Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	flesh_n	law_n	sinful_a	10,359	5	10.4238	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13670	A full deuoute and gostely treatyse of the imytacyon and folowynge the blessed lyfe of our moste mercyfull Sauyour cryste compyled in Laten by the right worshypful Doctor Mayster Iohn Gerson: and translate into Englisshe the yere of owre lorde M.d.ii. by maister william Atkynson Doctor of diuinite: at ye speciall request [and] co[m]maundeme[n]t of the full excellent Pryncesse Margarete moder to our souerayne lorde Kynge Henry the. vii. and Countesse of Rychemount and Derby.; Imitatio Christi. English.	Atkinson, William, d. 1509.; Gersen, Giovanni, Abbot of Vercelli, 14th cent., attributed name.; Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471, attributed name.	1517 (1517)	STC 23957; ESTC S107339	132,115	238

walk_v simple_a without_o colour_n or_o deceit_n it_o make_v man_n to_o decline_v and_o flee_v from_o all_o ill_a it_o pretend_v no_o snary_n of_o deceit_n and_o it_o make_v man_n do_v his_o werky_n all_o pure_o for_o god_n in_o who_o also_o he_o final_o do_v rest_n nature_n do_v dye_v against_o his_o will_n he_o will_v not_o glad_o be_v oppressyd_v or_o overcome_v ne_z he_o will_v glad_o be_v obedyent_n or_o subdue_v under_o other_o but_z with_o violence_n grace_n do_v the_o contrary_a for_o it_o make_v man_n to_o stodye_n to_o mortyfye_v himself_o also_o it_o resy_v to_o sensualyte_n and_o so_o brydele_v she_o that_o she_o rebel_v not_o grace_n make_v a_o man_n to_o be_v subject_n to_o other_o it_z make_v he_o to_o desire_v to_o be_v overcome_v it_o will_v natsuffer_v man_n to_o use_v his_o own_o lyberte_fw-fr it_o make_v man_n willing_n to_o be_v ever_o under_o dyscyplyne_v it_o make_v man_n nat_n to_o coveyte_n domynacyon_n upon_o other_o but_o always_o to_o be_v on_o live_v and_o stand_v under_o god_n and_z for_o god_n to_o how_o humble_o to_o every_o man_n nature_n labour_v and_o study_v ever_o to_o and_o for_o his_o own_o profit_n and_o gyve_v heed_n what_o lucre_n &_o avauntage_n he_o may_v get_v by_o other_o but_z grace_n attend_v not_o to_o his_o own_o ꝓfyte_n but_o rather_o he_o attend_v what_o be_v good_a &_o profitable_a to_o many_o nature_n desire_v gladlye_a honour_n &_o reverence_n &_o grace_n gyve_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n feythful_o to_o god_n nature_n drede_v confusyon_n &_o contempt_n &_o grace_n join_v to_o suffer_v contynual_o repreve_n &_o turment_n for_o the_o name_n of_o jesu_n nature_n love_v idleness_n and_o bodily_a rest_n and_z grace_n can_v not_o be_v idle_a but_o seek_v glad_o some_o profitable_a labour_n nature_n seek_v fair_a thing_n and_o curyous_a and_o abor_v vile_a thing_n and_o gros_fw-fr and_o grace_n delyte_v in_o simple_a &_o humble_a thing_n it_o despyse_v not_o hard_a thing_n nor_o to_o be_v idue_v with_o old_a garmentis_fw-la nature_n behold_v temporal_a thing_n and_o joy_v at_o erthe_o lucre_n it_o be_v hevy_a at_o harm_n and_o anon_o impaci_fw-la ent_a &_o wrathful_a at_o a_o injurious_a word_n but_o grace_n be_v hold_v thyngꝭ_n eternal_a it_o do_v not_o inclyne_v ne_o cleve_v to_o temporal_a thyngꝭ_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o trouble_v in_o loss_n of_o worldly_a good_n nevexed_a at_o sharp_a and_o hard_a word_n for_o he_o have_v put_v his_o treasoure_n &_o joy_n in_o heaven_n where_o nothing_o may_v perysshe_v nature_n be_v covetous_a and_o it_o soon_o &_o gladly_o receyve_v than_o gyve_v also_o it_o love_v property_n &_o pryvate_a thing_n but_o grace_n be_v piteous_a and_o large_a to_o the_o poor_a &_o needy_a it_o eschew_v syngularyte_v it_o be_v content_a with_o few_o thing_n &_o it_o juge_v that_o it_o