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
A42543	A bridle for the tongue, or, A treatise of ten sins of the tongue ... shewing the nature of these sins ... with the causes and aggravations of them, and remedyes against them : together with many considerations, rules, and helps for the right ordering of the tongue ... / by William Gearing ...	Gearing, William.	1663 (1663)	Wing G432; ESTC R8445	179,256	504

So it fell out with the Jews that were left in Jerusalem they slighted those that were in captivity as if they that were behind were more Holy then those that were carryed away into captivity Ezek. 11.15 While a man is able to do well to himself every one will praise and applaud him Psal 49.18 but when God layes his hand upon him and doth as it were single out and expose him to contempt every one is ready to trample upon him to persecute him whom God hath smitten and to talk to the grief of those whom God hath wounded Psal 69.26 2. When men look onely upon an action done In this critical age every mans actions and labours are arraigned at the tribunal seat of every pedantical censorious Aristarchus understanding and it may be such an action as is not in it self simply unlawful and yet upon that action they are apt to pass a severe sentence So they censure Christ for going to the house of Zacheus when they saw it they all murmured saying That he was gone to be guest with a man that was a sinner Luk. 19.7 with one that was a Publican hereupon they pass an heavy sentence upon him that he was a Wine-bibber a friend of Publicans and sinners the thing was not unlawful for Christ to dine with Zacheus though a Publicane a sinner but the sin was theirs in censuring him So when he had made a man whole on the Sabbath day divers censures were past upon him Some said he is a good man others said nay but he deceiveth the people Joh. 7.12 Now this was done for the advancement of Gods Glory yet they think there is some appearance of sin in it that he should take up and carry away his bed on the sabbath day therefore they censure the man for it and Christ that made him whole but he did it to manifest the Glory of his Father and himself to be the son of God and Lord of the Sabbath but they lookt not at this Qui succu●rere potest perituro non ●●ccurrit occ●dit Seneca but past a sentence according to the outward appearance which caused Christ to give them that caution ver 24. Judge not according to the appearance but judge righteous judgement Christ taxeth their hypocrisie for preferring the Shell before the Kernell Ceremonies and Shadows before the Truth and Substance telling them that to avoid a seeming evil they would have him do an evil indeed lest he might seem to be guilty of breach of the sabbath they would have him guilty of manifest murder which may be committed as well by withdrawing such things from a man whereby he should live as by direct killing him Syracides saith the bread of the needful is the life of the poor and he that defraudeth them of it is a murtherer or man of blood Now that is not only the bread of the needful which he hath of his own but that which thou canst spare and he needeth and thou art bound to bestow upon him Ecclus. 34.22 3. When men judge of others only because of some difference that is between them in some small matters and circumstantial things Hence came that caution of the Apostle Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth for God hath received him Rom. 14.3 Those that were weak in faith were apt to pass sentence upon their Christian brethren that knew their Christian liberty better then they did and they that were strong in faith were apt to despise those that were weak This hath been a sin too common in our dayes because men do not jump with us in every punctillio therefore the work of Grace in their hearts is lookt upon as nothing They are not rashly to be censured whom God hath received to Grace this is to reproach Gods favourites and to condemn them whom God approveth 4. When men censure another for something they hear of him but seek not out the truth of it neither are they able to prove the truth thereof against him this is that the Apostle calleth a judging before the time 1 Cor. 4 5. he judgeth without judgement that thus preposterously censureth his brother 5. When men take upon them to judge the hearts of others and those things which are secret which they cannot see into such men are partial in themselves and judges of evil thoughts as the Apostle speaketh Jam. 2.4 not calling evil thoughts to judgement but judging the hearts and thoughts of others according to the evil thoughts within themselves Corrupt hearts love to be judging where they ought not and where they cannot judge aright 6. When those things that are good and lawful in themselves are nick-named and have foul names put upon them Men that walk exactly are looked upon as mad men as men out of their wits and besides themselves more nice and precise then wise Thus the young Prophet sent by Elisha to anoint Jehu King of Israel was accounted a mad fellow by the rest of the Captains of the hoast 2 King 9.11 Thus the kindred of our Saviour thought him besides himself because he is more Holy and zealous in the wayes of God then they are they think him mad thus the devil puts bad names up●n good actions and good names upon bad actions and hereby men fall under that heavy curse Isai 5.20 Wo to them that call evil good and good evil darkness light and light darkness that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter God complaineth Isai 59.15 that judgement was turned backward that truth faileth and he that refraineth from evil maketh himself a prey the times were so bad among them that he that followed truth made himself to seem a mad man and he that departed from sin made himself a prey 7. Curios● ad cognoscendum vitam alienam desidiosi ad corrigendum suam Aug. confess lib. 10. cap. 3. When men judge that as evil in others which they allow in themselves they are very busie to inform themselves of other mens faults but careless of their own therefore they are forward enough to censure others careless enough to pass judgement upon themselves Judah no sooner heareth of Tamars pollution but he passeth sentence Bring her forth and let her be burnt Gen 38.24 whereas he was not so hasty to judge himself who had made her a harlot Now he that judgeth another condemneth himself while he doth the same things Rom. 2.1 and he which is guilty of that which he condemneth in another is inexcusable and doing the same things deserveth the same censure Tully affirmed that an intollerable ●●ing for men not onely severel● to judge but sharply to reprove others when themselves are faulty SECT 2. Sheweth tha●●en may be guilty of censuring the word of God three wayes FUrthermore men may be guilty of this sin in reference to the Word it self unto the hearing whereof they come and therin they may be guilty of this