Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	existence_n	misery_n	perception_n	27	3	15.8762	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56381	An account of the nature and extent of the divine dominion & goodnesse especially as they refer to the Origenian hypothesis concerning the preexistence of souls together with a special account of the vanity and groundlesness of the hypothesis it self : being a second letter written to his much honoured friend and kinsman, Mr. Nath. Bisbie / by Sam. Parker ...	Parker, Samuel, 1640-1688.	1666 (1666)	Wing P454; ESTC R22702	53,301	116

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he_o that_o delight_v not_o in_o the_o death_n of_o sinner_n seek_v pleasure_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o eternal_a misery_n of_o innocent_n this_o be_v the_o very_a top_n and_o extremity_n of_o cruelty_n so_o that_o be_v it_o thus_o we_o must_v add_v cruelty_n to_o the_o divine_a attribute_n and_o believe_v he_o as_o infinite_a in_o that_o as_o in_o any_o other_o beside_o all_o this_o mere_a existence_n without_o perception_n carry_v in_o it_o no_o more_o goodness_n or_o happiness_n then_o nonexistence_n and_o be_v only_o desirable_a before_o it_o in_o reference_n to_o those_o perceptive_a capacity_n which_o be_v found_v in_o it_o it_o be_v all_o one_o not_o to_o be_v and_o to_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o senseless_a inactivity_n take_v away_o perception_n and_o it_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o the_o substance_n remain_v or_o utter_o perish_v as_o suppose_v the_o poet_n metamorphosis_n have_v be_v as_o great_a reality_n as_o they_o be_v fiction_n it_o have_v be_v indifferent_a to_o the_o person_n that_o suffer_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v change_v into_o tree_n stone_n and_o flower_n or_o into_o nothing_o and_o it_o will_v have_v be_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o niobe_n whether_o she_o be_v petrify_v or_o annihilate_v upon_o this_o account_n arise_v that_o ancient_a dispute_n whether_o never_o to_o have_v be_v bear_v have_v not_o be_v better_o then_o to_o be_v for_o they_o consider_v only_o the_o present_a stage_n of_o affair_n where_o these_o measure_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n seem_v to_o be_v dispense_v in_o equal_a proportion_n be_v doubtful_a which_o way_n to_o determine_v but_o those_o of_o they_o who_o think_v the_o world_n to_o be_v more_o replenish_v with_o ungrateful_a and_o displease_a object_n then_o the_o contrary_a prefer_v nonexistence_n the_o chief_a assertor_n whereof_o be_v some_o of_o the_o melancholy_a philosopher_n such_o as_o heraclitus_n and_o empedocles_n together_o with_o the_o tragedian_n who_o in_o the_o person_n of_o forlorn_a and_o miserable_a man_n be_v full_a of_o little_a sentence_n and_o discourse_n to_o this_o purpose_n and_o this_o opinion_n be_v so_o ancient_a ut_fw-la author_n &_o initium_fw-la illius_fw-la prorsus_fw-la ignoretur_fw-la 1._o as_o gassendus_fw-la assert_n but_o they_o who_o with_o more_o truth_n count_v the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o pleasure_n than_o misery_n do_v with_o more_o satisfaction_n esteem_v their_o existence_n a_o privilege_n so_o that_o they_o prefer_v not_o existence_n before_o nonexistence_n upon_o its_o own_o score_n but_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o those_o pleasant_a perception_n which_o be_v found_v in_o it_o well_o then_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o existence_n be_v good_a or_o evil_n in_o order_n to_o the_o perception_n that_o be_v found_v in_o it_o where_o it_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o nothing_o but_o torment_a perception_n and_o where_o the_o continuence_n of_o life_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o continuance_n of_o misery_n there_o it_o be_v the_o great_a 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never_o any_o opinion_n so_o absurd_a which_o be_v not_o maintain_v by_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o they_o any_o such_o hateful_a sentiment_n concern_v god_n transaction_n with_o his_o creature_n as_o this_o i_o be_o discourse_v against_o which_o carry_v in_o it_o such_o apparent_a contradiction_n to_o the_o divine_a attribute_n that_o it_o can_v never_o have_v find_v entrance_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n have_v they_o not_o think_v it_o be_v suggest_v to_o they_o by_o revelation_n for_o the_o only_a thing_n that_o be_v plead_v on_o its_o behalf_n be_v the_o gross_o mistake_v nine_o chapter_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n which_o they_o apply_v to_o god_n eternal_a decree_n although_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o apparent_a than_o that_o it_o treat_v of_o a_o quite_o different_a matter_n for_o saint_n paul_n have_v discourse_v of_o the_o universal_a apostasy_n of_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n from_o 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