Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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The vision, or, A dialog between the soul and the bodie fancied in a morning-dream.
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Howell, James, 1594?-1666.
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Wing H3127; ESTC R11503
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and_o there_o can_v be_v a_o better_a gift_n than_o praise_n with_o expression_n of_o thankfulness_n and_o with_o admiration_n of_o his_o longanimity_n and_o love_n of_o his_o preservation_n and_o providence_n of_o his_o power_n and_o greatness_n yet_o prayer_n shall_v have_v a_o long_a preparation_n than_o praise_n in_o regard_n by_o it_o we_o make_v our_o address_n immediate_o to_o god_n in_o the_o second_o person_n and_o familiar_o speak_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v face_n to_o face_n whereas_o oblation_n of_o praise_n be_v common_o in_o the_o three_o person_n therefore_o under_o favour_n i_o do_v not_o much_o approve_v of_o their_o custom_n who_o before_o and_o after_o meat_n when_o their_o brain_n be_v full_a of_o worldly_a thought_n and_o tie_v to_o civil_a compliance_n do_v rush_v rash_o into_o a_o speech_n with_o he_o in_o the_o second_o person_n have_v no_o time_n for_o a_o fit_a praemeditation_n at_o such_o time_n a_o short_a ejaculation_n express_v in_o the_o three_o person_n though_o it_o be_v only_o mental_a if_o the_o case_n require_v may_v be_v more_o acceptable_a and_o free_a from_o presumption_n than_o a_o long_a grace_n for_o among_o those_o innumerable_a sin_n which_o man_n be_v subject_a unto_o the_o sin_n in_o prayer_n though_o least_o thought_n upon_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a when_o without_o tremble_a precogitation_n god_n almighty_a be_v speak_v unto_o and_o thou_v in_o the_o vocative_n case_n now_o those_o benediction_n and_o strain_n of_o praise_n which_o be_v utter_v in_o the_o nominative_a and_o other_o case_n have_v a_o large_a scope_n of_o boldness_n and_o a_o great_a latitude_n of_o notion_n they_o keep_v at_o a_o further_a distance_n and_o consequent_o require_v not_o so_o much_o reverence_n and_o recollection_n of_o the_o thought_n beforehand_o but_o may_v be_v extemporal_a it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o say_v god_n be_v praise_v another_o thing_n to_o say_v o_o god_n i_o praise_v thou_o the_o latter_a require_v much_o more_o 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dear_a soul_n my_o spirit_n be_v raise_v to_o a_o exceed_a great_a height_n of_o comfort_n that_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o last_o discourse_n you_o be_v please_v with_o the_o method_n of_o my_o devotion_n and_o carriage_n towards_o heaven_n that_o i_o reserve_v my_o pure_a and_o most_o intense_a affection_n for_o my_o creator_n which_o i_o shall_v be_v most_o careful_a ever_o to_o do_v dum_fw-la spiritus_fw-la hos_fw-la regit_fw-la artus_fw-la he_o be_v my_o sole_a and_o sovereign_a good_a and_o true_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o when_o by_o my_o lubricity_n as_o by_o too_o free_a a_o genius_n in_o the_o fruition_n of_o a_o friend_n or_o otherwise_o i_o chance_v to_o have_v offend_v he_o i_o can_v never_o be_v friend_n with_o myself_o till_o i_o be_o reconcile_v to_o he_o and_o that_o i_o conceive_v his_o countenance_n to_o be_v turn_v again_o towards_o i_o yet_o i_o have_v once_o a_o long_a fit_a of_o dejection_n of_o spirit_n that_o make_v i_o break_v out_o into_o these_o complaint_n which_o you_o may_v well_o remember_v for_o they_o be_v emanation_n from_o you_o early_o and_o late_o both_o night_n and_o day_n by_o moonshine_n and_o the_o sun_n bright_a ray_n when_o spangle_a star_n emboss_v the_o sky_n and_o deck_v the_o world_n vast_a canopy_n i_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o light_n but_o oh_o my_o lord_n keep_v out_o of_o sight_n as_o at_o all_o time_n so_o every_o place_n i_o make_v my_o church_n to_o seek_v his_o face_n in_o forest_n chace_n park_n and_o wood_n on_o mountain_n meadow_n field_n and_o flood_n i_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o light_n but_o still_o my_o lord_n keep_v out_o of_o sight_n on_o neptun_n back_n when_o i_o can_v see_v but_o few_o pitch_a plank_n betwixt_o death_n and_o