Selected quad for the lemma: sin_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sin_n	mortal_a	nature_n	venial_a	6,243	5	12.3225	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34077	The plausible arguments of a Romish priest answered by an English Protestant seasonable and useful for all Protestant families.	Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.	1686 (1686)	Wing C5481; ESTC R16555	28,548	65

say_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v neither_o in_o this_o world_n nor_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v math._n twelve_o 32._o which_o plain_o suppose_v some_o sin_n not_o pardon_v here_o may_v be_v forgive_v there_o and_o that_o be_v one_o ground_n of_o purgatory_n prot._n this_o be_v far_o from_o a_o clear_a proof_n for_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o purgatory_n and_o this_o phrase_n the_o world_n to_o come_v in_o the_o gospel_n often_o signify_v the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n heb._n xi_o 5._o and_o vi_o 5._o and_o the_o jew_n expect_v that_o messiah_n who_o they_o believe_v as_o yet_o not_o come_v shall_v pardon_v divers_a great_a sin_n which_o can_v not_o be_v expiate_v by_o legal_a sacrifice_n and_o therefore_o christ_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o their_o own_o phrase_n tell_v they_o this_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v never_o be_v pardon_v under_o the_o law_n nor_o under_o the_o gospel_n but_o suppose_v this_o phrase_n do_v signify_v the_o next_o world_n christ_n say_v not_o any_o other_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v then_o but_o only_o that_o this_o sin_n shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v there_o nor_o here_o which_o be_v only_o a_o phrase_n to_o set_v out_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v at_o all_o so_o gen._n xxxi_o 24._o to_o speak_v neither_o good_a nor_o bad_a signify_v to_o say_v nothing_o at_o all_o po._n do_v not_o s._n paul_n say_v every_o man_n work_n shall_v be_v make_v manifest_a for_o the_o day_n shall_v declare_v it_o because_o it_o shall_v be_v reveal_v by_o fire_n and_o the_o fire_n shall_v try_v every_o man_n work_n of_o what_o sort_n it_o be_v and_o a_o little_a after_o if_o a_o man_n work_n shall_v be_v burn_v he_o shall_v suffer_v loss_n but_o he_o himself_o shall_v be_v save_v yet_o so_o as_o by_o fire_n 1_o cor._n three_o 13_o 15._o be_v not_o this_o a_o clear_a proof_n of_o purgatory_n fire_n prot._n this_o place_n speak_v only_o of_o teacher_n and_o the_o person_n be_v not_o to_o be_v burn_v but_o their_o work_n that_o be_v the_o false_a doctrine_n which_o any_o of_o they_o teach_v and_o the_o whole_a place_n be_v metaphorical_a and_o obscure_a and_o that_o last_o phrase_n of_o be_v save_v but_o so_o as_o by_o fire_n be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o way_n of_o express_v a_o thing_n that_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o great_a difficulty_n psal_n lxvi_o 12._o zech._n iii._o 2._o so_o that_o you_o may_v as_o well_o pretend_v sinner_n be_v in_o purgatory_n here_o because_o we_o be_v command_v to_o save_v they_o with_o fear_n pull_v they_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n judas_n ver_fw-la 23._o and_o if_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v literal_o it_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o that_o fire_n which_o shall_v burn_v all_o the_o world_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n which_o i_o have_v be_v tell_v be_v that_o which_o the_o father_n understand_v by_o the_o day_n and_o the_o fire_n here_o mention_v and_o so_o it_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o purgatory_n which_o you_o must_v either_o prove_v as_o we_o do_v heaven_n and_o hell_n from_o clear_a place_n than_o this_o or_o we_o shall_v not_o believe_v it_o po._n we_o have_v s._n peter_n also_o on_o our_o side_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o christ_n go_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o preach_v to_o the_o spirit_n in_o prison_n which_o sometime_o be_v disobedient_a when_o once_o the_o long-suffering_a of_o god_n wait_v in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n while_o the_o ark_n be_v prepare_v wherein_o few_o that_o be_v eight_o person_n be_v save_v by_o water_n 1_o pet._n three_o 19_o 20._o prot._n this_o place_n be_v obscure_a than_o any_o of_o the_o former_a and_o so_o very_o unfit_a to_o build_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n upon_o but_o the_o plain_a sense_n