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
A39570	The bishop busied beside the business, or, That eminent overseer, Dr. John Gauden, Bishop of Exeter, so eminently overseen as to wound his own cause well nigh to death with his own weapon in his late so super-eminently-applauded appearance for the [brace] liberty of tender consciences, legitimacy of solemn swearings, entituled, A discourse concerning publick oaths, and the lawfulness of swearing in judicial proceedings, in order to answer the scruples of the Quakers ... / by Samuel Fisher ...	Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.	1662 (1662)	Wing F1051; ESTC R37345	155,556	170

assuredly spue her out of his mouth But if we were to take a true cognizance of her State by those Lof●…y Scornful Strains of Derogation and deep Defiance into which this Bishop launcheth forth at large against the Quakers in these and some other of his Words that follow we might without censuring beyond what is meet conclude her to be of such a vaunting and self-glory strain The Bishop seems and that scarce without some indignation at the Quakers insolency to wonder our hearty desire for him is that he may not be found among them that despise and wonder and perish at that work that God is working in these dayes which it seems he does not believe yet as obvious as it is to any eye over which the vail does not remain in the very Letter of the Scripture which he accounts himself in comparison of the Quakers to be not a little skilled in viz. that men so mean as the Quakers so abrupt and obscure so far from that Beauty and strength of Religion which he Dreams is among themselves because perhaps of some outward Eloquence of Speech in respect of which he is counted as he sayes of himself at least not a barren or difident Speaker so far below the ordinary Symmetry of reason Lineam●…nts of common sence in their writings so Rude Silly Ignorant Uncatechised and Crude in ther 〈◊〉 should with so great Confidence in an age of so much Light and Learning take upon them to be as he at least supposes they are so blindly Censorious such bold Dictators of things for Truth which he deems to be but their own Dreames deceptions and dotages to men of such renown as himself for Beauty and strength of Religion Sence and Reason but surely if he did not Read the Scriptures by whole-sale more then by retail or did but heed the inside of that Book which he is so busie about the back-side of unless he be one of those Learned ones to whom that Book is sealed he might easily understand that it is those low silly mean wayes whereby God ever delights to do the greatest matters that no flesh might glory in his presence nor any man nor mans parts strength Learning Education or Wisdom be accounted of Have you never Read O obtuse Acuti Academici ye profound prudential Renowned Rabbies how great Goliah of Gath that defied the Armies of Israel and the Living God was of old brought down by a sling and stone in the hands of a Stripling that came not to him with Sword nor Spear but in the Name of the God of that People whom he defied have ye never 〈◊〉 in the last dayes of the deliverance of his People he will do 〈◊〉 like and make his weaklings as David to go forth and subdue wi●… aling-stones Zach. 9. 15. How he will draw out that Crooked Serpent Lev●… with a hook yea how the least of that little stock of his Shee●… 〈◊〉 hear his voice which the learned Scribes had not heard at a●…ime though they pretended to great skill in searching the Scriptures should draw him out how out of the mouths of Babes and sucklings he will perfect his own praise and ordain strength against the Persecutors to still the Enemy and the Avenger Psal. 8. Although the Chief Priests and Scribes Mat. 21. 15 16. Luke 19. 39. were sore displeased at it and would fain have had them been Rebuked and Commanded to hold their Peace how he will speak to the Drunkards of Epbraim that through the wine of their own wise dom and through strong drink are out of the way even the Priest and the Prophet that are out of the way through the strong drink of their own vain divinations and Err in Vision and stumble in Iudgement how he will speak to them with stammering lips and another tongue than they look for And how the Word of the Lord out of the mouths of his weaned Children shall be Precept upon Precept Precept upon Precept Line upon Line Line upon Line here a little and there a little that they may go and fall backward and be broken and snared and taken Isai. 28. How it seems good in his fight to hide the Glorious Mysteries of his Gospel and Kingdom from the Wise and Prudent while he reveals them unto Babes Mat. 11. How Christ himself and that Excellent Glory of his which was the fulness of that Grace and Truth that came and comes to his Saints in the Light by him the shadow onely of which Substantial Image of the Father came by Moses and is found among all that are Learned no higher then the Letter was hid under that mean outward appearance and Occupation of the Carpenter Mark 6. 3. And did any of the Rulers of the Pharisees believe in him but onely that People of whom they said according as they also thought they knew not the Law and were accursed how by the foolishness of Preaching sith in the Wisdom of God the World by Wisdom knowes not God it pleased him to save them that believe how he will save the Tents of Iudah Rude Rusticks honest poor plain-hearted Country men first that the Glory of the house of David and of the Inhabitants of Ierusalem Kings and Princes chief Priests Renowned Doctors wise Counsellors deep Studied Schollars noble rich proud self-conceited Citizens and such like may not magnifie themselves against Judah How he makes foolish the Wisd●… of the Wise and Prudent●…ow ●…ow he sends his Treasure which is the vessels●…hen ●…hen the Babylonish Trash of Abomination and filthiness 〈◊〉 Whores Spiritual Fornications is exhibited in the golden Cup 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 her hand Rev. 17. How he delights to provoke a Nation that ha●… ●…rovoked him to anger by their own inventions to Iealousie by a foolish Nation and to weary them by a People that are not a People in their eyes Deut. 32. 21. Rom. 10. 19. How he made use of Aquila a Tent-maker and Priscilla his Wife to take to them Apollo then a more Eminent Preacher of Christ then any Parish Priest is in these dayes though he knew him yet but as it were after the flesh and to instruct him in the way of God more perfectly And what if God who as to the substance of it is Eternal and unchangeable in his way will go the same way now as ever he has done and befool the Learned Grecian the Scholastical Scribe and disputer ●…f this world by his foolishness which is wiser then man and by his weakness which is stronger then man and put out the eyes of those men that are so wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight as the whole Fraternity of the Clergy are that seem to themselves as So●…s of Anack whilst the Quakers are lookt upon by them with disdain as no other then meer Grashoppers in their eyes so that they shall call good evil and evil good put darkness for Light and Light for darkness bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter what if he