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	night_n	time_n	11,545	5	3.7585	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63812	A treatise of dreams & visions wherein the causes, natures, and uses, of nocturnal representations, and the communications both of good and evil angels, as also departed souls, to mankind. Are theosophically unfolded; that is according to the Word of God, and the harmony of created beings. To which is added, a discourse of the causes, natures, and cure of phrensie, madness or distraction. By Tho. Tryon, student in physick.	Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.	1689 (1689)	Wing T3197A; ESTC R221812	87,971	320

but_o in_o this_o our_o rude_a and_o blind_a age_n instead_o of_o complain_v for_o want_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o holy_a power_n most_o people_n make_v a_o laughingstock_n and_o derision_n of_o dream_n and_o all_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n so_o great_a be_v the_o degeneration_n of_o mankind_n from_o all_o sublime_a truth_n and_o heavenly_a converse_n of_o good_a spirit_n just_a as_o though_o there_o be_v no_o angel_n or_o genij_fw-la or_o that_o the_o bless_a god_n of_o truth_n have_v not_o grant_v any_o of_o they_o to_o be_v our_o guardian_n and_o assistant_n in_o our_o necessity_n and_o under_o his_o supreme_a providence_n to_o protect_v and_o descend_v mankind_n from_o the_o many_o share_n and_o invention_n of_o evil_a spirit_n which_o continual_o seek_v how_o they_o may_v devour_v and_o destroy_v man_n and_o lead_v he_o captive_a into_o perdition_n but_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o god_n of_o all_o power_n and_o glory_n have_v make_v his_o angel_n great_a and_o powerful_a minister_a spirit_n to_o aid_v and_o assist_v those_o that_o fear_v his_o name_n and_o advance_v the_o kingdom_n of_o innocency_n so_o in_o former_a age_n we_o read_v that_o he_o send_v his_o good_a angel_n as_o messenger_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o to_o defend_v his_o people_n from_o incursion_n of_o the_o evil_a one_o for_o they_o do_v continual_o fight_v against_o the_o malicious_a degrade_v legion_n thence_o abraham_n when_o he_o send_v forth_o his_o servant_n to_o mesopotamia_n to_o fetch_v a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n isaac_n do_v by_o faith_n assure_v he_o the_o lord_n shall_v send_v his_o angel_n before_o he_o and_o prosper_v what_o he_o go_v about_o gen._n 24._o 7._o and_o 14._o so_o the_o lord_n promise_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n exod._n 23._o 20._o behold_v i_o send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o the_o way_n and_o to_o bring_v thou_o into_o the_o place_n which_o i_o have_v prepare_v beware_v of_o he_o and_o obey_v his_o voice_n provoke_v he_o not_o for_o he_o will_v not_o pardon_v your_o transgression_n for_o my_o name_n be_v in_o he_o but_o if_o thou_o shall_v indeed_o obey_v his_o voice_n and_o do_v all_o that_o i_o shall_v speak_v than_o i_o will_v be_v a_o enemy_n to_o thy_o enemy_n and_o a_o adversary_n to_o thy_o adversary_n for_o my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o in_o unto_o the_o amorites_n etc._n etc._n chapter_n 23._o 24._o therefore_o now_o go_v lead_v the_o people_n unto_o the_o place_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v unto_o thou_o behold_v my_o angel_n shall_v go_v before_o thou_o which_o be_v repeat_v again_o chap._n 33._o 2._o i_o will_v send_v a_o angel_n before_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v drive_v out_o the_o canaanite_n the_o amorite_n etc._n etc._n when_o balaam_n go_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o moab_n to_o curse_v the_o israel_n of_o god_n it_o be_v say_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n stand_v in_o the_o way_n for_o a_o adversary_n against_o he_o and_o the_o ass_n see_v he_o and_o turn_v away_o several_a time_n but_o the_o prophet_n can_v not_o see_v he_o till_o his_o eye_n be_v open_v and_o then_o he_o reverence_v he_o and_o receive_v his_o message_n numb_a 22._o 23._o and_o 31._o a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v up_o from_o gilgal_n to_o bochim_n to_o accuse_v the_o