a living soul from returning unto dust again Is wrath begun Prayer will make an Atonement Phineas prayed and the Plague was stayed It as it were dis-armes the Almighty and in some sort may be said to bind his hands It made him when angry to entreat Moses to let him alone It holds the drawn sword of the destroying Angel It is an Incense that being offer'd up with fervent zeal perfumes the air above all Arabian Odors or the Spice of India Hearty prayer availeth much and is the most effectual Cordial the best Preservative the most excellent Restorative the most soveraign Antedote the most powerful Amulet 'T is best to be used fasting in the morning and last at Night three times a day with Daniel seven times a day with David alwayes as Saint Paul directs As health is the salt of all earthly blessings without which they would be uncomfortable so Prayer seasoneth and exalteth the vertue of all Medicines nay 't is the Universal Medicine it cures all diseases and makes all work for the best and like the Philosophers Stone turns every thing nay the iron rods into gold and the dreadful marks and purples into Gods Tokens Secondly The Plague may be caused extraordinarily by the Devil That evil Spirit that by his temptations enticeth men to wickedness is most ready upon all occasions to reward them with punishment He that can poyson the minds of men by suggesting unto them most destructive and pestilent notions much more can poyson their bodies with pernicious diseases The Devil though fallen is an Angel and though he hath lost his happiness yet retains his power neither did his knowledge of Natural Causes and their Effects depart from him with his innocence He that being permitted to vex Iobs body with biles and sores that could drive Winds and Tempests together to beat down his house that could bring down Fire from Heaven to destroy his Cattel can alter the disposition and healthy Constitution of the Air whereof he is Prince and Ruler When Egypt was plagued God sent evil Angels among them and those Spirits that did corrupt the Water by turning it into Blood and poyson the Rivers with Froggs and the Cattel with Murrain may also corrupt the Air and Water and raise on mens bodies botches and boils and destroy them with the Pestilence Hitherto may be referred that Pestilence which in some Countries followeth upon the death and burial of certain Witches which though it may seem fabulous yet being related out of Hercules Saxonia by that most candid Author the Learned Sennertus whose honoured Name must never be mentioned by me without a particular respect and