Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	church_n	day_n	sabbath_n	20,024	5	9.8526	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39813	A fathers testament. Written long since for the benefit of the particular relations of the authour, Phin. Fletcher; sometime Minister of the Gospel at Hillgay in Norfolk. And now made publick at the desire of friends.	Fletcher, Phineas, 1582-1650.	1670 (1670)	Wing F1355; ESTC R201787	98,546	240

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time_n of_o corn_n but_o never_o plough_v sow_v etc._n etc._n he_o may_v load_v all_o his_o harvest_n in_o a_o empty_a wain_n and_o return_v with_o a_o empty_a belly_n where_o then_o must_v we_o seek_v not_o in_o ourselves_o not_o in_o our_o righteousness_n or_o work_n we_o be_v mere_a thorn_n and_o briar_n ezek._n 2.6_o the_o bless_a fruit_n of_o the_o true_a vine_n grow_v not_o in_o our_o curse_a nature_n nothing_o there_o but_o sour_a and_o wild_a grape_n isa._n 5.4_o err_v israel_n follow_v after_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n attain_v not_o unto_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n wherefore_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 9.31_o 32._o only_o we_o find_v and_o enjoy_v god_n in_o christ_n only_o in_o christ_n he_o be_v appeased●_n 2_o cor._n 5.19_o only_o well-pleased_n in_o christ_n mat._n 3.17_o in_o he_o we_o be_v accept_v ephes._n 1.6_o by_o he_o we_o have_v access_n to_o god_n with_o 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jesus_n christ_n to_o thy_o wed_a husband_n will_v thou_o love_v honour_n obey_v serve_v he_o and_o keep_v thou_o only_o unto_o he_o the_o soul_n answer_v i_o will_v and_o so_o give_v itself_o to_o christ_n and_o by_o the_o seal_n of_o baptism_n become_v the_o seal_a fountain_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n see_v cant._n 4.12_o with_o prov._n 5.18_o and_o be_v tie_v unto_o he_o in_o a_o indissoluble_a knot_n of_o those_o everlasting_a espousal_n so_o that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v from_o the_o love_n rom._n 8.38_o 39_o from_o the_o board_n and_o bed_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o be_v this_o all_o which_o be_v require_v in_o such_o a_o match_n do_v he_o ask_v neither_o portion_n nor_o beauty_n nor_o honour_n nay_o give_v all_o these_o nothing_o but_o our_o heart_n filthy_a heart_n that_o he_o may_v cleanse_v they_o dead_a heart_n that_o he_o may_v quicken_v 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