i_o in_o freedom_n and_o in_o bondage_n long_o with_o groan_n and_o cry_n with_o prayer_n and_o song_n i_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o light_n but_o still_o my_o lord_n keep_v out_o of_o sight_n in_o chamber_n closet_n swell_v with_o tear_n i_o send_v up_o vow_n for_o my_o arrear_n in_o chapel_n church_n and_o sacrament_n the_o soul_n ambrosian_a nourishment_n i_o seek_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o light_n but_o still_o my_o lord_n keep_v out_o of_o sight_n what_o be_v mild_a heaven_n turn_v to_o brass_n that_o neither_o sigh_n nor_o sob_n can_v pass_v be_v all_o commerce_n betwixt_o earth_n and_o sky_n cut_v off_o from_o adam_n progeny_n that_o thus_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o light_n shall_v so_o so_o long_o keep_v out_o of_o sight_n such_o passion_n do_v my_o mind_n assail_v such_o terror_n do_v my_o spirit_n quail_v when_o lo_o a_o beam_n of_o grace_n shoot_v out_o through_o the_o dark_a cloud_n of_o sin_n and_o doubt_n which_o do_v such_o quicken_a sparkle_n dart_v that_o pierce_v the_o centre_n of_o my_o heart_n o_o how_o my_o spirit_n come_v again_o how_o every_o cranny_n of_o my_o brain_n be_v fill_v with_o heat_n and_o wonderment_n with_o joy_n and_o ravish_a content_n when_o thus_o 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take_v his_o conscience_n for_o his_o admonisher_n here_o lest_o he_o become_v his_o accuser_n hereafter_o he_o be_v fraenum_fw-la and_o flagrum_fw-la he_o be_v a_o bridle_n before_o but_o a_o scourge_n after_o sin_n but_o i_o hope_v those_o turbid_a interval_n of_o grief_n and_o gripe_n better_v you_o afterward_o for_o confession_n and_o sorrow_n without_o amendment_n as_o one_o true_o say_v be_v like_o the_o pump_n of_o a_o ship_n without_o stop_v the_o leak_n it_o be_v a_o pithy_a and_o ponderous_a advice_n that_o a_o ancient_a father_n give_v commissa_fw-la dole_n dolenda_fw-la non_fw-la commit_v repent_v of_o thing_n commit_v and_o commit_v not_o thing_n to_o be_v repent_v there_o be_v another_o say_n that_o administer_v both_o comfort_n and_o caution_n that_o if_o sin_n present_a do_v not_o delight_v thou_o
sin_n pass_v will_v never_o destroy_v thou_o there_o be_v a_o three_o which_o reflect_v upon_o god_n and_o man_n qui_fw-la promittit_fw-la poenitenti_fw-la veniam_fw-la non_fw-la promittit_fw-la peccanti_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la he_o who_o promise_v pardon_n to_o the_o penitent_a do_v not_o promise_v repentance_n to_o the_o peccant_a it_o behoove_v you_o now_o that_o you_o have_v pass_v above_o seven_o climacteriques_n and_o see_v above_o seven_o and_o twenty_o hundred_o saboth_n to_o make_v a_o more_o exact_a and_o frequent_a account_n with_o heaven_n for_o all_o the_o noble_a natural_a part_n must_v grow_v less_o vigorous_a in_o you_o and_o so_o draw_v you_o to_o your_o end_n special_o the_o heart_n which_o according_a to_o the_o old_a egyptian_a doctrine_n receive_v two_o dramm_v every_o year_n till_o it_o come_v to_o 50_o and_o then_o decrease_v so_o fast_o to_o a_o 100_o whence_o turn_v to_o its_o original_a weight_n it_o make_v no_o further_a progress_n therefore_o rogus_fw-la et_fw-la urna_fw-la meditanda_fw-la you_o must_v now_o meditate_v on_o the_o pile_n and_o the_o pitcher_n viz._n on_o your_o winding-sheet_n and_o grave_n for_o death_n may_v lie_v in_o wait_n for_o you_o in_o your_o shadow_n as_o you_o tread_v it_o you_o must_v not_o now_o thirst_v so_o much_o after_o human_a knowledge_n and_o spend_v your_o time_n in_o the_o school_n of_o nature_n by_o make_v such_o greedy_a researche_n into_o her_o cause_n and_o effect_n you_o must_v seek_v after_o theological_a verity_n you_o must_v not_o so_o much_o look_v after_o jacob_n staff_n as_o after_o his_o ladder_n but_o in_o the_o search_n of_o divine_a mystery_n let_v i_o give_v you_o this_o caution_n not_o to_o affect_v scepticism_n too_o much_o for_o it_o may_v make_v you_o guilty_a of_o spiritual_a pride_n the_o two_o grand_fw-mi sin_n which_o reign_n in_o these_o time_n it_o be_v a_o wholesome_a rule_n satis_fw-la est_fw-la sapere_fw-la ad_fw-la sobrietatem_fw-la it_o be_v enough_o to_o be_v sober_o wise_a to_o be_v content_v to_o be_v of_o god_n court_n not_o of_o his_o council_n special_o of_o his_o cabinet_n council_n nor_o in_o adiaphorous_a thing_n