Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	body_n	sin_n	soul_n	3,674	5	5.2011	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93062	The sinfulnesse of evil thoughts: or, a discourse, wherein, the chambers of imagery are unlocked: the cabinet of the heart opened. The secrets of the inner-man disclosed. In the particular discovery of the numerous evil thoughts, to be found in the most of men, with their various, and severall kinds, sinful causes, sad effects, and proper remedies or cures. Together with directions how to observe and keep the heart; the highest, hardest, nad most necessary work of him that would be a real Christian. / By Jo. Sheffeild Pastor of Swithins London.	Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.	1650 (1650)	Wing S3064A; Thomason E1863_1	165,696	337

did God shut out the carnall Israelites and sware in his wrath they should not enter into his rest because they erred in their hearts They whose plague was Psal 95. Lev. 13. 44. in their head were utterly unclean above all others and shut out of the camp Error is soul adultery and defiles no lesse then bodily fornication those who go a whoring after it 3. Haeresy a foule sin shutting out of Gods Kingdome is onely in the mind and thoughts 4. Insidelity that great Gospel sin and that fearfull Apollyon and soul murderer is onely a sin of the heart and thoughts 5. The like I might say of impenitency hypocrisie spirituall pride malice envy covetousnesse and the worst of sins are all lodged in the heart 6. Yea the sin against the Holy Ghost is not any outward acting of the most monstrous impiety or abomination but the fear of it is in the heart the contagion of it chiefly poisons the understanding conscience and will As the diseases of the mind are worse and more incurable then bodily Lunacy is worse then a feaver a fit of Phrensie worse then of Stone or Gout The Doctor can say little to these diseases of the mind so sins of the mind worse then any bodily The Pro. 18. 14. spirit of a man may sustain any infirmity of body but the wounded spirit who can beare And as the Judgments inflicted on the soul are above all the heaviest judgments as the immediate wrath of God darted into the soul That fire not blowen horror of Job 20. 26. Ro. 11. 8. Ro. 1. 26. 28. conscience the searea conscience the spirit of slumber or of remorse Vile affections the reprobate mind are all such plagues as hell hath no greater so are soul sins worst of sins The wrath of God is poured usually on the spirits of men the devils chaines are not of Iron but of darknesse the paines of hell take not hold yet of the body but of the spirit onely Yea as all the Treasures of grace and comfort in the Godly are laid up in the hidden man of the heart there is his best and he is a thousand times better in his heart intention desire then he can be in all his holy acts and duties he would do much more and better still so the worst wickednesse even in the most wicked is within when he doth most villanously and talketh most impudently his heart is a thousand times worse yet then all his actions for this as it is the seat of grace and vertue so of all sin and vice Yea so much Malignity is in an evil thought that as one drop of poison may mar a whole cup of wine so an evil thought spoils the best duty and performance The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord Pro. 21. 27. because also so some read it he bringeth it with a wicked minde Judas his charitable Jo. 12. 5 6. motion stank because of the covetousnesse that was in his heart and his kisse of piety Lu. 22. 48. stank worse because of the horrid treason and war which was in his heart though his words both times smoother then oyl CHAP. XXIX The Second use for humiliation IN the second place see what cause is here for Humiliation universall and continuall humiliation above all other sins be humbled for thy Thoughts Whatsoever is fair without thy thoughts are foul to be sure who can say his heart is clean Yea whatever is Prov. 20. 9. foulest without the thoughts are yet more foul and filthy Many men are like the Egyptian Temples rich fair beautifull without when you come in Cats mice serpents Crocodyles fair sepulchers and painted over full of stench and rottennesse within when as the godly soul desires to be like Solomons Temple which had the lights narrower without wider within which had nothing but stone and timber to be seen without within 1 King 6. 4. 21 22 30. nothing but gold Alas have not we many a wild many a vile and sinfull Thought to bewaile not transient and involuntary but deliberate fixed and voluntary thoughts How hard to get the heart in a good frame how hardly doth a good thought enter how soon is it turned out of doors what cold welcome do we give it But to ill thoughts we set doors wide open we make room to entertain them we keep them company discourse with them with much delight and never think the time long they stay and are loth to let them go Oh how many forgetfull thoughts have we of God either no thoughts or low thoughts or hard thoughts or Atheisticall or blasphemous or impious at least dishonourable and distrustfull thoughts of God Towards thy neighbour how many unkind uncharitable envious censorious passionate malicious proud scornfull injurious thoughts hast thou had And for thy self who need tell thee of thy vain impure self-deceiving self-exalting self-magnifying self-seeking thoughts who can number thy carking caring plodding plotting thoughts thy empty aery frothy endlesse uselesse unprofitable and unsavoury thoughts Is not thy heart full of carnall reasonings roving imaginations motions yea of sinfull counsels devises purposes The good man is like the Merchant who hath not much abroad opens not shop but his goods are packed and piled up in low Cellars and bestowed in his ware-houses and back rooms of his house But on the other side the most of men are like our gaudy and beggarly Alehouses where you behold a painted Sign-Post and coloured windows without but never a good room within nor a bed to ly on but store of loathsom smels and more loathsome oathes and filthynesse or like our ordinary tradesmen who have all their rich wares in their shops exposed to view and sale but their Cellars are filled with coales trash and lumber Our base hearts herein are like some beggarly Alehouses again where if a man of fashion shall come and desire lodging they send him away and say they have no entertainment for him when they will make hard shift to lodge a company of lewd fellows though they sit up all night themselves Or like Sodom where there is not room for one godly Lot but he shall be wearied and worried out of his skin or if an Angel come for a nights lodging he shall before he is well entered be assaulted and haled out of doors when the city is full of vicious wretches Or like Baals house which was cramd and crouded as full as ever it could hold from one end to another that they stood mouth to mouth as it is said 2 Kings 10. 21. as close as one could stand by another when there was narrow search made least one poor servant of the Lord should creep in amongst them all A good thought is as Abel soon made away and dies without issue when the evil as Cain lives and multiplies to fill the world The good thought like Sarah is barren when the evil as Hagar presently conceives The good