Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	aaron_n	call_v	help_v	18	3	7.2783	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91943	The fast friend: or A friend at mid-night. Set forth in an exposition on that parable Luke 11. 5.-11. Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at mid-night, &c. By Nehemiah Rogers, minister of the Gospel.	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1822; Thomason E953_1; ESTC R203374	432,120	516

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and_o then_o pray_v 35._o joh._n 6.34_o 35._o those_o we_o read_v of_o john_n 6.34_o 35._o will_v fain_o have_v that_o heavenly_a bread_n which_o christ_n tell_v they_o of_o lord_n evermore_o give_v we_o of_o that_o bread_n say_v they_o but_o they_o will_v not_o as_o christ_n tell_v they_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o come_v to_o he_o for_o it_o such_o desire_n be_v no_o better_o as_o solomon_n tell_v we_o than_o the_o lusting_n of_o the_o sluggard_n prov._n 13.4_o and_o such_o a_o desire_n slay_v a_o man_n 26._o prov._n 13.4_o prov._n 21.24_o 26._o prov._n 21.25_o 26._o that_o be_v it_o tend_v to_o his_o destruction_n for_o that_o he_o will_v not_o second_v his_o desire_n with_o his_o labour_n and_o endeavour_n your_o desire_n be_v idle_a be_v deadly_a and_o destructive_a to_o you_o as_o be_v he_o to_o he_o of_o who_o i_o have_v read_v who_o be_v a_o great_a frequenter_a of_o alehouse_n and_o tavern_n yea_o and_o wor●e_v place_n yet_o dare_v never_o go_v out_o of_o his_o own_o door_n 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lose_v and_o you_o say_v that_o you_o believe_v god_n vers_fw-la 25._o what_o need_v we_o then_o to_o let_v these_o man_n from_o go_v out_o yes_o god_n must_v be_v trust_v but_o not_o tempt_v by_o neglect_n of_o due_a mean_n which_o god_n do_v ordinary_o work_v by_o have_v these_o go_v away_o they_o shall_v have_v want_v hand_n to_o bring_v the_o ship_n near_o to_o the_o land_n a_o groundless_a warrant_n have_v that_o man_n for_o his_o assurance_n to_o be_v hear_v in_o prayer_n that_o neglect_v the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v prescribe_v to_o be_v use_v obj._n but_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v before_o prayer_n be_v the_o best_a

sight_n of_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n as_o we_o read_v 88.18_o prov._n 16.7_o gen._n 39.21_o exod._n 3.21_o psal_n 106.46_o psal_n 88.18_o gen._n 39.21_o and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o egyptian_n exod._n 3.21_o and_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v in_o babel_n and_o other_o place_n he_o give_v they_o favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o that_o lead_v they_o away_o captive_n psal_n 106.46_o and_o it_o be_v he_o that_o take_v away_o friend_n and_o remove_v they_o far_o from_o we_o psal_n 88.18_o so_o that_o in_o they_o out_o of_o he_o there_o be_v no_o safe_a repose_n for_o help_v second_o earthly_a friend_n can_v but_o befriend_v we_o in_o some_o particular_a trouble_n and_o want_n some_o in_o one_o kind_n some_o in_o another_o none_o in_o all_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o multitude_n of_o friend_n nor_o can_v all_o our_o earthly_a friend_n afford_v sufficient_a help_n in_o all_o our_o necessity_n 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that_o shall_v this_o day_n return_v home_o without_o it_o it_o be_v god_n only_o that_o be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o for_o you_o ephes_n 3.20_o three_o earthly_a friend_n can_v befriend_v we_o in_o all_o place_n shall_v they_o be_v both_o able_a and_o willing_a to_o help_v we_o yet_o they_o can_v be_v in_o all_o place_n at_o once_o here_o and_o there_o too_o i_o may_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o close_a prison_n banish_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n cast_v into_o a_o den_n of_o lion_n or_o be_v where_o i_o can_v send_v unto_o my_o friend_n but_o god_n be_v such_o a_o friend_n as_o be_v every_o where_o where_o we_o be_v on_o this_o side_n the_o sea_n be_v or_o beyond_o they_o 24._o jer._n 23.32_o 24._o be_o i_o a_o god_n at_o hand_n and_o not_o a_o far_o off_o say_v the_o lord_n do_v not_o i_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n jer._n 23.23_o 24._o when_o abraham_n be_v call_v out_o of_o his_o own_o country_n 8._o psal_n 139.7_o 8._o god_n go_v with_o he_o when_o joseph_n be_v in_o prion_n god_n be_v with_o he_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v a_o friend_n in_o court_n city_n country_n david_n find_v he_o in_o all_o place_n in_o his_o meditation_n psal_n 139.7.8_o and_o in_o all_o place_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o supply_v our_o want_n no_o friend_n like_o he_o four_o the_o friendship_n of_o our_o earthly_a friend_n prove_v many_o time_n vain_a for_o every_o man_n at_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n 39.5_o psal_n 39.5_o psal_n 39.5_o and_o their_o purpose_n and_o promise_n prove_v no_o better_o they_o fail_v we_o in_o undertake_v for_o we_o sometime_o above_o ability_n or_o else_o through_o heedlessness_n and_o forgetfulness_n or_o other_o weakness_n frustrate_v their_o good_a intention_n if_o not_o so_o yet_o their_o breath_n go_v forth_o they_o return_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o that_o very_a day_n their_o thought_n 4._o psal_n 146.3_o 4._o which_o they_o have_v of_o help_v and_o do_v we_o good_a perish_v with_o they_o therefore_o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o 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tim._n 6.17_o this_o be_v religious_a there_o be_v a_o civil_a trust_n due_a to_o man_n who_o be_v raise_v up_o as_o mean_n under_o he_o to_o succour_v we_o and_o do_v we_o good_a and_o that_o be_v lawful_a but_o it_o must_v be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o that_o religious_a trust_n which_o we_o be_v to_o put_v in_o god_n nor_o can_v that_o be_v put_v in_o any_o creature_n without_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o forbid_v to_o be_v put_v in_o man_n or_o in_o any_o earthly_a creature_n now_o let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o application_n of_o the_o point_n use_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o those_o who_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o distress_n withdraw_v their_o heart_n and_o hope_n from_o the_o almighty_a and_o put_v their_o confidence_n in_o the_o creature_n some_o in_o one_o some_o in_o another_o but_o few_o there_o be_v that_o make_v the_o bosom_n of_o god_n their_o chief_a refuge_n and_o fly_v to_o he_o as_o to_o their_o best_a friend_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n to_o which_o of_o 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