Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	church_n	power_n	society_n	1,162	5	9.1993	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10659	Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1631 (1631)	STC 20934; ESTC S115807	428,651	573

heart_n upon_o thy_o ass_n for_o the_o desire_n of_o israel_n be_v upon_o 20._o thou_o why_o shall_v a_o king_n heart_n be_v set_v upon_o ass_n so_o may_v i_o say_v why_o shall_v christian_n heart_n be_v set_v upon_o earthly_a thing_n since_o they_o have_v the_o desire_n of_o all_o flesh_n to_o fix_v upon_o i_o will_v conclude_v with_o one_o word_n upon_o the_o last_o particu_n lar_n how_o to_o use_v the_o creature_n as_o thorn_n or_o as_o vex_v thing_n first_o let_v not_o the_o bramble_n be_v king_n let_v not_o earthly_a 15._o thing_n bear_v rule_v over_o thy_o affection_n fire_n will_v rise_v out_o of_o they_o which_o will_v consume_v thy_o cedar_n emasculate_v all_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o soul_n let_v grace_n sit_v in_o the_o throne_n and_o earthly_a thing_n be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o wisdom_n and_o rule_n 7._o of_o god_n spirit_n in_o thy_o heart_n they_o be_v excellent_a servant_n but_o pernicious_a master_n second_o be_v arm_v when_o thou_o touch_v or_o medle_v with_o they_o arm_v against_o the_o lust_n and_o against_o the_o temptation_n that_o arise_v from_o they_o get_v faith_n to_o place_v thy_o heart_n upon_o better_a promise_n enter_v not_o upon_o they_o without_o prayer_n unto_o god_n that_o since_o thou_o be_v go_v among_o snare_n he_o will_v carry_v thou_o through_o with_o wisdom_n and_o faithfulness_n and_o teach_v thou_o how_o to_o use_v they_o as_o his_o blessing_n and_o as_o instrument_n of_o his_o glory_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o thy_o heart_n as_o job_n with_o his_o eye_n have_v a_o jealousy_n and_o suspicion_n of_o thy_o evil_a heart_n lest_o it_o be_v surprise_v and_o bewitch_v with_o finfull_a affection_n three_o touch_v they_o gentle_o do_v not_o hug_v love_n dote_v upon_o the_o creature_n nor_o grasp_v it_o with_o adulterous_a embrace_n the_o 15._o love_n of_o money_n be_v a_o root_n of_o mischief_n and_o be_v enmity_n against_o god_n four_o use_v they_o for_o hedges_n and_o fence_n to_o relieve_v the_o saint_n to_o make_v friend_n 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the_o scripture_n to_o find_v out_o there_o the_o resemblance_n of_o sin_n we_o find_v it_o compare_v to_o the_o most_o loath_a some_o of_o thing_n to_o the_o blood_n and_o pollution_n of_o a_o new_a bear_v child_n before_o it_o be_v cut_v wash_v salt_v or_o swaddle_v ezek._n 16._o 6._o to_o the_o rottenness_n of_o a_o man_n in_o his_o grave_n the_o whole_a world_n lie_v in_o mischief_n and_o sin_n 1._o joh._n 5._o 19_o even_o as_o a_o dead_a man_n in_o the_o slime_n and_o rottenness_n of_o his_o grave_n to_o that_o noisome_a steam_n and_o poisonous_a exhalation_n which_o breath_n s_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o open_a sepulchre_n their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n ro●…_n 3._o 13._o that_o be_v out_o of_o their_o throat_n proceed_v nothing_o but_o stink_v and_o rot_a communication_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o eph._n 4._o 29._o to_o the_o nature_n of_o viper_n swine_n and_o dog_n luk._n 3._o 7._o 20_o 2._o pet._n 2._o 20._o to_o the_o dung_n or_o garbage_n the_o 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a_o man_n eye_n to_o look_v inward_a unridge_v the_o conscience_n unbo_fw-la well_v the_o heart_n stir_v up_o by_o his_o word_n the_o sink_n which_o be_v in_o every_o man_n bosom_n make_v he_o smell_v the_o carrion_n of_o his_o own_o dead_a work_n the_o uncleanness_n of_o his_o evil_a conscience_n the_o filthiness_n of_o his_o nature_n every_o man_n be_v then_o constrain_v to_o abhor_v himself_o to_o be_v loathsome_a in_o his_o own_o sight_n and_o to_o stop_v his_o nose_n at_o the_o poison_n of_o his_o own_o sore_n ezek._n 36._o 31._o for_o the_o more_o particular_a discovery_n of_o this_o truth_n let_v we_o first_o look_v upon_o the_o best_a work_n of_o the_o best_a man_n though_o we_o say_v not_o that_o they_o be_v sin_n and_o in_o naturarei_fw-la culpable_a as_o our_o adversary_n charge_v we_o yet_o so_o much_o evil_n do_v adhere_v unto_o