Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	pretence_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	30	3	9.0856	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62865	Christs commination against scandalizers, or, A treatise wherein the necessitie, nature, sorts, and evils of scandalizing are clearly and fully handled with resolution of many questions, especially touching the abuse of Christian liberty, shewing that vengeance is awarded against such as use it to the grievance of their weake brethren / by Iohn Tombes ...	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1641 (1641)	Wing T1802; ESTC R1928	96,775	467

imparts it to Balak and He puts it in practise in this Balaam was the principall Balak the ac●essary Balaam began the scandall Balak perfected it Ionadab the son of Shimeah deviseth a way for Amnon to practise his incestuous lust with his sister Tamar adviseth him to execute it by which he committed a foule sin 2. Sam. 13. 5. This counsell of Ionadab was a scandall to Amnon by a subtil way Iulian the Apostata abstaines from the shedding the blood of Christiās which Diocletian other Emperours before had shed he saw that it did but encrease Christianity men being ambitious of death that they might have the honour and Crowne of martyrdome But hee useth sly and cunning devices to insnare men in Paganisme he promotes the most zealous Pagans makes the schooles free only for them countenances them ieeres at the doctrine of Christ scoffs at the rites of Christians foments their contentions and thereby drawes many to Apostasie many to a love of Paganisme and thereby scandalizeth them Innumerable of the like subtil devices are used in every age to insnare mens souls by enticing them to doe evill And this sort of scandalizing differs from that scandall which is by sinfull example in that the action of such scandall is intended onely for to satisfie the doers lust though it becomes scandalous by it's venomous nature the scandall by an enticing practise is sinfull and intended also to further sin though sometimes the scandalizer know not the thing hee perswades to to be sin It differs also from scandall by persecutiō in that that scandall is by force the other by fraud Now all such kinde of scandalizing by enticeing practises in sinfull and deserves woe but all is not alike sinfull nor hath the same degree of woe awarded to it For difference is to bee made between scandalizers according to the part they act in this tragoedy or mischiefe of scandals For there are some that are the contrivers Counsellours of such divellish machinations others only moti movent being set on worke they execute The inventer perswader in this thing is deeper in the guilt of the scandal then the meere actor For it is more voluntary in him that contrives more of his own motion than it is in him that acts what another suggests He that leads and rules the other is the principall hee that consents and followes is but a second Wherefore the scandalizing of the children of Israel by the daughters of Moab is rather in scripture imputed to Balaam who taught that wicked device then to Balak who put it into execution and Ieroboam that devised the golden Calves is rather said to cause Israel to sinne then the workman that made and set them up Secondly difference is to be made between scādalizers of this kinde in respect of the several motives which lead them to offend others For first some doe scandalize others out of craft for their ungodly and unrighteous ends Thus Balaam the sonne of Peor devised a way to scandalize the Israelites that hee might gaine the wages of unrighteousnesse 2. Pet. 2. 15. Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat sets up two golden Calves at Dan Bethel which became a snare to the people of Israel this was done to maintaine his rebellion against his Prince and confirme the kingdome to himselfe 1. Kings 12. 26. 27. Jonadab the son of Shimeah perswades Amnon to ravish his sister this was done that hee might the more ingratiate himselfe to Amnon his friend 2. Sam. 13. 3. The Pharisees devised waies of superstition and hypocrisie that they might devoure widowes houses Mat. 23. 14. 15. Elymas the Sorcerer with subtilty seeks to turn away the Deputy from the faith that hee might retain his power with him Acts. 13. 8. 10. The false Apostles sought to corrupt the faith of the Galathians concerning Iustification by the law that S. Paul being excluded themselves might be affected Gal. 4. 17. Those of whom the Apostle saies 2. Tim. 3. 6. that crept into houses and lead away silly women laden with sins led away with divers lusts did it no doubt to make a prey of them And with the same spirit at this day doe many seducing Iesuites and Seminary Priests bred of the smoke of the bottomlesse pit scandalize many ignorant or corrupt soules by drawing them to their impious Idolatry superstition their Antichristian errors and deceits that they may maintaine the unrighteous tyranny of the Roman Bishops maintaine thēselves their Colledges and fraternities in a rich and plentifull manner by Drurifying as the secular Priests call it that is by cheating their proselytes And no better are the ends of many other Heretiques as Socinians Anabaptists Familists Separatists and the rest of the litter of grievous Wolves as S. Paul calls them Acts 20. 30. that enter among Christians and spare not the flock Cosin-germanes to which are all that for wicked ends corrupt mens consciences as the harlot that enticeth lovers to her for gaine that corrupt young heires in their manners by humouring them pleasing them in their vaine lusts of swaggering and gallantry as they call it that they may in fine cheate them of their lands or money by gameing with them or some such practise that make their neighbours drinke put the bottle to them and make them drunken that they may see their nakednesse an use in Habakkuks times Hab 2. 15. That they may discover their secrets robbe their pockets draw them to suretiship for them and such other evill purposes Now all these doe scandalize plenâ voluntate with full will wittingly deliberately and thereby shew themselves to bee full of Satan throughly diabolized professours of his art which is to make it his businesse to goe about seeking whom he may devoure they are as S. Paul called Elymas Acts 13. 10. children of the Divell enemies to righteousnesse that cease not to pervert the right wayes of the Lord. 2. Some doe scandalize others by enticing practises not out of any oblique or indirect ends contrary to their pretences but out of love and zeale to their errours or other things wherein they scandalize them Of this sort are many Heretiques and Scismatiques and Idolaters that sollicite men to embrace the errours they hold or the superstitions they practise out of meer zeale to their errours and superstitions Iezabel was zealous for the worship of Baal and therefore shee entertaines and promotes the Priests of Baal at her owne table that shee might further her superstition out of the mad affection shee had to the Idol Saint Paul sayes of the Iewes that went about to establish their owne righteousnesse that they did it out of a zeale of God though not according to knowledge Ro 10. 2. There are not a few that corrupt others by enticing them to drunkennesse idlenesse c. For no other end but because they love their sin and would have as many companions with them in their sin as they can infect to