be_v better_a and_o more_o blessyd_v to_o gyve_v than_o take_v nature_n enclyne_v a_o man_n to_o the_o love_n of_o creature_n as_o to_o his_o own_o body_n to_z vain_a sight_n and_o movynge_n and_o to_o such_o other_o thyngꝭ_n but_o grace_n draw_v to_o god_n and_o to_o virtue_n it_o forsake_v the_o world_n and_o creature_n thereof_o with_o allvanyte_n it_o have_v carnal_a defyre_n &_o it_o restrayn_v waver_a or_o wander_v about_o &_o it_o make_v man_n asshamed_a to_o be_v in_o open_a place_n nature_n have_v soon_o outward_a solace_n wherein_o his_o sensy_n delyte_n grace_n seek_v solace_n in_o god_n only_o &_o it_o delyte_v in_o ce_fw-fr lestyall_a thing_n above_o thing_n vysyble_a nature_n move_v man_n to_o do_v all_o his_o dede_n and_o work_v for_o ꝓper_n avayle_v it_o will_v do_v nothing_o free_o but_o trust_v for_o his_o good_a deed_n either_o as_o good_a a_o deed_n or_o a_o better_a or_o at_o the_o favour_n or_o laud_v of_o man_n therefore_o it_o set_v moche_n by_o they_o be_v they_o never_o so_o exile_n but_o grace_n seek_v not_o any_o temporal_a thing_n nor_o it_o ask_v none_o other_o thing_n but_o alone_a for_o toward_o nor_o it_o ask_v no_o more_o of_o temporal_a thyngꝭ_n but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o help_n of_o they_o ●om●_n to_o thing_n eternal_a nature_n joy_v of_o the_o multytude_n of_o carnal_a frendy_n and_o kynne_n folk_n he_o have_v pride_n of_o noble_a cow_n or_o of_o the_o noble_a place_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o it_z glad_v to_o be_v with_o mighty_a man_n and_o with_o his_o peris_fw-la but_o grace_n make_v man_n to_o love_v his_o enemy_n nor_o he_o be_v not_o proud_a of_o the_o multytude_n of_o frendy_n ne_v it_o repute_v not_o nobylyte_n of_o friend_n or_o of_o place_n that_o he_o come_v of_o but_z if_o more_o virtue_n be_v there_o than_o with_o other_o it_o favour_v more_o the_o poor_a than_o y●_z rich_a it_o have_v soon_o compassyon_n upon_o a_o innocent_a than_o upon_o a_o mighty_a man_n it_z joy_v ever_o in_o troth_n &_o nat_n in_o falshede_v &_o it_o exort_v good_a folk_n to_o increase_v of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n &_o to_o be_v assymylate_n to_o the_o soon_o of_o god_n by_o ●tu_fw-la nature_n soon_o complain_v of_o defaut_n or_o hevyne_n that_o he_o suffer_v but_o grace_n suffer_v patient_o all_o evylles_n nature_n make_v all_o thing_n bow_v to_o he_o it_o fyghtethe_v for_o himself_o &_o reprove_v but_o grace_n refer_v all_o his_o cause_n to_o god_n it_o make_v man_n to_o ascrybe_n no_o good_n that_o he_o have_v to_o himself_o but_z to_o god_n only_o of_o who_o all_o goodness_n come_v orygynal_o it_o make_v man_n humble_a &_o not_o to_o boast_v ▪_o himself_o presumptuous_o it_o stryve_v not_o nor_o ●ferreth_v not_o his_o reason_n or_o sentence_n before_o another_o but_z in_o every_o cause_n or_o fortune_n he_o submyttith_v himself_o to_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n &_o iugement_n of_o god_n nature_n desire_v to_o know_v &_o to_o here_o novelty_n he_o will_v also_o apere_fw-la forth_o ward_n and_o have_v the_o sight_n and_o experyens_n of_o many_o thing_n by_o his_o outward_a sense_n he_o desire_v to_o do_v such_o thing_n y●_z laud_fw-la and_o great_a pray_v sing_v come_v of_o but_z grace_n do_v not_o desire_v to_o know_v and_o perceyve_v new_a or_o curyous_a thyngꝭ_n for_o all_o such_o vain_a desire_n come_v of_o the_o old_a corrupcyon_n of_o sin_n since_o n●_n new_a thing_n and_o durable_a be_v upon_o earth_n gra●e_o tech_v the_o sense_n of_o man_n for_o to_o contrayn_fw-mi and_o let_v the_o vay●e_a glory_n ●●t_n pleasour_n of_o man_n &_o to_o eschew_v all_o outward_a avauntage_n &_o to_o hide_v meke_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v