Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	earth_n	heaven_n	lord_n	1,504	5	3.7093	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65225	The repairer of the breach a sermon preached at the cathedral church of Glocester, May 29, 1660, being the anniversary of His Maiesty's birth-day, and happy entrance into his emperial city of London / by Thomas Washbourn.	Washbourne, Thomas, 1606-1687.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1026; ESTC R38494	23,222	34

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the_o breach_n repair_v the_o path_n restore_v ex_fw-la te_fw-la erunt_fw-la and_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v of_o thou_o shall_v build_v the_o old_a waste_n place_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o nehemia_n there_o be_v a_o long_a catalogue_n of_o the_o people_n the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n that_o have_v leave_v from_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o build_v the_o waste_a place_n especial_o the_o temple_n their_o whole_a number_n be_v compute_v to_o be_v forty_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o and_o threescore_o vers._n 66._o among_o who_o the_o grandee_n or_o chief_a be_v express_v by_o name_n vers._n 7._o and_o of_o those_o i_o find_v most_o honourable_a mention_n of_o two_o above_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o upon_o who_o shoulder_n rest_v the_o main_a of_o the_o work_n nehemia_n and_o zerubbabel_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v insist_v somewhat_o upon_o both_o as_o we_o meet_v with_o they_o record_v in_o sacred_a story_n and_o first_o of_o nehemias_n he_o be_v cupbearer_n to_o king_n artaxerxes_n as_o he_o himself_o tell_v we_o chap._n 1._o 11._o and_o a_o great_a favourite_n he_o be_v as_o appear_v chap._n 2._o for_o when_o he_o commiserate_v the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o his_o native_a country_n present_v a_o cup_n of_o wine_n to_o the_o king_n with_o a_o heavy_a heart_n which_o discover_v itself_o in_o a_o sad_a face_n the_o king_n say_v unto_o he_o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n sad_a see_v thou_o be_v not_o sick_a this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n vers._n 2._o to_o which_o nehemia_n reply_v vers._n 3._o first_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n though_o a_o heathen_a as_o his_o duty_n be_v then_o tell_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o sadness_n let_v the_o king_n live_v for_o ever_o why_o shall_v not_o my_o countenance_n be_v sad_a when_o the_o city_n the_o place_n of_o my_o father_n sepulchre_n lie_v waste_v and_o the_o gate_n thereof_o be_v consume_v with_o fire_n then_o the_o 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keeper_n of_o the_o king_n forest_n that_o he_o may_v give_v he_o timber_n to_o make_v beam_n for_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o palace_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o house_n and_o for_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n vers._n 8._o and_o to_o secure_v he_o by_o the_o way_n for_o they_o that_o enterprise_n good_a and_o great_a design_n as_o this_o be_v be_v like_a to_o meet_v with_o strong_a opposition_n the_o king_n send_v captain_n of_o the_o army_n and_o horseman_n with_o he_o vers._n 9_o notwithstanding_o he_o like_o a_o prudent_a man_n resolve_v to_o carry_v on_o the_o business_n more_o by_o policy_n than_o power_n he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o metropolis_n or_o head_n city_n of_o judea_n and_o be_v there_o some_o time_n before_o he_o tell_v any_o man_n what_o god_n h●d_fw-mi put_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o do_v at_o jerusalem_n vers._n 12._o then_o he_o take_v a_o private_a survey_n of_o the_o ruin_a wall_n

blood_n and_o rapine_n will_v never_o be_v please_v to_o god_n behold_v you_o fast_v for_o strife_n and_o debate_n and_o to_o smite_v with_o the_o fist_n of_o wickedness_n vers._n 4._o no_o assure_v yourselves_o unless_o to_o your_o bodily_a fast_n you_o join_v a_o spiritual_a abstain_v from_o sin_n as_o you_o do_v from_o meat_n and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a what_o you_o spare_v from_o your_o own_o belly_n unless_o your_o act_n of_o mercy_n and_o charity_n consecrate_v your_o fast_n to_o god_n they_o will_v not_o be_v accept_v by_o he_o for_o this_o be_v the_o fast_n that_o he_o have_v choose_v to_o lose_v the_o band_n of_o wickedness_n to_o undo_v the_o heavy_a burden_n and_o to_o let_v the_o oppress_a go_v free_a to_o deal_v thy_o bread_n