Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	case_n	christian_a	great_a	882	4	2.1333	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04379	Newcastles call, to her neighbour and sister townes and cities throughout the land, to take warning by her sins and sorrowes Lest this overflowing scourge of pestilence reach even unto them also. As also a direction, how to discover such sins as are the procurers of Gods judgments by divers methods. By R. Jenison, Dr. of D. Whereunto is added, the number of them that dyed weekely in Newcastle and Garth-side, from May 6. to December 31. 1636.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1637 (1637)	STC 14492; ESTC S107703	57,340	278

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do_v the_o lord_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v just_o and_o to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n or_o to_o humble_v thyself_o to_o walk_v with_o thy_o god_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v show_v this_o be_v to_o be_v do_v especial_o when_o god_n show_v his_o displeasure_n against_o they_o the_o lord_n voice_n cry_v unto_o the_o city_n 9_o verse_n 9_o and_o the_o man_n of_o wisdom_n shall_v see_v thy_o name_n hear_v you_o the_o rod_n and_o who_o have_v appoint_v it_o see_v again_o what_o god_n require_v of_o we_o in_o such_o case_n of_o his_o judgement_n whether_o threaten_v or_o inflict_v i_o will_v reprove_v thou_o say_v god_n etc._n etc._n 50.21.22_o psal_n 50.21.22_o now_o consider_v this_o yet_o that_o forget_v god_n lest_o i_o tear_v you_o in_o piece_n 5.6_o hagg._n 1_o 5.6_o etc._n etc._n and_o elsewhere_o consider_v your_o way_n you_o have_v sow_v much_o and_o bring_v in_o little_a you_o eat_v but_o you_o have_v not_o enough_o etc._n etc._n 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newcastle_n call_v to_o her_o neighbour_n and_o sister_n town_n and_o city_n throughout_o the_o land_n to_o take_v warning_n by_o her_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n lest_o this_o overflow_a scourge_n of_o pestilence_n reach_v even_o unto_o they_o also_o as_o also_o a_o direction_n how_o to_o discover_v such_o sin_n as_o be_v the_o procurer_n of_o god_n judgement_n by_o divers_a method_n by_o r._n jenison_n dr._n of_o d._n whereunto_o be_v add_v the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o die_v weekly_o in_o newcastle_n and_o garth-side_n from_o may_n 6._o to_o december_n 31._o 1636._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d london_n print_v for_o john_n coleby_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o unicorn_n near_o to_o fleet_n bridge_n 1637._o and_o there_o tell_v of_o the_o mean_n both_o of_o the_o safety_n and_o also_o ruin_n of_o city_n and_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v you_o please_v now_o to_o take_v in_o good_a part_n a_o word_n or_o two_o spoken_z i_o hope_v not_o out_o of_o season_n in_o the_o mournful_a and_o sad_a condition_n of_o this_o my_o mother_n and_o nurse_n tuo_fw-la foelix_fw-la ●uicumque_fw-la ●olore_fw-la al●erius_fw-la dis●es_fw-la posse_fw-la ca●ere_fw-la tuo_fw-la in_o who_o name_n i_o make_v bold_a to_o salute_v you_o all_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o wish_v you_o the_o happiness_n to_o be_v warn_v in_o time_n by_o that_o bittercup_n of_o we_o wherein_o god_n by_o pestilence_n seem_v to_o have_v begin_v to_o you_o all_o the_o time_n require_v every_o one_o help_n to_o seek_v to_o quench_v this_o fire_n of_o wrath_n begin_v in_o the_o land_n i_o hearty_o wish_v that_o many_o other_o of_o much_o able_a part_n will_v in_o this_o kind_n of_o popular_a and_o familiar_a discourse_n and_o exhortation_n put_v forth_o themselves_o and_o stoop_v to_o such_o necessary_a and_o edify_a argument_n for_o my_o part_n as_o the_o case_n be_v i_o though_o the_o mean_a of_o most_o expect_v not_o who_o shall_v begin_v god_n have_v begin_v with_o we_o here_o the_o lion_n have_v roar_v the_o lord_n have_v speak_v i_o can_v according_a to_o my_o ability_n set_v aside_o all_o respect_n of_o credit_n with_o man_n of_o the_o world_n but_o prophesy_v &_o that_o not_o by_o word_n here_o only_o but_o by_o write_v such_o be_v my_o desire_n of_o the_o public_a good_a and_o such_o be_v the_o occasion_n here_o offer_v by_o god_n beginning_n in_o this_o fierce_a manner_n with_o we_o the_o benefit_n you_o may_v by_o god_n blessing_n and_o your_o own_o good_a endeavour_n