Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	lord_n	maker_n	2,496	5	9.5730	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08889	The meditat[i]ons of saint Bernard; Tractatus de interiori domo. English	Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.	1499 (1499)	STC 1917; ESTC S108390	30,253	66

use_n theym_n to_o the_o prouffyte_n of_o the_o soul_n what_o place_n somever_fw-fr thou_o be_v in_o dress_n well_o thy_o thought_n &_o revolve_v some_o wholesome_a thing_n in_o thy_o soul_n for_o soth_o every_o place_n be_v apt_a &_o convenient_a to_o good_a thought_n &_o medytation_n therefore_o gadre_n togider_v thy_o soul_n with_o a_o hole_n felycyte_n &_o joy_n &_o abide_v at_o lyberte_fw-fr in_o thin_a inward_a habitacyon_n &_o walk_v in_o the_o largess_n of_o thy_o herte_n make_v ready_a therein_o to_o cryste_n a_o rest_a place_n and_o a_o large_a chambre_n for_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v always_o to_o god_n we_o shall_v always_o have_v he_o before_o our_o eye_n by_o who_o we_o have_v our_o beyenge_a our_o lyf_v &_o understond_v for_o like_a as_o we_o in_o our_o be_v have_v he_o as_o author_n &_o maker_n so_o if_o we_o shall_v profit_n in_o wysdome_n we_o must_v have_v he_o a_o doctor_n &_o a_o techer·_n and_o so_o we_o shall_v be_v blessyd_v we_o must_v have_v he_o the_o yever_fw-fr of_o everla_a bliss_n and_o in_o that_o we_o know_v that_o the_o image_n of_o he_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o high_a &_o glorious_a trynyte_n be_v in_o us._n for_o like_a as_o he_o be_v &_o be_v both_o wise_n &_o good_a so_o we_o in_o our_o manner_n have_v a_o beyenge_a &_o know_fw-mi that_o we_o have_v a_o be_v &_o be_v glad_a that_o we_o have_v that_o knowledge_n therefore_o use_v thyself_o as_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n for_o that_o that_o be_v in_o the_o like_a to_o god_n sothly_o cheyef_a honour_n &_o worship_n to_o god_n be_v to_o worsyp_n &_o follow_v he_o if_o thou_o be_v meek_a thou_o folowe_v he_o for_o soth_o the_o mind_n of_o a_o meek_a man_n be_v a_o holy_a temple_n to_o our_o lord_n &_o his_o herte_n be_v a_o chyef_a awter_n to_o he_o thou_o worship_n peste_v he_o if_o thou_o be_v merciful_a like_o as_o he_o be_v merciful_a to_o al._n soth_o it_o be_v a_o acceptable_a host_n &_o oblacyon_n to_o god_n to_o do_v well_o to_o all_o man_n for_o the_o love_n of_o cryste_n do_v all_o thing_n evyn_v as_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v acceptable_a to_o he_o that_o have_v vouchesauf_a to_o call_v the_o his_o child_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o thou_o do_v know_v well_o &_o have_v in_o mind_n that_o almyghty_a god_n be_v present_v therefore_o beware_v that_o neither_o thy_o sight_n ne_o thy_o thought_n abide_v or_o tarry_v in_o unleful_a delectacyon_n or_o plesyre_v or·_a &_o be_v well_o ware_n that_o thou_o neither_o say_v ne_o do_v thing_n that_o be_v unlefull_a for_o no_o manner_n of_o plesyre_n or_o like_n least_fw-mi thou_o offend_v god_n in_o any_o deed_n or_o in_o any_o token_n thereto_o the_o which_o be_v present_a in_o every_o place_n &_o behold_v what_o somever_n thou_o do_v soth_o thou_o haste_v need_n to_o be_v keep_v well_o for_o thou_o be_v always_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o juge_n that_o see_v all_o thing_n thou_o be_v always_o with_o he_o in_o surete_a if_o thou_o rule_v thyself_o so_o that_o he_o vouchesauf_n to_o be_v with_o the._n if_o he_o be_v not_o with_o the_o by_o grace_n he_o be_v nyghe_a to_o the_o by_o vengeance_n but_o woo_v to_o the_o if_o it_o be_v so_o with_o the._n you_o but_o woo_v to_o the_o if_o