Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	work_n	world_n	wrath_n	83	3	6.9912	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42547	God's soveraignty displayed from Job 9. 12. : Behold he taketh away, who can hinder him? &c., or, A discourse shewing, that God doth, and may take away from his creatures what hee pleaseth, as to the matter what, the place where, the time when, the means and manner how, and the reasons thereof : with an application of the whole, to the distressed citizens of London, whose houses and goods were lately consumed by the fire : an excitation of them to look to the procuring causes of this fiery tryal, the ends that God aims at in it, with directions how to behave themselves under their losses / by William Gearing ...	Gearing, William.; Gearing, William. No abiding city in a perishing world.	1667 (1667)	Wing G435A; ESTC R18630	101,655	265

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thou_o come_v unto_o i_o to_o call_v my_o sin_n to_o remembrance_n and_o to_o slay_v my_o son_n 1_o king_n 17.18_o she_o very_o think_v that_o either_o some_o of_o her_o former_a sin_n or_o else_o the_o not_o use_v of_o so_o holy_a a_o man_n according_a to_o his_o place_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o present_a punishment_n a_o harsh_a string_n to_o be_v touch_v but_o will_v be_v tuneable_a enough_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v already_o touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o sin_n who_o heart_n be_v still_o rather_o in_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n than_o in_o the_o house_n of_o mirth_n it_o be_v the_o unison_n of_o god_n people_n we_o have_v sin_v and_o deal_v wicked_o our_o saviour_n prophesy_v mat._n 24.12_o that_o iniquity_n shall_v abound_v etc._n etc._n and_o do_v not_o the_o time_n wherein_o we_o live_v tell_v we_o that_o iniquity_n do_v abound_v it_o have_v abound_v and_o do_v abound_v exceed_o among_o we_o in_o all_o our_o country_n town_n and_o 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the_o magnificence_n of_o building_n or_o person_n but_o will_v stain_v the_o pride_n and_o glory_n of_o man_n be_v so_o far_o from_o revoke_v his_o threaten_n as_o he_o do_v assure_v they_o by_o a_o oath_n that_o the_o stately_a temple_n so_o much_o admire_v for_o its_o curiousness_n so_o strong_o seat_v and_o enrich_v shall_v not_o only_o be_v leave_v desolate_a but_o shall_v be_v total_o demolish_v very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v leave_v here_o one_o stone_n upon_o another_o that_o shall_v not_o be_v throw_v down_o mat._n 24.2_o this_o be_v for_o their_o contempt_n of_o the_o word_n and_o their_o cruelty_n towards_o the_o prophet_n this_o sin_n god_n have_v always_o

ugly_a how_o deform_v how_o pollute_a and_o abominable_a their_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o god_n complain_v of_o the_o jew_n be_v it_o time_n for_o you_o to_o dwell_v in_o your_o seiled_a house_n and_o this_o house_n lie_v waste_v hag._n 1.4_o so_o god_n may_v complain_v be_v it_o time_n for_o the_o daughtet_n of_o england_n for_o the_o daughter_n of_o london_n to_o be_v haughty_a and_o walk_v with_o stretch_a out_o neck_n and_o wanton_a eye_n walk_v and_o mince_v as_o they_o go_v when_o the_o lord_n be_v pour_v out_o his_o fury_n like_o fire_n upon_o they_o and_o mar_v the_o pride_n of_o england_n and_o the_o great_a pride_n of_o london_n as_o sometime_o he_o threaten_v to_o mar_v the_o pride_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o great_a pride_n of_o jerusalem_n jer._n 13.9_o ah_o how_o do_v many_o people_n spend_v more_o precious_a time_n in_o dress_v their_o body_n than_o in_o trim_v their_o soul_n and_o delight_v more_o to_o see_v their_o face_n in_o a_o glass_n than_o 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worldly_a sorrow_n 2_o cor._n 7._o and_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o work_v comfort_n in_o the_o end_n that_o it_o work_v death_n not_o only_a death_n temporal_a but_o also_o death_n eternal_a if_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n weep_v their_o eye_n out_o and_o their_o heart_n out_o for_o these_o carnal_a thing_n yet_o shall_v they_o no_o more_o partake_v of_o divine_a joy_n than_o the_o torment_a glutton_n do_v of_o heavenly_a comfort_n david_n mourning_n for_o his_o son_n absolom_n be_v carnal_a and_o do_v no_o way_n tend_v to_o his_o true_a comfort_n joab_n do_v just_o blame_v he_o for_o his_o bellow_n and_o howl_v for_o the_o death_n of_o absolom_n this_o mourning_n may_v be_v find_v in_o pharaoh_n such_o be_v esau_n mourning_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o father_n blessing_n the_o prophet_n hosea_n tell_v we_o that_o wicked_a man_n will_v howl_v upon_o their_o bed_n for_o corn_n and_o wine_n for_o the_o want_n or_o loss_n of_o temporal_a good_n hos_fw-la 7.14_o they_o can_v lament_v 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