Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	earth_n	heaven_n	key_n	3,707	5	10.1622	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46526	Compunction or pricking of heart with the time, meanes, nature, necessity, and order of it, and of conversion; with motives, directions, signes, and means of cure of the wounded in heart, with other consequent or concomitant duties, especially self-deniall, all of them gathered from the text, Acts 2.37. and fitted, preached, and applied to his hearers at Dantzick in Pruse-land, in ann. 1641. and partly 1642. Being the sum of 80. sermons. With a post-script concerning these times, and the sutableness of this text and argument to the same, and to the calling of the Jews. By R.J. doctor of divinity.	R. J.	1648 (1648)	Wing J27; ESTC R213600	381,196	433

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far_o want_v faith_n and_o self-deniall_n as_o it_o be_v 01_o with_o many_o who_o mistake_v indeed_o their_o happiness_n seek_v it_o here_o on_o earth_n and_o will_v not_o deny_v themselves_o in_o their_o lust_n in_o their_o earthly_a sensual_a and_o sinful_a delight_n by_o mortify_v the_o flesh_n and_o by_o set_v themselves_o in_o the_o way_n and_o to_o the_o service_n of_o christ_n but_o through_o too_o much_o haste_n to_o be_v happy_a come_v altogether_o short_a of_o it_o as_o the_o impatient_a israelite_n do_v of_o canaan_n see_v numb_a 16.14_o sect_n 8._o in_o glory_n itself_o and_o first_o in_o the_o salvation_n of_o other_o itself_o 2._o in_o glory_n itself_o now_o second_o for_o the_o very_a substance_n and_o essence_n of_o eternal_a glory_n we_o be_v so_o far_o to_o deny_v ourselves_o in_o the_o same_o that_o god_n glory_n and_o will_n shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o the_o salvation_n not_o only_o of_o our_o dear_a friend_n child_n or_o other_o but_o if_o it_o can_v be_v a_o case_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n we_o a_o ground_n lay_v god_n glory_n ought_v to_o be_v most_o dear_a unto_o we_o here_o as_o a_o ground_n we_o must_v know_v that_o god_n glory_n ought_v to_o be_v most_o dear_a unto_o we_o more_o dear_a and_o precious_a than_o any_o thing_n else_o which_o we_o be_v to_o desire_v or_o respect_n and_o which_o in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o before_o all_o other_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o seek_v all_o which_o in_o our_o seek_n after_o they_o we_o be_v to_o subordinate_a unto_o the_o same_o prayer_n prove_v from_o the_o order_n of_o petition_n in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n this_o be_v most_o evident_o teach_v we_o by_o

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jerusalem_n though_o he_o himself_o be_v in_o great_a favour_n with_o artaxerxes_n the_o king_n and_o that_o it_o be_v well_o with_o himself_o yet_o sit_v down_o and_o weep_v and_o mourn_v certain_a day_n and_o pray_v before_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o distress_a brethren_n the_o like_a i_o may_v show_v in_o abraham_n intercede_v for_o sodom_n abraham_n abraham_n and_o special_o for_o lot_n and_o in_o all_o likelihood_n not_o sleep_v the_o night_n before_o gen._n 18._o 9_o ezekiel_n moses_n paul_n joshua_n josh_n 7_o 5_o 6_o 9_o so_o in_o ezekiel_n and_o the_o mourner_n ezek._n 9.4_o 8._o in_o moses_n and_o paul_n of_o who_o before_o and_o in_o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n sorrowful_o complain_v in_o fear_n the_o enemy_n shall_v environ_v they_o round_o and_o cut_v off_o their_o name_n from_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o god_n shall_v not_o have_v a_o church_n on_o earth_n to_o serve_v and_o honour_v he_o and_o thus_o by_o god_n blessing_n and_o mercy_n 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16.4_o so_o engage_v in_o acknowledgement_n of_o thankfulness_n not_o only_o he_o but_o also_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o gentile_n who_o apostle_n he_o be_v however_o as_o the_o need_n of_o such_o require_v in_o a_o high_a estimation_n of_o they_o as_o public_a good_a thing_n and_o profitable_a to_o many_o let_v we_o be_v willing_a so_o far_o to_o deny_v ourselves_o for_o they_o as_o in_o our_o wealth_n and_o that_o be_v but_o duty_n to_o contribute_v to_o they_o and_o communicate_v to_o they_o in_o all_o good_a thing_n or_o in_o all_o our_o good_n gal._n 1.6_o and_o afford_v they_o double_a honour_n 1_o tim._n 5.17_o and_o in_o our_o name_n by_o answer_v for_o they_o in_o our_o life_n if_o need_v be_v by_o speak_v or_o plead_v for_o they_o as_o do_v queen_n esther_n thus_o to_o do_v namely_o to_o subordinate_a a_o man_n self_n to_o the_o more_o public_a and_o general_a good_a of_o the_o church_n name_v sign_n of_o self-denial_n gather_v from_o the_o four_o general_a thing_n name_v cause_n and_o people_n of_o god_n be_v a_o evident_a expression_n of_o one_o that_o deny_v himself_o true_o as_o be_v also_o the_o practice_n of_o those_o other_o thing_n former_o mention_v as_o great_a care_n to_o gain_v a_o man_n own_o soul_n then_o the_o world_n high_a estimation_n of_o christ_n of_o his_o excellency_n fullness_n and_o all-sufficiency_n with_o a_o true_a sense_n of_o a_o man_n own_o emptiness_n worthlessness_n folly_n ourselves_o especial_o a_o high_a estimation_n of_o christ_n with_o a_o mean_a conceit_n of_o ourselves_o impotency_n wretchedness_n baseness_n or_o in_o want_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o with_o a_o true_a desire_n to_o know_v the_o worst_a by_o a_o man_n own_o self_n as_o in_o eli_n 1_o sam._n 3.17_o 18._o job_n 34.32_o and_o psal_n 139.23_o and_o by_o be_v well-affected_a to_o the_o mean_n of_o discovery_n of_o he_o to_o himself_o and_o not_o willing_o and_o wilful_o ignorant_a of_o what_o may_v debase_v he_o and_o advance_v christ_n 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