to_o the_o hungry_a and_o bring_v the_o poor_a that_o be_v cast_v out_o to_o thy_o house_n and_o when_o thou_o see_v the_o naked_a to_o cover_v he_o vers._n 6_o 7._o and_o if_o this_o fast_n be_v true_o and_o sincere_o keep_v than_o the_o prophet_n 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design_v order_v and_o perfect_v this_o great_a and_o glorious_a work_n thou_o shall_v raise_v up_o the_o foundation_n of_o many_o generation_n thou_o shall_v etc._n etc._n 3._o the_o honour_n and_o dignity_n that_o shall_v accrue_v to_o this_o singular_a and_o superexcellent_a person_n for_o the_o same_o in_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la rei_fw-la memoriam_fw-la thou_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o repairer_n of_o the_o breach_n the_o restorer_n of_o path_n etc._n etc._n have_v clear_v these_o point_n unto_o you_o as_o plain_o and_o brief_o as_o i_o can_v according_a to_o the_o literal_a sense_n i_o shall_v easy_o and_o without_o any_o enforcement_n make_v application_n to_o the_o time_n and_o occasion_n that_o have_v bring_v we_o here_o together_o and_o first_o the_o waste_a place_n and_o the_o ruin_a foundation_n and_o the_o breach_n or_o breach_n fall_v under_o our_o consideration_n this_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o letter_n but_o of_o christ_n church_n in_o the_o 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2._o so_o beautiful_a that_o he_o think_v it_o worthy_a of_o all_o observation_n and_o admiration_n vers._n 12_o 13._o walk_v about_o zion_n and_o go_v round_o about_o she_o tell_v the_o tower_n thereof_o mark_v well_o her_o bulwark_n consider_v her_o palace_n that_o you_o may_v tell_v it_o to_o the_o generation_n follow_v that_o famous_a city_n that_o glorious_a temple_n with_o the_o tower_n the_o bulwark_n the_o palace_n thereof_o be_v total_o demolish_v cast_v down_o destroy_v the_o inhabitant_n as_o many_o as_o escape_v the_o sword_n and_o the_o famine_n carry_v captive_a into_o babylon_n where_o they_o continue_v seventy_o year_n and_o with_o tear_n in_o their_o eye_n bewail_v the_o miserable_a desolation_n of_o their_o church_n and_o state_n psal._n 137._o 1._o by_o the_o water_n of_o babylon_n we_o sit_v down_o and_o weep_v when_o we_o remember_v zion_n he_o must_v have_v a_o heart_n of_o flint_n as_o hard_o as_o the_o nether_a millstone_n that_o can_v think_v upon_o zion_n in_o this_o condition_n as_o she_o be_v and_o not_o dissolve_v and_o melt_v into_o a_o shower_n of_o tear_n we_o sit_v down_o and_o weep_v whereupon_o 136._o st._n chrysostom_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o they_o do_v not_o slight_o mourn_v or_o take_v on_o a_o little_a but_o make_v it_o their_o business_n their_o eye_n vie_v with_o the_o river_n of_o babylon_n which_o shall_v most_o overflow_v their_o bank_n in_o what_o a_o lamentable_a case_n be_v god_n people_n all_o this_o while_n when_o not_o only_o maenia_fw-la jerusalimae_fw-la as_o vatablus_n understand_v it_o here_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o fundamenta_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la et_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la the_o very_a foundation_n of_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n be_v not_o only_o sh_z ken_n but_o shatter_v to_o piece_n and_o the_o child_n of_o edom_n have_v now_o their_o desire_n when_o they_o cry_v down_o with_o it_o down_o with_o it_o even_o to_o the_o ground_n or_o as_o the_o last_o translation_n read_v it_o raze_v it_o raze_v it_o even_o to_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o vers._n 7._o of_o the_o same_o psalm_n the_o king_n and_o the_o priest_n the_o lord_n and_o the_o commons_o all_o be_v make_v prisoner_n and_o captive_n from_o he_o that_o s●te_v on_o the_o throne_n to_o she_o that_o grind_v at_o the_o mill_n god_n deliver_v his_o strength_n into_o captivity_n and_o his_o glory_n into_o the_o enemy_n hand_n psal._n 78._o 61._o and_o now_o be_v we_o not_o ready_a to_o expostul●te_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o 80_o psalm_n vers._n 12_o 13._o why_o have_v thou_o then_o break_v down_o her_o hedge_n so_o that_o all_o they_o that_o do_v pass_v by_o the_o way_n do_v pluck_v she_o the_o boar_n out_o of_o the_o wood_n do_v waste_v it_o and_o the_o wild_a beast_n out_o of_o the_o field_n do_v devour_v it_o why_o haste_v thou_o suffer_v those_o great_a tyrant_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n and_o babylon_n to_o break_v in_o upon_o this_o thy_o vineyard_n and_o root_v 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