Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	bless_v	let_v	praise_v	4,739	5	10.1404	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02894	The mirrour of humilitie: or Two eloquent and acute discourses vpon the natiuitie and passion of Christ full of diuine and excellent meditations and sentences. Published first in Latine by the worthy author Daniel Heinsius, and since done into English, by I.H. Master of Arts in Mag. Coll. Oxon.	Heinsius, Daniel, 1580-1655.; Harmar, John, 1594?-1670.	1618 (1618)	STC 13039; ESTC S115181	32,739	106

the_o reason_n of_o it_o unwise_a ungrateful_a person_n as_o we_o be_v why_o do_v we_o so_o disdainful_o pass_v by_o our_o saviour_n cratch_n wherein_o he_o be_v repose_v his_o threadbare_a swaddle_a clout_n and_o homely_a ornament_n wherewith_o he_o be_v invest_v what_o be_v all_o these_o thing_n but_o argument_n of_o his_o voluntary_a humility_n which_o he_o assume_v that_o he_o may_v readorne_v we_o with_o the_o robe_n of_o glory_n &_o a_o crown_n of_o blissful_a eternity_n o_o belove_a you_o that_o be_v artist_n and_o archprofessor_n of_o learning_n you_o that_o be_v grace_v with_o pues_z and_o chair_n come_v and_o learn_v one_o lecture_n of_o humility_n of_o these_o wiseman_n come_v and_o fall_v down_o before_o your_o humble_a saviour_n and_o adore_v he_o offer_v unto_o he_o a_o more_o acceptable_a present_v then_o gold_n myrrh_n or_o frankincense_n even_o a_o ingenuous_a confession_n of_o your_o ignorance_n and_o you_o learn_v sage_n of_o the_o east_n you_o that_o by_o the_o direction_n and_o as_o it_o be_v manuduction_n of_o a_o star_n have_v undteraken_v so_o long_o &_o tedious_a a_o journey_n return_v you_o now_o home_n again_o more_o learned_a and_o more_o happy_a than_o ever_o you_o be_v before_o go_v and_o relate_v unto_o your_o countryman_n the_o chaldean_n or_o peradventure_o you_o be_v persian_n the_o news_n of_o this_o great_a mystery_n o●_n godliness_n without_o controversy_n the_o great_a to_o wit_n that_o god_n be_v manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n justify_v in_o the_o spirit_n see_v of_o angel_n preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v believe_v in_o the_o world_n and_o las●_n of_o all_o to_o be_v receive_v up_o into_o glory_n god_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o heaven_n great_a they_o that_o that_o you_o find_v in_o the_o manger_n i_o have_v now_o sufficient_o speak_v o●_n the_o come_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n which_o be_v the_o last_o that_o come_v to_o visit_v our_o saviour_n many_o indeed_o they_o be_v that_o come_v unto_o he_o beside_o non_fw-la be_v exclude_v for_o he_o himself_o come_v humble_a and_o as_o it_o be_v degrade_v and_o set_v below_o himself_o that_o all_o of_o what_o inferior_a rank_n soever_o may_v be_v embolden_v to_o approach_v unto_o he_o and_o may_v have_v no_o excuse_n to_o tarry_v from_o he_o now_o if_o you_o desire_v i_o shall_v specific_a unto_o you_o those_o that_o present_v themselves_o unto_o our_o saviour_n i_o shall_v easy_o accomplish_v your_o desire_n there_o be_v first_o a_o choir_n of_o angel_n and_o they_o sing_v his_o birth-song_n there_o be_v wed_v people_n zacharie_n and_o elizabeth_n there_o be_v the_o unwedded_a simeon_n there_o be_v a_o widow_n anna._n there_o be_v a_o priest_n zacharie_n there_o be_v the_o learned_a the_o wiseman_n there_o be_v the_o rude_a and_o unlearned_a the_o shepherd_n all_o which_o if_o we_o compare_v they_o together_o we_o shall_v find_v betwixt_o they_o a_o great_a disparity_n who_o notwithstanding_o be_v all_o equal_a and_o not_o one_o inferior_a unto_o a_o other_o ●f_o we_o consider_v they_o as_o they_o all_o worship_v and_o adore_v the_o new_a bear_v infant_n as_o they_o all_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o he_o as_o they_o all_o celebrate_v the_o day_n of_o his_o nativity_n will_v you_o how_v understand_v what_o virgin_n be_v at_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n i_o may_v answer_v you_o that_o a_o virgin_n be_v a_o chief_a agent_n or_o rather_o a_o patient_a in_o the_o mystery_n such_o a_o virgin_n as_o bring_v forth_o her_o creator_n be_v notwithstanding_o no_o less_o a_o virgin_n then_o a_o mother_n and_o more_o a_o mother_n than_o he_o be_v a_o son_n for_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o divinity_n he_o be_v her_o father_n as_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o humanity_n he_o be_v her_o son_n so_o that_o christ_n be_v not_o only_a david_n son_n but_o also_o david_n lord_n and_o not_o only_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o also_o the_o father_n of_o man_n not_o only_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n but_o also_o the_o father_n of_o abraham_n be_v himself_o no_o less_o the_o promiser_n of_o the_o messiah_n than_o the_o messiah_n promise_v o_o bless_a and_o happy_a day_n on_o which_o he_o that_o from_o everlasting_a have_v have_v and_o have_v his_o throne_n in_o