Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	command_n	young_a	youth_n	35	3	7.4107	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50480	En oligo christianos, the almost Christian discovered, or, The false-professor tried and cast being the substance of seven sermons, first preached at Sepulchres, London, 1661, and now at the inportunity of friends made publick / by Matthew Meade.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1546; ESTC R9895	121,691	343

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myself_o in_o my_o obedience_n to_o the_o holy_a god_n love_v one_o command_n and_o slight_v another_o obey_v in_o one_o point_n and_o yet_o lie_v cross_a in_o another_o then_o be_v all_o i_o do_v but_o the_o work_n of_o a_o natural_a conscience_n but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o i_o love_v the_o lord_n with_o my_o whole_a heart_n and_o whole_a soul_n and_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o my_o might_n 17.33_o mat._n 22.37_o mark_v 17.33_o and_o strength_n if_o i_o esteem_v all_o god_n precept_n concern_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v right_a and_o have_v respect_n to_o all_o the_o command_n then_o be_v my_o love_n and_o service_n from_o a_o renew_a conscience_n 2._o if_o a_o natural_a man_n conscience_n check_v or_o accuse_v for_o sin_n than_o he_o seek_v to_o step_v the_o mouth_n of_o it_o but_o not_o to_o satisfy_v it_o most_o of_o the_o natural_a man_n duty_n be_v to_o still_o and_o stifle_v conscience_n but_o now_o the_o beleiver_n choose_v rather_o to_o let_v conscience_n cry_v then_o 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for_o sin_n i_o take_v up_o a_o life_n of_o duty_n a_o form_n of_o godliness_n to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o conscience_n and_o if_o hereupon_o conscience_n be_v still_o and_o quiet_a then_o be_v this_o but_o a_o natural_a conscience_n but_o if_o when_o conscience_n check_v it_o will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o i_o use_v duty_n to_o bring_v i_o to_o christ_n and_o if_o i_o beg_v the_o sprinkle_n of_o his_o blood_n upon_o conscience_n and_o labour_v not_o so_o much_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o it_o as_o to_o remove_v guilt_n from_o it_o then_o be_v this_o a_o renew_a conscience_n 3._o there_o be_v no_o natural_a man_n let_v he_o go_v never_o so_o far_o let_v he_o do_v never_o so_o much_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n but_o still_o he_o have_v his_o dalilah_n his_o bosom_n lust_n judas_n go_v far_o 12.6_o joh._n 12.6_o but_o he_o carry_v his_o covetousness_n along_o with_o he_o herod_n go_v far_o 6.20_o mar._n 6.20_o he_o do_v many_o thing_n under_o the_o force_n of_o john_n ministry_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n he_o do_v not_o he_o do_v not_o put_v away_o his_o brother_n wife_n 18._o v._o 17_o 18._o his_o herodias_n lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n still_o nay_o common_o all_o the_o natural_a man_n duty_n be_v to_o hide_v some_o sin_n his_o profession_n be_v only_o make_v use_n of_o for_o a_o covershame_n 66.18_o psa_fw-la 66.18_o 119.128_o psa_fw-la 119.128_o but_o now_o the_o renew_a conscience_n hate_v all_o sin_n as_o david_n do_v i_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n he_o regard_v no_o iniquity_n in_o his_o heart_n he_o use_v duty_n not_o to_o cover_v sin_n but_o to_o help_v work_v down_o and_o work_v out_o sin_n 2.23_o ro._n 2.23_o now_o