Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	word_n	work_v	year_n	191	3	4.8674	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64834	Sin, the plague of plagues, or, Sinful sin the worst of evils a treatise of sins tryal and arraignment, wherein sin is accused for being, proved to be, and condemned for being exceeding sinful : and that 1. as against God, his nature, attributes, works, will, law, image, people, glory and existence, 2. as against man, his good and welfare of body and soul, in this life, and that to come : with the use and improvement to be made of this doctrine, that men may not be damned, but saved, &c. : being the substance of many sermons preached many years ago in Southwark / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1669 (1669)	Wing V226; ESTC R38391	212,020	400

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see_v what_o a_o deadly_a destructive_a and_o kill_a thing_n thy_o sin_n be_v bvery_n mouth_n must_v be_v stop_v there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o complaint_n against_o god_n or_o his_o law_n for_o thou_o be_v as_o all_o other_o be_v by_o become_v guilty_a sallen_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n and_o subject_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n rom._n 3_o 19.-23_a so_o that_o by_o the_o commandment_n sin_n appear_v to_o be_v a_o desperate_a malignant_a thing_n the_o proper_a true_a and_o only_a cause_n of_o man_n condemnation_n and_o death_n from_o this_o brief_a yet_o clear_a account_n of_o the_o text_n and_o context_n these_o follow_a truth_n be_v deducible_a 1._o text._n observation_n from_o the_o text._n that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o whole_a and_o every_o part_n be_v good_a not_o only_o not_o sin_n i._n e._n culpable_a or_o criminal_a as_o v._o 7._o or_o only_o holy_a and_o just_a v._o 12._o or_o spiritual_a v._o 14._o but_o good_a v._o 12_o 13._o good_a not_o only_o in_o itself_o 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if_o grace_n prevent_v not_o it_o will_v end_v in_o no_o less_o for_o the_o end_n and_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.21_o 22._o yet_o 5._o sin_n it_o be_v true_a work_v man_n death_n and_o destruction_n by_o that_o which_o be_v good_a scil_n the_o law_n when_o sin_n have_v use_v man_n to_o break_v the_o law_n it_o use_v the_o law_n to_o break_v man_n to_o undo_v he_o by_o condemnation_n and_o death_n and_o 6._o sin_n be_v therefore_o exceed_v sinful_a and_o wicked_a most_o unmeasurable_o spiteful_a poisonous_a and_o pernicious_a because_o it_o kill_v man_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o kill_v they_o by_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o be_v appoint_v to_o man_n for_o life_n it_o turn_v food_n into_o poison_n ut_fw-la agnoscatur_fw-la quam_fw-la sceleratus_fw-la peccator_fw-la sit_fw-la hoc_fw-la peccatum_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la pestisera_fw-la res_fw-la dum_fw-la per_fw-la mandatum_fw-la rem_fw-la salutiferam_fw-la exserit_fw-la virus_fw-la suum_fw-la clarius_n like_o the_o horrid_a and_o curse_a wickedness_n our_o story_n tell_v we_o of_o so_o wicked_o commit_v in_o poison_v a_o man_n yea_o a_o king_n by_o the_o cup_n of_o blessing_n so_o that_o 7._o and_o last_o sin_n by_o the_o commandment_n appear_v to_o be_v excessive_o sinful_a ut_fw-la evidens_fw-la sit_fw-la quam_fw-la perniciosum_fw-la quam_fw-la grave_n quam_fw-la scelestum_fw-la sit_fw-la ipsum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la zegerus_n if_o we_o look_v on_o this_o through_o the_o microscope-glass_n of_o the_o law_n it_o will_v appear_v a_o most_o hideous_a devilish_a and_o hellish_a thing_n the_o most_o wicked_a villainous_a mischievous_a virulent_a and_o deadly_a thing_n that_o ever_o be_v sinful_a sin_n worse_o than_o the_o devil_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o anon_o i_o may_v not_o prosecute_v any_o of_o these_o particular_n apart_o for_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n enough_o to_o speak_v to_o every_o and_o each_o of_o they_o in_o handle_v the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n in_o relation_n whereunto_o i_o intend_v to_o observe_v this_o method_n and_o to_o manifest_v thereby_o 1._o what_o sin_n be_v it_o the_o subject_n and_o method_n of_o handle_v it_o the_o thing_n so_o much_o and_o so_o deserve_o evil_n speak_v of_o whereof_o none_o can_v speak_v well_o but_o they_o that_o speak_v ill_a of_o it_o for_o they_o speak_v best_a who_o speak_v the_o worst_a of_o sin_n 2._o wherein_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n do_v especial_o consist_v and_o so_o to_o lay_v open_a not_o only_o its_o effect_n but_o its_o nature_n also_o 3._o what_o witness_n and_o evidence_n there_o be_v to_o make_v good_a this_o indictment_n and_o charge_n against_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v so_o vile_a and_o abominable_a so_o sinful_a as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o and_o 4._o what_o use_n and_o improvement_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o sin_n excessive_a sinfulness_n 1._o to_o begin_v with_o the_o subject_n be_v subject_n wh●●_n 〈◊〉_d be_v and_o to_o show_v what_o sin_n be_v sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o a_o law_n yea_o of_o a_o good_a law_n yea_o of_o a_o god_n law_n sin_n suppose_v a_o law_n in_o be_v for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n rom._n 4.15_o but_o where_o there_o be_v sin_n there_o be_v a_o law_n and_o a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o joh._n 3.4_o whosoever_o commit_v sin_n transgress_v the_o law_n for_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n intend_v here_o in_o the_o text_n as_o appear_v by_o v._o 7._o now_o the_o law_n not_o only_o forbid_v the_o do_v of_o evil_n whether_o by_o thought_n word_n or_o deed_n but_o also_o command_v the_o do_v of_o good_a so_o that_o to_o omit_v the_o good_a command_v be_v sin_n as_o well_o or_o ill_o as_o be_v the_o do_v of_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v forbid_v against_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o law_n but_o against_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o the_o opposition_n hold_v there_o be_v law_n for_o they_o be_v all_o against_o the_o law_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o galat._n 5_o 19.-24_a what_o ever_o then_o do_v transgress_v the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n james_z 2.10_o be_v therefore_o and_o be_v therein_o a_o sin_n whither_o it_o break_v a_o affirmative_a or_o a_o negative_a precept_n i._n e._n whither_o it_o be_v the_o omission_n of_o good_a or_o commission_n of_o evil_n 2._o sin_n 2._o wherein_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n to_o proceed_v and_o lay_v open_a wherein_o especial_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n do_v consist_v which_o be_v easy_o and_o ready_o know_v from_o its_o definition_n or_o description_n just_a now_o set_v before_o we_o sin_n be_v a_o transgression_n of_o god_n law_n which_o be_v not_o only_o holy_a and_o just_a as_o make_v and_o give_v by_o a_o holy_a and_o just_a god_n but_o good_a also_o as_o it_o respect_v man_n for_o who_o god_n make_v it_o according_a to_o the_o text_n and_o context_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o deuter._n 5.29_o and_o 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