Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	king_n	lord_n	prince_n	9,482	5	6.1097	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56983	Enchiridion miscellaneum spare houres improv'd in meditations divine, contemplative, practical, moral, ethical, oeconomical, political : from the pietie and learning of Fr. Quarles & Ar. Warwick, Gents. : by it they being dead, yet speak (Heb. XI. 4).	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Warwick, Arthur, 1604?-1633. Spare minutes, or, Resolved meditations and premeditated resolutions.	1677 (1677)	Wing Q94; ESTC R6261	74,920	244

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the_o pillar_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o the_o abuse_a practice_n make_v those_o scale_n unequal_a that_o poor-man_n shelter_n a_o man_n poor_a shelter_n for_o his_o wrong_n the_o proof_n of_o this_o appear_v with_o the_o juries_n at_o the_o assize_n in_o their_o proof_n when_o one_o may_v often_o discern_v perjury_n usher_v in_o the_o evidence_n to_o the_o jury_n and_o injury_n follow_v with_o the_o verdict_n i_o admire_v with_o reverence_n the_o justice_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o law_n i_o deplore_v with_o compassion_n the_o abuse_a practice_n of_o the_o law_n and_o resolve_v rather_o to_o bear_v with_o patience_n and_o hayleshower_n of_o injury_n than_o to_o seek_v shelter_n at_o such_o a_o thicket_n where_o the_o bramble_n shall_v pluck_v of_o my_o fleece_n and_o do_v i_o more_o hurt_v by_o schratch_v than_o

flower_n thrive_v to_o its_o goodness_n and_o glory_n this_o be_v also_o my_o case_n when_o i_o endeavour_v to_o plant_v grace_n in_o the_o fertile_a soil_n of_o a_o good_a wit_n for_o luxurious_a nature_n thrust_v up_o with_o it_o either_o sting_a wrath_n or_o stink_a wantonness_n or_o drowsy_a sloth_n or_o some_o other_o vice_n which_o rob_v my_o plant_n of_o its_o desire_a flourish_v but_o these_o be_v first_o pluck_v up_o the_o good_a with_o produce_v in_o its_o time_n the_o fair_a flower_n of_o virtue_n i_o will_v not_o there_o fore_o think_v the_o best_a wit_n as_o they_o be_v wit_n fit_a to_o make_v the_o best_a man_n but_o as_o they_o be_v the_o best_a purge_v best_a wit_n the_o ground_n of_o their_o goodness_n be_v not_o the_o goodness_n of_o their_o wit_n ground_n but_o the_o good_a weed_n and_o cleanse_v it_o i_o must_v first_o eschew_v the_o evil_a ere_o i_o can_v do_v good_a supplant_v vice_n ere_o i_o can_v implant_v virtue_n chap._n xxviii_o as_o it_o be_v never_o too_o soon_o to_o be_v good_a so_o be_v it_o never_o too_o late_o to_o amend_v i_o will_v therefore_o neither_o neglect_v the_o time_n present_a nor_o despair_n of_o the_o time_n past_a if_o i_o have_v be_v soon_o good_a i_o may_v perhaps_o have_v be_v better_a if_o i_o be_o long_a bad_a i_o shall_v i_o be_o sure_a be_v worse_a that_o i_o have_v stay_v long_a time_n idle_a in_o the_o marketplace_n deserve_v reprehension_n but_o if_o i_o be_o late_o send_v into_o the_o vineyard_n i_o have_v encouragement_n to_o work_v i_o will_v give_v onto_z this_o last_o as_o unto_o thou_o chap._n xxix_o when_o i_o see_v the_o husbandman_n well_o content_v with_o the_o cold_a of_o frost_n and_o snow_n in_o the_o winter_n because_o though_o it_o chill_v the_o ground_n yet_o it_o kill_v the_o charlock_n though_o it_o check_v the_o wheat_n somewhat_o in_o grow_v yet_o it_o choke_v the_o weed_n from_o grow_v at_o all_o why_o shall_v i_o be_v move_v at_o the_o