Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	abraham_n	count_v	promise_n	2,341	5	7.0119	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01935	Certaine sermons preached upon severall occasions viz. The vvay to prosper. The vvay to be content. The vvay to vvell-doing. A summer sermon. A vvinter sermon. Vnknowne kindnesse. The poore mans hope. By Iohn Gore Rector of Wenden-lofts in Essex.	Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to prosper.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to be content.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Way to well-doing.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Summer sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Winter sermon.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Unknowne kindnesse.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Poore mans hope.; Gore, John, Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex. Oracle of God.	1636 (1636)	STC 12071; ESTC S120526	199,234	334

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the_o jew_n joh._n 8._o but_o rather_o by_o their_o wicked_a manner_n the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n god_n be_v no_o long_o tie_v to_o his_o promise_n but_o do_v disinherit_v they_o of_o that_o good_a land_n which_o they_o may_v still_o have_v enjoy_v have_v they_o continue_v to_o be_v abraham_n seed_n and_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o his_o righteousness_n the_o like_a place_n we_o have_v psal_n 132._o 11_o 12._o the_o lord_n swear_v unto_o david_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n will_v i_o set_v upon_o thy_o throne_n that_o be_v one_o of_o thy_o child_n shall_v still_o succeed_v thou_o in_o thy_o kingdom_n but_o mark_v what_o kind_n of_o child_n god_n mean_v only_o such_o as_o shall_v keep_v his_o covenant_n and_o do_v as_o their_o father_n have_v do_v if_o thy_o child_n will_v keep_v my_o covenant_n say_v god_n and_o my_o testimony_n as_o thou_o have_v do_v their_o child_n also_o shall_v sit_v upon_o thy_o throne_n for_o evermore_o so_o that_o the_o promise_n of_o blessing_n 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beseech_v you_o to_o make_v a_o little_a digression_n upon_o it_o i_o hope_v it_o shall_v be_v no_o transgression_n neither_o to_o your_o patience_n nor_o to_o my_o purpose_n because_o it_o be_v so_o agreeable_a and_o suitable_a to_o my_o text_n there_o you_o may_v see_v the_o two_o extreme_n of_o this_o virtue_n poverty_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o riches_n on_o the_o other_o like_o the_o two_o thief_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o contentment_n like_o our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o the_o midst_n between_o they_o both_o the_o first_o extreme_a or_o enemy_n to_o contentment_n be_v poverty_n though_o it_o please_v god_n to_o lay_v poverty_n upon_o some_o man_n i_o suppose_v for_o their_o soul_n good_a that_o by_o be_v poor_a in_o purse_n they_o may_v learn_v to_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n that_o so_o be_v wretched_a one_o way_n they_o may_v come_v to_o be_v bless_v another_o way_n for_o bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n mat._n 5._o yet_o you_o will_v not_o think_v how_o hard_o a_o 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live_v have_v no_o more_o but_o as_o they_o say_v of_o prisoner_n pittance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o will_v neither_o keep_v they_o alive_a nor_o suffer_v they_o to_o die_v so_o much_o as_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n will_v hold_v life_n and_o soul_n together_o and_o that_o be_v all_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o such_o to_o be_v content_v judge_v you_o when_o a_o man_n wife_n shall_v cry_v his_o child_n cry_v his_o cattle_n if_o he_o be_v worth_a any_o shall_v cry_v and_o low_a and_o bleat_v for_o want_v of_o food_n and_o a_o man_n have_v it_o not_o to_o give_v they_o oh_o my_o brethren_n this_o cut_n this_o wound_n this_o peirce_v to_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o soul_n no_o marvel_n then_o that_o agur_n pray_v to_o god_n he_o may_v not_o come_v to_o poverty_n propter_fw-la inediam_fw-la for_o the_o hunger_n that_o the_o poor_a do_v suffer_v 2._o propter_fw-la injuriam_fw-la for_o the_o injury_n and_o wrong_n that_o poor_a people_n suffer_v from_o 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so_o sacred_a and_o so_o settle_v a_o manner_n be_v go_v and_o pass_v 1600._o year_n ago_o saint_n john_n have_v give_v i_o a_o answer_n to_o my_o hand_n because_o grace_v and_o truth_n come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n john_n 1._o 17._o when_o jesus_n christ_n come_v from_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o father_n he_o come_v not_o empty-handed_n nor_o unprovided_a but_o bring_v truth_n and_o grace_n into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o truth_n to_o direct_v we_o to_o heaven_n and_o grace_n to_o deliver_v we_o from_o hell_n and_o that_o be_v a_o congiary_n that_o deserve_v commemoration_n to_o the_o world_n end_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v yet_o further_o inquire_v what_o be_v this_o grace_n to_o we_o or_o what_o be_v we_o the_o better_a for_o the_o grace_n that_o he_o bring_v for_o that_o my_o text_n will_v resolve_v you_o and_o make_v it_o evident_o appear_v unto_o you_o that_o christ_n be_v no_o niggard_n of_o his_o grace_n neither_o do_v he_o keep_v it_o to_o himself_o as_o nabal_n do_v his_o victual_n but_o do_v gracious_o impart_v it_o and_o merciful_o bestow_v it_o so_o much_o upon_o every_o one_o as_o he_o see_v in_o his_o wisdom_n to_o be_v enough_o and_o sufficient_a for_o he_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o and_o let_v that_o suffice_v for_o the_o occasion_n and_o choice_n of_o my_o text_n that_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o altogether_o unsuitable_a and_o impertinent_a to_o the_o time_n come_v we_o now_o to_o the_o text_n itself_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n or_o god_n own_o immediate_a voice_n not_o disdain_v to_o utter_v itself_o from_o heaven_n for_o the_o comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o poor_a distress_a suppliant_a here_o on_o earth_n for_o thus_o stand_v the_o case_n our_o apostle_n at_o this_o time_n be_v punish_v with_o two_o strange_a and_o strong_a affliction_n the_o one_o internal_a the_o other_o external_a the_o one_o he_o term_v the_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o other_o the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n that_o buffet_v he_o by_o that_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thorn_n or_o splinter_n in_o the_o flesh_n i_o suppose_v he_o do_v mean_v his_o own_o concupiscence_n his_o own_o corruption_n and_o lust_n which_o be_v as_o painful_a and_o vexatious_a to_o a_o tender_a soul_n as_o a_o thorn_n in_o the_o hand_n or_o a_o splinter_n under_o the_o nail_n be_v irksome_a and_o grievous_a to_o the_o tender_a flesh_n by_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o messenger_n or_o the_o angel_n of_o satan_n must_v needs_o be_v understand_v the_o devil_n temptation_n for_o before_o that_o wicked_a one_o come_v himself_o he_o send_v his_o messenger_n or_o his_o angel_n before_o he_o to_o make_v way_n for_o his_o entertainment_n and_o as_o elisha_n say_v