it_o he_o be_v not_o so_o with_o the._n for_o almyghty_a god_n be_v wroth_a with_o he_o that_o he_o chastyse_v not_o when_o he_o syn_v for_o he_o that_o he_o amend_v not_o by_o correction_n he_o suffer_v perish_v in_o everla_a dampnacyon_n ¶_o of_o man_n herte_n and_o of_o prouffyte_n in_o rede_a holy_a thing_n cao._n ixo._o certain_a it_o be_v that_o death_n tretyth_v the_o in_o every_o place_n the_o devyll_n lay_v watch_v to_o take_v thy_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o body_n but_o for_o all_o that_o be_v thou_o not_o afeard_a for_o almyghty_a god_n if_o thou_o be_v his_o servant_n shall_v delyver_v the_o both_o from_o death_n &_o fro_o the_o devyll_n god_n be_v a_o true_a &_o a_o faithful_a fellow_n he_o forsake_v not_o they_o that_o trust_n in_o he_o but_o if_o he_o be_v forsake_v before_o soth_o he_o be_v leave_v and_o forsake_v when_o the_o herte_n ren_v with_o a_o waver_a &_o unstable_a mind_n by_o shrewd_a &_o unprouffytable_a thought_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o keep_v it_o well_o to_o hold_v it_o &_o rule_v it_o well_o with_o great_a besynesse_n &_o diligence_n that_o almyghty_a god_n may_v rest_n therein_o for_o among_o all_o creature_n under_o heaven_n that_o be_v occupy_v with_o worldly_a vanytee_n there_o be_v no_o thing_n find_v more_o high_a and_z noble_a &_o more_o like_a to_o god_n than_o be_v the_o herte_n of_o man_n wherefore_o our_o lord_n seek_v or_o desire_v none_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o but_o a_o clean_a herte_n therefore_o make_v it_o pure_a and_z clean_a by_o pure_a &_o clean_a confessyon_n and_o besy_n prayer_n that_z thou_o may_v see_v god_n with_o a_o clean_a herte_n by_o contynuell_n behold_v of_o he_o so_o that_o thou_o be_v subget_v cyrcumspecte_n &_o attendaunt_a to_o he_o in_o every_o place_n dress_v well_o thy_o manner_n &_o condycyon_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v quyete_a and_o restful_a in_o thyself_o love_v all_o man_n and_o behave_v the_o amiable_a and_o goodly_a to_o all_o man_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v pesyble_a &_o restful_a and_o the_o child_n of_o god_n thus_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o good_a &_o a_o holy_a meek_a and_o a_o true_a monk_n and_o when_o thou_o art_n such_o one_o i_o pray_v the_o remember_v i_o woo_v be_v i_o for_z i_o say_v thyse_n thing_n &_o i_o do_v they_o not_o and_o if_o i_o do_v they_o sometime_o i_o percever_v not_o &_o abide_v in_o they_o i_o have_v thyse_n in_o mind_n &_o keep_v they_o not_o in_o my_o lyf_v i_o have_v they_o in_o word_n and_o sermon_n but_o in_o manner_n i_o show_v the_o law_n of_o god_n alday_o in_o my_o herte_n &_o mouth_n but_o i_o do_v contrary_a thereto_o i_o rede_v in_o it_o both_o of_o relygyon_n &_o prayer_n &_o i_o love_v more_o rede_a than_o prayer_n never_o the_o less_o the_o scrypture_n of_o god_n tech_v no_o thing_n but_o to_o keep_v relygyon_n to_o love_v unyte_v &_o to_o have_v charyte_n but_o i_o wretch_n run_v rather_o to_o rede_a then_o to_o pray_v ●●_o i_o have_v more_o plesyre_n to_o rede_n than_o to_o here_o mass_n ¶_o some_o time_n some_o man_n tarry_v for_o i_o desyre_v to_o speak_v with_o i_o for_o his_o necessytee_n and_o i_o take_v a_o book_n that_o he_o or_o he_o will_v have_v &_o rede_v thereon_o and_o in_o rede_a therein_o leave_v the_o fruit_n of_o charyte_n the_o affeccyon_n of_o petty_a the_o teere_v of_o compuncyon_n the_o prouffyte_n of_o mass_n &_o the_o contemplacyon_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n nevertheless_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n in_o this_o life_n