Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	bless_v	let_v	praise_v	13,035	5	9.8164	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90894	Christ exalted above all creatures by God his Father or A sermon preached before the Right Honourable, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England. (At their solemne fast, observed the last day of the last month called February 1649.) By Vavasor Povvell.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1651 (1651)	Wing P3081; Thomason E1332_4; ESTC R209110	26,418	99

and to reigne and now the Judgement is set and power put into the hands of the Saints and one of the ten Hornes is cut off and never to be put on againe yea this yeare 1650. that is comming according to the interpretation of many yea most godly Writers upon Daniel and the Revelation is to be the Saints yeare of Jubilee and though it be also at Rome a Jubilee this yeare when they are at the height of their pleasure and pride yet ere long God will visite them to some purpose therefore up in beleeving and be doing for your Lord is with you I have three things to exhort you to in three words and the rather let me minde you herein because God hath so prospered and blessed you in your Counsells and Armies and set you up over your enemies 1 Decree nothing that is unjust Esa 10.1 There is a woe pronounced against those that decree unrighteous decrees and that write grievousnesse which they have prescribed The Lord keepe us from sinning by a Law though we through weaknesse do daily sin against a Law 2 The second thing I would minde you of and stirre you up to is the removing of all such things as are yet offensive to religious people particularly such Laws as continue in force against them and all superstitious Relicks which keep the people still in blindnesse 3 Doe what you can to satisfie the desires of those that are distressed as 1 Those that suffered for and in the Lords Cause to whom you have given promises engagements and encouragements of releefe and redresse 2 Think upon poore Prisoners whom you have partly releeved already but they complaine that the remedy is yet too short and insufficient to heale the disease as this day I have been desired by Letters from severall of them to move you in 3 The poore of the Nation called Beggers are to be thought of and not to be suffered to the dishonour of God and the shame of the Nation to be out of a calling and imployment and many to starve and perish remove also what oppressions and burdens you can from the necks of the people of the Land remembring and considering that text in the third of Esaiah the fifteenth verse I crave leave for one word more Last use and it is to stirre you up to thankfulnesse This day might have beene a day of praise as well as of prayer for God hath given all of us cause of rejoycing and thankfulnesse you that are in Authority blesse the name of the Lord that he hath not suffered you to be broken in peeces praise him O praise him that he hath honoured preserved and prospered you so much Also let the Ministers blesse the Lord that there is liberty and a doore open for them to preach the Gospel yea let all people blesse the Lord that they have a breathing and refreshing time a time of peace a time of plenty a time of Christian Liberty to professe Christ and to worship him according to rule and Conscience above all let us praise God that Christ is exalted Also let us blesse God for Ireland yea poor Wales that those people that were so contemptible are like to have the greatest presence of God amongst them I have done only I shall pray that the Lord would make you as Ezra a helper as Nehemiah the consolation of God as Zerubbabel an opposer of Babylon as Eliakim fathers to the people of this Nation I doubt not but this Generation and the Ages and Generations to come will as they have cause blesse God for you and the things done by you in these dayes FINIS