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	sacrament_n	22,235	5	7.4969	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77436	[A brief e]xhort[ation], with the means to [promote] pie[ty] especially directed to th[e] [...] of London. / By a lover thereof, a[nd] of all sincere Christians.		1669 (1669)	Wing B4591aA; ESTC R176327	10,189	27

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be_v 〈◊〉_d by_o those_o 〈◊〉_d lie_v scripture_n which_o they_o now_o so_o little_a 〈◊〉_d guard_n and_o seldom_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o who_o sometime_o have_v such_o extraordinary_a occasion_n that_o will_v not_o permit_v they_o to_o spend_v so_o much_o time_n in_o their_o wont_a devotion_n may_v read_v the_o prayer_n with_o the_o psalm_n and_o one_o chapter_n only_o if_o they_o can_v do_v so_o they_o may_v with_o the_o prayer_n read_v the_o psalm_n or_o one_o or_o two_o psalm_n and_o the_o epistle_n or_o gospel_n appoint_v for_o that_o week_n but_o at_o least_o without_o inevitable_a necessity_n i_o will_v have_v they_o serious_o and_o devout_o say_v the_o lord_n prayer_n the_o creed_n and_o the_o ten_o commandment_n which_o certain_o may_v be_v do_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n that_o i_o can_v see_v how_o many_o person_n can_v excuse_v the_o omission_n thereof_o except_o it_o be_v as_o i_o say_v in_o case_n of_o inevitable_a necessity_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o those_o urgent_a 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verse_n 15._o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o have_v these_o thing_n always_o in_o remembrance_n and_o as_o he_o further_o show_v chap._n 3.2_o we_o shall_v often_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o word_n and_o commandment_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o often_o repeat_v in_o our_o mind_n either_o the_o creed_n or_o ten_o commandment_n which_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n or_o some_o other_o sentence_n of_o scripture_n which_o we_o find_v to_o have_v most_o influence_n upon_o we_o ●o_o stir_v up_o our_o pure_a mind_n to_o perform_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n ourselves_o and_o our_o neighbour_n which_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o all_o age_n who_o almost_o in_o all_o time_n and_o place_n will_v have_v in_o their_o mind_n the_o lord_n prayer_n or_o creed_n or_o ten_o commandment_n or_o some_o other_o portion_n of_o scripture_n which_o they_o will_v get_v by_o heart_n for_o that_o end_n and_o that_o they_o 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not_o only_a ●●y_n express_o st_o john_n 6.53_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o except_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v plain_o gather_v that_o all_o christian_n upon_o the_o peril_n of_o lose_v eternal_a life_n be_v bind_v to_o prepare_v themselves_o so_o as_o to_o be_v fit_a or_o worthy_a to_o receive_v the_o thing_n signify_v in_o the_o sacrament_n which_o certain_o we_o can_v never_o do_v unless_o we_o be_v worthy_a to_o receive_v the_o sign_n but_o our_o saviour_n st._n luke_n 22.19_o do_v also_o charge_v we_o to_o receive_v the_o sign_n add_v thereunto_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o injunction_n say_v do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o show_v that_o the_o outward_a sign_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v thing_n obvious_a to_o our_o sense_n and_o fit_a resemblance_n or_o lively_a picture_n of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n will_v be_v very_o great_a help_n or_o 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this_o world_n he_o world_n to_o come_v final_o i_o shall_v earnest_o request_v all_o english_a subject_n serious_o to_o consider_v whether_o they_o do_v not_o eat_v and_o drink_v damnation_n to_o themselves_o that_o receive_v this_o sacrament_n after_o any_o manner_n contrary_a to_o our_o sovereign_n lawful_a command_n see_v that_o in_o their_o very_a manner_n of_o receive_v it_o they_o commit_v the_o sin_n of_o disobedience_n to_o their_o governor_n which_o certain_o will_v render_v they_o unworthy_a communicant_n and_o if_o so_o then_o assure_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o safe_a way_n especial_o for_o tender_a conscience_n to_o receive_v it_o after_o the_o manner_n appoint_v by_o public_a authority_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o i●_n nothing_o therein_o require_v contrary_a 〈…〉_o of_o god_n glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n and_o to_o the_o s●●_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n be_v now_o and_o ever_o shall_v be_v world_n without_o end_n amen_o feb._n 11._o 1669._o finis_fw-la