Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	eat_v	flesh_n	life_n	42,146	5	6.2500	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00321	The psalme of mercy, or, A meditation vpon the 51. psalme by a true penitent.	I. B.; Bate, John.; Bennet, John, Sir, d. 1627.	1625 (1625)	STC 1045.5; ESTC S4124	83,365	392

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not_o bar_v sin_n from_o enter_v in_o they_o exclude_v not_o hope_n of_o pardon_n out_o of_o the_o door_n of_o their_o sinful_a soul_n have_v thou_o sin_v repent_v 51._o have_v thou_o sin_v a_o thousand_o time_n wretched_o repent_v a_o thousand_o time_n unfeigned_o this_o be_v the_o only_a oil_n that_o may_v be_v pour_v into_o thy_o wound_a soul_n and_o afflict_a conscience_n to_o revive_v and_o refresh_v it_o at_o all_o time_n this_o sovereign_a salve_n be_v of_o power_n to_o cure_v and_o recover_v thy_o most_o incurable_a and_o desperate_a sore_n and_o disease_n of_o sin_n yea_o if_o thou_o be_v upon_o thy_o deathbed_n and_o ready_a to_o breathe_v out_o thy_o soul_n and_o spirit_n even_o at_o the_o last_o gasp_n fear_v not_o to_o repent_v temporis_fw-la for_o that_o god_n mercy_n be_v not_o restrain_v either_o by_o the_o enormity_n of_o crime_n or_o extremity_n of_o time_n and_o for_o that_o between_o the_o bridge_n fontem_fw-la and_o the_o brook_n as_o they_o say_v when_o thou_o 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thou_o i_o do_v not_o i_o may_v not_o say_v i_o will_v convert_v sinner_n unto_o thou_o for_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n be_v a_o peculiar_a belong_v to_o thy_o own_o jurisdiction_n a_o case_n reserve_v to_o thy_o power_n alone_o a_o branch_n of_o thy_o prerogative_n and_o honour_n which_o thou_o will_v not_o impart_v to_o any_o other_o well_o i_o may_v plant_v by_o my_o instruction_n and_o admonition_n i_o may_v water_v by_o my_o practice_n and_o example_n but_o it_o be_v the_o influence_n of_o thy_o grace_n that_o must_v give_v the_o increase_n i_o will_v by_o the_o assistance_n of_o thy_o spirit_n do_v my_o best_a and_o uttermost_a endeavour_n with_o fidelity_n and_o diligence_n ministerial_o to_o help_v and_o cooperate_v with_o thou_o the_o prime_a agent_n and_o principal_a efficient_a in_o this_o most_o difficult_a and_o important_a affair_n for_o a_o great_a business_n it_o be_v to_o regenerate_v then_o to_o create_v to_o build_v a_o new_a house_n upon_o a_o false_a and_o rot_a foundation_n than_o it_o be_v to_o erect_v the_o first_o fabric_n and_o i_o hold_v myself_o the_o more_o oblige_v to_o this_o service_n because_o i_o have_v not_o only_o scandalize_v thy_o own_o people_n the_o jew_n by_o my_o heathenish_a iniquity_n but_o i_o have_v cause_v thy_o holy_a name_n to_o be_v blaspheme_v among_o the_o gentile_n also_o for_o i_o think_v i_o hear_v thy_o own_o people_n whisper_v and_o murmur_v among_o themselves_o in_o this_o sort_n if_o this_o king_n and_o prophet_n do_v believe_v what_o he_o pretend_v and_o profess_v his_o behaviour_n will_v be_v suitable_a to_o his_o belief_n his_o action_n answerable_a to_o his_o profession_n his_o word_n and_o deed_n will_v better_v tune_n together_o and_o not_o make_v such_o a_o harsh_a discord_n as_o they_o do_v sure_o since_o work_n be_v sure_a testimony_n than_o word_n of_o our_o heart_n affection_n we_o may_v just_o conceive_v that_o he_o use_v religion_n only_o as_o a_o stalk_a horse_n to_o serve_v the_o turn_n for_o policy_n and_o worldly_a respect_n that_o he_o think_v and_o say_v in_o his_o hart_n though_o not_o with_o his_o mouth_n there_o be_v no_o god_n the_o gentile_n on_o the_o other_o side_n who_o be_v alien_n from_o god_n his_o covenant_n &_o stranger_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n i_o think_v i_o hear_v they_o bold_o and_o broad_o speak_v to_o this_o effect_n that_o king_n that_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_n both_o of_o prowess_n &_o policy_n to_o reduce_v