israelite_n of_o their_o disobedience_n and_o trangression_n whereupon_o they_o repent_v and_o humble_v themselves_o judge_n 2._o 1._o another_o angel_n appear_v to_o gideon_n and_o encourage_v he_o to_o deliver_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o midianite_n chap._n 6._o 11._o so_o likewise_o to_o manoah_n the_o mother_n of_o samson_n promise_v she_o a_o child_n and_o direct_v she_o how_o he_o shall_v be_v educate_v in_o abstemiousness_n and_o temperance_n that_o he_o night_n be_v fit_a for_o those_o mighty_a a●chiefments_n of_o deliver_v his_o people_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v design_v he_o for_o judge_n 13._o 3._o as_o elijah_n be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o ready_a to_o starve_v a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n bring_v he_o provision_n and_o say_v to_o he_o once_o and_o again_o arise_v and_o eat_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o which_o he_o travel_v forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n 1_o king_n 19_o 5._o david_n also_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n encamp_v round_o about_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o deliver_v they_o psalm_n 34._o 7._o and_o again_o psalm_n 91._o 9_o 10_o 11._o because_o thou_o have_v make_v the_o lord_n my_o refuge_n even_o the_o most_o high_a thy_o habitation_n there_o shall_v no_o evil_n befall_v thou_o neither_o shall_v any_o plague_n come_v nigh_o thy_o dwell_n for_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o in_o their_o hand_n lest_o thou_o daish_fw-mi thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n when_o the_o prophet_n zachariah_n have_v a_o vision_n by_o night_n from_o god_n 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chain_n and_o dark_a cloud_n of_o the_o body_n and_o sense_n of_o outward_a composition_n for_o the_o lord_n sees_z and_o know_v all_o thing_n for_o unto_o he_o there_o be_v neither_o time_n nor_o place_n night_n nor_o day_n but_o all_o be_v essencial_o present_a for_o thing_n in_o eternity_n go_v not_o on_o bydegree_n or_o by_o progression_n as_o they_o do_v in_o time_n the_o like_a be_v in_o its_o kind_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o soul_n in_o dream_n when_o it_o swim_v out_o of_o the_o gross_a sleepy_a body_n more_o especial_o after_o death_n in_o which_o state_n all_o the_o mystry_n of_o that_o principle_n into_o which_o the_o soul_n have_v enter_v and_o immorse_v its_o self_n in_o the_o time_n of_o its_o cohabitation_n with_o the_o body_n whether_o good_a or_o evil_a and_o also_o all_o its_o work_n do_v follow_v attend_v and_o be_v present_a naked_a and_o bare_a unto_o each_o soul_n hence_o the_o scripture_n say_v bless_a be_v those_o that_o die_v &_o be_v comprehend_v in_o 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my_o shepherd_n and_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n and_o chap._n 45._o v._n 1._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o his_o anoint_v to_o cyrus_n who_o right_a hand_n i_o have_v hold_v as_o if_o cyrus_n have_v then_o be_v in_o be_v when_o as_o to_o time_n it_o be_v record_v that_o this_o vision_n be_v more_o than_o a_o hundred_o year_n before_o cyrus_n be_v bear_v the_o angel_n that_o appear_v unto_o st_n john_n rev._n 14._o 8._o say_v babylon_n be_v fall_v be_v fall_v and_o another_o angel_n also_o appear_v unto_o he_o and_o cry_v mighty_o with_o a_o strong_a voice_n babylon_n the_o great_a be_v fall_v be_v fall_v rom._n 18._o 2._o yet_o whether_o this_o mystical_a babylon_n or_o that_o confusion_n and_o oppression_n to_o the_o meek_a humble_a divine_a kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v yet_o fall_v we_o be_v all_o witness_n although_o the_o fall_n thereof_o be_v see_v and_o represent_v as_o already_o do_v in_o eternity_n at_o that_o time_n of_o st._n john_n 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behold_v thou_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man_n for_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o have_v take_v for_o she_o be_v a_o man_n wise_a this_o angelical_a admonishion_n and_o reproof_n prove_v very_o profitable_a to_o abimelech_n for_o