Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
truth_n faith_n life_n true_a 3,991 5 4.8169 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A92759 A treatise against drunkennesse described in its nature, kindes effects and causes, especially that of drinking of healths. To which are added, two short sermons of S. Augustine's, De tempore. Faithfully translated, by Matthew Scrivener. Scrivener, Matthew.; Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. De tempore.; Scrivener, Matthew. 1685 (1685) Wing S2119; ESTC R201394 52,860 223

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

it_o therefore_o to_o pass_v that_o among_o christian_n th●●_n be_v not_o believe_v and_o thorough_o weigh_v why_o do_v man_n blind_o study_v 〈◊〉_d secure_v the_o mite_n and_o suffer_v the_o mountain_n of_o invaluable_a treasure_n to_o m●●●_n away_o every_o day_n and_o their_o immortal_a soul_n to_o perish_v in_o the_o flood_n of_o i●_n temperate_a drink_v but_o methink_v if_o such_o knowledge_n be_v too_o wonder_v for_o they_o and_o they_o can_v attain_v unto_o it_o as_o the_o psalmist_n speak●_n the_o eye_n of_o their_o body_n may_v suffice_v to_o 〈◊〉_d form_n they_o better_o while_o they_o show_v th●●_n the_o daily_a ruin_n of_o that_o and_o the_o m●●●_n sore_a evil_n prey_v upon_o their_o carcase_n before_o its_o time_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v well_o ●o_o be_v observe_v what_o be_v but_o too_o customary_a that_o many_o man_n labour_v ●nder_v a_o double_a distemper_n in_o divers_a respect_n by_o spare_v base_o and_o spend_v base_o with_o great_a artifice_n as_o they_o may_v suppose_v but_o weak_o make_v ●ne_a sin_n support_v another_o which_o be_v ●rue_a so_o far_o only_o as_o in_o a_o ague_n the_o ●old_a fit_a the_o great_a it_o be_v the_o more_o violent_a be_v the_o hot_a virtue_n therefore_o if_o it_o be_v ●ot_n love_v and_o embrace_v for_o its_o own_o ●ake_z and_o not_o for_o vice_n sake_n which_o ●ften_o happen_v cease_v to_o be_v what_o it_o be_v ●alled_v but_o that_o man_n may_v better_o understand_v this_o i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o expose_v brief_o the_o heinousness_n of_o this_o ●●n_fw-la leave_v some_o other_o palliation_n use_v excuse_n thereof_o to_o be_v consider_v towards_o the_o conclusion_n sect_n iv_o the_o word_n of_o god_n express_o declare_v against_o drunkenness_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o very_a reasonabl●_n demand_v of_o i_o argue_v against_o this_o sin_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v sober_a when_o he_o be_v not_o drink_v but_o soberness_n i_o restrain_v not_o to_o outward_a act_n only_o of_o the_o tongue_n and_o hand_n but_o extend_v it_o as_o be_v usual_a to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o soundness_n of_o judgement_n which_o notwithstanding_o 〈◊〉_d wont_a to_o suffer_v very_o much_o oftentimes_o from_o error_n in_o practice_n and_o evil_n lis●vitious_a act_n constant_o and_o vehement_o importune_v reason_n to_o justify_v th●_n offender_n and_o to_o make_v that_o goo●_n which_o common_a sense_n judge_n to_o b●_n evil_a and_o so_o agreeable_a to_o the_o monstrousness_n of_o man_n action_n be_v the_o paradox_n of_o their_o understanding_n until_o it_o come_v to_o that_o sometime_o as_o too_o often_o it_o do_v that_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o religion_n the_o assurance_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o the_o next_o to_o that_o the_o omniscience_n of_o god_n or_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o due_o and_o infallible_o reward_v good_a and_o evil_n be_v doubt_v of_o oppose_v contemn_a and_o deride_v as_o solomon_n say_v fool_n make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n and_o as_o the_o psalmist_n tush_o god_n ●●areth_v not_o for_o it_o be_v there_o knowledge_n in_o ●he_n most_o high_a such_o rude_a and_o bold_a expostulation_n as_o these_o be_v but_o a_o consequence_n of_o that_o commoner_n vice_n ●iz_o of_o atheism_n for_o if_o there_o be_v no_o ●uch_n thing_n as_o sin_n there_o be_v no_o such_o ●hing_n as_o a_o god_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o god_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o justice_n and_o injustice_n of_o ●hich_v god_n alone_o be_v the_o original_a rule_n and_o so_o no_o such_o thing_n as_o vi●●_n or_o virtue_n and_o as_o some_o bold_o accuse_v the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o the_o cau●●_n of_o all_o quarrel_n and_o division_n amongst_o christian_n yea_o and_o of_o man_n of_o d●vers_a religion_n so_o likewise_o ma●_n they_o say_v of_o the_o severe_a notion_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n that_o they_o be_v the_o cau●●_n that_o so_o many_o offence_n be_v take_v a●●_n give_v which_o remove_v and_o m●●_n leave_v to_o their_o suppose_a liberty_n and_o ingenuity_n the_o world_n will_v be_v qui●er_o