Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	lord_n	write_v	year_n	2,574	5	4.5017	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03335	Mystical babylon, or Papall Rome A treatise vpon those words, Apocal. 18.2. It is fallen, it is fallen Babylon, &c. In which the wicked, and miserable condition of Rome, as shee now is in her present Babylonian estate, and as she shall be in her future ineuitable ruine, is fully discouered: and sundry controuersiall points of religion, betwixt the Protestants, and the Papists, are briefly discussed. By Theophilus Higgons, rector of the parochiall Church of Hunton, neere Maidstone in Kent.	Higgons, Theophilus, 1578?-1659.	1624 (1624)	STC 13455; ESTC S118140	129,351	289

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native_a country_n will_v take_v notice_n of_o this_o at_o the_o heart_n and_o not_o add_v sin_n unto_o sin_n new_a unto_o the_o old_a provoke_v god_n unto_o great_a indignation_n against_o she_o but_o two_o thing_n comfort_v i_o here_o the_o one_o that_o god_n will_v spare_v the_o land_n because_o he_o have_v many_o faithful_a servant_n therein_o that_o mourn_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o england_n and_o that_o as_o eliphaz_n speak_v in_o job_n 22.30_o the_o innocent_a shall_v deliver_v the_o island_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o sea_n that_o can_v defend_v we_o from_o invasion_n it_o be_v not_o any_o castle_n that_o can_v save_v we_o from_o the_o enemy_n and_o sin_n within_o the_o land_n be_v of_o great_a force_n to_o destroy_v it_o than_o any_o foe_n without_o but_o some_o righteous_a man_n be_v in_o the_o island_n and_o god_n do_v spare_v it_o for_o their_o sake_n the_o other_o be_v that_o according_a to_o david_n option_n and_o choice_n we_o shall_v rather_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n then_o of_o man_n for_o the_o punishment_n and_o castigation_n of_o this_o land_n this_o observation_n pertain_v second_o unto_o the_o church_n which_o fall_v in_o her_o inward_a purity_n can_v stand_v long_o as_o gregory_n note_v in_o her_o outward_a glory_n if_o we_o have_v not_o a_o place_n in_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n by_o our_o effectual_a doctrine_n and_o our_o exemplary_a life_n that_o we_o have_v a_o mansion_n in_o their_o very_a heart_n than_o the_o law_n our_o government_n our_o temporalty_n all_o outward_a provision_n for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v make_v they_o but_o a_o weak_a consistencie_n and_o a_o feeble_a station_n in_o the_o world_n let_v not_o our_o sin_n prevail_v against_o we_o to_o provoke_v god_n and_o we_o shall_v not_o fear_v the_o complotment_n of_o any_o mortal_a man_n who_o breath_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n this_o observation_n pertain_v three_o unto_o every_o particular_a person_n of_o whatsoever_o quality_n or_o condition_n rich_a or_o poor_a high_a or_o low_a for_o for_o if_o thou_o adde_v the_o sin_n of_o thy_o age_n unto_o the_o sin_n of_o thy_o youth_n for_o which_o david_n intreat_v pardon_n of_o god_n psalm_n 25.7_o and_o make_v a_o accumulation_n of_o thy_o iniquity_n of_o latter_a unto_o former_a without_o remorse_n of_o thy_o conscience_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n displeasure_n say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n although_o i_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o stubbornness_n of_o my_o own_o heart_n thus_o add_v drunkenness_n to_o thirst_n know_v then_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v merciful_a unto_o thou_o but_o then_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_n against_o thou_o and_o every_o curse_n that_o be_v write_v in_o his_o book_n shall_v light_v upon_o thou_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v put_v out_o thy_o name_n from_o under_o heaven_n deut._n 29.19_o 20._o yea_o out_o of_o heaven_n also_o that_o be_v he_o shall_v declare_v that_o thy_o name_n 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james_n late_o lord_n bishop_n of_o winton_n who_o kind_a entertainment_n of_o i_o in_o private_a and_o favourable_a testimony_n of_o i_o in_o public_a be_v more_o sufficient_a argument_n of_o his_o love_n then_o of_o my_o desert_n for_o i_o may_v true_o say_v by_o the_o certain_a experience_n of_o sundry_a occurrent_n in_o my_o life_n that_o i_o have_v taste_v a_o little_a of_o god_n deserve_a wrath_n but_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o of_o his_o undeserued_a grace_n whereof_o i_o account_v this_o no_o small_a part_n that_o he_o have_v give_v i_o so_o much_o interest_n in_o the_o good_a opinion_n and_o affection_n of_o sundry_a person_n of_o eminent_a quality_n and_o particular_o of_o your_o honourable_a self_n who_o i_o beseech_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o mercy_n to_o bless_v in_o your_o own_o person_n and_o in_o your_o noble_a posterity_n with_o the_o temporal_a blessing_n of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o eternal_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n in_o 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