Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	body_n	heaven_n	soul_n	16,244	5	5.2792	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77976	The eighth book of Mr Jeremiah Burroughs. Being a treatise of the evil of evils, or the exceeding sinfulness of sin. Wherein is shewed, 1 There is more evil in the least sin, than there is in the greatest affliction. 2 Sin is most opposite to God. 3 Sin is most opposite to mans good. 4 Sin is opposite to all good in general. 5 Sin is the poyson, or evil of all other evils. 6 Sin hath a kind of infiniteness in it. 7 Sin makes a man conformable to the Devil. All these several heads are branched out into very many particulars. / Published by Thomas Goodwyn, William Bridge, Sydrach Sympson, William Adderly, [double brace] William Greenhil, Philip Nye, John Yates.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1654 (1654)	Wing B6063; Thomason E819_1; ESTC R207405	254,421	485

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soul_n and_o they_o love_v death_n and_o prov._n 15._o 32._o he_o that_o refuse_v instruction_n destise_v his_o own_o soul_n when_o you_o come_v and_o hear_v any_o instruction_n against_o any_o sinful_a way_n and_o refuse_v it_o you_o despise_v your_o own_o soul_n as_o if_o your_o own_o soul_n be_v worth_a little_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o man_n and_o woman_n though_o they_o hear_v sin_n tend_v to_o the_o death_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o their_o eternal_a ruin_n yet_o if_o they_o have_v but_o any_o temptation_n but_o to_o get_v a_o groat_n or_o sixpence_n they_o will_v venture_v upon_o it_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o despise_v thy_o soul_n that_o be_v to_o despise_v a_o thing_n to_o account_v it_o little_a worth_n though_o thy_o soul_n be_v worth_a a_o whole_a world_n there_o be_v none_o so_o poor_a in_o this_o place_n the_o mean_a boy_n servant_n or_o girl_n but_o have_v a_o soul_n more_o worth_a than_o heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o though_o the_o mean_a here_o have_v a_o soul_n more_o worth_a than_o the_o world_n yet_o we_o see_v it_o ordinary_a that_o to_o get_v twopence_n or_o a_o groat_n they_o will_v venture_v the_o ruin_n of_o their_o soul_n be_v not_o this_o to_o despise_v their_o soul_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o groat_n or_o sixpence_n and_o they_o will_v lie_v or_o steal_v to_o get_v that_o which_o be_v less_o nay_o not_o only_o so_o but_o they_o be_v hater_n of_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o this_o you_o have_v prov._n 29._o 24._o he_o that_o be_v partner_n with_o a_o thief_n hate_v his_o own_o soul_n there_o be_v a_o instance_n in_o that_o one_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v true_a of_o every_o sin_n for_o this_o must_v be_v take_v as_o a_o rule_n to_o help_v you_o to_o understand_v the_o evil_n of_o sin_n know_v what_o be_v say_v of_o any_o one_o sin_n be_v virtual_o true_a of_o all_o that_o evil_n which_o be_v in_o any_o one_o sin_n be_v virtual_o in_o any_o sin_n he_o hate_v his_o own_o soul_n that_o go_v on_o in_o any_o one_o sin_n therefore_o if_o you_o will_v provide_v for_o your_o own_o good_a you_o must_v abandon_v sin_n object_n but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v be_v that_o lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o abstain_v from_o sin_n out_o of_o self_n respect_n for_o this_o i_o be_o upon_o i_o be_o show_v how_o sin_n be_v against_o ourselves_o and_o therefore_o urge_v you_o to_o abandon_v and_o take_v heed_n of_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v against_o ourselves_o then_o this_o question_n arise_v what_o shall_v we_o abstain_v from_o sin_n out_o of_o self_n respect_n what_o good_a be_v in_o this_o be_v that_o from_o grace_n to_o that_o i_o answer_v three_o thing_n answ_n 1._o that_o at_o first_o when_o god_n do_v begin_v to_o work_v upon_o the_o soul_n god_n do_v usual_o move_v we_o from_o self_n most_o and_o these_o self_n ground_n work_v most_o to_o take_v man_n and_o woman_n off_o from_o the_o act_n of_o their_o sin_n from_o outward_a act_n at_o least_o and_o to_o stop_v they_o from_o the_o commission_n of_o sin_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n self_n motive_n god_n make_v use_v of_o at_o first_o but_o yet_o the_o work_n be_v not_o do_v till_o the_o soul_n go_v beyond_o these_o it_o be_v good_a for_o man_n and_o woman_n to_o abstain_v from_o sin_n upon_o any_o ground_n there_o be_v so_o much_o evil_n in_o sin_n that_o upon_o any_o ground_n man_n and_o woman_n abstain_v from_o sin_n it_o be_v well_o but_o only_o except_o it_o be_v such_o a_o ground_n that_o the_o ground_n itself_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n than_o the_o sin_n i_o abstain_v from_o but_o yet_o the_o work_n be_v not_o do_v therefore_o 2._o know_v that_o though_o when_o grace_n be_v come_v