reap_v hereby_o will_v be_v either_o a_o prevention_n of_o and_o freedom_n to_o you_o from_o this_o spread_a evil_a which_o i_o chief_o by_o this_o dedication_n do_v desire_n and_o intend_v or_o a_o direction_n how_o to_o carry_v yourselves_o &_o that_o with_o comfort_n under_o god_n hand_n if_o it_o reach_v also_o unto_o you_o ●_o 〈◊〉_d 26.9_o ●_o the_o truth_n be_v when_o god_n judgement_n be_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n ●ill_v at_o least_o shall_v learn_v righteousness_n the_o wise_a and_o 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himself_o say_v loe_o i_o have_v sin_v but_o these_o sheep_n what_o have_v they_o do_v when_o god_n show_v his_o severity_n against_o samaria_n and_o israel_n have_v remove_v they_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n and_o when_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n only_o be_v leave_v and_o spare_v ●_o 2_o king_n 1●_n 18_o 19_o eze●_n 16.51_o ●_o yet_o say_v god_n to_o judah_n they_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o thou_o 2._o on_o the_o other_o hand_n it_o conclus_fw-la 2_o be_v in_o thou_o my_o power_n and_o that_o my_o name_n may_v be_v declare_v in_o all_o the_o earth_n 2.9_o ●et_v 2.9_o howsoever_o god_n reserve_v the_o unjust_a unto_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n to_o be_v punish_v 31._o ●●●s_fw-la 17._o ●●_o 31._o he_o have_v appoint_v a_o day_n of_o purpose_n for_o they_o 3._o god_n in_o some_o case_n respect_v his_o own_o glory_n more_o than_o man_n desert_n &_o so_o spare_v they_o a_o while_n though_o unworthy_a see_v deut._n 32.26_o ezek._n 20.8_o 9-13_a 14-21_a 22._o 4._o chief_o god_n 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be_v not_o all_z consume_v because_o his_o compassion_n fa●le_v not_o ●_o ●et_v 2_o ●_o here_o be_v no_o merit_n to_o be_v plead_v in_o such_o case_n 2.4_o ●om_n 2.4_o god_n spare_v mercy_n lead_v the_o way_n to_o his_o pardon_v mercy_n he_o often_o spare_v the_o unworthy_a that_o they_o overcome_v with_o his_o kindness_n 6._o &_o 9_o 6._o may_v relent_v repent_v seek_v and_o find_v mercy_n and_o that_o so_o his_o covenant_n and_o word_n may_v take_v effect_n in_o that_o remnant_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n 11.5_o &_o 11.5_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o even_o among_o those_o in_o jerusalem_n on_o who_o god_n irrevocable_a sentence_n of_o famine_n 22._o ezek._n 14.19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o noisome_a beast_n sword_n and_o pestilence_n have_v pass_v

5.7_o jerem._n 5.7_o see_v thou_o will_v neither_o seek_v pardon_n nor_o forsake_v thy_o sin_n tell_v i_o will_v thou_o that_o i_o shall_v violate_v my_o justice_n to_o spare_v thou_o in_o thy_o sin_n how_o can_v thou_o in_o reason_n expect_v it_o will_v you_o infect_v one_o another_o with_o your_o evil_a example_n and_o company-keeping_a by_o tempt_v and_o entice_v one_o another_o to_o sin_n to_o my_o dishonour_n and_o shall_v i_o still_o fit_a still_o and_o do_v nothing_o shall_v not_o i_o send_v my_o plague_n among_o you_o to_o make_v you_o afraid_a one_o of_o another_o and_o to_o sever_v you_o one_o from_o another_o shall_v i_o not_o multiply_v my_o plague_n till_o you_o each_o of_o you_o see_v the_o plague_n of_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o seek_v unto_o i_o for_o mercy_n and_o for_o heal_v if_o otherwise_o 5.9_o jerem._n 5.9_o shall_v i_o not_o visit_v for_o these_o thing_n use_v use_v 1_o people_n in_o our_o suffering_n to_o justify_v god_n his_o truth_n and_o people_n now_o 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a_o censer_n and_o go_v quick_o and_o make_v a_o atonement_n for_o there_o be_v wrath_n go_v out_o from_o the_o lord_n the_o plague_n be_v begin_v the_o main_a duty_n of_o the_o text_n have_v be_v name_v already_o in_o the_o beginning_n which_o now_o must_v be_v prosecute_v and_o it_o be_v urge_v the_o main_a duty_n repeat_v and_o urge_v when_o god_n once_o manife_v his_o wrath_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o pestilence_n or_o otherwise_o all_o lawful_a mean_n be_v speedy_o to_o be_v use_v for_o the_o pacify_v of_o the_o same_o wrath_n mean_n be_v speedy_o to_o be_v use_v for_o the_o pacify_v of_o god_n wrath_n aaron_z there_o receive_v his_o injunction_n present_o obey_v and_o run_v into_o the_o congregation_n and_o make_v the_o atonement_n the_o like_a do_v moses_n not_o only_o here_o with_o aaron_n who_o perceive_v

