Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
end_n	word_n	worship_n	worthy_a	21	3	6.1411	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40888	LXXX sermons preached at the parish-church of St. Mary Magdalene Milk-street, London whereof nine of them not till now published / by the late eminent and learned divine Anthony Farindon ... ; in two volumes, with a large table to both.; Sermons. Selections. 1672	Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658.	1672 (1672)	Wing F429_VARIANT; ESTC R37327	1,664,550	1,226

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24.13_o mark_v 13.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o that_o shall_v endure_v to_o the_o end_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v save_v from_o thence_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o patience_n so_o much_o commend_v in_o the_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v need_n of_o patience_n 10.36_o heb._n 10.36_o that_o after_o you_o have_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o be_v do_v it_o to_o the_o end_n you_o may_v receive_v the_o promise_n a_o patience_n which_o stand_v strong_a against_o all_o incursion_n belli_fw-la molem_fw-la quae_fw-la sustinet_fw-la

every_o wilful_a sin_n be_v fruitful_a and_o seldom_o end_v in_o itself_o he_o that_o tell_v a_o lie_n be_v in_o a_o disposition_n to_o betray_v a_o kingdom_n he_o that_o slander_v his_o neighbour_n be_v in_o a_o aptitude_n to_o blaspheme_v god_n we_o may_v see_v wantonness_n even_o bud_v out_o of_o luxury_n strife_n shoot_v forth_o out_o of_o covetousness_n &_o out_o of_o strife_n murder_n he_o that_o yield_v up_o his_o conscience_n for_o his_o flesh_n and_o state_n will_v be_v the_o more_o pliable_a to_o yield_v it_o up_o when_o they_o call_v for_o it_o upon_o the_o hard_a term_n take_v heed_n of_o these_o yield_n and_o condescension_n saepè_fw-la peccat_fw-la qui_fw-la semel_fw-la one_o fall_n natural_o draw_v on_o another_o and_o that_o a_o three_o till_o we_o come_v in_o profundum_fw-la to_o the_o very_a bottom_n every_o little_a sin_n if_o we_o commit_v it_o because_o we_o think_v it_o little_a be_v a_o great_a one_o and_o carry_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o its_o forehead_n 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the_o will_v we_o look_v further_o than_o the_o act_n in_o which_o it_o end_v when_o we_o desire_v any_o thing_n we_o do_v it_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o it_o to_o meet_v and_o embrace_v it_o and_o from_o that_o union_n something_o else_o in_o which_o the_o desire_n may_v rest_v and_o be_v full_o satisfy_v this_o make_v moses_n meek_a abraham_n obedient_a david_n devout_a job_n patient_a this_o make_v apostle_n and_o martyr_n this_o lead_v they_o through_o honour_n and_o dishonour_n through_o good_a report_n and_o evil_a report_n and_o at_o last_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o cross_n and_o to_o the_o block_n the_o next_o stage_n unto_o blessedness_n for_o that_o which_o move_v the_o will_n to_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n be_v before_o the_o obedience_n itself_o as_o that_o which_o excit_v and_o work_v it_o if_o this_o be_v not_o set_v up_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o conscience_n or_o obedience_n at_o least_o our_o conscience_n will_v lose_v its_o office_n and_o neither_o accuse_v nor_o excuse_v we_o neither_o be_v our_o comforter_n nor_o tormenter_n if_o there_o be_v no_o hell_n there_o be_v no_o worm_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o heaven_n in_o the_o next_o there_o be_v no_o joy_n in_o this_o life_n the_o apostle_n be_v plain_a without_o faith_n that_o be_v 11.6_o heb._n 11.6_o without_o a_o full_a persuasion_n of_o a_o future_a estate_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n and_o he_o that_o come_v unto_o god_n must_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o and_o in_o this_o appear_v the_o glory_n and_o excellency_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n of_o this_o law_n of_o liberty_n that_o

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