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	soul_n	10,399	5	5.2639	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97258	The poores advocate in 8 parts. Shewing, what an incomparable favour it is to the rich: that there are poor to accept of their charity, had they the wit to know it. Wherein is also made plain, that bounty and frugality is the best and surest way to plenty: with many other rational, and strong inducements to make men liberal; were it but for their own ends. Being enough (with the blessing of God) to change even a Nabal into a Zaccheus. By R. Yonnge [sic], florilegus. Who most earnestly begs of all rich men especially, and that for the poors sake, for Christs and the Gospels sake, but most of all for their own (even if their bodies, names, estates, precious souls and posterities) sake; to lay to heart, what is herein propounded to them out of Gods word, touching the poor: and then certainly, they will neither spend so excessively, nor heap up wealth so unmeasurably as they do; when millions of their poor brethren (for whom God would become man and die to redeem) are in such want, that I want words to express it.	Younge, Richard.	1654 (1654)	Wing Y173; Thomason E1452_3; ESTC R209561	58,165	58

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cheerful_o and_o not_o grudge_o and_o repine_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n forbid_v and_o condemn_v deut._n 15.10_o but_o require_v the_o contrary_a often_o see_v 1_o pet._n 4.9_o be_v you_o harborors_n one_o towards_o another_o without_o grudge_v and_o the_o like_a 2_o cor._n 9.7_o every_o man_n as_o he_o purpose_v in_o his_o heart_n so_o let_v he_o give_v not_o grudge_o or_o of_o necessity_n for_o god_n love_v a_o cheerful_a giver_n whence_o that_o short_a and_o pithy_a exhortation_n be_v give_v to_o hospitality_n rom._n 12.13_o 1_o tim._n 3.2_o wherein_o the_o apostle_n speak_v as_o menelaus_z in_o homer_n few_o word_n but_o very_o fit_a express_v emphatical_a and_o significant_a for_o he_o say_v not_o here_o as_o elsewhere_o be_v not_o forgetful_a to_o entertain_v stranger_n nor_o as_o saint_n peter_n use_v hospitality_n but_o be_v give_v to_o hospitality_n yea_o he_o say_v not_o exercise_v but_o pursue_v hospitality_n as_o chrysostome_n note_v upon_o the_o place_n for_o the_o 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own_o flesh_n isai_n 58.7_o 11._o and_o not_o to_o supply_v their_o want_n to_o thy_o power_n be_v to_o be_v without_o natural_a affection_n 2_o tim._n 3.3_o yea_o hereby_o thou_o make_v thyself_o guilty_a of_o all_o the_o sorrow_n and_o suffering_n which_o thy_o not_o give_v shall_v occasion_v they_o so_o that_o the_o poor_a will_v cry_v against_o thou_o and_o god_n will_v hear_v their_o cry_n and_o take_v their_o part_n psal_n 72.12_o &_o 12.5_o five_o what_o thou_o give_v be_v not_o lose_v but_o lend_v to_o the_o lord_n upon_o usury_n who_o will_v not_o only_o repay_v it_o with_o a_o hundred_o fold_v increase_v here_o but_o with_o ten_o thousand_o fold_n increase_v hereafter_o mark_v 10.30_o proverb_n 19.17_o the_o merciful_a man_n do_v good_a to_o his_o own_o soul_n prov._n 11.17_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o more_o for_o want_n of_o grace_n than_o wit_n that_o worldly_a man_n be_v all_o for_o heap_v up_o here_o since_o those_o thing_n be_v worthy_a must_v esteem_v which_o be_v of_o most_o use_n and_o that_o be_v grace_n and_o peace_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o these_o will_v stand_v we_o in_o great_a stead_n at_o all_o time_n now_o and_o hereafter_o and_o in_o all_o case_n in_o health_n sickness_n death_n day_n of_o judgement_n and_o to_o eternity_n whereas_o wealth_n without_o grace_n have_v no_o such_o virtue_n indeed_o many_o will_v trust_v man_n with_o thousand_o but_o not_o god_n because_o they_o do_v not_o know_v he_o nor_o believe_v his_o word_n six_o we_o shall_v give_v because_o we_o may_v come_v to_o want_v ourselves_o give_v a_o portion_n to_o seven_o and_o also_o to_o eight_o for_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o evil_n shall_v come_v upon_o the_o earth_n eccles_n 11_o 1_o 2._o fire_n may_v come_v thief_n oppressor_n sword_n famine_n overflow_a of_o water_n etc._n etc._n may_v come_v therefore_o make_v frriend_n by_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a luke_n 16.9_o seven_o give_v because_o to_o give_v be_v the_o way_n to_o have_v luke_n 6.38_o as_o part_v the_o four_o plentiful_o prove_v as_o we_o sow_v more_o or_o less_o so_o we_o shall_v reap_v more_o or_o less_o prov._n 11.25_o 2_o cor._n 9.6_o yea_o not_o to_o give_v be_v a_o cause_n of_o poverty_n to_o withhold_v more_o than_o be_v meet_v tend_v to_o poverty_n proverb_n 11.24_o 25._o he_o become_v poor_a that_o deal_v with_o a_o slack_a hand_n proverb_n 10.4_o carnal_a reason_n will_v be_v apt_a to_o allege_v i_o will_v give_v but_o i_o fear_v i_o shall_v want_v myself_o but_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o that_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a shall_v not_o lack_v prov._n 28.27_o in_o the_o day_n of_o famine_n they_o shall_v have_v enough_o job_n 5.20_o many_o in_o these_o our_o day_n have_v have_v great_a estate_n now_o they_o have_v they_o not_o yea_o they_o have_v not_o bread_n to_o put_v in_o their_o mouth_n one_o cause_n be_v they_o do_v not_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o other_o therefore_o they_o be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o they_o be_v in_o great_a want_n themselves_o eight_o 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