Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	angel_n	devil_n	heaven_n	3,116	5	5.3128	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04256	Flores regij. Or, prouerbes and aphorismes, diuine and morall. As they were at seuerall times vpon sundry occasions, spoken / by his most excellent Maiestie, Iames, of famous memory King of Great-Brittaine. ; Collected by I.L.S.	James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; I. L. S., fl. 1627.	1627 (1627)	STC 14375; ESTC S107606	13,052	178

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122._o prayer_n be_v one_o of_o the_o worthy_a action_n we_o do_v for_o we_o speak_v with_o god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v enter_v in_o a_o reason_n with_o he_o it_o bring_v down_o god_n from_o heaven_n &_o make_v he_o to_o grant_v our_o will_n and_o dwell_v with_o we_o and_o we_o with_o he_o eternal_o 123._o of_o temporal_a good_n we_o shall_v pray_v only_o for_o those_o that_o be_v necessary_a for_o our_o be_v or_o at_o least_o well-being_n and_o not_o for_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v for_o luxury_n and_o superfluity_n for_o such_o be_v common_o bait_n to_o sin_n but_o if_o god_n grant_v we_o also_o these_o we_o shall_v be_v thankful_a and_o sober_o use_v they_o according_a to_o our_o call_n 124._o it_o be_v never_o find_v that_o blood_n and_o too_o much_o severity_n do_v good_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n god_n never_o love_v to_o plant_v the_o church_n by_o violence_n and_o bloodshed_n 125._o the_o whole_a scripture_n chief_o contain_v two_o thing_n a_o command_n and_o a_o 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clear_o understand_v till_o they_o be_v accomplish_v 135._o many_o respect_n may_v lawful_o let_v in_o admission_n that_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a cause_n of_o deprivation_n 136._o no_o wise_a man_n can_v think_v he_o a_o fit_a man_n to_o counsel_n he_o or_o to_o govern_v under_o he_o that_o can_v govern_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o family_n and_o therefore_o basilius_n advise_v his_o son_n to_o take_v such_o counsellor_n who_o have_v give_v proof_n and_o experience_n of_o their_o wisdom_n in_o the_o good_a conduct_n and_o direction_n of_o their_o own_o affair_n 137._o emulation_n be_v the_o bait_n of_o virtue_n for_o look_v into_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o reward_n man_n undertake_v take_v the_o labour_n 138._o it_o be_v less_o difficult_a for_o person_n of_o indifferent_a estate_n to_o make_v their_o choice_n of_o friend_n then_o for_o great_a man_n yet_o only_o safe_a to_o poverty_n for_o there_o he_o must_v be_v in_o love_n with_o himself_o or_o nothing_o 139._o better_o it_o be_v that_o matter_n be_v not_o stir_v at_o all_o then_o after_o they_o be_v once_o a_o foot_n and_o in_o motion_n to_o give_v the_o truth_n leave_v to_o lie_v gasp_v and_o sprangle_v under_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o foreign_a faction_n 140._o sometime_o there_o be_v as_o good_a use_n to_o be_v make_v of_o dishonest_a as_o honest_a friend_n for_o poison_n be_v as_o necessary_a as_o wholesome_a simple_n if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o hand_n able_a to_o prepare_v they_o 141._o suggestion_n be_v needless_a from_o abroad_o when_o the_o mischief_n be_v feel_v at_o home_n 142._o although_o particular_a man_n of_o all_o profession_n of_o religion_n have_v be_v some_o thief_n some_o murderer_n some_o traitor_n yet_o ever_o when_o they_o come_v to_o their_o end_n and_o just_a punishment_n they_o confess_v their_o fault_n to_o

truth_n so_o have_v the_o papist_n the_o bible_n but_o they_o have_v all_o add_v so_o much_o that_o the_o first_o truth_n be_v almost_o lose_v 36._o god_n never_o fail_v of_o his_o word_n but_o where_o he_o threaten_v ill_a to_o man_n as_o in_o punish_v niniveh_n but_o always_o perform_v where_o he_o promise_v good_a that_o or_o better_o as_o he_o promise_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n everlasting_a earthly_a blessedness_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o that_o give_v they_o heavenly_a 37._o not_o only_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n but_o even_o their_o daily_o preservation_n be_v miraculous_a for_o there_o be_v never_o any_o note_a plague_n in_o jerusalem_n though_o it_o stand_v in_o a_o hot_a climate_n which_o have_v it_o be_v will_v have_v endanger_v the_o whole_a nation_n it_o be_v to_o assemble_v thither_o twice_o every_o year_n of_o necessity_n 38._o man_n be_v often_o in_o argue_v carry_v by_o the_o force_n of_o word_n further_o a_o sunder_o than_o their_o question_n be_v at_o first_o like_o two_o ship_n go_v out_o of_o the_o same_o haven_n their_o journey_n end_n be_v many_o time_n whole_a country_n distant_a 39_o cowardice_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o cruelty_n it_o be_v only_a fear_n that_o make_v tyrant_n put_v so_o many_o to_o death_n to_o secure_v themselves_o 40._o that_o fashion_n among_o the_o roman_n of_o kill_v themselves_o be_v false_o call_v fortitude_n for_o it_o be_v only_o to_o prevent_v the_o power_n of_o fortune_n when_o indeed_o virtue_n lie_v within_o quite_o out_o of_o her_o reach_n nor_o can_v any_o man_n be_v overcome_v but_o of_o himself_o and_o so_o most_o true_o be_v they_o when_o they_o flee_v to_o death_n for_o a_o refuge_n against_o death_n 41._o it_o be_v easy_a to_o reclaim_v a_o