winter_n of_o affliction_n why_o vex_v at_o the_o quake_a fit_n of_o a_o quartan_a ague_n why_o offend_v at_o the_o cold_a change_n of_o affection_n in_o my_o summer-friend_n if_o as_o they_o seem_v bitter_a to_o my_o mind_n or_o body_n they_o prove_v healthful_a to_o my_o better_a soul_n if_o my_o want_n kill_v my_o wantonness_n my_o poverty_n check_v my_o pride_n my_o disrespect_a slight_v quell_v my_o ambition_n and_o vainglory_n and_o every_o weed_n of_o vice_n be_v thus_o choke_v by_o affliction_n winter_n my_o soul_n may_v grow_v fruitful_a for_o heaven_n harvest_n let_v my_o winter_n be_v bitter_a so_o that_o i_o be_v gather_v with_o the_o good_a corn_n at_o reap_v time_n into_o the_o lord_n barn_n chap._n xxx_o as_o oft_o as_o i_o hear_v the_o robin-redbreast_n chant_v it_o as_o cheerful_o in_o september_n the_o beginning_n of_o winter_n as_o in_o march_n the_o approach_n of_o the_o summer_n why_o shall_v not_o we_o think_v i_o give_v as_o cheerful_a entertainment_n to_o the_o hoary-frosty_a hair_n of_o our_o age_n winter_n as_o to_o the_o prim-rose_n of_o our_o youth_n spring_n why_o not_o to_o the_o decline_a sun_n in_o adversity_n as_o like_a persian_n to_o the_o rise_a sun_n of_o prosperity_n i_o be_o send_v to_o the_o ant_n to_o learn_v industry_n to_o the_o dove_n to_o learn_v innocency_n to_o the_o serpent_n to_o learn_v wisdom_n and_o why_o not_o to_o this_o bird_n to_o learn_v equanimity_n and_o patience_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o same_o tenor_n of_o my_o mind_n quietness_n as_o well_o at_o the_o approach_n of_o calamity_n winter_n as_o of_o the_o spring_n of_o happiness_n and_o since_o the_o roman_n constancy_n be_v so_o commend_v who_o change_v not_o his_o countenance_n with_o his_o change_a fortune_n why_o shall_v not_o i_o with_o a_o christian_a resolution_n hold_v a_o steady_a course_n in_o all_o weather_n and_o though_o i_o be_v force_v with_o cros-wind_n to_o shift_v my_o sail_n and_o catch_v at_o side-wind_n yet_o skill_n full_o to_o steer_v and_o keep_v on_o my_o course_n by_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n till_o i_o arrive_v at_o the_o haven_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n chap._n xxxi_o the_o same_o water_n which_o be_v liquid_a be_v penetrate_v with_o a_o hors-haire_n will_v bear_v the_o horse_n himself_o when_o it_o be_v hard_o freeze_v i_o muse_v not_o then_o that_o those_o precept_n and_o threat_n of_o god_n judgement_n enter_v not_o into_o the_o harden_a heart_n of_o some_o old_a man_n freeze_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o sin_n which_o pierce_v and_o penetrate_v deep_a into_o the_o tender_a heart_n and_o melt_a conscience_n of_o young_a folk_n thaw_v with_o the_o warmth_n of_o god_n fear_n hence_o see_v i_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o word_n so_o sharp_a that_o it_o serve_v in_o some_o to_o divide_v the_o joint_n and_o marrow_n in_o other_o glance_v or_o rebound_v without_o dint_n or_o wound_n from_o their_o crystal_n freeze_v and_o adamantin_a heart_n i_o can_v promise_v my self_o to_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n i_o be_v then_o no_o man_n but_o i_o will_v purpose_v in_o myself_o to_o be_v free_a from_o hardness_n of_o heart_n by_o costum_fw-la and_o continuance_n in_o sin_n i_o may_v err_v in_o my_o way_n i_o will_v not_o persist_v &_o go_v on_o in_o my_o error_n till_o i_o can_v return_v again_o into_o my_o way_n i_o may_v stumble_v i_o