Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aaron_n	bless_v	care_v	40	3	10.1441	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93404	Moses his prayer. Or, An exposition of the nintieth Psalme. In which is set forth, the frailty and misery of mankind; most needfull for these times. Wherein [brace] 1. The sum and scope. 2. The doctrines. 3. The reasons. 4. The uses of most texts are observed. / By Samuel Smith, minister of the Gospel, author of Davids repentance and the Great assize, and yet living.	Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665.	1656 (1656)	Wing S4189A; Thomason E1624_1; ESTC R208959	212,879	567

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lion_n to_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n i_o even_o i_o will_v tear_v and_o go_v away_o i_o will_v take_v away_o and_o none_o shall_v rescue_v i_o will_v go_v and_o return_v to_o my_o place_n till_o they_o acknowledge_v their_o offence_n and_o seek_v my_o face_n for_o in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o early_o and_o so_o they_o do_v for_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n they_o say_v one_o to_o another_o 6.1_o hos_fw-la 6.1_o come_v let_v we_o return_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v wound_v we_o and_o he_o will_v heal_v we_o etc._n etc._n thus_o esay_n 26.16_o es_fw-ge 26.16_o lord_n in_o trouble_n have_v they_o visit_v thou_o they_o pour_v forth_o they_o prayer_n when_o thy_o chastisement_n be_v upon_o they_o the_o scripture_n be_v full_a of_o example_n in_o this_o kind_n how_o that_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n many_o sin_n in_o god_n people_n have_v lyen_fw-we hide_v and_o undiscovered_a which_o god_n judgement_n have_v discover_v and_o bring_v to_o 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former_a destruction_n of_o so_o many_o thousand_o of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v so_o sudden_o cut_v off_o and_o sweep_v away_o who_o know_v the_o power_n of_o etc._n etc._n q._n d._n what_o man_n live_v be_v able_a sufficient_o to_o confider_v of_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o wrath_n and_o fearful_a anger_n against_o sin_n and_o who_o do_v fear_v thou_o according_a to_o thy_o exceed_a and_o unspeakable_a anger_n to_o tremble_v at_o it_o as_o thy_o indignation_n and_o displeasure_n ought_v to_o be_v fear_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v sure_o few_o or_o none_o for_o interrogation_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v often_o strong_a negation_n and_o those_o that_o do_v fear_v thou_o yet_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o fear_n that_o thy_o anger_n and_o wrath_n do_v require_v who_o know_v that_o be_v do_v well_o consider_v it_o and_o acknowledge_v the_o unsupportable_a weight_n and_o burden_n of_o it_o the_o first_o instruction_n observable_a be_v that_o albeit_o we_o 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