Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	anoint_v	david_n	king_n	10,593	5	4.9152	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25421	The right government of thoughts, or, A discovery of all vain, unprofitable, idle, and wicked thoughts with directions for the getting, keeping, and governing of good thoughts, digested into chapters for the ease of the reader : whereunto are added four sermons / by ... John Angel ...	Angel, John, d. 1655.; T. B.	1659 (1659)	Wing A3162A; ESTC R13149	89,280	271

bitterness_n the_o holy_a man_n may_v think_v with_o himself_o what_o have_v i_o do_v how_o great_a be_v my_o sin_n do_v i_o not_o late_o promise_v never_o to_o forsake_v my_o master_n no_o not_o if_o all_o man_n else_o shall_v forsake_v he_o yet_o i_o will_v never_o leave_v he_o and_o be_o i_o the_o man_n that_o deny_v he_o so_o soon_o i_o that_o be_o so_o near_o relate_v to_o he_o as_o his_o disciple_n so_o eminent_o prefer_v by_o he_o as_o his_o apostle_n not_o compel_v by_o any_o in_o authority_n but_o fright_v to_o it_o by_o the_o demand_n of_o a_o woman_n servant_n be_v not_o my_o sin_n great_a enough_o to_o deny_v he_o once_o but_o have_v i_o do_v it_o twice_o and_o thrice_o may_v i_o not_o have_v deny_v he_o bare_o with_o sin_n enough_o but_o must_v i_o forswear_v he_o too_o i_o be_v not_o surprise_v at_o unaware_o but_o forewarn_v and_o but_o even_o now_o forewarn_v by_o my_o lord_n and_o master_n who_o word_n i_o ought_v to_o have_v remember_v etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o word_n that_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o go_v out_o and_o weep_v bitter_o now_o the_o aggravate_v circumstance_n of_o sin_n be_v such_o as_o these_o first_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o person_n offend_v the_o more_o eminent_a the_o person_n the_o more_o vile_a the_o sin_n now_o the_o dignity_n be_v either_o external_a or_o internal_a external_a in_o respect_n of_o some_o high_a place_n preferment_n authority_n employment_n or_o trust_n whereunto_o a_o man_n be_v advance_v as_o to_o be_v a_o magistrate_n minister_n father_n master_n and_o shall_v such_o a_o man_n as_o i_o fly_v say_v that_o good_a magistrate_n nehemiah_n its_o intolerable_a in_o one_o of_o my_o rank_n or_o place_n the_o lord_n will_v look_v to_o be_v sanctify_v in_o those_o that_o draw_v near_o he_o in_o place_n and_o digninitie_n so_o likewise_o a_o internal_a dignity_n of_o grace_n or_o gift_n heighten_v the_o sin_n of_o any_o person_n a_o light_a sin_n in_o they_o who_o god_n have_v make_v 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outward_a scandal_n give_v by_o our_o sin_n when_o we_o have_v not_o only_o sin_v personal_o but_o give_v offence_n unto_o other_o if_o we_o sad_a the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a if_o we_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v cause_n our_o profession_n to_o be_v evil_o speak_v of_o corrupt_v some_o man_n manner_n endanger_n other_o lay_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o weak_a trouble_v their_o conscience_n pervert_v their_o judgement_n subvert_v they_o from_o the_o truth_n and_o these_o thing_n make_v our_o sin_n scandalous_a now_o this_o be_v certain_a the_o further_a corruption_n spread_v and_o the_o more_o the_o send_v thereof_o poison_v other_o the_o more_o odious_a it_o be_v to_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v more_o odious_a unto_o man_n no_o sin_n more_o damnable_a than_o they_o who_o enter_v not_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n themselves_o nor_o by_o their_o will_n will_v suffer_v other_o to_o 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god_n that_o send_v they_o if_o david_n messenger_n be_v unkind_o entreat_v by_o nabal_n or_o frown_v upon_o they_o will_v back_o to_o their_o lord_n and_o acquaint_v he_o with_o their_o usage_n and_o do_v not_o thou_o think_v but._n thy_o carriage_n towards_o holy_a thought_n will_v be_v carry_v to_o god_n ear_n but_o if_o thou_o give_v kind_a entertainment_n to_o good_a thought_n they_o will_v stay_v with_o thou_o to_o counsel_n and_o comfort_v thou_o and_o they_o will_v bring_v with_o they_o home_o to_o thy_o heart_n many_o more_o of_o their_o own_o kind_n to_o lodge_v with_o thou_o for_o god_n himself_o will_v send_v they_o in_o plentiful_a manner_n who_o love_v to_o furnish_v such_o a_o host_n with_o the_o best_a comer_n good_a thought_n in_o this_o respect_n be_v something_o like_a unto_o riches_n they_o come_v to_o they_o in_o most_o plenty_n who_o esteem_v they_o most_o the_o world_n must_v be_v court_v and_o gracious_a thought_n must_v be_v much_o make_v of_o and_o consider_v 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