which_o then_o position_n be_v ali●●_n true_a but_o indeed_o both_o so_o notorious_o false_a as_o deserve_v not_o our_o refutation_n we_o must_v therefore_o here_o suppo●●_n man_n to_o be_v christian_n and_o to_o receiu●_v without_o doubtful_a disputation_n t●●_n fundamental_a point_n of_o faith_n conce●●ing_v the_o be_v nature_n truth_n justi●●_n goodness_n of_o god_n and_o such_o omniscience_n that_o as_o he_o suffer_v no_o ●in_a unpunished_a either_o by_o ourselves_o 〈◊〉_d true_a repentance_n or_o by_o himself_o in_o 〈◊〉_d proper_a reward_n destinate_a to_o it_o so_o he_o discern_v all_o the_o little_a as_o well_o as_o great_a error_n of_o our_o life_n and_o that_o if_o possible_o sinner_n in_o any_o kind_n may_v ●scape_v the_o just_a reward_n in_o this_o life_n he_o ●●serveth_v vengeance_n for_o his_o adversary_n as_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n speak_v nahum_n 1_o 2._o which_o wrath_n be_v inevitable_o to_o be_v execute_v upon_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o death_n from_o the_o ●ody_n and_o more_o full_o upon_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a use_v the_o last_o just_a and_o fearful_a judgement_n these_o thing_n be_v steadfast_o ●elieved_v and_o frequent_o and_o serious_o reflect_v on_o can_v scarce_o want_v their_o ●●e_z effect_n upon_o ingenuous_a and_o wise_a ●●uls_n in_o possess_v they_o with_o a_o dread_n of_o sin_n which_o expose_v they_o to_o suc●_n evil_n it_o therefore_o remain_v at_o present_a t●_n be_v show_v under_o what_o various_a form●●_n and_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n a●_n well_o as_o dishonour_v and_o displeasure_n t●●_n almighty_a god_n the_o sin_n of_o drunkenness_n lie_v and_o one_o capital_a offence_n accompany_v it_o rather_o tha●_n other_o be_v that_o common_o there_o 〈◊〉_d more_o open_a and_o bold_a profanation_n o●_n god_n holy_a name_n and_o his_o word_n more_o contempt_n of_o serious_a and_o god●●_n advice_n in_o this_o sin_n than_o any_o other_o for_o whoremonger_n adulterer_n thief_n liar_n and_o oppressor_n 〈◊〉_d the_o poor_a general_o retain_v some_o m●●desty_n in_o their_o sin_v and_o can_v bett●●_n endure_v admonition_n and_o reproof_n b●ing_v convict_v of_o their_o error_n b●●_n i_o know_v not_o what_o peculiar_a dare_a sp●rit_n be_v infuse_v with_o wine_n and_o stron●_n drink_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o drunkard_n that_o he_o answer_v all_o such_o attempt_n of_o reduce_v he_o to_o sobriety_n with_o jest_n scoff_v threaten_n raging_n ●nd_v worse_o a_o great_a deal_n many_o time_n let_v any_o of_o the_o former_a sinner_n be_v surprise_v in_o the_o act_n he_o can_v choose_v but_o blush_n shrink_v and_o be_v ashamed_a but_o take_v a_o man_n in_o his_o fit_a of_o drunkenness_n and_o tell_v he_o of_o his_o fault_n when_o it_o be_v most_o apparent_a and_o undeniable_a he_o storm_n and_o rage_v most_o of_o all_o stand_v his_o ground_n as_o well_o as_o he_o ●an_v resist_v all_o opposition_n stout_o ●nd_n deride_v religion_n itself_o mole_v he_o break_v out_o in_o blasphemous_a language_n divers_a time_n abigail_n nabals_n wife_n know_v this_o very_a well_o and_o so_o do_v all_o other_o prudent_a wife_n ●nd_v friend_n to_o the_o intemperate_a in_o this_o kind_n when_o she_o defer_v to_o tell_v her_o husband_n in_o what_o condition_n he_o be_v and_o how_o by_o his_o provocative_a language_n in_o his_o drunken_a fit_n he_o have_v bring_v himself_o into_o extreme_a danger_n and_o the_o brink_n of_o perdition_n i_o therefore_o in_o like_a manner_n suppose_v my_o patient_n to_o have_v his_o interval_n of_o reason_n and_o out_o of_o his_o fit_a apply_v myself_o to_o he_o offer_v to_o hi●_n serious_a consideration_n the_o voice_n o●_n god_n himself_o against_o this_o vice_n denounce_v his_o heavy_a judgement_n against_o it_o a_o certain_a indication_n an●_n proof_n of_o the_o heinousnesse_n of_o the_o sin_n for_o the_o two_o great_a witness_n of_o th●_n old_a and_o new_a testament_n yea_o third_n viz._n the_o law_n and_o light_n 〈◊〉_d nature_n testify_v express_o against_o th●●_n sin_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n in_o the_o name_n ●●_o god_n cry_v out_o against_o this_o sin_n cha●_n 5._o 11._o woe_n unto_o they_o that_o rise_v up_o ear●●_n to_o follow_v drunkenness_n and_o to_o they_o th●●_n continue_v till_o night_n till_o wine_n inflame_v they_o and_o again_o chap._n 28._o 1._o woe_n to_o the_o ●rown_n of_o pride_n the_o drunkard_n of_o ephra●●_n and_o because_o a_o evasion_n and_o excuse_n be_v too_o often_o hear_v from_o some_o ●●ying_v in_o their_o defence_n that_o they_o do_v ●ot_n make_v a_o common_a practice_n of_o it_o ●ut_v sometime_o only_o and_o therefore_o ●ll_v not_o under_o the_o severity_n of_o such_o curse_n hear_v they_o what_o god_n speak_v ●y_a moses_n in_o deuteronomy_n chap._n 29._o 19_o ●0_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o