Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	abide_v	continue_v	zion_n	44	3	9.2630	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77618	The silent soul, with soveraign antidotes against the most miserable exigents: or, A Christian with an olive-leaf in his mouth, when he is under the greatest afflictions, the sharpest and sorest trials and troubles, the saddest and darkest providences and changes, with answers to divers questions and objections that are of greatest importance, all tending to win and work souls to bee still, quiet, calm and silent under all changes that have, or may pass upon them in this world, &c. / By Thomas Brooks preacher of the Word at Margarets New Fish-street London, and pastor of the Church of Christ meeting there.	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4962A; Thomason E1876_1; ESTC R209789	146,060	409

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13_o 14._o o_o thou_o afflict_a toss_v with_o tempest_n and_o not_o comfort_v behold_v i_o will_v lay_v thy_o stone_n with_o fair_a colour_n and_o lay_v thy_o foundation_n with_o saphire_n and_o i_o will_v make_v thy_o window_n of_o agate_n and_o thy_o gate_n of_o carbuneles_a and_o all_o thy_o border_n of_o pleasant_a stone_n and_o all_o thy_o child_n shall_v be_v teach_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o great_a shall_v be_v the_o peace_n of_o thy_o child_n inrighteousness_n shall_v thou_o be_v establish_v thou_o shall_v be_v far_o from_o oppression_n for_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v and_o from_o terror_n for_o it_o shall_v not_o come_v near_o thou_o though_o they_o have_v be_v long_o afflict_v and_o toss_v yet_o they_o shall_v at_o last_o upon_o glorious_a foundation_n be_v establish_v god_n will_v not_o only_o raise_v they_o out_o of_o their_o distress_a estate_n wherein_o now_o they_o be_v but_o he_o will_v advance_v they_o to_o a_o most_o eminent_a and_o glorious_a condition_n in_o this_o world_n they_o shall_v be_v very_o glorious_a and_o outshine_v all_o the_o world_n in_o spiritual_a excellency_n and_o outward_a dignity_n isa_n 60._o 14_o 15._o the_o son_n also_o of_o they_o that_o afflict_v thou_o shall_v come_v bend_v unto_o thou_o and_o all_o they_o that_o despise_v thou_o shall_v bow_v themselves_o down_o at_o the_o sole_n of_o thy_o foot_n and_o they_o shall_v call_v thou_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o zion_n of_o the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n whereas_o thou_o have_v be_v forsake_v and_o hate_v so_o that_o no_o man_n go_v through_o thou_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o eternal_a excellency_n a_o joy_n of_o many_o generation_n ah_o christian_n i_o do_v not_o mutter_v nor_o murmur_v under_o your_o long_a affliction_n for_o you_o do_v not_o know_v but_o that_o by_o these_o long_a affliction_n god_n may_v prepare_v and_o fit_v you_o for_o such_o favour_n and_o blessing_n that_o may_v never_o have_v end_n by_o long_a affliction_n god_n many_o time_n 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his_o religious_a duty_n will_v be_v multiply_v psal_n 109._o 4._o for_o my_o love_n they_o be_v my_o adversary_n but_o i_o give_v myself_o unto_o prayer_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n read_v it_o but_o i_o be_o prayer_n or_o a_o man_n of_o 7_o psa_fw-la 42._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o psal_n 63._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 8._o j●r_n 31._o 18_o 19_o hos_fw-la 5._o ult_n with_o ch_z 6._o 1_o 2_o psal_n 116._o 3_o 4._o and_o psal_n 143._o 6_o 7_o prayer_n in_o time_n of_o affliction_n a_o christian_n be_v all_o prayer_n he_o be_v never_o so_o much_o a_o man_n of_o prayer_n a_o man_n give_v up_o to_o prayer_n as_o in_o time_n of_o affliction_n a_o christian_a be_v never_o so_o frequent_a so_o fervent_a so_o abundant_a in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o when_o he_o be_v afflict_v isa_n 26._o 16._o lord_n in_o trouble_n have_v they_o visit_v thou_o they_o pour_v out_o a_o prayer_n when_o thy_o chasten_n be_v upon_o they_o now_o they_o do_v not_o only_o pray_v but_o they_o pour_v out_o a_o prayer_n they_o 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