laudable_a &_o marvellous_a in_o he_o &_o to_o seek_v the_o laud_n and_o honour_n of_o god_n &_o a_o profitable_a frutfulnes_n of_o every_o thing_n &_o cunning_a that_o man_n have_v it_o will_v not_o that_o man_n commede_o himself_o ne_o exalte_v his_o virtue_n but_o it_o will_v y●_z god_n be_v blessyd_v in_o his_o gift_n the_o which_o gyve_v every_o thing_n after_o his_o free_a charite_n &_o without_o our_o deseruynge_n this_o be_v a_o supernatural_a light_n &_o a_o specyall_a gift_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v a_o proper_a sign_n and_o token_n of_o elect_v &_o choose_a person_n &_o a_o earn_z of_o everla_a salvation_n which_o lift_v up_o man_n fro_o theyse_v erthe_o thing_n to_o love_v thyngꝭ_n celestial_a &_o it_o make_v a_o spunall_n person_n of_o a_o carnal_a the_o more_o therefore_o that_o nature_n be_v overcome_v the_o more_o grace_n be_v yette_v in_o man_n &_o daily_o be_v inward_a man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o soulevysyte_v &_o renew_v with_o inward_a grace_n &_o vysytacyon_n after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n ¶_o the_o lx_o chapter_n of_o the_o corrupcyon_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n lord_n god_n that_o have_v make_v i_o to_o thy_o image_n &_o likeness_n grant_v i_o thy_o grace_n the_z which_o as_o thou_o have_v afore_o show_v be_v so_o great_a &_o necessary_a to_o my_o salvation_n y●_z i_o may_v thereby_o vaynquyssh_v my_o right_a bad_a nature_n that_o draw_v i_o to_o sign_n &_o ꝑdition_n i_o feel_v in_o my_o flesh_n a_o law_n of_o sin_n that_o impugn_v the_o law_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o make_v i_o thrall_n to_o sin_n &_o to_o obey_v to_o sensualyte_n in_o many_o thing_n nor_o i_o may_v not_o resy_v the_o passion_n or_o motion_n thereof_o but_o if_o thy_o holy_a grace_n infound_v ardent_o to_o my_o heart_n assy_v i_o thy_o great_a &_o abundant_a grace_n be_v needful_a to_o i_o that_o nature_n thereby_o may_v be_v overcome_v in_o i_o which_o be_v alwey_a prone_a to_o ill_a appetyte_n &_o think_v for_o that_o nature_n lynyal_o descend_n from_o our_o first_o fader_fw-mi adam_n into_o his_o successyon_n after_o that_o it_o be_v vycyat_a &_o defoyled_a by_o his_o sin_n the_o peyne_n thereof_o descendid_a into_o every_o man_n so_o that_o that_o nature_n the_o which_o

that_o but_z alone_a to_o be_v vylypend_v or_o despyse_v &_o in_o my_o pleasure_n &_o honour_n &_o over_o all_o desire_n that_o whether_o thou_o live_v or_o dye_v god_n alwey_a be_v gloryfy_v in_o the_o or_o by_o the._n ¶_o the_o lu_o chap_a a_o man_n be_v in_o hevyne_n &_o desolation_n shall_v commytte_n he_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n &_o to_o his_o grace_n sayinge_v lord_n god_n holy_a fader_fw-mi blessyd_v be_v thou_o now_o &_o ever_o for_z after_o thy_o holy_a pleasure_n so_o thou_o have_v do_v to_o i_o and_z all_o that_o thou_o do_v be_v good_a i_o beseech_v the_o good_a lord_n that_o thy_o servant_n may_v joy_v in_o the_o and_o nat_n in_o myself_o ne_z in_o none_o other_o thing_n but_o in_o the_o or_z order_v to_o the_o for_z thou_o alone_o be_v very_a gladness_n thou_o be_v my_o hope_n my_o crown_n of_o reward_n thou_o good_a lord_n be_v my_o joy_n &_o honour_n what_o have_v i_o or_o any_o of_o thy_o seruauntis_n that_o we_o have_v not_o receyve_v of_o thy_o goodness_n you_o without_o our_o meryte_n all_o be_v thy_o that_o thou_o haste_v give_v and_o make_v i_o be_o but_o poor_a &_o have_v be_v in_o travail_n from_o my_o youth_n &_o often_o my_o soul_n be_v hevy_a un_fw-fr to_o weep_v &_o some_o time_n it_o be_v trouble_v again_o itself_o for_o passion_n fers_o inryse_v i_o desire_v good_a lord_n the_o joy_n of_o