Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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A90400
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To the Army
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Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.
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1659
(1659)
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Wing P1213; Thomason 669.f.22[12]; ESTC R211348
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710
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to_o the_o army_n friend_n do_v you_o not_o see_v how_o often_o you_o have_v be_v betray_v the_o lord_n have_v do_v great_a thing_n for_o you_o and_o by_o you_o and_o put_v great_a opportunity_n into_o your_o hand_n but_o still_o they_o have_v be_v lose_v his_o work_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o his_o name_n become_v a_o reproach_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n through_o your_o mean_n o_o be_v abase_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o lie_v very_o low_a and_o consider_v how_o just_o he_o may_v lay_v you_o aside_o from_o be_v his_o instrument_n in_o that_o great_a and_o glorious_a work_n he_o have_v to_o bring_v to_o pass_v if_o you_o desire_v to_o stand_v look_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o keep_v your_o spirit_n very_o low_a and_o poor_a and_o meek_a and_o ready_a to_o hear_v o_o wait_v to_o know_v what_o have_v betray_v you_o hitherto_o for_o assure_o that_o lie_n in_o wait_n to_o betray_v you_o again_o and_o if_o the_o lord_n mighty_o preserve_v you_o not_o from_o it_o will_v make_v you_o forget_v he_o and_o cause_v you_o to_o mind_n and_o seek_v yourselves_o afresh_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o your_o fear_n be_v over_o therefore_o in_o the_o day_n of_o your_o prosperity_n the_o lord_n watch_n over_o you_o and_o keep_v you_o close_o to_o the_o stir_n and_o honest_a move_n for_o public_a good_a that_o have_v spring_v up_o in_o your_o heart_n in_o the_o day_n of_o your_o adversity_n and_o take_v heed_n lest_o the_o subtlety_n in_o the_o wise_a fleshly-reason_n part_n deceive_v you_o but_o fear_v the_o lord_n in_o your_o reason_n and_o beg_v earnest_o of_o he_o to_o keep_v the_o simplicity_n alive_a in_o you_o that_o the_o fleshly_a wisdom_n get_v not_o mastery_n over_o it_o for_o the_o evil_a counsellor_n be_v near_o you_o even_o in_o your_o own_o bosom_n and_o he_o lie_v lurk_v in_o plausible_a and_o fair-seeming_a reason_n therefore_o keep_v close_o to_o the_o simplicity_n and_o let_v your_o reason_n be_v servant_n to_o it_o and_o not_o master_n over_o it_o ah_o remember_v how_o often_o you_o have_v start_v aside_o like_o a_o warp_a bow_n become_v now_o at_o lengtht_fw-mi uprigh_a to_o the_o lord_n carry_v faithful_o to_o the_o mark_v those_o his_o arrow_n which_o he_o be_v shoot_v at_o the_o region_n of_o babylon_n this_o be_v from_o one_o who_o wait_v for_o what_o the_o lord_n will_v effect_v and_o hope_n at_o length_n to_o see_v a_o instrument_n in_o his_o hand_n wherein_o his_o soul_n will_v delight_v isaac_n penington_n the_o young_a