special_a reason_n 5.3_o exod._n 5.3_o exod._n 8.25_o 26_o 27._o yet_o if_o the_o plague_n and_o break_v out_o of_o wrath_n prevent_v our_o humiliation_n speedy_o and_o that_o speedy_o we_o must_v defer_v our_o humiliation_n no_o long_o otherwise_o how_o soon_o may_v this_o spread_a evil_n and_o overflow_a scourge_n or_o some_o other_o judgement_n send_v to_o back_o it_o in_o god_n just_a wrath_n make_v a_o end_n of_o all_o save_o that_o god_n will_v have_v a_o remnant_n in_o who_o he_o will_v glorify_v his_o mercy_n and_o preserve_v his_o church_n this_o be_v as_o the_o break_n out_o of_o fire_n or_o overflow_a of_o water_n unto_o which_o way_n and_o passage_n be_v not_o long_o to_o be_v give_v lest_o the_o evil_a which_o at_o the_o first_o by_o a_o timely_a care_n may_v have_v be_v prevent_v grow_v so_o great_a that_o it_o exceed_v the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o man_n to_o withstand_v or_o resist_v it_o whatsoever_o we_o then_o do_v in_o this_o kind_n late_o lest_o we_o come_v 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from_o god_n by_o some_o prophet_n or_o priest_n or_o dreamer_n of_o dream_n these_o be_v footstep_n of_o those_o three_o way_n by_o which_o israel_n of_o old_a have_v oracle_n or_o answer_n from_o god_n namely_o by_o dream_n by_o urim_n that_o be_v the_o priest_n with_o vrim_fw-he and_o thummim_n numb_a 27.21_o and_o by_o prophet_n see_v 1_o sam._n 28.6_o 7._o 3._o liv._o l._n 3._o and_o livy_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o case_n of_o common_a plague_n or_o other_o danger_n the_o roman_n be_v by_o public_a authority_n call_v out_o coge●ant_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la sva_fw-la mala_fw-la quemque_fw-la coge●ant_fw-la and_o command_v with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o make_v supplication_n to_o their_o god_n for_o &_o according_a to_o that_o which_o their_o own_o proper_a sin_n and_o evil_n compel_v they_o and_o thus_o fill_v all_o their_o temple_n stratae_fw-la passim_fw-la matres_fw-la criminibus_fw-la templa_fw-la verrentes_fw-la u●●_n niam_fw-la irarum_fw-la coelestium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nemque_fw-la pesti_fw-la exposcunt_fw-la their_o matron_n prostrate_v on_o the_o ground_n &_o sweep_v their_o temple_n with_o the_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n seek_v pardon_n child_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o their_o child_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o their_o offend_a &_o angry_a god_n and_o a_o end_n to_o be_v put_v unto_o the_o pestilence_n many_o such_o like_a thing_n have_v livy_n concern_v their_o supplication_n even_o for_o many_o day_n together_o upon_o occasion_n of_o war_n ●nd_v public_a evil_n and_o danger_n as_o i_o show_v 3._o show_v a_o word_n in_o season_n or_o england_n summons_n on_o josh_n 7._o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o virgil_n aeneid_n lib._n 4._o &_o lib._n 3._o elsewhere_o so_o virgil_n principiò_fw-la de●ubra_fw-la adeunt_fw-la pacemque_fw-la per_fw-la a●as_fw-la exquirunt_fw-la and_o elsewhere_o exorant_fw-la pacem_fw-la divum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la inquit_fw-la no●ius_n propitiationem_fw-la the_o first_o thing_n they_o use_v to_o do_v be_v to_o frequent_v their_o temple_n and_o from_o altar_n to_o altar_n to_o seek_v peace_n that_o be_v propitiation_n so_o plautus_n 1._o plaut_n in_o mercator_n act._n 4._o sc_fw-la 1._o so_o the_o carthaginian_n when_o they_o be_v plague_v with_o pestilence_n aris_n impuberes_fw-la admoveru●_n pacem_fw-la deorum_fw-la sanguine_fw-la c●rum_fw-la exposcentes_fw-la 18._o justin_n lib._n 18._o as_o justi●_n relate_v that_o be_v as_o th●_n scripture_n express_v th●_n like_o practice_n of_o the_o degenerate_a jew_n 106.37_o psal_n 106.37_o they_o sacrifice_v their_o son_n and_o daughter_n unto_o devil_n seek_v atonement_n with_o these_o their_o go●_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o child_n of_o which_o practice_n 〈◊〉_d the_o heathen_a in_o sacrifici●●_n their_o child_n to_o the_o devil_n in_o case_n especial_o of_o distress_n more_o 106.37_o more_o israel_n idolatry_n in_o sacrifice_v their_o child_n etc._n etc._n on_o psalm_n 106.37_o elsewhere_o now_o shall_v the_o heathen_a ●n_n case_n of_o pestilence_n desire_v 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