Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	king_n	time_n	18,544	5	3.5068	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91855	A broken spirit, God's sacrifices. Or, The gratefulnesse of a broken spirit unto God. Represented in a sermon, before the right Honourable House of Peeres, in K. Henry the Seventh's chappell in the Abbey Westminster, upon Wednesday Decemb. 9. 1646. Being a day of publike humiliation for removing of the great judgment of rain and waters then upon the kingdome, &c. / By Fran. Roberts M. A. Minister of Christ, at Austins, London.	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.	1646 (1646)	Wing R1580; Thomason E365_14; ESTC R201252	39,320	48

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the_o sinner_n unto_o god_n viz._n extreme_a want_n and_o misery_n in_o himself_o but_o complete_a fullness_n and_o felicity_n in_o god_n how_o many_o hire_a servant_n of_o my_o father_n have_v bread_n enough_o and_o to_o spare_v and_o i_o perish_v with_o hunger_n luke_n 15._o 17._o 2._o resolution_n upon_o those_o incitement_n to_o turn_v unto_o god_n i_o will_v arise_v and_o go_v to_o my_o father_n luke_n 15._o 18_o 20._o 3._o self-denying_a groan_n desire_n cry_n for_o admittance_n and_o acceptance_n father_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o and_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n make_v i_o as_o one_o of_o thy_o hire_a servant_n luk._n 15_o 18_o 19_o 4_o sweet_a close_n with_o god_n as_o his_o god_n in_o covenant_n s●t_v out_o in_o these_o pathetic_a expression_n and_o when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o great_a way_n off_o his_o father_n see_v he_o and_o have_v compassion_n and_o run_v and_o fall_v on_o his_o neck_n and_o kiss_v he_o say_v 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leave_v to_o lay_v before_o your_o eye_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n a_fw-la li●t_fw-la of_o such_o sin_n as_o god_n have_v be_v wont_a of_o old_a to_o threaten_v or_o punish_v with_o sword_n pestilence_n or_o famine_n or_o with_o all_o at_o once_o that_o the_o woe_n of_o former_a age_n may_v be_v our_o warning_n for_o all_o these_o thing_n happen_v unto_o they_o for_o ensample_n and_o they_o be_v write_v for_o our_o admonition_n upon_o who_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v 1_o cor._n 10._o 11._o i_o the_o sword_n have_v be_v threaten_v or_o inflict_v on_o people_n for_o these_o sin_n ensue_v viz._n 1._o sottish_a ignorance_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o way_n jerem._n 4._o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 2._o disobedience_n to_o god_n command_n deut._n 28._o 15_o 22_o 23_o 24._o job_n 36._o 11._o 3._o backslide_v from_o god_n forsake_v of_o god_n jerem._n 15._o 1_o 2_o 6._o 4._o idolatry_n deut._n 28._o 21._o to_o 26._o judg._n 5_o 8._o psal._n 78._o 58._o to_o 63._o isa._n 65._o 11_o 12._o jer._n 9_o 13._o to_o 17._o and_o 16._o 4_o 11_o 12._o and_o 32._o 28_o 29_o 30._o etc._n etc._n and_o 44_o 25_o 27._o 5._o breach_n of_o covenant_n jerem._n ●4_n 18._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n 6._o distrust_v the_o lord_n and_o rely_v on_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n as_o asa_n on_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n 2_o chro._n 16._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 7._o prophesy_v lie_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o entertain_v they_o jer._n 14._o 13._o to_o 17._o 8._o mock_v and_o mi●using_v the_o messenger_n of_o god_n and_o despise_v god_n word_n by_o they_o 2_o chro._n 36._o 15_o 16_o 17._o 9_o the_o sin_n and_o provocation_n of_o a_o pro●ane_a and_o wic●ed_a king_n as_o of_o manasses_n jer._n 15._o 24._o 2_o king_n 24._o 23_o 41._o 10._o war_a against_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n as_o do_v amaleck_n exod._n 17._o 8_o 16._o 11._o insult_a over_o god_n afflict_a church_n and_o people_n as_o tyre_n do_v over_o jerusalem_n ezek._n 26_o 1._o to_o 15._o 12._o murder_n blood_n cruelty_n etc._n etc._n 2_o sam._n 2._o 9_o 10._o 13._o pride_n h●ughtiness●_n etc._n etc._n isa._n 3._o 16_o 25._o 14._o oppression_n isa._n 3._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 〈…〉_z 25._o jer._n 6._o 4._o to_o 9_o job_n 27._o 13_o 14._o 15._o incorrigibleness_n under_o god_n judgement_n levit._n 26._o ●6_n to_o 36._o ii_o the_o plague_n of_o pestilence_n have_v be_v threaten_v or_o inflict_v on_o people_n for_o these_o offence_n viz._n 1_o confidence_n in_o the_o creature_n diffidence_n in_o god_n ezek._n 33._o 26_o 27._o 2_o sam._n 24._o 2_o 13_o 15._o num._n 14._o 11_o 1●_z 2_o ingrateful_a murmur_n against_o god_n providence_n and_o proceed_n num._n 11._o 38._o and_o 16._o 41_o 49._o 3_o idolatry_n superstition_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 14._o 10_o 12._o ezek._n 5._o 11_o 12._o and_o 6._o 9_o 11_o 12._o num._n 25_o 2_o 9_o josh._n 22._o 17._o 4_o contemn_v oppose_a or_o abuse_v god_n prophet_n messenger_n with_o their_o message_n jer._n 29._o 17._o to_o 20._o and_o 42._o 21_o 22._o 5_o 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