Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	blood_n	body_n	bread_n	35,000	5	8.1520	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19300	The English schoole-master teaching all his schollers, of what age soever, the most easie, short, and perfect order of distinct reading, and true writing our English-tongue, that hath euer yet beene knowne or published by any. And further also, teacheth a direct course, hovv any vnskilfull person may easily both vnderstand any hard English words, ... Deuised for thy sake that wantest any part of this skill, by Edward Coote, Master of the Free-schoole in Bury St. Edmond.; English schoole-maister.	Coote, Edmund, fl. 1597.	1630 (1630)	STC 5714; ESTC S113503	60,601	96

to the meanes of strengthening of faith as of the Sacraments and Prayer and first what is a Saorament A Sacrament is a Seale and a pledge of those benefits of my Saluation which I receiue by Christ How many Sacraments be there in the Church of God Two Which be they Baptisme and the Supper of the Lord Who ordained them The Lord Iesus To what end To strengthen our Faith and to further our Repentance How many things are to be considered in a Sacrament Two What be they The signe and the thing signified In Baptisme which is the signe signified Water What is the thing signified The washing away of my sinnes by the bloud of Christ How is your faith strengthenea by Baptisme By Baptisme I am receiued into the family and Congregation of the Lord and am thereby fully assured that both my sins are forgiuen me and the punishment due to the same What doe you professe in Baptisme To dye vnto sinne and to liue vnto Righteousnesse In the Supper of the Lord which bee the signes that may bee seene Bread and Wine What doe they signifie The body and bloud of Christ How is your faith strengthened by the Supper of the Lord By the Supper of the Lord my Faith is strengthened that as I receiue the Bread and Wine into my body to become mine so doth my Soule receiue withall Iesus Christ with all the benefits of his death to bee wholly mine Is the Bread and Wine turned into the naturall Body and Bloud of Christ flesh bloud and bone No the Bread and Wine of their owne nature are not changed but in vse they differ from other common Bread and Wine because they bee approued of the Lord to be signes of the Body and bloud of Christ Why then d●th Christ say This is my Body It is a figuratiue speech vsed in the Scripture as Circumcision is called the Couenant the Lambe is called the Passeouer and yet is not the Couenant nor the Passeouer but a signe of it How doe you eate Christs Body and drinke his Bloud Spiritually and by Faith Are all persons without exception to bee admitted to the Supper of the Lord No. Who are to be not admitted Children Fooles Madmen Ignorant persons knowne Heretiques open and notorious sinners not repenting What must he doe that will come worthily to the Supper of the Lord He must proue and examine himselfe Wherein must he examine himselfe Fi●st what knowledge he hath in the principles of Religion and specially in the matter of the Sacrament Secondly whether he hath true faith in Iesus Christ or no. Thirdly whether he be penitent and sorry for his sinnes past purposing to leaue them and to liue godly endeauouring himselfe to be in brotherly loue and charitie with all men Then it seenieth there be some who albeit they come yet they lose the benefit of this Communion in themselues Yea. Who be they Such as come not in Faith and are not grieued for their sinnes past as Hypoc●ites euill men Church-Papists priuate enemies to Gods word and so many of the godly as come not sufficiently prepared procure a punishment What is the other help● you haue to increase Faith Prayer W●at is Prayer Prayer is a spirituall action of Faith wherein we require of God in the name of Christ all things necessary to his glory and our comfort To whom must you pray To God onely In whose name In the name of Christ Then you may not pray to Saints or Angels or to God in the name of Saint or Angell No. Why Because there is neither Commandement promise nor example in the Scripture for it How must you pray As Christ hath taught me saying Our Father which art in Heauen hallowed be thy Name Thy Kingdome come Th● will be done in earth as it is in Heauen Giue vs this day our daily bread And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs. And lead vs n●● into temptation But deliner vs from euill for ●hine is the Kingdome the power and the glory for euer Amen How many Petitions be there in this Prayer Sixe Three concerning the glory of God and three our owne necessities What are these words Our Father which art in Heauen A Preface or Introduction to Prayer What are these words For thine is the Kingdome the power and the glory for euer The Conclusion of the Prayer What doe you owe to God for all his benefits Thankesgiuing Is it enough that you thanke him with your lips alone No But I must be obedient to his lawes and Commandements which grace the Lord grant me Amen Sundry necessary obseruations of a Christian 1 THat we keepe a narrow watch ouer our hearts words 1 and deed continually 2 That with all care the time bee redeemed which hath beene idlely carelesly and vnprofitably spent 3 That once in the day at the least priuate Prayer and meditation be vsed 4 That care be had to doe and receiue good in company 5 That our family be with diligence and regard instructed watched ouer and gouerned 6 That no more time or care be bestowed in matters of the world then must needs 7 That we stirre vp our selues to liberality to Gods Saints 8 That we giue not the least bridle to wandring Lusts and affections 9 That we prepare our selues to beare the Crosse by what meanes i● shall please God to exercise vs. 10 That w●● bestow some time not onely in mourning for our owne sinne but also for the sinnes of the time and age wherein we liue 11 That we looke dayly for the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ for our deliuerance out of this life 12 That we vse as wee shall haue opportunity at least as wee shall haue necessity to acquaint our selues with some godly and faithfull person with whom wee may conferre of our Christian estate and open our doubts to the quickening vp of Gods graces in vs. 13 That we obserue the Departure of men out of this life their mortality and vanity and alteration of things below the more to contemne the world and to continue our longing after the life to come And that we meditate and muse often of our owne death and going out of this life how wee must lye in the Graue and all our glory put off which will seru● to beat downe the pride of life that is in vs. 14 That wee read somewhat dayly in the holy Scriptures for the further increase of our knowledge 15 That we enter into Couenant with the Lord to striue against all sinne and especially against the speciall sinnes and corruptions of our hearts and liues wherein we haue most dishonoured the Lord and haue raised vp most guiltinesse to our owne Conscience and that we carefully see our Couenant bee kept and continued 16 That we marke how sinne dyeth and is weakened in vs