Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	beseech_v	good_a	please_v	23,628	5	8.8360	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49098	Londons lamentation, or, A fit admonishment for city and countrey wherein is described certaine causes of this affliction and visitation of the plague, yeare 1641, which the Lord hath been pleased to inflict upon us : and withall what meanes must be used to the Lord to gaine his mercy and favor : with an excellent spirituall medicine to be used for the preservative both of body and soule.		1641 (1641)	Wing L2934; ESTC R5704	3,456	8

LONDONS LAMENTATION Or a fit admonishment for City and Countrey Wherein is described certaine causes of this affliction and visitation of the Plague yeare 1641. which the Lord hath been pleased to inflict upon us and withall what meanes must be used to the Lord to gaine his mercy and favor with an excellent spirituall medicine to be used for the preservative both of Body and Soule Londons Charitie the Countries Crueltie London Printed by E. P. for Iohn Wright Junior 1641. LONDONS LAMENTATION Or a fit admonishment for City and Countrey O Lovely London the beauty of England and admiration of the world leave off thy haughty pride and ambition and put on thy sute of Repentance and Humility for thy people have broken their peace with the mighty Champion the Almighty God and governour of us all his sword is drawne against us and what is the cause Alas it is the multitude of our sinnes how many times hath our gracious God beene pleased to forgive us in hope of our amendment But alas it is soone forgotten and out of mind there are but few living about the City of London that are of any age but may remember the time of dolor and woe that was in and about this City of London some eleven yeares since and since that againe God made a proffer to give us warning O doe but thinke how death did then play his part the clamour of Bells sounded mournfully in our eares to call some or other to their last home and our hearts always trembling for feare of our selves our eyes weeping for the losse of our friends wheresoever wee went griefes and lamentations were our companions sighes and sobs our comforters whilest woe and misery were our daily objects the drosse of this world was then worth nought wee would have given all wee had so that wee might have bribed death and taken any condition for longer life but no man might ransome himselfe or redeeme his brother the raging Pestilence tooke away the rich with the poore the young with the aged leaving our houses desolate did fill our sepulchers with the dead what heart of stone was there whose eyes were spectators of this wofull sight and did not mourne and shed teares but all this was soone forgotten for truly I thinke I may say with a safe conscience that in a twelve moneth after the sinnes of the people was growne as great as they were before thus in former time he hath laid his hand of visitation upon us in hope to make us amend our lives but now alas we doe exceed the former time in our abominable prophanenesse even our drunkennesse whoredome swearing despising of Gods Word contemning of his Ordinances our dissolut Sabbath-breaking all which doth cause the very earth to mourne the beasts of the field to repine and the comfortable Sunne which sometimes doth make the grasse and flowers to spring is now ready to burne them all away if God should goe to justice and passe judgement upon us according to our deserts we should bee utterly consumed but hee with a mercifull visitation doth warne us to repentance therefore returne O London put on thy mourning garment that thy neighbours round about thee may be provoked to commiserate thee in this thy affliction For what earthly Judge living in the whole world is there that will alwayes shew favour to an extraordinary malefactor or what earthly King will alwayes give pardon to a rebellious subject and shall the mighty King of Kings alwayes give pardon to us that are rebellious sinners Now seeing it is apparent that sin is the cause of sicknesse It may appeare as plainly that prayer must be the best meanes to procure health and safety let not our security and slothfulnesse give death opportunity what man or woman will not seeme to start at the signe of the red Crosse as they passe by to and fro in the streets and yet being gone they thinke no more on it It may bee they will say such a house is shut up I saw the red crosse on the doore but looke on thine owne guilty conscience and thou shalt find thou hast a multitude of red crimson sinnes remaining in thee thou canst spy the mote in thy brothers eye but thou canst not see the beame in thine owne eye if thou seest thy neighbour punished with Gods angry visitation doe thou fall to prayer for feare the Lord lay the like on thee suppose thou wert at Sea and see thy neighbours drowned before thy face by reason