heaven_n descend_v even_o to_o the_o society_n of_o man_n this_o day_n be_v the_o day_n of_o our_o marriage_n of_o our_o affinity_n of_o our_o restauration_n of_o our_o reunition_n unto_o god_n of_o our_o redemption_n from_o hell_n on_o this_o day_n he_o that_o be_v the_o eternal_a god_n and_o still_o remain_v what_o he_o be_v for_o our_o sake_n become_v what_o he_o be_v not_o on_o this_o day_n he_o that_o without_o a_o body_n be_v every_o where_o by_o the_o assumption_n of_o a_o body_n seem_v to_o limit_v and_o confine_v himself_o unto_o place_n that_o we_o may_v obtain_v that_o happiness_n by_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v by_o the_o right_n of_o his_o nature_n o_o happy_a day_n much_o wish_v long_o expect_v the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o law_n the_o period_n of_o all_o prophecy_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o gospel_n yea_o the_o gospel_n itself_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v first_o proclaim_v from_o heaven_n and_o after_o publish_v on_o earth_n to_o the_o end_n that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v want_v authority_n to_o confirm_v it_o nor_o faith_n in_o man_n to_o acknowledge_v it_o o_o how_o sweet_a be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o that_o day_n how_o comfortable_a both_o to_o man_n and_o angel_n true_a it_o be_v that_o we_o can_v conceyve_v this_o mystery_n and_o yet_o we_o rejoice_v in_o it_o true_a it_o be_v that_o we_o can_v dive_v into_o the_o depth_n and_o profundity_n of_o it_o and_o what_o though_o we_o can_v have_v not_o holy_a man_n that_o have_v totallie_o devote_a themselves_o unto_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n and_o piety_n be_v as_o ignorant_a as_o we_o be_v if_o you_o believe_v i_o not_o let_v i_o entreat_v you_o to_o cast_v your_o eye_n upon_o old_a simeon_n who_o howsoever_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v buzzardblinde_a and_o can_v not_o behold_v the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n yet_o he_o foresee_v he_o 4._o long_o before_o he_o come_v and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o be_v come_v o_o how_o be_v he_o transport_v with_o joy_n how_o be_v he_o carry_v away_o with_o the_o stream_n and_o torrent_n of_o overflow_a gladness_n o_o with_o what_o zeal_n of_o heart_n with_o what_o swiftness_n of_o foot_n do_v he_o fly_v unto_o his_o saviour_n so_o long_o expect_v and_o now_o at_o length_n exhibit_v how_o earnest_o do_v he_o embrace_v he_o not_o only_o with_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o body_n but_o also_o of_o his_o affection_n how_o willing_a be_v he_o to_o pay_v his_o tribute_n unto_o nature_n how_o desirous_a to_o shake_v hand_n with_o the_o world_n and_o its_o empty_a vanity_n and_o to_o resign_v himself_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n with_o how_o relent_a a_o soul_n with_o what_o sweet_a shower_n of_o tear_n in_o the_o instant_n before_o his_o death_n do_v he_o warble_v out_o his_o swan-like_o funeral_n song_n now_o beside_o holy_a simeon_n may_v we_o behold_v many_o of_o the_o sacred_a retinue_n as_o first_o of_o all_o joseph_n a_o continual_a spectator_n and_o observer_n of_o the_o mystery_n beside_o joseph_n there_o be_v john_n the_o forerunner_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o preacher_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o beside_o those_o many_o holy_a woman_n more_o religious_a than_o learned_a moreover_o beside_o the_o woman_n there_o be_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v instruct_v with_o divine_a wisdom_n by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n not_o by_o anticipation_n of_o secular_a knowledge_n which_o we_o common_o term_v the_o handmaid_n unto_o divinity_n near_o unto_o these_o apostle_n stand_v bless_v peter_n and_o not_o far_o off_o be_v the_o glorious_a angel_n who_o though_o they_o be_v complete_o endue_v with_o variety_n of_o knowledge_n yet_o now_o they_o can_v neither_o sing_v nor_o say_v any_o thing_n but_o glory_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a and_o on_o earth_n peace_n alas_o it_o be_v not_o their_o ambition_n to_o purchase_v unto_o themselves_o a_o blast_n of_o fame_n and_o applause_n of_o the_o world_n their_o chief_a intent_n be_v to_o praise_v he_o who_o be_v then_o bear_v let_v no_o man_n therefore_o soothe_v himself_o in_o his_o learning_n and_o multiplicity_n of_o knowledge_n for_o this_o day_n be_v a_o day_n whereon_o we_o ought_v with_o modesty_n to_o confess_v our_o ignorance_n this_o day_n belong_v chief_o unto_o the_o unlearned_a and_o unto_o those_o that_o be_v but_o puny_n in_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n on_o this_o day_n the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o descend_v below_o its_o most_o elevate_v &_o transcendent_a pitch_n of_o knowledge_n on_o this_o day_n the_o word_n of_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o