Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	harden_v	heart_n	pharaoh_n	3,527	5	10.7953	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37054	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, at St. Mary le Bow upon the 21th of November, 1675 by William Dvrham, B.D., rector of St. Mildreds Breadstreet, London.	Durham, William, 1611-1684.; Durham, William, d. 1686.	1676 (1676)	Wing D2834; ESTC R31391	15,202	42

brother_n and_o not_o suffer_v sin_n to_o rest_v upon_o he_o and_o in_o the_o gospel_n if_o thy_o brother_n offend_v tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o 15._o matt._n 1●_n 15._o and_o again_o the_o apostle_n have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n but_o reprove_v they_o rather_o a_o duty_n if_o well_o manage_v which_o will_v bring_v much_o glory_n to_o god_n much_o advantage_n to_o our_o brethren_n and_o much_o comfort_n to_o ourselves_o for_o he_o that_o rebuke_v a_o 23._o prov._n 28._o 23._o man_n afterward_o shall_v find_v more_o favour_n than_o he_o that_o flatter_v with_o his_o tongue_n 2._o public_a reproof_n be_v in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o for_o instruction_n 16._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 16._o but_o for_o correction_n and_o reproof_n and_o those_o to_o who_o the_o management_n of_o it_o be_v commit_v be_v such_o as_o reprove_v in_o the_o gate_n the_o prophet_n of_o old_a declare_v their_o message_n from_o god_n in_o the_o gate_n of_o 21._o be_v 29._o 21._o the_o city_n or_o temple_n because_o there_o be_v the_o great_a concourse_n of_o people_n thus_o god_n do_v testify_v against_o israel_n by_o his_o prophet_n and_o do_v against_o we_o by_o the_o public_a ministry_n every_o day_n 2._o outward_o by_o deed_n god_n rod_n be_v a_o speak_a rod_n it_o have_v a_o voice_n and_o every_o stroke_n be_v a_o reproof_n the_o rod_n and_o reproof_n go_v together_o and_o both_o teach_v wisdom_n his_o correction_n be_v intend_v for_o our_o instruction_n and_o imbetterment_n the_o word_n which_o be_v here_o render_v reproof_n signify_v real_a as_o well_o as_o verbal_a reproof_n not_o only_o the_o reproof_n and_o reprehension_n of_o the_o tongue_n but_o also_o the_o chastisement_n and_o stroke_n of_o god_n hand_n vir_fw-la increpationum_fw-la a_o man_n of_o reproof_n be_v one_o qui_fw-la increpatur_fw-la malis_fw-la &_o molestiis_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la missis_fw-la ut_fw-la 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illuminat_fw-la indurare_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la emollit_fw-la god_n be_v say_v to_o blind_v those_o who_o he_o do_v not_o enlighten_v and_o to_o harden_v those_o who_o he_o do_v not_o soften_v 2._o positive_o if_o we_o may_v so_o interpret_v those_o scripture_n wherein_o it_o be_v positive_o say_v that_o god_n do_v harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o other_o for_o the_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o questionable_a but_o for_o the_o manner_n how_o i_o dare_v not_o be_v too_o positive_a in_o determine_v sure_o it_o can_v be_v by_o accident_n only_o for_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o no_o man_n sin_n it_o may_v be_v perhaps_o thus_o god_n give_v he_o command_n which_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a but_o these_o he_o peremptory_o violate_v he_o ply_v he_o with_o exhortation_n which_o he_o despise_v give_v he_o gracious_a promise_n which_o he_o neglect_v and_o disbelieve_v denounce_v threaten_n which_o he_o slight_v and_o contemn_v bestow_v 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king_n 17._o 13._o seer_n say_v turn_v you_o from_o your_o evil_a way_n and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n but_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v but_o harden_v 16._o ●●v_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16._o their_o neck_n and_o reject_v his_o statute_n till_o the_o lord_n be_v so_o angry_a that_o he_o remove_v they_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n again_o god_n reprove_v they_o for_o break_v his_o sabbath_n and_o admonish_v they_o for_o the_o future_a to_o keep_v they_o better_o but_o they_o obey_v not_o but_o stiffen_v their_o neck_n that_o they_o 22._o jer._n 17._o 22._o may_v not_o hear_v nor_o receive_v instruction_n which_o provoke_v god_n to_o send_v a_o fire_n among_o they_o which_o can_v not_o be_v quench_v want_v we_o more_o instance_n of_o this_o pharaoh_n may_v stand_v for_o all_o how_o often_o do_v god_n reprove_v he_o by_o moses_n mouth_n how_o often_o correct_v he_o by_o moses_n hand_n how_o often_o do_v he_o promise_v to_o submit_v and_o as_o often_o rebel_n till_o at_o last_o god_n swallow_v he_o 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