Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	darkness_n	good_a	sweet_a	3,257	5	8.2420	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04371	A spirituall trumpet exciting and preparing to the Christian warfare. Sounded first in the vtmost parts of the Lords campe, to one wing of the armie, now in the midst for the benefit of all. By William Iemmat, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods word at the Lechlade in Gloucester shire.	Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1624 (1624)	STC 14485; ESTC S100253	49,002	316

bones and demurres to separate betweene deare friends Fourthly he accuseth man to himselfe It he be an holy man one that feareth God and endeuoureth to perfection in the way of godlinesse he will make him beleeue that he is but an hypocrite in all he doth not a iot of sinceritie is in him therefore a cast-away a reprobate a firebrand of hell On the contrary If a man be carelesse and dissolute and looketh not which end goeth forward in things of his soule him he will make beleeue that his estate is better than it is oh he is out of all hazzard cocke-sure of eternall life and what need he feare Iust like the flatterers of the tyrant Dionysius who would licke vp his spettle and protest it was as sweet as Nectar or Ambrosia the food of their gods Thus all the sinnes of the godly are mortall and cannot be pardoned al the sins of the wicked are veniall cannot be punished Fiftly the deuill accuseth vertues for vices and vices for vertues and makes men fall into that curse of the Prophet Esa 5.20 Woe vnto them that call good euill and euill good that put darknesse for light and light for darknesse that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter What now adayes is forwardnesse in religion accounted but foolish giddinesse and what luke-warmenesse but discreet moderation How often is extreme earthlinesse shrowded vnder the name of good husbandrie and pride vnder the name of decencie and apishnesse in complements vnder the name of good manners and excessiue prodigalitie vnder the name of good nature Who hath taught this strange imposition of new names but that Grand Lier the master of falshood Sixtly he accuseth in his instruments The deuill maketh men to bee accusers sycophants picke-thanks deuils as the word standeth in the originall 2 Tim. 3.3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Such was Doeg against Dauid Ziba against Mephibosheth the false witnesses against Christ and those wicked wretches who informed the Heathen Roman Emperors Euseb hist eccles l. 9. c. 3. that the Christians of the Primitiue Church affected a temporall kingdome and would dispossesse them of their throne vnlesse they were the better lookt vnto Now doth Satan thus say and vnsay alter and change put in and put out and turne things vpside downe that we cannot see the truth of our estate as we should Who then would not resist this accuser this traducer this slanderer this broacher of lies and master of misse-rule Adde vnto all this that he is one who will not be ouercome by faire meanes there is no winning of a deuill with kindnesse that will not serue the turn Hee will ouerthrow thee if thou doe not ouerthrow and chase him away Therefore resist him State precor vestri memores memores quoque Christi Quae sit vestra tribus quae gloria quis Deus Rex Quis Dominus meminisse decet Prudent in Psychom Next consider who thy selfe art that must make resistance vpon Satan Who art thou Thou art a man a reasonable creature therefore as a man prouide as well as thou canst for thine owne safetie Thou art a sinner taken in the snare of the deuill and led captiue by him to doe his will 2 Tim. 2.26 therefore deliuer thy selfe as a bird out of the snare of the fowler Thou art a Christian therefore must partake of Christs powerfull grace and anointing and bee a King to conquer his and thine enemies Thou art a baptized person and vowedst enmitie against the deuill when thou receiuedst the seale of righteousnesse and entredst into the Church therefore performe the word of an honest man Thou art one of the Angels of Michael therefore must fight with him against the dragon and his Angels And one of a band of Lions for the righteous are bold as Lions Prou. 28.1 The same combat is performed by thy brethren abroad in the world 1 Pet. 5.9 therefore resist stedfastly it is the Apostles argument and stand it out sometimes one dieth in the field by cowardly vndermining and sometimes another but the Lords Champions goe still away with the victorie Finally consider we what mischiefe hee would bring vpon vs Mischiefes of being foiled if he could once foile vs. 1. Priuatiue First all the liuelihoods of a Christian all his graces and all his assurances hee would quite take away His desire is Luk. 22.31 32 to winnow the Saints and make their faith faile that by the failing thereof all the labours of a godly Ministerie may bee lost as the Apostle inferreth 1 Thess 3.5 Or if hee cannot bring them vnto flat infidelitie hee will seeke to pull them from that integritie and simplicitie which becomes the Gospell of God our Sauiour 2 Cor. 11.3 Hee will endeuour to make them vaine formall hypocriticall fantasticall or vnfruitfull or to draw them from their constancie in doing good and resisting euill And hereby he aimes at their spirituall beggerie that is to rob them of all their hopes and comforts and assurances all the ioyes of the holy Ghost and a good conscience and all the glorie of the kingdome of heauen Now shall a man fight for his purse or goods and not resist for so great a patrimonie of Saints 2. Positiue Secondly all euill followeth immediatly vpon thy ouerthrow For now thou art the deuils owne childe an vtter enemie to God and the things of God furious and outragious by little and little desperately euill heire of condemnation like thy father himselfe in sinne and punishment and thy torments shall be endlesse easlesse remedilesse Resist therefore and betimes preuent so great mischiefe And thus the foure questions are fully answered both for clearing the point and directing the Christian Warriour Let vs now descend to the vses hereof Vse 1 A reproofe disgrace to the easie life of many And first this serues to bring out of request the secure and easie condition of many people who neither doe nor wil nor thinke they haue need to suspect themselues Wee may well say of them with the Prophet Psal 73.4 5. They haue no bands vpon them either in their life or death neither doe they come into trouble as other men They are fat and strong and liuely and in very good liking They haue the world at will and more indeed than heart can desire All admire and follow and attend them and speake well of them Oh the only men in towne or country and they can thinke and speake of others and doe to them what themselues please yet all must be well Others of a meaner ranke can spend their dayes iollily and smoothly and contentedly neighbourly men good Church-keepers not only giue way to religion but some countenance and so pop into their graue as fruit gathered when it is ripe And doe you dislike or condemn this estate Vide ne fortè ideo non sit bellum quia pax peruersa est Aug. de verbis Apost serm 12. will some man