Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	offer_v	sacrifice_n	shed_v	6,837	5	9.8568	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78965	The great danger of covenant-refusing, and covenant-breaking. Presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable Thomas Adams Lord Mayor, and the Right Worshipfull the sheriffes, and the aldermen his brethren, and the rest of the Common-councell of the famous City of London, Jan. 14. 1645. Upon which day the solemne League and Covenant was renued by them and their officers with prayer and fasting at Michael Basinshaw, London. / By Edmund Calamy, B.D. and pastor of Aldermanbury London.; Great danger of covenant-breaking, &c.	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1646 (1646)	Wing C254; Thomason E327_6; ESTC R200648	37,036	51

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he_o who_o thou_o have_v not_o disdain_v to_o die_v for_o have_v oblige_v himself_o to_o i_o by_o his_o sin_n etc._n etc._n now_o what_o can_v god_n say_v to_o this_o charge_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o take_v he_o devil_n see_v he_o will_v be_v thou_o take_v he_o torment_v he_o with_o everlasting_a torment_n cyprian_n bring_v in_o the_o devil_n thus_o speak_v to_o christ_n at_o the_o great_a day_n of_o judgement_n ego_fw-la pro_fw-la istis_fw-la quos_fw-la mecum_fw-la vides_fw-la nec_fw-la alapas_fw-la accepi_fw-la nec_fw-la flagella_fw-la sustinui_fw-la nec_fw-la crucem_fw-la pertuli_fw-la nec_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la fudi_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la regnum_fw-la coeleste_fw-la illis_fw-la promitto_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la paradisum_fw-la evoco_fw-la and_o tamen_fw-la se_fw-la mihi_fw-la suaque_fw-la omnia_fw-la consecrarunt_fw-la i_o have_v not_o say_v the_o devil_n be_v whip_v and_o scourge_v and_o crucify_v neither_o have_v i_o shed_v my_o blood_n for_o these_o who_o thou_o see_v with_o i_o i_o do_v not_o promise_v they_o a_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o these_o man_n have_v whole_o consecrate_v themselves_o to_o i_o and_o my_o service_n indeed_o if_o the_o devil_n can_v make_v such_o gainful_a covenant_n with_o we_o and_o bestow_v such_o glorious_a mercy_n upon_o we_o as_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o covenant_n our_o serve_n of_o satan_n and_o sin_n may_v have_v some_o excuse_n but_o when_o as_o his_o covenant_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o bondage_n death_n hell_n and_o damnation_n and_o god_n covenant_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o liberty_n grace_n and_o eternal_a happiness_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o sin_n inexcusable_a to_o be_v willing_o and_o wilful_o such_o a_o covenant-breaker_n second_o distress_n let_v we_o examine_v concerning_o the_o vow_n which_o we_o have_v make_v to_o god_n in_o our_o distress_n in_o our_o personal_a distress_n and_o our_o national_a distress_n be_v we_o not_o like_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v psal._n 78._o 34._o when_o he_o