Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	apt_a	body_n	great_a	70	3	2.1254	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67019	Sodom's vices destructive to other cities and states a sermon preached before the right honourable the lord mayor of the city of London, at the chappel of Guild-Hall, on Sunday August 1, 1697 / by Josiah Woodward ...	Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.	1697 (1697)	Wing W3521; ESTC R38321	15,595	32

mr._n woodward_n sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o lord_z mayor_z at_o guildhall_n chappel_n august_n 1_o 1697._o clerk_n mayor_n jovis_n xxiii_o die_v septembris_fw-la 1697._o annoque_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la willielmi_n tertii_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n nono_fw-la this_o court_n do_v desire_n mr._n woodward_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o guildhall-chappel_n on_o sunday_n the_o first_o day_n of_o august_n last_o before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n of_o this_o city_n goodfellow_n sodom_n be_v vice_n destructive_a to_o other_o city_n and_o state_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n at_o the_o chapel_n of_o gvildhall_n on_o sunday_n august_n 1._o 1697._o by_o josiah_n woodward_n minister_n of_o poplar_n london_n print_v by_o j._n d._n for_o ra._n simpson_n at_o the_o harp_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n m_o dc_o xc_o vii_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n edward_n clarke_n lord_n mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n my_o lord_n since_o it_o have_v please_v your_o lordship_n to_o introduce_v the_o follow_a sermon_n into_o further_a light_n i_o crave_v leave_n to_o prosecute_v the_o subject_a of_o it_o so_o far_o as_o to_o intimate_v that_o since_o the_o idleness_n which_o the_o text_n condemn_v be_v usual_o the_o parent_n or_o at_o least_o the_o nurse_n of_o the_o other_o vice_n therein_o mention_v it_o seem_v very_o natural_a to_o conclude_v that_o a_o general_a engagement_n of_o the_o many_o idle_a hand_n among_o we_o in_o suitable_a employment_n will_v be_v a_o most_o direct_a mean_n to_o suppress_v our_o other_o pestilent_a enormity_n we_o can_v scarce_o be_v imagine_v liable_a to_o be_v overrun_v with_o sodom_n pride_n luxury_n and_o uncleanness_n if_o we_o do_v not_o give_v way_n to_o sodom_n idleness_n the_o set_n up_o of_o public_a work-house_n for_o the_o encouragement_n of_o the_o diligent_a the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a the_o 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that_o it_o may_v in_o mercy_n be_v continue_v with_o we_o be_v the_o earnest_a prayer_n of_o my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n be_v very_o respectful_a humble_a servant_n josiah_n woodward_n ezek_n xvi_o 49._o behold_v this_o be_v the_o iniquity_n of_o thy_o sister_n sodom_n pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n and_o abundance_n of_o idleness_n be_v in_o she_o and_o in_o her_o daughter_n neither_o do_v she_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a the_o mission_n of_o ezekiel_n into_o the_o prophetic_a office_n totum_fw-la ezek._n 1._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la be_v very_o extraordinary_a as_o we_o find_v it_o describe_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o prophecy_n and_o true_o he_o 1._o ezek._n 2._o 1._o be_v raise_v up_o in_o a_o very_a extraordinary_a juncture_n even_o when_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v ripe_a and_o their_o destruction_n 6._o ver._n 6._o at_o the_o door_n god_n have_v already_o pour_v out_o some_o vial_n of_o his_o

that_o he_o deserve_v any_o rebuke_n or_o correction_n but_o he_o be_v rather_o persuade_v that_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n be_v due_a to_o his_o merit_n and_o this_o make_v he_o grudge_n at_o the_o enjoyment_n and_o promotion_n of_o other_o as_o if_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v make_v for_o he_o alone_o and_o every_o gift_n of_o god_n to_o other_o be_v a_o robbery_n commit_v upon_o he_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n he_o be_v impatient_a of_o reproof_n and_o very_o apt_a to_o scoff_n especial_o at_o such_o as_o even_o in_o despite_n of_o his_o pride_n he_o must_v needs_o perceive_v to_o be_v better_a than_o himself_o he_o carry_v it_o with_o a_o domineer_a severity_n towards_o his_o inferior_n so_o that_o like_o his_o brother_n nabal_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o that_o dare_v to_o speak_v to_o he_o and_o the_o least_o affront_n though_o undesign_v move_v he_o to_o revenge_v it_o even_o with_o blood_n as_o for_o superior_n he_o scarce_o think_v he_o have_v any_o but_o 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