we_o under_o his_o obedience_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o his_o god_n and_o the_o embrace_v of_o his_o religion_n we_o see_v how_o he_o carry_v himself_o we_o can_v discern_v by_o our_o light_n that_o he_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n imprint_v in_o all_o man_n heart_n that_o he_o shameless_o defile_v the_o bed_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o kill_v they_o cruel_o and_o treacherous_o at_o his_o pleasure_n to_o attain_v his_o lustful_a desire_n we_o will_v be_v still_o irreligious_a rather_o of_o no_o religion_n than_o his_o religion_n we_o will_v submit_v ourselves_o to_o any_o prince_n yoke_n we_o will_v fall_v into_o any_o man_n hand_n rather_o they_o his_o to_o make_v amends_o for_o these_o fault_n and_o to_o repair_v these_o ruin_n i_o will_v teach_v at_o home_n and_o abroad_o jew_n and_o gentile_n such_o as_o err_v either_o in_o religion_n or_o conversation_n the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o godliness_n by_o instruction_n by_o discipline_n by_o example_n what_o have_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n by_o my_o evil_n i_o will_v build_v up_o again_o by_o my_o good_a demeanour_n my_o light_n shall_v so_o shine_v before_o domesticke_n &_o foreigner_n before_o my_o own_o subject_n and_o before_o other_o both_o prince_n &_o people_n as_o they_o shall_v glorify_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n they_o shall_v believe_v 3._o and_o say_v great_a be_v the_o lord_n and_o worthy_a to_o be_v serve_v above_o all_o god_n blessed_n be_v the_o lord_n even_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n for_o ever_o 14_o deliver_v i_o from_o blood_n 〈◊〉_d o_o lord_n thou_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n among_o all_o my_o sin_n which_o be_v sans_o number_n &_o many_o of_o they_o heinous_a in_o their_o quality_n this_o horrible_a and_o cry_a sin_n of_o murder_n lie_v heavy_a upon_o my_o distress_a soul_n in_o the_o general_a muster_n of_o my_o sin_n the_o shed_n of_o so_o much_o innocent_a blood_n make_v the_o most_o fearful_a and_o hideous_a apparition_n to_o my_o torment_a conscience_n in_o regard_v whereof_o i_o cry_v out_o deliver_v i_o not_o from_o blood_n but_o from_o blood_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n i_o beg_v first_o indefinite_o 2._o that_o god_n will_v cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n then_o that_o he_o will_v blot_v out_o all_o my_o transgression_n universal_o 9_o i_o present_v and_o iterate_v this_o petition_n in_o humility_n and_o faith_n know_v that_o my_o prayer_n if_o they_o be_v not_o so_o accompany_v can_v not_o prevail_v howbeit_o because_o this_o sin_n seem_v so_o enormous_a so_o exorbitant_a that_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v comprise_v and_o involue_v in_o the_o generality_n of_o all_o my_o sin_n i_o send_v up_o a_o single_a petition_n as_o a_o special_a messenger_n for_o more_o surety_n in_o no_o other_o errand_n but_o to_o solicit_v at_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n that_o this_o grievous_a this_o bloody_a sin_n may_v be_v not_o only_o necessary_o employ_v and_o enfold_v but_o express_o name_v and_o specify_v in_o my_o general_n and_o gracious_a pardon_n thou_o do_v in_o thy_o leviticall_a 27._o law_n forbid_v thy_o people_n to_o eat_v any_o flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n thereof_o whatsoever_o soul_n eat_v any_o manner_n of_o blood_n of_o fowl_n or_o beast_n that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o people_n that_o thou_o may_v make_v they_o so_o much_o the_o