of the stormes and tempests wilt not thou presently seeme to pull in thy sailes and escape drowning if thou canst possibly yes sure I thinke thou wilt dost thou see thy neighbours house on fire it behooves thee to bee carefull of thine owne in like manner it behooves one and all of us to bee carefull at this time let others harmes be our armes for God hath sent forth his Angell of wrath and nothing can appease him but prayers wee must sprinkle out cheekes with teares as the children of Israel did the posts of their doores with the blood of the Paschall Lambe Let us turne to the Lord with fasting weeping and mourning it is he that must be our Physician for there is no helpe in any mortall man but onely in God if the Lord should strike us with famine that were a thing would torment us ten times more or if the Lord should give us over to the hand of our enemies that were a thing most lamentable doe but thinke what care and dolour appertaines thereto would it not grieve any Christian to see their goods distributed before their faces themselves like to bee murdered or their poore Infants slaine before their eyes O this is a thing most lamentable and full of feare but thanks be given to God we are not troubled with no such thing nor I hope never shall bee It is our sinnes have made this breach with God and it must be our Prayers that must stop this breach therefore let all good Christians pray to Almighty God to cease this visitation Good people all pray fast and pray That is the chiefe and onely way 'T will cause the Lord his wrath to stay Let this be done use no delay Now death doth play an envious part He strikes full many to the heart Yet from grim death ne're soome to start 'T is God that may release our smart Leave off to sinne and sinne no more Repent in time thy sinnes deplore Death now is ready at thy doore 'T is time thy sinnes for to give ore Now learne to live as thou wouldst dye And to the Lord for mercy crie Minde thou the Lord which rules on hie So die to live eternally A speciall or spirituall medicine for this time of infection or any other time FIrst let the Patient that is in danger of any infection or any other disease take and use this spirituall medicine first in the morning when thou arisest out of thy bed fall downe on thy knees and give God thanks that he hath preserved thee the night past from all dangers and desire him of his mercy to preserve thee the day following blesse his holy name and magnify him for hee is thy maker and thou art his creature thus passe away the day in the service of the Lord and at night when thou liest down to sleep desire the Lord to be thy keeper and defender arme thy selfe with Faith Hope and Charity bee sure let no envy remaine in thee to terrify thy conscience the best thing to prevent envy is Patience and that wil strenghten thee against all the assaults of Sathan the World the Flesh or the Divell let not the poyson of covetousnesse rest in thy bosome hate pride for it is an abomination unto the Lord use no idolatry lying or swearing for those are evills that proceed from the Divell let thy dealings be just and true let thy heart imagine no evill and set thy tongue speake the truth strive to doe that which is good and let it tend to the glory of the Lord feed the hungry cloth the naked comfort the afflicted and thy reward will be great in heaven and having done all this which be fits each true Christian for to doe thou maist sleep securely and rise in this morning speedily serve the Lord willingly and prayse his name thankfully stand up couragiously fight Gods battell manfully beare all crosses boldly suffer sorrowes patiently so maist thou live everlastingly and gaine heaven eternally which God of his mercy grant us when we die Amen let all men say the same A necessary prayer for this time of visitation O Eternall and everlasting God wee poore sinfull and sorrowfull creatures doe here prostrate our selves before thy Divine Majesty beseeching thee to behold us poore sinfull creatures here in the City of London wee have sinned O Lord wee have grievously offended thee not knowing how to plead to thee for mercy but wee know thy Mercy doth much exceed thy Iustice yet Lord wee cannot say that thou dost use any injustice in punishing in for our sinnes for O Lord wee must needs confesse our sinnes cry loud in thy eares for vengeance but Lord be graciously pleased to shew us mercy we are now hated and despised of all the countrey people round about us good Lord looke on them with the eyes of mercy and have compassion on us and forgive us for thy Son Iesus Christ his sake let his crimson blood wash away our scarlet sinnes Lord write our names in the Booke of life and blot our sinnes out of thy remembrance give us thy grace to amend our lives that wee may bee heartily sorry for our sinnes committed and sinne no more for feare aworse evill happen unto us FINIS