Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	day_n	young_a	youth_n	183	3	8.0306	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96877	A relgious treatise upon Simeons song or, instructions advertising how to live holily, and dye happily. / Composed at first for the use of the truly pious Sir Robert Harley, knight of the honourable order of the Bath but since published by Timothy Woodroffe, B.D. Pastor to the church at Kingsland, in Herefordshire.	Woodroffe, Timothy, 1593 or 4-1677.; Rowe, John, 1626-1677.	1658 (1658)	Wing W3472A; Thomason E2119_1; ESTC R210138	91,617	274

die_v i_o must_v o_o my_o celestial_a soul_n though_o halt_v also_o great_a cause_n to_o curse_v thy_o wretched_a body_n for_o be_v so_o ill_a a_o servant_n to_o thou_o so_o precious_a a_o piece_n of_o god_n creation_n in_o that_o thou_o be_v now_o afraid_a to_o depart_v at_o thy_o great_a lord_n command_v as_o the_o part_n of_o soul_n &_o body_n be_v violent_a and_o very_o sad_a so_o more_o sable_a shall_v be_v their_o meeting_n at_o the_o resurrection_n when_o the_o sin-accusing_a conscience_n shall_v deliver_v up_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o the_o righteous_a judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a 10.42_o act._n 10.42_o when_o that_o judge_n shall_v deliver_v the_o guilty_a sinner_n and_o the_o law_n shall_v judge_v and_o bound_v he_o over_o to_o death_n eternal_a and_o to_o hell_n where_o the_o worm_n diet_n not_o 9.43.44_o esa_n 66.24_o mark_v 9.43.44_o and_o the_o fire_n never_o go_v out_o but_o must_v abide_v a_o eternity_n of_o weep_v howl_a and_o gnash_v of_o tooth_n precious_a 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a_o holy_a resignation_n of_o ourselves_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o so_o good_a a_o god_n 28._o eccl._n 12.1_o 1_o chron._n 28._o betimes_o we_o must_v remember_v our_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o youth_n then_o we_o must_v learn_v to_o know_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o our_o father_n as_o good_a david_n give_v in_o counsel_n to_o his_o young_a son_n solomon_n and_o this_o submission_n must_v be_v a_o total_a resign_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o the_o lord_n a_o lesson_n not_o teach_v in_o any_o school_n below_o heaven_n none_o of_o the_o moralist_n none_o of_o the_o philosopher_n can_v attain_v it_o be_v only_o find_v in_o the_o school_n of_o grace_n which_o among_o other_o thing_n do_v teach_v 33.16_o psal_n 34.9_o 10._o mat._n 28._o 20._o 2_o cor._n 12.9_o isai_n 41.10_o isai_n 33.16_o that_o no_o good_a thing_n shall_v be_v want_v unto_o such_o and_o that_o be_v our_o condition_n never_o so_o straight_o yet_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v with_o we_o and_o his_o grace_n shall_v 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not_o far_o from_o i_o for_o trouble_n be_v nigh_o at_o hand_n lay_v no_o more_o on_o i_o than_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o strength_n to_o bear_v 10.13_o 1_o cor._n 10.13_o cast_v i_o not_o away_o when_o my_o strength_n fail_v i_o and_o so_o will_v the_o lord_n answer_n because_o he_o have_v set_v his_o love_n upon_o i_o 71.9_o psal_n 71.9_o therefore_o will_v i_o deliver_v he_o i_o will_v be_v with_o he_o in_o trouble_n 91.14.15.16_o psal_n 91.14.15.16_o i_o will_v deliver_v he_o and_o honour_n he_o with_o long_a life_n will_v i_o satisfy_v he_o and_o show_v he_o my_o salvation_n and_o for_o thy_o comfort_n know_v who_o have_v a_o mansion_n with_o god_n that_o thy_o god_n

he_o must_v be_v a_o new_a creature_n without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n who_o be_v not_o ingraft_v into_o christ_n the_o true_a vine_n shall_v be_v case_z out_z 6.9_o joh._n 15.4.5_o rom_n 8.17_o gal._n 6.7_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o none_o but_o adopt_a son_n can_v inherit_v whatsoever_o a_o man_n sow_v that_o shall_v he_o reap_v know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o effeminate_a nor_o thieu_n nor_o drunkard_n nor_o reviler_n nor_o extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o all_o such_o as_o have_v not_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o god_n timely_a and_o real_o let_v they_o be_v ascertein_v that_o merciless_a and_o impartial_a death_n shall_v snatch_v they_o away_o from_o their_o dwelling_n and_o relation_n 48._o mar._n 9.44.46_o 48._o into_o the_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o where_o the_o worm_n die_v not_o 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