that_o savour_v swet_a no_o thing_n be_v more_o gredy_o take_v no_o thing_n spare_v so_o the_o mind_n from_o the_o world_n no_o thing_n strength_v the_o soul_n so_o against_o themptacyon_n no_o thing_n exyte_v and_o help_v a_o man_n so_o to_o good_a werke_n and_o good_a labour_n as_o rede_a and_o prayer_n ¶_o of_o waver_a and_o unstablenesse_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o thought_n cao._n .xijo._o good_a lord_n have_v mercy_n of_o i_o for_z i_o sin_n there_o moost_n be_v i_o shall_v make_v amendy_n for_o my_o sin_n oft_o time_n when_o i_o pray_v in_o the_o chyrche_n i_o take_v not_o heed_n what_o i_o say_v soth_o i_o pray_v with_o my_o mouth_n but_o while_o my_o mind_n be_v waver_a without_o i_o less_o the_o fruit_n of_o my_o prayer_n my_o body_n be_v within_o but_o my_o herte_n be_v without_o and_o therefore_o i_o less_o that_o i_o say_v for_o it_o prouffyte_v lytyll_o to_o sing_v oon_o with_o voy_n wythoute_n thentencyon_n of_o herte_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v great_a perversyte_n &_o frowardness_n you_o and_o moche_v folly_n and_o great_o to_o be_v loathe_v when_o we_o presume_v to_o speak_v with_o the_o lord_n of_o mageste_v in_o prayer_n and_o like_v as_o we_o have_v no_o wit_n or_o understond_n we_o tear_v away_o our_o ceres_fw-mi and_o tear_v our_o herte_n and_o mind_n to_o uncovenable_a fable_n &_o trifle_n for_o it_o be_v outrageous_a folly_n &_o grevous_o to_o be_v punyssh_v when_o moo_v vile_a &_o filthy_a dust_n disdeyn_v to_o here_o the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n &_o earth_n speak_v to_o he_o sothly_o there_o can_v no_o tongue_n express_v the_o suffraunce_n &_o gentylnes_n of_o our_o maker_n &_o merciful_a lord_n ▪_o that_o daily_o behold_v we_o wretch_n torning_a away_o our_o ever_o be_v close_v our_o hard_a herte_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o he_o cry_v to_o we_o sayenge_a o_o you_o syner_n tear_v again_o &_o remember_v yourself_o take_v heed_n &_o

and_o he_o that_o fyndethe_v it_o in_o seek_v in_o himself_o perceyve_v and_o know_v it_o in_o every_o man_n ¶_o sothe_o the_o sight_n and_o perseveraunce_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o understond_n and_o knowledge_n therefore_o if_o that_o thou_o see_v thy_o own_o person_n thenne_n thou_o see_v i_o that_o be_o the_o same_o thing_n that_o thou_o be_v and_o if_o thou_o love_n god_n thou_o lone_v i_o that_o be_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o i_o in_o love_a god_n love_n the._n and_o so_o while_o we_o seek_v oh_o thing_n and_o go_fw-mi toward_o oo_z thing_n lete_n we_o always_o be_v present_a togyder_n in_o ourselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o god_n in_o who_o we_o love_v to_o guider_n ¶_o how_o we_o shall_v pray_v love_n &_o whrshyp_n god_n and_o think_v on_o he_o cao._n .xo._o when_o thou_o enterest_n in_o to_o the_o chyrche_n to_o pray_v &_o to_o worship_n god_n leave_v without_o the_o heepe_n of_o flow_a thought_n and_o forgete_v utter_o cure_v &_o charge_n of_o all_o outward_a thing_n that_o thou_o may_v take_v heed_n to_o god_n only_o for_o it_o may_v not_o be_v that_o a_o man_n speak_v any_o time_n with_o god_n that_o talk_v or_o chat_v soft_o with_o all_o the_o world_n therefore_o gyve_v attendance_n and_o take_v heed_n to_o he_o that_o gyve_v attendance_n &_o take_v heed_n to_o the._n here_o when_o he_o speak_v to_o y●_z that_o he_o may_v gracyous_o here_o when_o thou_o spekeste_v to_o he_o thus_o it_o shall_v be_v if_o thou_o apply_v thyself_o besely_a to_o the_o love_a of_o our_o lord_n with_o due_a reverence_n &_o diligence_n if_o thou_o