Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	abel_n	cry_v	father_n	852	4	5.2712	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08282	A pathvvay to patience in all manner of crosses, tryals, troubles, and afflictions: inwardly for sinne, or outwardly by sicknesse, pouerty, enemies, imprisonment, banishment, slaunders, disobedience of children, houshold-crosses betweene man and wife, &c. With necessary prayers for euerie of them; as also for diuers other necessarie purposes. By I.N.	Norden, John, 1548-1625?	1626 (1626)	STC 18615; ESTC S119966	125,732	476

prayer_n to_o god_n in_o his_o son_n christ_n who_o shed_v his_o blood_n for_o thou_o and_o thereby_o able_a to_o wash_v thou_o from_o thy_o bloody_a sin_n if_o thou_o true_o repent_v and_o do_v faithful_o and_o fervent_o pray_v for_o pardon_n and_o if_o thou_o be_v destitute_a of_o the_o power_n to_o pray_v of_o thyself_o thou_o may_v use_v the_o former_a prayer_n make_v for_o a_o man_n grieve_v in_o conscience_n for_o the_o heinousness_n of_o his_o sin_n or_o this_o short_a confession_n and_o prayer_n follow_v and_o that_o often_o until_o thy_o conscience_n become_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o then_o howsoever_o both_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n condemn_v thou_o for_o the_o fact_n and_o that_o thou_o suffer_v death_n for_o the_o same_o take_v it_o with_o godly_a patience_n for_o better_a it_o be_v for_o thou_o to_o suffer_v here_o a_o temporal_a death_n for_o thy_o sin_n then_o to_o carry_v the_o burden_n of_o a_o torment_a conscience_n not_o suspect_v to_o thy_o grave_n which_o though_o man_n do_v not_o shall_v accuse_v thou_o when_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o to_o cry_v for_o mercy_n a_o prayer_n for_o a_o man_n imprison_v guilty_a of_o murder_n o_o lord_n god_n who_o mercy_n be_v above_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o yet_o i_o wretched_a creature_n have_v not_o deserve_v the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o same_o but_o rather_o utter_v confusion_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul_n not_o only_o for_o my_o manifold_a and_o grievous_a sin_n commit_v even_o from_o my_o youth_n but_o above_o all_o other_o of_o my_o grievous_a sin_n i_o feel_v the_o heavy_a burden_n of_o this_o one_o sin_n this_o capital_a and_o cry_a sin_n in_o thy_o severe_a justice_n impardonable_a the_o wilful_a take_v away_o of_o the_o life_n of_o thy_o innocent_a creature_n who_o blood_n cry_v against_o i_o as_o do_v that_o guiltless_a blood_n of_o abel_n cry_n against_o his_o murderous_a brother_n kayne_n who_o be_v reject_v by_o thou_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o impenitency_n deal_v not_o 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