Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	brother_n	husband_n	sister_n	17,190	5	11.3833	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28370	The remaines of the Right Honorable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount of St. Albanes, sometimes Lord Chancellour of England being essayes and severall letters to severall great personages, and other pieces of various and high concernment not heretofore published : a table whereof for the readers more ease is adjoyned.	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Bodley, Thomas, Sir, 1545-1613.; Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647. Characteristicks of a believing Christian.	1648 (1648)	Wing B318; ESTC R17427	72,058	110

in himself IV. He beleeves the God of all Grace to have been angry with one that have never offended him and that God that hates sinne to be reconciled to himself though sinning continually and never making or being able to make him satisfaction He beleeves the just God to have punished a most just person and to have justified himself though a most ungodly sinner He beleeves him freely pardoned and yet a sufficient satisfaction was made for him V. He beleeves himself to be precious in Gods sight and yet loathes himself in his own He dares not justifie himself even in those things wherein he can find no fault with himself and yet beleeves God accepts him in those services wherein he is able to find many faults VI He praises God for his justice and feares him for his mercy He is so ashamed as that he dares not open his mouth before God and yet he comes with boldnesse to God and askes him any thing he needs He is so humble as to acknowledge himselfe to deserve nothing but evill and yet beleeves that God meanes him all good He is one that fears alwayes yet is as bold as a Lyon He is often sorrowfull yet alwaies rejoycing many times complaining yet alwaies giving of thanks He is the most lowly minded yet the greatest inspirer most contented yet ever craving VII He beares a lofty spirit in a mean condition when he is ablest he thinks meanest of himself He is rich in youth and poore in the midst of riches He beleeves all the world to be his yet he dares take nothing without speciall leave from God He Covenants with God for nothing yet lookes for a great reward He looseth his life and gaines by it and whilst he looseth it he saveth it VIII He lives not to himselfe yet of all others he is most wise for himselfe He denieth himselfe often yet no man loveth himselfe so well as he He is most reproached yet most honoured He hath most afflictions and most comforts IX The more Injury his Enemies do him the more advantage he gaines by them The more he forsakes worldly things the more he enjoies them X. He is the most temperate of all men yet fares most deliciously he lends and gives most freely yet he is the greatest usurer he is meek towards all men yet inexorable by men He is the best Child Husband Brother Friend yet hates Father and Mother Brother and Sister He loves all men as himselfe yet hates some men with a perfect hatred XI He desires to have more grace then any man hath in the world yet is truly sorrowfull when he seeth any man have lesse then himselfe he knoweth no man after the flesh yet gives all men their due respects he knoweth if he please man he cannot be the servant of Christ yet for Christ his sake he pleaseth all men in all things He is a Peace maker yet is continually fighting and an irreconcilable Enemy XII He beleeves him to be worse then an Infidell that provides not for his family yet himself lives and dles without Care He accounts all his inferiours yet stand stifly upon authority He is severe to his Children because he loveth them and by being favourable unto his Enemy he revengeth himself upon him XIII He beleeves the Angells to be more excellent Creatures then himselfe and yet counts them his servants He beleeves that he receives many good turns by their meanes and yet he neither praies for their assistance nor offers them thanks which he doth not disdain to do to the meanest Christian XIV He beleeves himselfe to be a King how mean soever he be How great soever he be he thinkes himself not to good to be a servant to the poorest Saint XV He is often in prison yet allwaies at liberty A Freeman though a servant He loves not honour amongst men yet highly priseth a good name XVI He beleeves that God hath bidden every man that doth him good to do so he yet of any man is the most thankfull to them that do ought for him He would lay down his life to save the soule of his Enemy yet will not adventure upon one sinne to save the life of him who saved his XVII He swears to his own hinderance and changeth not yet knoweth that his Oath cannot tie him to sinne XVIII He beleeves Christ to have no need of any thing hee doth yet maketh account he doth relieve Christ in all his acts of Charity He knoweth he can do nothing of himself yet labours to work out his own salvation he confesseth hee can do nothing yet as truly professeth he can do all things he knoweth that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdome of God yet beeleeveth he shall go to Heaven both body ond soule XIX He trembles ar Gods word yet counts it sweeter to him then hony and the hony-Gombe and dearer then thousands of Gold and silver XX He beleeves that God will never dame him and yet fears God for being able to cast him into Hell He knoweth he shall not be saved by nor for his good workes yet he doth all the good workes he can XXI He knoweth Gods providence is one all things yet is so diligent in his calling and businesse as if he were to cut out the threed of his fortunes He beleeves before hand that God hath purposed what he shall be and nothing can make him to alter his purpose yet praies and endeavours as if he would force God to save him for ever XXII Hee praies and labours for that which he is confident God meanes to give and the more assured he is the more earnest he praies for that he knows he shall never obtain and yet gives not over He praies and labours for that which he knowes he shall be no lesse happie without he praies with all his heart not to be lead into temptation yet rejoiceth when he is fallen into it he beleevs his praiers are heard even when they are denied gives thanks for that which he praies against XXIII He hath within him both flesh and spirit yet he is not a double minded man he is often ledd Captive by the law of sinne yet it never gets domminion over him he cannot sinne yet can do nothing without sinne Hee can do nothing against his will yet maintains he doth what he would not He wavers and doubteth yet obtains XXIV He is some times so troubled that he thinks nothing to be true in Religion yet if he did think so he could not at all be troubled He thinks sometimes that God hath no mercy for him yet resolves to dye in the pursuit of it He believes like Abraham against hope and though he cannot answer Gods Logick yet with the woman of Canaan hee hopes to prevail with the Rhetorick of importunity XXV He wrastles and yet prevailes and though yeelding himself unworthy of the least blessing he enjoyes yet Jacob like he will not let him go without a new blessing He some