hereby_o he_o repent_v of_o his_o evil_n which_o otherwise_o he_o will_v ignorant_o have_v commit_v and_o save_v himself_o and_o his_o people_n unviolated_a and_o safe_a from_o the_o severe_a judgement_n so_o near_o impend_v and_o threaten_a so_o gen._n 31._o 10_o 11._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v to_o jacob_n in_o a_o dream_n and_o bid_v he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o land_n and_o when_o in_o obedience_n to_o that_o vision_n he_o have_v steal_v away_o unaware_o from_o laban_n and_o laban_n with_o his_o brethren_n pursue_v he_o seven_o day_n journey_n design_v as_o it_o seem_v to_o fall_v upon_o he_o with_o violence_n it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 24_o verse_n that_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o laban_n the_o assyrian_a in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o take_v heed_n that_o thou_o speak_v not_o to_o jacob_n either_o good_a or_o bad_a that_o be_v offer_v not_o any_o violence_n to_o he_o as_o appear_v verse_n 29._o by_o which_o mean_v the_o rage_n of_o laban_n be_v restrain_v and_o jacob_n preserve_v from_o danger_n do_v not_o joseph_n whilst_o yet_o but_o a_o child_n receive_v intimation_n of_o his_o future_a advancement_n in_o a_o dream_n gensis_fw-la 37._o 9_o which_o dream_n be_v repeat_v or_o double_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o great_a assurance_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o ce●ainty_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o pharoh_n chief_a butler_n and_o baker_n it_o be_v say_v gen._n 40._o 5._o that_o whilst_o they_o be_v in_o prison_n they_o dream_v a_o dream_n both_o of_o they_o each_o man_n his_o dream_n in_o one_o night_n each_o man_n according_a to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o his_o dream_n and_o when_o joseph_n their_o fellow-prisoner_n come_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o

the_o bed_n than_o he_o open_v the_o ear_n of_o man_n and_o seal_v their_o instruction_n job_n 33._o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o as_o those_o dream_n and_o vision_n be_v sometime_o matter_n of_o joy_n and_o comfort_n so_o at_o other_o time_n they_o be_v terrible_a and_o frightful_a and_o therefore_o the_o same_o pious_a author_n complain_v job._n 7._o 14._o when_o i_o say_v my_o bed_n shall_v comfort_v i_o my_o couch_n shall_v ease_v i_o then_o thou_o scare_v i_o with_o dream_n and_o terrify_v i_o through_o vision_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o have_v a_o due_a regard_n to_o their_o dream_n and_o though_o some_o pretend_a dream_n when_o they_o have_v none_o or_o make_v use_n of_o they_o to_o seduce_v the_o people_n to_o idolatry_n yet_o still_o the_o true_a prophet_n be_v not_o to_o slight_a vision_n and_o dream_n because_o of_o idolatrous_a imposture_n and_o such_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o latter_a be_v by_o mose_n law_n to_o be_v put_v 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knowledge_n 〈…〉_z and_o dream_n be_v reckon_v 〈…〉_z principal_n gift_n and_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d bestow_v by_o the_o lord_n on_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o daniel_n and_o his_o three_o companion_n that_o god_n give_v they_o knowledge_n and_o skill_n in_o all_o learning_n and_o wisdom_n and_o daniel_n have_v understand_v in_o all_o vision_n and_o dream_n dan._n 1._o 1●_n and_o therefore_o when_o king_n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v dream_v dream_n and_o his_o spirit_n be_v trouble_v because_o the_o thing_n be_v go_v from_o he_o that_o be_v he_o have_v forget_v what_o he_o have_v see_v but_o only_o retain_v a_o general_a remembrance_n that_o he_o have_v a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a dream_n when_o all_o the_o magician_n and_o astrologer_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o chaldean_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v able_a to_o recall_v his_o dream_n that_o they_o tell_v he_o there_o be_v not_o a_o man_n upon_o the_o earth_n can_v do_v it_o this_o holy_a prophet_n daniel_n not_o only_o 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