of_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n in_o noah_n do_v preach_v to_o those_o wicked_a one_o before_o the_o flood_n who_o soul_n and_o spirit_n be_v as_o it_o be_v imprison_v in_o their_o body_n and_o those_o who_o be_v save_v by_o this_o preach_a be_v but_o a_o few_o and_o those_o be_v save_v by_o water_n and_o not_o by_o fire_n and_o as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v gather_v from_o this_o text_n and_o 2_o pet._n two_o 3_o 5._o these_o person_n who_o be_v preach_v to_o remain_v disobedient_a and_o be_v not_o save_v at_o all_o so_o that_o you_o have_v no_o shadow_n of_o ground_n to_o fix_v purgatory_n on_o this_o place_n po._n what_o think_v you_o of_o that_o prison_n into_o which_o if_o we_o be_v cast_v by_o god_n who_o be_v the_o sinner_n adversary_n they_o shall_v by_o no_o mean_n come_v out_o thence_o till_o they_o have_v pay_v the_o uttermost_a farthing_n math._n v._n 26._o be_v not_o this_o purgatory_n prot._n i_o think_v it_o be_v nothing_o to_o your_o purpose_n for_o christ_n use_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n why_o we_o shall_v repent_v and_o make_v our_o peace_n with_o god_n while_o we_o live_v whereas_o purgatory_n give_v man_n pretence_n to_o put_v off_o their_o repentance_n till_o death_n and_o fill_v they_o with_o false_a hope_n to_o be_v deliver_v afterward_o and_o out_o of_o this_o prison_n there_o be_v no_o mean_n to_o be_v deliver_v but_o by_o the_o person_n own_o satisfy_v the_o whole_a debt_n whereas_o you_o think_v the_o prayer_n and_o alm_n of_o other_o may_v get_v man_n out_o of_o purgatory_n nor_o do_v the_o text_n say_v that_o the_o sufferer_n can_v pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n but_o rather_o suppose_v it_o impossible_a and_o so_o his_o lie_v there_o till_o he_o pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n must_v be_v mean_v of_o his_o lie_v in_o hell_n for_o ever_o and_o christ_n mention_n hell_n in_o that_o chapter_n ver._n 22_o 29_o 30._o but_o there_o be_v no_o word_n of_o purgatory_n here_o or_o any_o where_o in_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o pray_v try_v if_o you_o can_v prove_v it_o from_o reason_n since_o god_n word_n be_v not_o for_o you_o po._n be_v there_o not_o great_a difference_n between_o some_o sin_n and_o other_o and_o if_o god_n be_v a_o righteous_a judge_n he_o will_v make_v different_a punishment_n so_o that_o it_o be_v very_o reasonable_a to_o believe_v that_o venial_a sin_n shall_v only_o be_v punish_v with_o temporary_a fire_n not_o with_o eternal_a flame_n prot._n if_o we_o consider_v the_o holiness_n of_o the_o law_n or_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o the_o majesty_n offend_v all_o sin_n even_o the_o least_o deserve_v damnation_n as_o its_o just_a wage_n rom._n vi_fw-la 23._o and_o the_o least_o sin_n unrepented_a of_o may_v prove_v mortal_a because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n the_o sin_n as_o the_o final_a impenitence_n which_o damn_v man_n and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o repent_v show_v he_o will_v eternal_o sin_n so_o that_o whatever_o the_o instance_n be_v he_o deserve_v eternal_a damnation_n yet_o alas_o no_o man_n that_o repent_v not_o full_o while_o he_o live_v be_v only_o guilty_a of_o these_o lesser_a sin_n which_o in_o such_o person_n never_o go_v alone_o they_o be_v always_o guilty_a of_o great_a sin_n which_o merit_v eternal_a flame_n and_o that_o place_n of_o s._n john_n on_o which_o you_o ground_n your_o distinction_n of_o mortal_a and_o venial_a sin_n speak_v of_o the_o event_n of_o man_n sin_n not_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o so_o that_o if_o we_o see_v man_n sin_n without_o any_o sign_n or_o hope_n of_o their_o repentance_n he_o do_v not_o oblige_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o such_o 1_o john_n v_o 16._o po._n but_o be_v it_o not_o say_v that_o nothing_o which_o be_v unclean_a shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n rev._n xxi_o 27._o wherefore_o reason_n teach_v that_o they_o who_o be_v defile_v with_o any_o sin_n even_o those_o that_o be_v venial_a must_v be_v purge_v ere_o they_o can_v come_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n prot._n sure_o poor_a catholic_n be_v hardly_o use_v to_o pay_v so_o much_o money_n and_o endure_v so_o many_o pennance_n on_o pretence_n of_o purge_v away_o their_o venial_a sin_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o their_o fast_n whip_n and_o pilgrimage_n 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