may_v fall_v but_o i_o will_v not_o lie_v still_o when_o i_o be_o fall_v chap._n xxxii_o when_o i_o see_v two_o game-cock_n at_o first_o sight_n without_o premeditate_a malice_n fight_v desperate_o and_o furious_o the_o one_o to_o maintain_v the_o injury_n offer_v the_o other_o to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n receive_v by_o the_o first_o blow_n and_o to_o maintain_v this_o quarrel_n not_o only_o die_v the_o pit_n with_o their_o blood_n but_o die_v in_o the_o pit_n with_o their_o mutual_a bloody_a wound_n i_o think_v i_o see_v the_o success_n of_o those_o duëller_n of_o our_o time_n which_o be_v ambitious_a of_o achilles_n his_o praise_n pelidis_fw-la juvenes_fw-la cedere_fw-la nescij_fw-la desperate_o and_o furious_o adventure_v their_o life_n here_o and_o endanger_v their_o soul_n hereafter_o only_o for_o the_o vain_a term_n of_o false_a honour_n i_o will_v not_o say_v but_o that_o be_v flesh_n and_o blood_n i_o may_v be_v careless_a of_o my_o flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o revenge_v injurious_a indignity_n offer_v i_o yet_o since_o as_o a_o tenant_n my_o soul_n must_v answer_v her_o land_n lord_n for_o reparation_n of_o the_o house_n she_o dwell_v in_o and_o i_o have_v no_o warrant_n of_o god_n or_o man_n for_o such_o revenge_n i_o will_v not_o kill_v my_o own_o soul_n to_o kill_v a_o other_o man_n body_n i_o will_v not_o pull_v the_o house_n of_o my_o body_n on_o my_o soul_n head_n in_o a_o fury_n that_o god_n may_v make_v they_o both_o fuel_n for_o the_o fury_n of_o hell_n fire_n chap._n xxxiii_o when_o i_o view_v the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o firmament_n show_v his_o handy_a work_n and_o consider_v that_o each_o little_a number_v star_n even_o of_o the_o six_o magnitude_n contain_v the_o earth_n dimension_n 18._o time_n in_o bigness_n by_o astronomer_n conclusion_n i_o easy_o descend_v to_o consider_v the_o great_a difference_n of_o earthly_a man_n glory_n and_o that_o weight_n of_o glory_n afford_v the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n for_o what_o a_o poor_a ambition_n be_v it_o to_o be_v the_o best_a man_n in_o a_o city_n what_o be_v a_o city_n to_o a_o shire_n what_o a_o shire_n to_o the_o whole_a island_n what_o this_o island_n to_o the_o continent_n of_o europe_n what_o europe_n to_o the_o whole_a earth_n what_o that_o earth_n to_o a_o star_n what_o that_o star_n to_o heaven_n and_o that_o to_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n and_o so_o by_o a_o retrogradation_n how_o little_a how_o nothing_o be_v this_o poor_a glory_n i_o find_v many_o which_o say_v hoc_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la aliquid_fw-la i_o find_v in_o myself_o cause_n to_o say_v hoc_fw-la aliquid_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la if_o i_o needs_o will_v be_v somebody_o by_o my_o ambition_n i_o will_v be_v ambitious_a to_o be_v range_v with_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n rather_o then_o rank_v with_o the_o king_n on_o earth_n since_o the_o least_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v great_a than_o they_o chap._n xxxiv_o i_o see_v once_o a_o jerfalcon_n let_v fly_v at_o a_o heron_n and_o observe_v with_o what_o clamour_n the_o heron_n entertain_v the_o sight_n and_o approach_v of_o the_o hawk_n and_o with_o what_o wind_a shift_n he_o strive_v to_o get_v above_o she_o labour_v even_o by_o bemute_v his_o enemy_n feather_n to_o make_v her_o slaggwinged_a