attend_v and_o take_v heed_n dylygent_o to_o every_o word_n of_o holy_a scrypture_n i_o say_v not_o that_o i_o do_v thyse_n thing_n myself_o but_o i_o will_v feign_v do_v they_o &_o i_o be_o sorry_a that_o i_o have_v not_o do_v theym_a in_o time_n past_a and_o it_o greve_v i_o that_o i_o do_v theym_a not_o now_o but_o thou_o to_o who_o be_v grant_v more_o grace_n be_v the_o meek_a eere_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o the_o with_o devoute_a prayer_n pray_v to_o high_a low_o and_o devout_o with_o teere_n and_o syghynge_n for_o remyssyon_n &_o foryevenes_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o loove_n &_o glorefye_v he_o in_o all_o his_o werke_n with_o spyrytuall_a and_o goostly_a song_n for_o there_o be_v no_o present_n or_o gift_n more_o like_n and_o plesaunte_a to_o the_o high_a cytezyn_n of_o heaven_n also_o there_o be_v no_o gift_n more_o acceptable_a &_o joyful_a to_o the_o high_a king_n of_o heaven_n as_o himself_o ber_v wytnesse_n sayenge_a the_o sacrefyce_n of_o laud_n and_o praise_v shall_v honour_n &_o worship_n i_o o_o how_o happy_a shall_v thou_o be_v if_o thou_o may_v once_o see_v with_o thy_o goostly_a eye_n the_o plesaunte_n order_fw-fr of_o the_o heavenly_a company_n ▪_o how_o prince_n join_v with_o the_o holy_a felyshyp_n of_o blessyd_v vyrgyne_n come_v the_o praise_v and_o worshyp_a of_o almyghty_a god_n with_o moost_n sweet_a melody_n thou_o shall_v see_v without_o doubt_n with_o how_o moche_o diligence_n and_z with_o how_o moche_n mirth_n they_o abide_v among_o us._n when_o we_o loove_v god_n assyste_n and_o help_v us·_n when_o we_o pray_v be_v nyghe_a to_o we_o in_o our_o meditation_n watch_n &_o keep_v we_o when_o we_o rest_n defend_v &_o help_v we_o in_o our_o provysyon_n &_o good_a labour_n soth_o the_o heavenly_a potestates_fw-la love_n their_o brederen_n &_o neighbour_n they_z joy_n besely_a togyder_n for_o theym_n that_o receyve_v the_o herytage_n of_o health_n &_o comfort_n theym_a teach_v theym_fw-mi &_o defend_v theym_a and_o they_o provyde_v to_o everywhichone_o in_o all_o thing_n soth_o they_o desire_v our_o come_n to_o theym_n for_o they_o look_v after_o to_o have_v the_o hurt_n &_o loss_n of_o the_o country_n restore_v of_o we_o and_o they_o serche_fw-fr dylygent_o &_o be_v very_o glad_a to_o here_o good_a of_o us._n they_o run_v besely_a between_o god_n &_o we_o faithful_o &_o true_o bere_v our_o contrycyon_n &_o sorrow_n to_o he_o they_z dysdeyne_n not_o to_o be_v our_o felawe_n for_o they_o be_v now_o make_v mynystres_n to_o us._n we_o make_v they_o joyful_a &_o glad_a when_o we_o be_v convert_v to_o penance_n therefore_o late_o we_o haste_v we_o to_o fulfil_v theym_a with_o joy_n of_o us._n woo_v to_o y●_z who_o soever_o thou_o be_v that_o desyre_a to_o tear_v ayene_n to_o thy_o stynk_n syne_v &_o fylty_n lyve_v ween_v thou_o to_o have_v their_o friendship_n at_o the_o dreadful_a jugemete_n from_o who_o thou_o wylte_n reeve_v so_o moche_n &_o so_o very_o trust_v joy_n they_o make_v moche_n joy_n when_o we_o come_v to_o relygyon_n as_o of_o theym_n who_o they_o see_v draw_v &_o revoke_v from_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n how_o shall_v it_o be_v now_o if_o they_o see_v they_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o parady_n &_o go_v bacwarde_a that_o have_v the_o one_o foot_n in_o heaven_n for_o though_o our_o body_n be_v bynethe_v yet_o lete_fw-la we_o have_v our_o herte_n above_o therefore_o lete_fw-la we_o run_v not_o with_o bodily_a step_n but_o with_o hert_o affection_n &_o desire_n for_o not_o only_a angel_n but_o also_o the_o maker_n of_o angel_n abide_v we_o