peace_n i_o ask_v y●_z peace_n of_o thy_o choose_a child_n the_o which_o be_v noryssh_v &_o feed_v of_o the_o in_o the_o light_n of_o in_o ward_n &_o eternal_a ꝯsolacyon_n if_o thou_o good_a lord_n grant_v i_o peace_n if_o thou_o grant_v i_o in_o wardly_a holy_a joy_n than_o shall_v the_o soul_n of_o thy_o servant_n be_v full_a of_o love_a and_o devoute_a praise_v of_o thy_o infynyte_a goodness_n &_o if_o thou_o withdraw_v the_o from_o i_o as_z thou_o haste_v often_o wont_a to_o do_v than_z i_o may_v not_o ren_fw-it they_fw-mi way_n of_o thy_o commaundementy_n that_o be_v to_o say_v fulfil_v they_o but_z more_o thy_o servant_n be_v then_o art_z to_o knock_v his_o breast_n &_o to_o knee_n for_o grace_n and_o consolacyon_n afore_o have_v for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o with_o he_o now_o as_o yesterday_o &_o the_o day_n before_o when_o thy_o lantern_n of_o light_n shine_v upon_o he_o &_o illumyne_v his_o soul_n and_o be_v defend_v from_o the_o inward_a temptacyon_n under_o the_o shadow_n &_o shield_v of_o thy_o wing_n right_a wise_n fader_fw-mi &_o ever_o worthy_a to_o be_v most_o love_v the_o hour_n be_v come_v that_o thy_o servant_n shall_v be_v prove_v in_o it_z be_v worthy_a father_n that_o thy_o servant_n suffer_v this_o hour_n some_o what_o for_o the_o thou_o know_v in_o thy_o eternal_a presen_n a_o hour_n for_o to_o come_v in_o the_o which_o for_o a_o lytell_fw-mi time_n thy_o servant_n shall_v outward_o be_v overcome_v &_o yet_o withinforth_o be_v ever_o lyve_v against_o the_o that_z he_o shall_v be_v vy_z lypend_v centempn_v and_o despyse_v for_o a_o time_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n by_o sory_n peynes_o &_o passion_n that_o he_o a_o rise_v again_o with_o the_o in_o the_o morn_n of_o a_o new_a light_n of_o grace_n &_o after_o that_o be_v gloryfy_v in_o heaven_n for_o allsuch_o humylyation_n holy_a father_n thou_o haste_v so_o ordain_v &_o will_v &_o after_o thy_o commandment_n so_o be_v it_o fulfyl_v in_o i_o this_o be_v thy_o grace_n y●_z thou_o good_a lord_n show_v to_o thy_o friend_n to_o suffer_v trouble_n here_o in_o this_o world_n for_o thy_o love_n as_o oft_o when_o so_o ever_o &_o in_o what_o so_o ever_o wise_a thou_o dyspose_v or_o suffer_v it_o to_o fall_v without_z thy_o counceyle_n and_o provydence_n and_o also_o without_o cause_n nothing_o be_v do_v here_o in_o earth_n it_o be_v good_a to_o i_o good_a lord_n that_o thou_o have_v humble_v i_o that_o i_o may_v thex_v by_o learn_v the_o ryghtwyse_a iugemente_n and_o thereby_o cast_v from_o i_o all_o pride_n and_o presumpcyon_n of_o heart_n it_o be_v very_o ꝓfitable_a to_o i_o that_o i_o have_v suffer_v or_o have_v such_o confusyon_n that_o i_o by_o the_o erudycyon_n of_o it_o shall_v rather_o seek_v thy_o consolacyon_n than_o mannes_z in_o such_o adversy_n te_fw-mi i_o have_v learn_v also_o thereby_o to_o drede_v thy_o inscrutable_a iugemente_n whereby_o thou_o prove_v &_o scourge_v the_o right_a wise_a man_n and_o the_o wicked_a and_o that_o not_o with_o out_o equyte_v and_o rightwysnes_n i_o thank_v the_o that_o thou_o haste_v not_o spare_v my_o sin_n but_o punyssh_v i_o with_o scourge_n of_o love_n you_o both_o within_o and_o without_o with_o sore_n and_o anguyssh_n no_o creature_n under_o heaven_n may_v comfort_v i_o in_o my_o adversyte_n but_o thou_o good_a lord_n the_o very_a and_o heavenly_a leche_n of_o man_n soul_n that_o smyte_a and_o hely_v again_o thou_o lede_v we_o into_o sharp_a peyne_n of_o body_n &_o suffer_v we_o to_o be_v lead_v into_o dede_o sin_n sometime_o and_z thou_o brynge_v we_o out_o thereof_o again_o by_o thy_o great_a grace_n thy_o dyscyplyne_v be_v upon_o i_o and_z thy_o 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