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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	original_a	transgression_n	transgressor_n	120	3	16.5979	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77503	A looking-glasse for good vvomen, held forth by way of counsell and advice to such of that sex and quality, as in the simplicity of their hearts, are led away to the imbracing or looking towards any of the dangerous errors of the times, specially that of the separation. / As it was lately presented to the Church of God at Great-Yarmouth, by John Brinsley. Octob. 9. 1645. Imprimatur Ja: Cranford.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1645 (1645)	Wing B4717; Thomason E305_23; ESTC R200330	44,390	54

purpose to deceive him Hoc secit decepta non decipiens saith the foresaid Author This she did being her self deceived not with an intention to deceive her husband No Merc. in Gen. 3.6 that which herein she did was only out of a desire to make him partaker of her supposed happinesse As for deluding deceiving of him it was far from her thoughts And hereupon say some it is said that Adam was not deceived But this seemeth a little too acute and curious 2. More plainly and simply in the second place Adam was not deceived that is not Primarily 2. Not primarily he was not the first that was deceived So some expound it by borrowing a word from the verse foregoing which they conceive should here again be repeated 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but Adam was not first deceived 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Verse 13. but the Woman c. 3. Adam was not deceived viz. not Immediatly by the Serpent So was the Woman deceived giving eare to Satan 3. Not immediatly by the Serpent speaking in and by the Serpent she was deceived but so was not Adam deceived Deceived indeed he was but it was by the means of the Woman handing those suggestions unto him which she had received from the Serpent withall soliciting and inticing him to whom he yielded partly Ex àmicabili quâdam benevolentiâ out of a loving and indulgent affection towards her and so was overcome even as Sampson was by his Dalilah and Solomon by his Wives These two last Resolutions being in effect one and the same we may safely pitch upon Adam was not deceived viz. so as the Woman was deceived not firstly not immediatly so was the Woman deceived and being so deceived she was the Instrument to deceive her Husband So it followeth But The Woman being deceived she was in the Transgression The Woman was deceived So she was both properly How the woman was deceived and primarily and immediatly How deceived By what Means By what Agent By what Instrument By what Arguments and Suggestions You may read them all in that third of Genesis which I shall have occasion to reflect upon anon For the present I shall onely enquire Q. Why Satan singles out the woman to deceive her Why Satan singles out the Woman Why he first sets upon her to deceive and seduce her A. For this take a double reason Satan looked upon her as a fitting Object and a fitting Instrument A fitting Object to work upon and a fitting Instrument to work by 1. A fitting Object to work upon In as much as she was the weaker Vessell 1. She was the more fit object to work upon in regard of her weaknesse lesse able to withstand the stroke of his Temptations Had he encountred with the Man there might have been more probability of resistance lesse hope of prevailing Therefore he singles out the Woman as apprehending more hopes of prevailing there by reason of the naturall infirmity of her Sex 2. As fit to work upon so to work by A fitting Instrument being her sell deceived 2. A fit instrument to work by in deceiving the man to deceive her Husband by conveying the same suggestions unto him who would the lesse suspect what came through her hands of whose cordiall and entire affection he was so sully perswaded Such Instruments Satan often maketh use of in seducing of others Vnsuspected Instruments such was the Woman to her Husband And hereupon Satan singles out her that she being her self deceived might be the Instrument to deceive him which accordingly came to passe so it followeth in the Text. 3. The woman being deceived she was in the transgression 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the transgression 3. How the woman is said to be in the transgression The phrase here imports two things 1. Hereby she became a Transgressour Obnoxia facta est Transgressioni So Erasmus she became obnoxious guilty of the transgressionof the Law of God 1. She was a transgressour a truth but not the whole truth 2. She being hereby made a Transgressour she became also the Author and Originall of transgression 2. And the Originall of transgression so Beza Causa transgressionis fuit She was the cause of transgression 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 put for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so Ambrose renders it well Facta est in Praevaricationem She became the means and instrument to seduce her husband and so to draw him into the like transgression A truth which for the doctrinall part of it is so clearly held forth by the Spirit of God in that third of Genesis that it admits of no further either Confirmation or Illustration That which I mainly aimed at when I took this Text in hand Introduction to Application was the making of it usefull to the Times and Place wherein we live Wherein let not any of your jealous thoughts anticipate and forerun my innocent Meditations as if I intended to cast any Disrespect upon the weaker Sex which as God hath many wayes honoured so shall I much lesse any Disparagement upon any of the wayes of God wherein any of them desire to walk not yet to rebate the edge or cool the fervour of a holy and well tempered Zeal in them or any other Far be all these from my thoughts and yours My intentions herein are candid and so I hope shall my words be free from all gall and bitternesse and as much as may be from sharpnesse which yet I must tell you the Minister of Christ may in some cases make use of and that not without good warrant from the Apostle Tit. 1.10 who writing unto Titus concerning some persons that were unruly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 disorderly and Refractory viz. to the Reprehensions Admonitions and Orders of the Church as the Reverend Diodate glosseth upon the word and Vain-talkers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whose discourses tended more to the ingendring of strife then to Edification and Deceivers Seducers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 such as deceived the mindes and so seduced otherwise well-meaning soules Verse 13. such saith the Apostle Rebuke sharply 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Precisè in expresse down right termes not smoothing them up in their Errors nor yet going about the Bush to tell them of their miscariages This course I might take But I shall for the present as much as may be decline it 1 Cor. 4.21 choosing rather to come unto you in the spirit of meeknesse remembring who they are whom I have chiefly now to deal with viz. the weaker and tenderer Sex and some of those of tender Consciences I shall deal with them accordingly Gen. 33.13 14. Even as Jacob dealt with his Children which were tender and his Cattel which were great with yong he will not over-drive them for fear of miscariage but will lead them on softly so as they may be able to indure it So shall my desire be to deal with you with as