man_n from_o any_o heresy_n then_o to_o convert_v a_o atheist_n to_o the_o truth_n for_o to_o believe_v be_v the_o first_o degree_n common_a to_o all_o religion_n and_o a_o atheist_n be_v to_o 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that_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 46._o we_o can_v conceive_v eternity_n but_o by_o faith_n we_o can_v understand_v what_o god_n be_v and_o of_o that_o ignorance_n come_v all_o sin_n for_o sure_o if_o we_o know_v he_o we_o will_v not_o offend_v he_o 47._o man_n as_o often_o fall_v out_o about_o small_a thing_n as_o great_a because_o after_o the_o first_o contradiction_n they_o maintain_v themselves_o not_o the_o thing_n 48._o before_o christ_n come_v it_o be_v enough_o for_o the_o father_n to_o believe_v only_o since_o they_o must_v believe_v and_o understand_v both_o 49._o those_o prince_n which_o seek_v to_o secure_v themselves_o by_o blood_n shall_v find_v that_o the_o more_o they_o kill_v the_o more_o they_o have_v needs_o to_o kill_v 50._o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o scripture_n but_o not_o direct_o against_o it_o for_o when_o it_o differ_v from_o that_o it_o be_v no_o long_o the_o church_n 51._o there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o wisdom_n that_o use_v to_o be_v in_o king_n a_o sanctify_a wisdom_n a_o wisdom_n which_o oftentimes_o strain_n itself_o to_o a_o less_o evil_a so_o to_o avoid_v a_o great_a and_o a_o wisdom_n of_o falsehood_n the_o first_o be_v both_o lawful_a and_o necessary_a the_o second_o be_v lawful_a but_o not_o necessary_a the_o three_o neither_o 52._o all_o governement_n howsoever_o in_o their_o constitution_n in_o their_o practice_n tend_v to_o a_o monarchy_n and_o wheresoever_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o the_o people_n bear_v rule_v there_o be_v always_o some_o one_o that_o resemble_v a_o king_n among_o they_o yea_o though_o in_o the_o state_n of_o venice_n the_o duke_n be_v but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o dead_a name_n yet_o be_v it_o impossible_a that_o their_o commonwealth_n shall_v long_o uphold_v itself_o without_o he_o 53._o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o bible_n be_v miraculous_a that_o it_o shall_v remain_v pure_a and_o entire_a after_o it_o have_v pass_v the_o hand_n of_o infidel_n which_o seek_v to_o destroy_v it_o of_o heretic_n which_o seek_v to_o pervert_v it_o to_o their_o own_o advantage_n 54._o no_o indifferent_a gesture_n be_v so_o seldom_o doom_n do_v without_o sin_n as_o laugh_v for_o it_o be_v common_o raise_v upon_o thing_n to_o be_v pity_v and_o therefore_o man_n only_o can_v laugh_v and_o he_o only_o can_v sin_n 55._o god_n make_v one_o part_n of_o man_n of_o earth_n the_o base_a element_n to_o teach_v he_o humility_n his_o soul_n proceed_v from_o the_o bosom_n of_o himself_o to_o teach_v he_o goodness_n so_o that_o if_o he_o look_v downward_o nothing_o be_v vile_a if_o he_o cast_v his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n he_o be_v of_o a_o matter_n more_o excellent_a than_o the_o angel_n the_o former_a part_n be_v a_o type_n of_o adam_n the_o second_o of_o christ_n which_o give_v life_n to_o that_o which_o be_v dead_a in_o itself_o 56._o much_o money_n make_v a_o country_n poor_a for_o it_o set_v a_o dear_a price_n upon_o every_o thing_n 57_o at_o what_o time_n the_o gospel_n do_v flourish_v all_o kind_n of_o learning_n do_v even_o abound_v and_o upon_o the_o decay_n thereof_o there_o come_v always_o a_o veil_n of_o darkness_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o reason_n be_v a_o part_n of_o religion_n but_o error_n and_o superstition_n be_v the_o safe_a by_o ignorance_n 58._o a_o lie_n of_o error_n be_v a_o fault_n of_o credulity_n not_o of_o falsehood_n but_o a_o presumptuous_a lie_n be_v that_o which_o a_o man_n make_v as_o god_n make_v the_o world_n of_o nothing_o 59_o all_o god_n action_n be_v for_o our_o good_a either_o spiritual_o or_o temporal_o although_o we_o can_v comprehend_v they_o at_o every_o time_n 60._o there_o be_v not_o that_o thing_n upon_o the_o earth_n that_o well_o examine_v yield_v not_o somewhat_o worthy_a of_o knowledge_n that_o divine_a artisan_n that_o make_v they_o never_o fashion_v any_o thing_n unprofitable_o nor_o ever_o set_v forth_o any_o of_o his_o workmanship_n without_o some_o inward_a virtue_n 61._o the_o gift_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o easy_o obtain_v you_o must_v practice_v they_o with_o great_a pain_n and_o difficulty_n and_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o be_v pity_v such_o pretiousnes_n may_v be_v have_v for_o the_o take_n 62._o it_o must_v needs_o show_v the_o papist_n religion_n to_o be_v ill_a that_o they_o will_v plant_v it_o by_o liberty_n and_o war_n whereas_o the_o true_a catholic_a religion_n rise_v by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n 63._o whatsoever_o be_v spend_v in_o earthly_a vanity_n they_o either_o die_v before_o we_o or_o short_o follow_v after_o we_o for_o all_o pleasure_n that_o be_v sensual_a and_o have_v not_o reference_n to_o the_o main_a end_n of_o man_n creation_n which_o be_v the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v vain_a and_o of_o no_o importance_n but_o mere_a foolery_n 64._o when_o god_n destinate_v a_o man_n to_o do_v good_a he_o make_v every_o opportunity_n and_o occasion_n though_o it_o seem_v never_o so_o 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