Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	know_v	scripture_n	12,921	5	7.0300	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42552	The mount of holy meditation: or a treatise shewing the nature and kinds of meditation the subject matter and ends of it; the necessity of meditation; together with the excellency and usefulnesse thereof. By William Gearing minister of the gospel at Lymington in the county of Southampton.	Gearing, William.	1662 (1662)	Wing G436B; ESTC R222671	88,628	217

of_o our_o saviour_n luk._n 9.61_o no_o man_n have_v put_v his_o hand_n to_o the_o plough_n and_o look_v back_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n remember_v lot_n wife_n the_o son_n of_o syrach_n after_o juniu●_n his_o translation_n put_v a_o grave_a question_n concern_v he_o who_o hold_v the_o plough_n and_o such_o person_n who_o maintain_v the_o state_n of_o the_o world_n loc_fw-la ecclus_n 28.26_o junius_n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la the_o question_n be_v whereby_o shall_v a_o man_n he_o make_v wise_a at_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o latin_a translation_n he_o answer_v by_o nothing_o unless_o he_o be_v such_o a_o one_o who_o will_v apply_v his_o mind_n and_o meditation_n on_o the_o law_n of_o the_o most_o high_a ●atrimony_n woodw_n child_n ●atrimony_n the_o husbandman_n in_o that_o place_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v as_o he_o read_v and_o s●_n plead_v his_o case_n a_o dispensation_n for_o his_o gross_a ignorance_n but_o it_o be_v nothing_o so_o that_o scripture_n say_v that_o the_o hold_v the_o plough_n show_v he_o the_o constancy_n of_o a_o holy_a profession_n as_o before_o i_o hint_v that_o his_o plough_v up_o the_o ground_n show_v he_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n the_o soreness_n of_o affliction_n 4.3_o psal_n 129.3_o jer._n 4.3_o how_o the_o wicked_a plough_n upon_o the_o back_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o make_v long_a their_o furrow_n and_o what_o pain_n he_o shall_v take_v also_o with_o his_o own_o heart_n so_o prepare_v it_o for_o the_o true_a seed_n the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o when_o he_o cast_v in_o the_o seed_n in_o the_o season_n he_o may_v understand_v his_o own_o season_n and_o look_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n sow_o in_o his_o heart_n rise_v up_o with_o great_a increase_n and_o as_o that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v be_v not_o quicken_v except_o it_o die_v so_o the_o body_n of_o man_n after_o it_o die_v and_o rot_v in_o the_o earth_n shall_v rise_v again_o and_o he_o that_o see_v not_o so_o much_o in_o the_o sow_v and_o reap_v his_o grain_n 15.36_o 1_o cor._n 15.36_o be_v a_o fool_n in_o the_o apostle_n sense_n he_o that_o thus_o meditate_v at_o the_o plough_n shall_v never_o be_v without_o a_o sermon_n before_o he_o every_o furrow_n be_v a_o line_n or_o sentence_n and_o every_o grain_n of_o corn_n that_o he_o sow_v a_o lesson_n whence_o he_o may_v learn_v something_o of_o god_n furthermore_o be_v thou_o a_o vine-dresser_n meditate_v on_o that_o parable_n luk._n 13.7_o 8._o of_o a_o certain_a man_n that_o have_v a_o figtree_n plant_v in_o his_o vine-yard_n and_o he_o come_v and_o seek_v fruit_n thereon_o and_o find_v none_o by_o this_o certain_a man_n we_o must_v understand_v god_n himself_o who_o in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n for_o our_o capacity_n and_o comfort_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o man_n to_o draw_v they_o with_o the_o cord_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o band_n of_o love_n hos_n 11.4_o whereby_o he_o signify_v that_o he_o use_v his_o people_n not_o like_o beast_n or_o slave_n loc_fw-la genevens_n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la but_o love_o and_o kind_o as_o man_n do_v or_o shall_v do_v one_o to_o another_o have_v a_o figtree_n plant_v in_o his_o vine-yard_n that_o be_v have_v a_o people_n who_o he_o have_v choose_v to_o himself_o and_o both_o plant_v prune_v and_o water_v by_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n by_o the_o vine-yard_n be_v mean_v the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n 8._o jacob_n de_fw-fr valentia_fw-la in_o cant._n 8._o or_o the_o land_n of_o jury_n and_o by_o the_o figtree_n the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o people_n contain_v therein_o and_o this_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n either_o for_o the_o church_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n or_o more_o particular_o for_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o vine-yard_n cant._n 8.11_o isa_n 5.1_o 7._o yea_o of_o god_n particular_a deal_n with_o this_o people_n and_o plant_v this_o vine_n we_o read_v psal_n 80.2_o where_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o god_n bring_v a_o vine_n out_o of_o egypt_n cast_v out_o the_o heathen_a plant_v it_o prepare_v room_n for_o it_o and_o cause_v it_o to_o take_v deep_a root_n so_o that_o it_o fill_v the_o land_n the_o hill_n be_v cover_v with_o the_o shadow_n of_o it_o and_o the_o bough_n thereof_o be_v like_o the_o goodly_a cedar_n therefore_o whensoever_o thou_o walk_v like_o adam_n among_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o behold_v the_o vine_n think_v of_o that_o mystical_a union_n that_o be_v between_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n that_o he_o be_v the_o vine_n his_o people_n the_o branch_n 15.5_o joh._n 15.5_o and_o that_o whosoever_o abide_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o he_o the_o same_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n also_o be_v a_o vine-yard_n of_o red_a wine_n 3._o isa_n 27.2_o 3._o that_o the_o lord_n do_v keep_v it_o and_o water_n it_o every_o moment_n and_o lest_o any_o hurt_n it_o he_o will_v keep_v it_o night_n and_o day_n and_o as_o the_o church_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o vine-yard_n so_o also_o man_n 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meditate_v with_o thyself_o how_o the_o world_n be_v like_o a_o forlorn_a wilderness_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a land_n a_o solitary_a place_n a_o forsake_a country_n disertus_fw-la so_o that_o christ_n say_v he_o be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n nor_o pray_v he_o for_o it_o joh._n 17.9_o martion_n si_fw-mi recogitemus_fw-la ●psum_fw-la magis_fw-la mundum_fw-la carcerem_fw-la esse_fw-la ●xiisse_fw-la nos_fw-la è_fw-la carcere_fw-la intelligemus_fw-la tertul._n ad_fw-la martion_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o land_n of_o darkness_n this_o give_v tertullian_n occasion_n to_o compare_v the_o world_n to_o a_o prison_n a_o prison_n be_v the_o receptacle_n of_o darkness_n the_o sun_n dart_v no_o beam_n there_o the_o world_n lie_v in_o ignorance_n all_o man_n be_v bear_v blind_a and_o if_o the_o glorious_a sun_n of_o righteousness_n enlighten_v they_o not_o they_o live_v and_o die_v in_o gross_a darkness_n 3._o it_o be_v like_o a_o wilderness_n a_o place_n full_a of_o danger_n full_a of_o 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