almyghty_a god_n the_o fader_fw-mi abide_v we_o &_o his_o child_n &_o heir_n to_o gyve_v we_o possessyon_n of_o all_o his_o good_n the_o soon_o of_o god_n abide_v we_o as_o his_o bredesen_n &_o inherytour_n to_o guider_n that_o he_o may_v offer_v up_o to_o almyghty_a god_n his_o fader_fw-mi the_o fruit_n of_o his_o natyvyte_n &_o the_o price_n of_o his_o precyous_a blood_n the_o holy_a goost_n abide_v we_o sothly_o he_o be_v charyte_v wherein_o we_o be_v predestynat_a &_o ordain_v to_o perpetuell_a bliss_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o he_o will_v that_o his_o predestynation_n &_o ordenauce_n be_v fulfyl_v thenne_n since_o all_o the_o hole_n court_n of_o heaven_n abide_v &_o desire_v us._n lete_fw-la we_o desire_v with_o as_o feruente_v desire_n as_o we_o may_v for_o who_o soever_o desire_v not_o great_o to_o see_v it_o shall_v come_v thereto_o with_o great_a confusyon_n &_o shamefastness_n therefore_o who_o soever_o be_v conversaunt_a dwell_v &_o abide_v in_o it_o with_o besy_n prayer_n &_o besy_n medytation_n &_o thought_n shall_v go_v from_o hen_n in_o surete_a and_o shall_v be_v receyve_v in_o it_o with_o great_a gladness_n therefore_o where_o soever_o thou_o be_v pray_v with_o in_o thyself_o if_o thou_o be_v far_o from_o a_o oratory_n trouble_v the_o not_o to_o seek_v a_o place_n for_z thou_o thyfelf_fw-mi arte_fw-la a_o place_n convenyent_n of_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o besynesse_n or_o in_o any_o other_o place_n pray_v &_o there_o be_v a_o temple_n soth_o the_o mind_n owe_v oft_o time_n to_o be_v lyfte_fw-mi up_o to_o god_n with_o besy_n prayer_n &_o bodily_a obeisance_n for_o like_a as_o there_o be_v no_o moment_n of_o time_n wherein_o man_n occupy_v not_o &_o nide_v the_o goodness_n &_o mercy_n of_o our_o lord_n so_o there_o owe_v to_o be_v no_o moment_n wherein_o he_o have_v not_o he_o present_v in_o his_o mind_n but_o peraventure_fw-fr thou_o will_v say_v i_o pray_v daily_o but_o i_o see_v no_o fruit_n of_o my_o prayer_n but_z evyn_a as_o i_o go_v to_o it_o so_o i_o go_v from_o it_o for_o there_o be_v none_o that_o answer_v i_o none_o that_o speak_v to_o i_o none_o that_o give_v i_o oughe_o but_o i_o seem_v that_o i_o have_v labour_v in_o vain_a o_o this_o be_v the_o folysshe_v speak_n of_o man_n take_v no_o heed_n what_o very_o sothfastnes_n promyse_v for_o prayer_n sayenge_a on_o this_o wise_n soth_o i_o say_v to_o you_o what_o somever_v you_o desire_v by_o prayer_n belyve_fw-mi you_o steadfast_o that_o you_o shall_v have_v it_o &_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o you_o therefore_o set_v not_o at_o lytyll_o thy_o prayer_n for_o he_o that_o thou_o pray_v to_o set_v it_o not_o at_o lytell_fw-mi but_o he_o command_v it_o to_o be_v wreten_v in_o the_o book_n of_o lyf_v before_o it_o go_v forth_o of_o thy_o mouth_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o trust_v without_o doubt_n one_o of_o ij_o thing_n for_o he_o shall_v yeve_v we_o that_o we_o desire_v or_o else_o that_o he_o know_v more_o prouffytable_a to_o us._n think_v therefore_o of_o god_n the_o beast_n that_o thou_o may_v &_o of_o thyself_o the_o worst_a &_o yet_o thou_o shall_v hope_v worse_o of_o thyself_o than_o thou_o may_v think_v all_o the_o time_n that_o thou_o think_v not_o on_o god_n count_v it_o as_o lose_v from_o the._n other_o thing_n belong_v to_o other_o than_o we_o ▪_o but_o time_n be_v we_o only_o therefore_o watch_n well_o &_o whersomever_o thou_o be_v be_z thy_o own_o &_o spend_v time_n well_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v there_o in_o surete_a geve_v not_o thyself_o to_o worldly_a thing_n but_o