and_o so_o escape_v but_o when_o at_o last_o they_o must_v needs_o come_v to_o a_o necessitate_a encounter_n resume_v couroge_n out_o of_o necessity_n he_o turn_v face_n against_o she_o and_o strike_v the_o hawk_n through_o the_o gorge_n with_o his_o bill_n fall_v down_o dead_a together_o wihth_n be_v dead_a enemy_n this_o fight_n seem_v to_o i_o the_o event_n of_o a_o great_a suit_n i●_n law_n where_o one_o trust_v to_o his_o cause_n potency_n more_o than_o his_o cause_n equity_n endeavour_n to_o disinherit_v his_o stubborn_a neighbour_n by_o colourable_a title_n to_o hi●_n land_n here_o may_v you_o hear_v the_o clamorous_a obloquy_n of_o the_o wrong_a and_o se●_n the_o many_o turn_n and_o wind_a meander_n in_o the_o law_n seek_v out_o to_o get_v above_o his_o adversary_n and_o last_o when_o the_o issue_n must_v come_v to_o trial_n oftentimes_o in_o the_o grapple_n they_o both_o sink_v to_o beggary_n by_o the_o law_n while_o lawful_o they_o seek_v to_o get_v a-above_a each_o other_o hence_o warn_v against_o potent_a enemy_n i_o will_v always_o pray_v lord_n make_v i_o not_o a_o prey_n unto_o their_o tooth_n and_o against_o a_o equal_a or_o inferior_a i_o will_v not_o borrow_v the_o law_n extreme_a right_n to_o do_v he_o extreme_a wrong_n nor_o fall_v to_o law_n with_o any_o body_n till_o i_o fall_v by_o law_n to_o be_v nobody_o i_o will_v not_o do_v that_o to_o have_v my_o will_n which_o will_v undo_v myself_o of_o what_o i_o have_v by_o my_o willfullnes_n chap._n xxxv_o the_o psalmist_n do_v not_o slander_v the_o slanderer_n when_o in_o a_o good_a description_n of_o their_o bad_a nature_n he_o say_v their_o throat_n be_v a_o open_a sepulchre_n etc._n etc._n the_o poison_n of_o asp_n be_v under_o their_o lip_n for_o what_o more_o loathsome_a stench_n and_o noisome_a smell_n can_v a_o new_a open_a sepulchre_n belch_v out_o than_o these_o venomous_a open_a throat_a slanderer_n and_o well_o may_v their_o lip_n contain_v the_o poison_n of_o asp_n of_o which_o lucan_n say_v in_o nulla_fw-la plus_fw-la est_fw-la serpent_n venent_n when_o a_o few_o word_n of_o they_o shall_v like_o a_o witch_n spell_n charm_n and_o strike_v dead_a a_o man_n dear_a reputation_n i_o will_v therefore_o endeavour_v to_o make_v my_o action_n of_o that_o virtue_n that_o as_o a_o antidote_n of_o mithridates_n his_o best_a confection_n they_o may_v repel_v the_o worst_a infection_n those_o serpent_n shall_v spit_v at_o i_o and_o albeit_o i_o can_v be_v free_a from_o their_o assault_n from_o which_o none_o be_v free_v yet_o i_o will_v not_o with_o cleopatra_n set_v those_o asp_n so_o near_o my_o heart_n that_o they_o may_v stop_v my_o vital_a spirit_n with_o their_o poison_n and_o since_o i_o must_v pass_v through_o this_o africa_n of_o monster_n and_o harmful_a beast_n i_o will_v careful_o fear_v and_o shun_v the_o worst_a of_o tame_a beast_n the_o flatterer_n and_o of_o wild_a beast_n the_o slanderer_n chap._n xxxvi_o meditation_n be_v a_o busy_a search_n in_o the_o store-house_n of_o fantasy_n for_o some_o idea_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v cast_v in_o the_o mould_n of_o resolution_n into_o some_o form_n of_o word_n or_o action_n in_o which_o search_n when_o i_o have_v use_v my_o great_a diligence_n i_o find_v this_o in_o the_o conclusion_n that_o to_o meditate_v on_o the_o best_o be_v the_o best_a of_o meditation_n and_o a_o resolution_n to_o make_v a_o good_a end_n be_v a_o good_a end_n of_o my_o resolution_n fines_n