more_o to_o abhor_v the_o blood_n of_o man_n wherein_o his_o life_n consist_v deliver_v i_o o_o god_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o that_o blood_n which_o i_o have_v spill_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o captain_n 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o many_o soldier_n under_o his_o command_n from_o the_o punishment_n of_o that_o sin_n threaten_v by_o nathan_n that_o blood_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o my_o house_n and_o final_o from_o future_a blood_n that_o i_o may_v never_o imbrue_v my_o hand_n in_o blood_n hereafter_o the_o tear_n of_o those_o widow_n who_o husband_n be_v slay_v in_o that_o disastrous_a assault_n make_v at_o rabbah_n the_o cry_n of_o those_o child_n who_o father_n then_o lose_v their_o life_n have_v mount_v up_o to_o 〈◊〉_d do_v frame_v my_o enditement_n and_o make_v my_o process_n against_o i_o before_o thy_o tribunal_n and_o do_v call_v instant_o for_o judgement_n according_a to_o the_o just_a law_n of_o retaliation_n he_o that_o shed_v man_n blood_n his_o blood_n shall_v be_v shed_v wherefore_o that_o i_o may_v the_o soon_o obtain_v my_o pardon_n in_o such_o latitude_n as_o i_o desire_v it_o i_o do_v reinforce_v my_o prayer_n with_o all_o manner_n of_o zeal_n and_o earnestness_n deliver_v i_o o_o god_n thou_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n i_o double_v thy_o name_n when_o i_o tender_v this_o single_a supplication_n hope_v by_o my_o affectionate_a insinuation_n and_o vehement_a compellation_n to_o draw_v thy_o gracious_a compassion_n towards_o i_o i_o take_v hold_v of_o thou_o as_o it_o be_v with_o both_o my_o hand_n i_o cry_v incessant_o for_o pardon_n of_o this_o sin_n which_o cry_v so_o eager_o in_o thy_o ear_n for_o vengeance_n against_o i_o thou_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n 8._o i_o say_v elsewhere_o that_o salvation_n be_v the_o lord_n because_o it_o can_v flow_v from_o no_o other_o fountain_n but_o here_o i_o desire_v to_o apply_v it_o particular_o to_o draw_v the_o water_n to_o my_o own_o mill_n and_o to_o appropriate_v it_o as_o it_o be_v whole_o to_o myself_o thou_o be_v of_o that_o gracious_a nature_n as_o we_o can_v better_o please_v thou_o then_o by_o challenge_v a_o special_a interest_n in_o thy_o love_n by_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o thou_o be_v we_o so_o that_o howsoever_o our_o premise_n be_v general_a for_o remission_n of_o sin_n our_o conclusion_n must_v be_v special_a proper_a and_o peculiar_a thou_o be_v my_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n i_o will_v sing_v joyful_o or_o aloud_o of_o thy_o righteousness_n the_o satisfaction_n shall_v be_v answerable_a to_o the_o trespass_n do_v and_o the_o retribution_n to_o the_o benefit_n receive_v in_o some_o proportion_n as_o to_o a_o great_a sin_n a_o deep_a repentance_n be_v due_a so_o for_o a_o more_o bountiful_a favour_n a_o large_a return_n of_o thankfulness_n be_v of_o congruence_n require_v i_o have_v grieve_v beyond_o measure_n for_o my_o bloody_a sin_n for_o the_o inestimable_a benefit_n of_o my_o free_a pardon_n i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o render_v again_o in_o brief_a i_o can_v return_v nothing_o but_o praise_n and_o thanks_n a_o poor_a requital_n for_o so_o rich_a a_o mercy_n but_o since_o i_o can_v yield_v no_o better_o no_o other_o it_o be_v meet_v i_o shall_v improove_v this_o and_o set_v it_o forth_o to_o the_o utmost_a advantage_n wherefore_o i_o will_v sing_v joyful_o with_o a_o lively_a spirit_n with_o a_o cheerful_a heart_n i_o will_v sing_v vocalissimè_fw-la alleluia_n my_o tongue_n shall_v become_v a_o trumpet_n of_o thy_o praise_n which_o shall_v sound_v they_o out_o lusty_o and_o loud_o i_o will_v bestow_v all_o my_o breath_n and_o strength_n in_o proclaim_v thy_o honour_n i_o will_v become_v a_o chief_a chanter_n i_o will_v elevate_v the_o note_n in_o the_o high_a strain_n i_o will_v so_o chant_v out_o thy_o praise_n as_o thou_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o abundant_o and_o so_o as_o the_o noise_n may_v be_v hear_v not_o only_o in_o my_o private_a chapel_n or_o oratory_n but_o in_o the_o chief_a cathedral_n church_n in_o the_o great_a congregation_n on_o