Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	body_n	foot_n	right_a	5,704	5	7.0289	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68262	The. vii. shedynges of the blode of Ihesu cryste; Contemplacyon or medytacyon of the shedynge of the blood of our lorde Jhesu Cryste at seven tymes.		1509 (1509)	STC 14546.3; ESTC S100703	9,113	18

his body in pullynge of his clothes for the bytter anguysshe of that greuous payne Beholde how rewfully he is arayed lyke no man but more lyke a thynge that were newe slayne without ony skynne / yf thou canst not remembre the anguysshe of this payne / thou mayst pynche thy fynger or some other parte of thy body / that by the felynge of thyn owne lytell payne thou mayst the better remembre the grete payne that he suffred for the whiche thou were cause of THe syxth tyme that our lord shedde his precious blode / was whan his blessyd Innocent hādes and fete were nayled to the crosse Here mayst thou thynke as yf thou seest hym / the fyers cruell tyrauntes tur mentours of our mercyfull lorde hale pull his blessyd armes / some the one and some the other / so sore / that it may seme to the that thou herest his Ioyntes to cracke and the senewes to braste in sondre Than mayst thou thynke that thou seest him dryue that is dryuer of the grete nayles in to his holy swete handes feet / that thou beholdest the dryuer of the nayles seest hym wtout ony ruthe or pyte smyte in euery nayle with many myghty / that thou seest the blode springe out at euery stroke / than seest our lorde shrynke and quake for hydeous payne and smartȳge of his tender flesshe newe cutte at euery stroke This mayst thou thynke fyrst on the one hande and after on that other also on the feet Than thou mayst beholde with ruthe compassyon how pyteously how greuous hydeous payne they spoyled his clothes / his flesshe all to rente and to torne hangeth bledynge on the crosse / hauynge no thynge as I suppose to susteyne the weyght of his body ne to reste hym vpon but the harde nayled fyxed within his tendre flesshe / this was to hym a double payne / the whiche were to hym bothe greuous harde to suffre the grete akynges anguysshes bothe in his armes hādes feet Another payne of sore smartynge in his handes feet oppressyd harde with the nayles fyxed in the quycke flesshe Bothe this paynes horryble were caused by the weyght of his precyous body Beholdynge also the ryuers of blode flowynge out of his handes feet Thou mayst thynke also that his lȳmes quake trēble for payne / that for werynes anguysshe of his intollerable payne he somtyme shaketh his heed rufully and heuely / somtyme casteth it vpon his ryght sholder / somtyme vpon his lefte sholder / somtyme lyfteth it vp full pyteously as a man swounynge halfe deed / leteth it fall downe to his breste Than mayst thou beholde the dole full countenaūce of his face / how pale it is And thou mayst thynke the amonge all these paynes sorowes he lytteth vp his eyen loketh vpon the in token of loue As who sayth I loue the so moche that I wylfully suffre this payne for the / am redy to suffre more yf it be put to me And that thou sholdest remembre what he hath done for the. THe .vii. tyme that our mercyfull sauyour shedde his precyous blode for vs / was whan he hanged on the crosse was smyten in to the syde with a spere Here mayst thou thȳke as yf thou seest the body of our mercyfull lorde after that he for our trespasse hath suffred pacyently many outrages excedynge paynes hynge deed vpon the crosse all pale wanne or lyke to be a beest newly slayne for he spared not his owne blode / but gaue it wylfully for our redempcyon After that thou hast with pyte compassyon beholden well how pyteously his visage somtyme moost beauteous amyable hāgeth inclined downe all wanne pale of colour his precyous body / also that excedeth all other in beaute fayrenes hangeth all to rent torne Thou mayst beholde how the spere rēneth thrugh his syde with grete vyolence renneth thrugh his herte / thou mayst thynke how thou herde the sowne of the cruell stroke entrynge in to his syde / that thou seest blode water that was redy to renne hastely out to wasshe awaye thy fylth make the clene / flowed out at the terrible woūde of his syde / and ranne parte downe on the spere parte downe on his syde O swete Ihesu how pacyently how mekely suffrest thou so vnkyndly to be entreated / so cruelly turmented / so rufully arayed for the loue of man O tender mercyfull lorde that after that thou hast spent thy blode of thy body to deth / woldest after thy deth for the loue of thy seruaūt spende all the precyous blode of thy body herte After yf pyte compassyon wolde suffre the thou mayst loke in at the wounde of his syde beholde how his herte that was free kynde to the is rennen / torne and smyten thrugh with the spere And with deuoute prayer compassyon desyre that he suffre thy loue neuer to departe fro hym / but that thou mayst be redy for the loue of hym pacyently to suffre payne and aduersyte of this wretched world / for he suffred gyltles mekely pacyently moche payne anguysshe for the loue of the. Bycause the deuoute memorye of the bytter passyon of our sauyour expelleth temptacion and excyteth many tymes the deuocyon of the true louer of our lorde Thou mayste thynke ymagyn on that our mercyfull redemer complayneth not without a cause / for the grete Iniurye vnkyndenes of the Iewes / sayth to them in this wyse O ye myn owne / how may ye fynde in your hertes soo vncurteysly to entreate me / sythen I haue chosen you before other / brought you fro straunge nacyons and put you in my delectable vyneyarde I haue create and made you lyke vnto my selfe / ye haue laboured to destroye me / haue caused me gyltles to be put to shamefull deth on the crosse lyke a thefe or a mansleer I chase and preferred you before people of other nacyons / ye haue done to me grete vilany made me obieccyon derysyon of people And I by many myracles in correccyon of your aduersaryes of Egypte losed you from captyuite brought you out of theyr subieccyon And by fals accusacyons excitynge sterynge of the people ayenst me / hath caused me without trespasse to be nayled and fastened to a tree / and gyltles to dye I mynystred to you lyght whā it was derke / that ye myght escape sauely the daūger of your aduersaryes ye came ayenst me with lyght of lanternes swerdes staues as I were a thefe / to take me put me in many dyuers paynes and dyspyteous deth I fedde nourysshed you .xl. yere in wyldernesse with delycate manna / for you caused water to renne out of the harde stone And ye caused me to be fedde with bytter aysel gall / caused the blode and