Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	dead_a	life_n	trespass_n	5,011	5	10.5955	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67742	Carnal reason, or The wisdom of the flesh how foolish, deceitful, dangerous, reprobate and divilish; together with rectified reason, or the wisdom of the spirit, how divine, transcendent, safe, profitable and delightful: as also, how many was at first created; how he is now corrupted, and how he may be again restored: being three fundamental principles of Christian religion; which few do indeed know; and yet he who knows them not, cannot be saved. By Junius Florilegus. Licensed and entred according to order.	Younge, Richard.	1669 (1669)	Wing Y142; ESTC R218076	22,612	22

whence_o god_n in_o judgement_n give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n eye_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v and_o ear_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hear_v rom._n 11.2_o yea_o shut_v up_o their_o eye_n isaiah_n 6.9_o 10._o and_o blind_v their_o mind_n john_n 1●_n 40_o and_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n jer._n 9.14_o and_o to_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v lie_n and_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n rom._n 1.28_o isaiah_n 6.9_o 10._o mat._n 13.15_o and_o last_o god_n in_o justice_n deliver_v they_o up_o to_o satan_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n so_o to_o be_v further_o blind_v that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n of_o christ_n shall_v not_o shine_v unto_o they_o psalm_n 69.23_o ephes._n 2.2.2_o cor._n 4.3_o 4._o 2_o thess._n 9_o 10._o by_o all_o which_o you_o may_v see_v what_o a_o pitiful_a chimaera_n the_o natural_a man_n be_v especial_o touch_v his_o knowledge_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o soul._n but_o hear_v also_o what_o the_o same_o word_n speak_v of_o the_o regenerate_v i_o will_v give_v you_o their_o character_n also_o in_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o pray_v mind_n they_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n circumcise_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o child_n that_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o of_o stony_a heart_n make_v they_o fleshy_a and_o soft_a ezek._n 11.19_o rom._n 2.29_o yea_o he_o take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o their_o body_n and_o give_v they_o new_a heart_n ezek._n 36_o 26_o even_o put_v a_o new_a spirit_n into_o they_o ezekiel_n 11.19_o beside_o he_o so_o far_o soften_v they_o that_o they_o become_v like_o melt_a wax_n psalm_n 22.14_o then_o open_v they_o to_o hear_v and_o receive_v his_o word_n act_n 16.14_o 1_o sam._n 10.26_o yea_o he_o wash_v they_o from_o wickedness_n jer._n 4.14_o cleansath_n they_o psalm_n 73.13_o purify_v they_o by_o faith_n act_v 15.9_o and_o shed_v his_o love_n ●●r●ad_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 5.5_o and_o have_v thus_o prepare_v they_o he_o write_v his_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n jer._n 31.33_o heb._n 8.10_o &_o 10.16_o and_o put_v in_o they_o such_o a_o filial_a fear_n of_o his_o name_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o impart_v from_o he_o jer._n 32.40_o whence_o they_o be_v say_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n act_n 2.37_o to_o set_v and_o apply_v their_o heart_n to_o understand_v his_o precept_n prov._n 2.2_o dan._n 10.11_o 12._o and_o to_o seek_v he_o with_o their_o whole_a heart_n psalm_n 1.2_o to_o have_v perceive_v heart_n deut._n 29_o 4._o to_o lay_v up_o his_o word_n in_o their_o heart_n psalm_n 119.11_o yea_o to_o have_v it_o write_v in_o they_o psalm_n 37.31_o and_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n 〈◊〉_d their_o heart_n proverb_n 3.1_o &_o 4.21_o to_o have_v contrite_a heart_n psalm_n 14.18_o repent_v heart_n rom._n 2.5_o faithful_n and_o believe_a heart_n rom._n ●0_n 9_o will_v heart_n exodus_fw-la 35.5_o meek_n lowly_a and_o humble_a heart_n mat._n ●3_n to_o 6._o &_o ●1_n 25_o to_o have_v steadfast_a isaiah_n 38.3_o stable_n heb._n 13.9_o rise_v prov._n 18.15_o and_o understand_v heart_n 1_o king_n 3.12_o to_o have_v sin●hearts_n ephes._n 6.5_o sincere_a heart_n gen._n 20.5_o true_a heart_n heb._n 10.22_o ●●est_a and_o good_a heart_n luke_n 8.15_o pure_a heart_n 1_o pet._n 1.22_o matth._n 5.8_o clean_a heart_n psalm_n 51.10_o and_o perfect_a heart_n 1_o king_n 8.61_o psalm_n 101.2_o isaiah_n 38.3_o and_o what_o can_v be_v further_o say_v in_o praise_n of_o man_n but_o ●ake_v another_o instance_n second_o as_o the_o regenerate_v and_o unregenerate_v differ_v in_o their_o ●●arts_n so_o no_o less_o in_o their_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n whence_o god_n be_v say_v to_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o believer_n isaiah_n 42.7_o act_n 26.18_o to_o see_v the_o wonder_n of_o his_o law_n psalm_n 119.18_o yea_o he_o give_v they_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o revelation_n to_o teach_v they_o all_o needful_a truth_n ephes._n 1.17_o 1_o cor._n 2.10_o whence_o they_o be_v say_v to_o have_v their_o eye_n in_o their_o head_n and_o open_a eccles._n 2.14_o to_o have_v see_v and_o enlighten_v eye_n ephes._n 1.18_o and_o call_v child_n of_o the_o light_n and_o of_o the_o day_n 1_o thess._n 5.5_o count_v a_o sober_a wise_a know_v and_o understand_v people_n deut._n 4.6_o and_o that_o increase_v in_o knowledge_n daily_o prov._n 4.18_o and_o many_o the_o like_a expression_n mention_v in_o the_o word_n which_o i_o purposely_o omit_v which_o be_v so_o be_v the_o same_o but_o true_o believe_v right_o apply_v and_o serious_o consider_v as_o o_o that_o man_n will_v but_o believe_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o be_v god_n word_n who_o will_v not_o long_o for_o and_o strive_v after_o such_o a_o condition_n what_o rare_a and_o incomparable_a privilege_n be_v these_o that_o the_o regenerate_v man_n enjoy_v over_o what_o the_o natural_a man_n do_v can_v 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15.21_o 22._o brief_o we_o be_v not_o only_o dead_a in_o sin_n but_o so_o burify_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o long_a custom_n that_o we_o can_v so_o much_o as_o stir_v the_o least_o joint_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o feel_v 〈◊〉_d own_o deadness_n nor_o desire_v life_n but_o resist_v all_o mean_n tend_v thereunto_o except_o god_n be_v please_v to_o raise_v and_o restore_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n and_o grave_n of_o long_a custom_n to_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n now_o you_o know_v that_o a_o dead_a condition_n be_v a_o insensible_a condition_n the_o dead_a be_v not_o fright_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n the_o dead_a hear_v not_o though_o god_n be_v on_o mount_n eball_n thnudr_v curse_n upon_o curse_n the_o dead_a feel_v not_o though_o that_o

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