earth_n yea_o even_o in_o the_o bless_a synod_n of_o angel_n and_o saint_n in_o heaven_n nay_o i_o will_v not_o only_o sing_v myself_o but_o i_o will_v call_v in_o other_o also_o to_o make_v up_o a_o full_a choir_n o_o come_v 〈◊〉_d we_o sing_v 95._o loud_o let_v we_o 〈◊〉_d rejoice_v etc._n etc._n thy_o righteousness_n that_o be_v thy_o faithfulness_n and_o truth_n in_o accomplishment_n of_o thy_o gracious_a promise_n to_o such_o as_o true_o and_o sincere_o repent_v and_o humble_o &_o hopeful_o crave_v pardon_n for_o their_o sin_n for_o true_a justice_n do_v much_o consist_v in_o the_o due_a performance_n of_o promise_n thou_o thyself_o have_v make_v thyself_o our_o debtor_n etc._n not_o by_o receive_v from_o us._n but_o by_o promise_v to_o us._n no_o man_n can_v say_v unto_o thou_o render_v lord_n what_o thou_o have_v receive_v but_o every_o 10_o man_n may_v and_o must_v say_v perform_v o_o lord_n what_o thou_o have_v promise_v all_o thy_o way_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n mercy_n whereby_o thou_o forgive_v sinner_n and_o truth_n whereby_o thou_o make_v good_a thy_o promise_n o_o then_o how_o happy_a be_v the_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o lord_n who_o by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d promise_n be_v become_v their_o faithful_a debtor_n and_o who_o justice_n give_v assurance_n of_o his_o mercy_n who_o mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v meet_v together_o and_o who_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n have_v kiss_v each_o other_o so_o as_o by_o a_o reverend_a confidence_n and_o a_o holy_a kind_n of_o boldness_n i_o may_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o worth_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o thy_o promise_n not_o to_o lay_v my_o sin_n to_o my_o charge_n be_v they_o never_o so_o many_o never_o so_o great_a i_o may_v plead_v my_o interest_n in_o the_o death_n of_o my_o saviour_n and_o in_o thy_o faithful_a promise_n and_o free_a pardon_n to_o this_o effect_n o_o my_o god_n thou_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o divine_a and_o humane_a justice_n to_o keep_v promise_n to_o perform_v covenant_n in_o the_o new_a and_o sacred_a covenant_n it_o be_v the_o article_n of_o inprimis_fw-la as_o they_o say_v that_o thou_o will_v forgive_v the_o sin_n of_o thy_o people_n &_o remember_v their_o iniquity_n no_o more_o make_v good_a then_o thy_o word_n and_o full_a agreement_n real_o and_o effectual_o it_o stand_v not_o with_o thy_o justice_n to_o exact_v twice_o one_o and_o the_o same_o debt_n of_o i_o my_o surety_n and_o elder_a brother_n christ_n jesus_n have_v pay_v the_o debt_n which_o i_o owe_v have_v suffer_v the_o punishment_n which_o i_o deserve_v wherefore_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o unworthy_a servant_n o_o lord_n but_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n accept_v by_o thou_o with_o free_a consent_n for_o full_a satisfaction_n let_v i_o be_v acquit_v and_o discharge_v of_o all_o my_o transgression_n whatsoever_o i_o will_v 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thou_o do_v condescend_v to_o our_o capacity_n and_o infirmity_n thou_o make_v assurance_n to_o man_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n with_o who_o a_o promise_n clothe_v with_o a_o oath_n seem_v of_o great_a strength_n and_o validity_n than_o a_o bare_a and_o naked_a word_n and_o therefore_o out_o of_o abundance_n of_o thy_o love_n do_v use_v a_o protestation_n or_o adjuration_n otherwise_o needless_a to_o remove_v out_o of_o our_o incredulous_a heart_n all_o distrust_n and_o colour_n of_o dubitation_n 15_o open_v thou_o my_o lip_n o_o lord_n and_o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o have_v be_v too_o forward_o now_o i_o think_v of_o it_o to_o engage_v myself_o so_o deep_o to_o sing_v joyful_o and_o sound_v loud_o thy_o righteousness_n i_o confess_v i_o have_v promise_v more_o