Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	eat_v	fruit_n	garden_n	1,548	5	10.7452	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44245	Motives to a good life in ten sermons / by Barten Holyday ...	Holyday, Barten, 1593-1661.	1657 (1657)	Wing H2531; ESTC R36003	137,260	326

Afllictions Evills This is the Vertue of which the Heathen who speaks of many Gods could say Nullum Numen abest si sit prudentia that he had all the God's on his side that had wisedome he might have perfected his speech had he but said Ipsum Numen adest Even God is on his side that has wisedome The Light of the Body is the Eie and the truest light of the Eie is wisdome But because precept is more abstracted from the sense our Saviour gives his Disciples a patterne the example of the Serpent Be ye wise as Serpents Now of Serpents there are many kinds but in all there is a naturall wisedome a subtilty and almost in all parts of them You may see a subtilty in their Eye an old Serpent being called a Dragon from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 implying the singular sharpnesse of his sight which moved Ancient Poets in their fictions usually to make Dragons the Guardians of Treasure Hence also among the Grecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Serpents Eie was a Proverbiall Title for a man of a cleare understanding which some think to be the reason why Serpents were sacred to Aesculapius he being admirable for his Insight and Discoveries in Physique You may see a subtilty in their Eare in the Obstinate Deafenesse of the Addar a race of the Serpent too a Serpent that will not be cousen'd but stops the eare and will not hearken to the voice of Charmers Charming never so wisely Ps 58.4 5. a motive to the Hebrewes to call this Serpent by an antiphrasis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as some would have it to perswade because this Serpent will not be perswaded You may see a subtilty in their Teeth Dan shall be a Serpent by the way an Adder in the Path that bites the horse heeles so that his rider shall fall backeward Jacob Gen. 49.17 God had said long before that he should bruise the heele of the seed of the woman Gen. 3.15 And therefore aptly there Iacob call the Serpent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from his biting You may see a subtilty in their Hornes for with small hornes Nature has formed one kind of them as Pliny observes lib. 9. cap. 23. which thence is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whose deceit is to hide his body and wag his hornes to allure the birds to come and peck at them which comming for their prey become his prey Both which qualities are fitly expressed in another name which Jacob uses for a Serpent which is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies both to Lurke and Tempt the word is also used in the Originall Isa 27.1 You may see a subtilty in their wings for some Naturalists report such are found in Aethiopia and likely it is such were the fiery Serpents which bit the Israelites Numb 21.6 and a prediction we find of a flying Serpent Isa 14.29 which though some think to be spoken but by a figure not of wings but of speed yet well does it expresse his subtilty in his intentive prosecution of his prey You may see a subtilty in their Skine which they yearly cast to renew their strength a fit emblem of the old Serpent the Devill who can change himselfe into an Angell of Light and some Serpents to have the best names of the best Angells the fiery Serpents mentioned Num. 21.6 being there called Seraphin which is the name of the most different reasons The word signifies fiery to expresse in the Angells their Glory their Light of understanding and especially their heate of Love to their Creator but in the Serpent it intends the extremity of his venome which sets on fire with torment the person whom he bites You may see a subtilty in their Appetite it being noted of the Stellio a kind of Serpent too that he has no sooner cast his skinne but he eats it up as if he understood the virtue of it and as some censure it did envie man whom he takes for his enemie so great a benefit it being a speciall remedy as some have taught against the falling sicknesse You may see a subtilty in their Hissing the Basiliske being of that nature that if other Serpents come neare him he ceases not to hisse out threats till they be gone that he may pride himselfe alone From which domineering humour as also from a white marke in forme of a diadem upon his head he has the name of Basiliske and Regulus or the Kingly Serpent And would not the old Serpent have gotten such a Royalty in Heaven would he not there have been a Basiliske nay when as thence he was cast out would he not have gotten the Dominion in Paradice over our first Parents You may see a subtilty in their voice at least you may find such subtilty in the Paradice-Serpent in whom you may see these speciall subtilties He tempted not our Parents whiles God seem'd present with them that he judg'd might have spoild his plot He tempted them not together that he perceiv'd had been two to one He tempted not first the Man be saw his Excellency and knew not if though alone he might prove too hard for him Yet tempted he the Woman shee was by nature of a more moist and so of a more gentle temper yeilding him the Hope whiles the possibility of some change in her and if she could be overcome He the Woman would assault the Man This was the way to conquer man by halves Indeed he conquered halfe Adam when he conquered Eve And you may consider how he conquered her He knew that God had commanded them not to eate of the fruit of the tree in the midst of the Garden and as yet he saw their Obedience He knew God had told them that if they eat of it they should die and he perceiv'd their beliefe in the word of God Lastly he understood her Feare of God least shee did offend and her feare of Death if she did offend He saw then that there were three things which he must overcome in her her Obedience her Faith and her Feare He sets himselfe then to consider what order he should use in his assault that is how he might prove himselfe a Devill To overcome her Obedience whiles he Faith was strong he saw it was impossible and to overcome her Faith whiles shee had the Feare of God and Death in her he judg'd as impossible Thus then he concludes If he could overcome her Faith her Obedience would fall it selfe and if he could overcome her Feare her Faith would likewise grow weake of it selfe Her feare then is that which he must first overthrow yet so that he will also give a blow to her Faith He comes then unto her and cunningly askes yea has God said ye shall not eate of every tree in the garden See his subtilty in these respects He pretends an Ignorance so to assume a Libertie to aske a question Next as he durst not at first tell a flat untruth by