Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	body_n	sacrifice_n	word_n	5,158	4	4.5115	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91855	A broken spirit, God's sacrifices. Or, The gratefulnesse of a broken spirit unto God. Represented in a sermon, before the right Honourable House of Peeres, in K. Henry the Seventh's chappell in the Abbey Westminster, upon Wednesday Decemb. 9. 1646. Being a day of publike humiliation for removing of the great judgment of rain and waters then upon the kingdome, &c. / By Fran. Roberts M. A. Minister of Christ, at Austins, London.	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.	1646 (1646)	Wing R1580; Thomason E365_14; ESTC R201252	39,320	48

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sin_n of_o other_o be_v bitter_a but_o its_o own_o sin_n be_v very_a c_o dom._n wormwood_n and_o the_o gall_n of_o bitterness_n the_o eye_n of_o such_o like_o the_o cherubin_n face_n 2_o chron._n 3._o 13._o be_v inward_a and_o most_o intent_n upon_o themselves_o they_o know_v that_o in_o themselves_o that_o be_v in_o their_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a rom._n 7._o 18._o but_o by_o nature_n a_o mere_a rendezvous_n sink_v sodom_n and_o hell_n of_o all_o sin_n original_a sin_n be_v seminal_o potential_o and_o dispositive_o all_o sin_n consequent_o all_o imagination_n thought_n word_n work_n in_o that_o state_n only_o evil_a continual_o gen._n 6._o 5._o and_o if_o bring_v into_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n still_o see_v another_o law_n in_o their_o member_n war_a etc._n etc._n rom._n 7._o 23_o a_o body_n of_o death_n rom._n 7._o 24._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o that_o casily-encompass_a sin_n heb._n 12._o 1._o whence_o not_o only_o innumerable_a 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ghost_n by_o defile_v it_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 18._o 19_o and_o against_o the_o honour_n of_o religion_n scandalize_a god_n people_n and_o give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspeame_v 2_o sam._n 12._o 14._o all_o this_o be_v true_a nor_o intend_v david_n to_o deny_v it_o but_o to_o show_v where_o the_o pinch_n of_o his_o grief_n principal_o lie_v it_o go_v most_o of_o all_o to_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o have_v fine_v against_o such_o a_o god_n and_o when_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v reimplant_v into_o their_o own_o stock_n this_o shall_v most_o deep_o pierce_v they_o that_o they_o do_v so_o cruel_o and_o causeless_o pierce_v christ_n this_o shall_v bring_v they_o to_o mourn_v as_o for_o a_o only_a son_n to_o be_v in_o bitterness_n as_o for_o a_o first_o bear_v to_o a_o great_a mourning_n as_o in_o hadadrimmon_n etc._n etc._n for_o josiah_n that_o best_a of_o king_n to_o a_o particular_a private_a and_o serious_a mourning_n every_o family_n apart_o and_o their_o wife_n apart_o zech._n 12._o 10._o 11_o 12._o hard_a heart_n be_v chief_o trouble_v at_o fear_n shame_n or_o punishment_n for_o sin_n but_o nothing_o more_o melt_v a_o break_a spirit_n then_o that_o it_o have_v sin_v against_o such_o matchless●_n love_n spurn_v against_o melt_a bowel_n and_o offend_v against_o such_o precious_a blood_n of_o such_o a_o saviour_n oh_o how_o it_o be_v prick_v with_o christ_n crown_n of_o thorn_n how_o it_o bleed_v over_o christ_n bleed_a wound_n and_o for_o its_o tear_v open_a christ_n side_n and_o heart_n how_o it_o can_v tear_v its_o self_n in_o piece_n 4._o a_o break_a spirit_n tremble_v at_o god_n word_n and_o at_o god_n rod_n 4._o when_o god_n speak_v and_o when_o god_n strike_v at_o god_n word_n the_o break_a spirit_n tremble_v but_o to_o this_o man_n will_v i_o look_v even_o to_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a and_o of_o a_o contrite_a spirit_n and_o tremble_v at_o my_o word_n isai_n 66._o 2._o he_o tremble_v at_o the_o promise_n lest_o he_o shall_v 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judgement_n of_o god_n that_o have_v of_o late_o be_v most_o extraordinary_o inflict_v upon_o this_o land_n for_o which_o we_o be_v here_o tremble_v before_o the_o lord_n this_o day_n sure_o we_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o tremble_v not_o only_o at_o the_o plague_n of_o water_n itself_o and_o the_o sad_a consequence_n of_o scarcity_n and_o dearth_n which_o may_v follow_v but_o much_o more_o at_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n that_o appear_v therein_o and_o the_o sin_n of_o england_n the_o procure_a cause_n thereof_o yea_o a_o tender_a heart_n tremble_v at_o the_o very_a shake_n of_o god_n rod_n how_o do_v good_a josiah_n heart_n melt_v when_o god_n displeasure_n against_o his_o people_n do_v but_o hang_v in_o the_o threat_n 2_o chron._n 34._o 27._o 5._o final_o a_o break_a spirit_n humble_v and_o wound_v true_o for_o sin_n set_v speedy_o and_o serious_o upon_o a_o real_a reformation_n upon_o 5._o reformation_n both_o private_a and_o public_a as_o his_o place_n require_v and_o as_o opportunity_n be_v afford_v private_o a_o break_a spirit_n be_v studious_a to_o reform_v itself_o to_o embrace_v a_o new_a course_n of_o life_n which_o as_o e_o luth._n luther_n observe_v be_v the_o best_a repentance_n the_o prodigal_n humble_v reform_v go_v to_o his_o father_n bewail_v and_o forsake_v his_o former_a lewdness_n luk._n 15._o saul_n humble_v by_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o christ_n at_o his_o conversion_n present_o reform_v give_v over_o persecute_v of_o the_o saint_n and_o straightway_o preach_v christ_n in_o the_o synagogue_n that_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n act._n 9_o 20._o after_o peter_n heart_n be_v break_v and_o he_o have_v weep_v bitter_o for_o his_o shameful_a denial_n of_o his_o master_n mat._n 26._o 75._o luk._n 22._o 62._o he_o so_o reform_v himself_o in_o this_o particular_a that_o