must_v you_o be_v to_o violent_a strict_a and_o insolent_a or_o hate_v any_o to_o destruction_n body_n well_o fare_v you_o now_o and_o better_a may_v you_o fare_v hereafter_o that_o you_o have_v so_o much_o care_n of_o i_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o afford_v i_o these_o instruction_n it_o be_v a_o while_n since_o that_o i_o have_v put_v they_o in_o practice_n by_o employ_v my_o intellectual_n to_o divine_a operation_n and_o to_o give_v you_o some_o small_a instance_n i_o will_v offer_v you_o from_o among_o other_o a_o few_o of_o the_o psalm_n of_o the_o holy_a of_o man_n and_o the_o first_o instance_n shall_v be_v the_o verse_n that_o shall_v precede_v all_o prayer_n and_o praise_n which_o i_o have_v make_v to_o run_v upon_o english_a foot_n as_o smooth_o and_o as_o faithful_o as_o i_o can_v diversify_v it_o in_o four_o stanza_n whereof_o the_o reader_n may_v choose_v which_o he_o please_v psalm_n 19_o vers._n vlt._n 1_o o_o lord_n my_o saviour_n and_o support_n grant_v that_o the_o word_n and_o cry_v my_o heart_n do_v vent_v and_o tongue_n report_n be_v please_v in_o thy_o eye_n 2_o o_o let_v the_o notion_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o word_n my_o mouth_n do_v yield_v still_o in_o thy_o sight_n acceptance_n find_v my_o saviour_n strength_n and_o shield_n 3_o o_o lord_n my_o saviour_n strength_n and_o might_n grant_v that_o the_o thought_n and_o word_n be_v always_o please_v in_o thy_o sight_n my_o mouth_n and_o heart_n affoard_v 4_o o_o let_v the_o word_n my_o lip_n prolate_v and_o plaint_n my_o heart_n do_v pour_v find_v favour_n at_o thy_o mercy_n gate_n my_o saviour_n strength_n and_o tower_n now_o you_o shall_v receive_v some_o of_o the_o penitential_a psalm_n which_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v not_o murder_v in_o the_o version_n as_o other_o be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v psalm_n 51._o 1_o some_o pity_o lord_n to_o i_o afford_v of_o thy_o abundant_a grace_n for_o thy_o great_a love_n my_o sin_n remove_v and_o trespass_n deface_v 2_o wash_v off_o the_o slime_n of_o this_o foul_a crime_n and_o thorough_o purge_v the_o blot_n for_o i_o confess_v my_o wickedness_n i_o always_o see_v the_o spot_n 3_o o_o lord_n against_o thou_o and_o only_o thou_o have_v i_o commit_v ill_a that_o thy_o word_n may_v be_v count_v right_a and_o clear_o when_o judge_v still_o 4_o lo_o in_o a_o frame_n of_o sin_n and_o shame_n be_v knit_v my_o flesh_n and_o bone_n when_o i_o alas_o a_o embryon_n be_v of_o sinner_n i_o be_v one_o 5_o in_o the_o inmost_a part_n of_o contrite_a heart_n thou_o wisdom_n do_v demand_v and_o secret_o thou_o shall_v make_v i_o true_a wisdom_n understand_v 6_o with_o hyssop_n cleance_n this_o foul_a offence_n and_o purge_v my_o soul_n from_o ill_a so_o shall_v i_o be_v white_a in_o degree_n to_o snow_n on_o hermon_n hill_n 7_o o_o let_v i_o here_o news_n that_o may_v cheer_v my_o tremble_a heart_n with_o joy_n may_v free_v from_o groan_n my_o shatter_a bone_n break_v by_o thou_o with_o annoy_n 8_o o_o turn_v aside_o thy_o face_n and_o hide_v it_o from_o my_o foul_a offence_n and_o thorough_o blot_v this_o ugly_a spot_n ere_o i_o be_v sumon_v hence_o 9_o renew_v my_o heart_n in_o every_o part_n thy_o save_a grace_n inspire_v so_o that_o my_o breast_n may_v be_v possess_v with_o flame_n of_o heavenly_a fire_n 10_o oh_o do_v not_o chase_v i_o from_o thy_o face_n nor_o of_o thy_o spirit_n deprive_v for_o then_o shall_v i_o in_o misery_n be_v worst_a than_o thing_n alive_a 11_o thy_o joy_n once_o more_o to_o i_o restore_v of_o thy_o salvation_n so_o shall_v i_o preach_v and_o sinner_n teach_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n throne_n 12_o o_o lord_n from_o blood_n that_o cry_v so_o loud_a foâ—_z vengeance_n i_o defend_v so_o shall_v i_o still_o with_o accent_n shrill_a thy_o noble_a deed_n extend_v 13_o my_o lip_n unseal_v for_o to_o reveal_v thy_o wondrous_a act_n of_o old_a so_o shall_v my_o tongue_n the_o saint_n among_o thy_o righteousness_n unfold_v 14_o nor_o blood_n of_o lamb_n or_o fat_a of_o ram_n be_v please_v in_o thy_o sight_n else_o will_v i_o come_v with_o hecatomb_n do_v thou_o in_o they_o delight_n 15_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o god_n do_v prize_n be_v heart_n with_o sorrow_n bruise_v a_o heart_n break_v so_o and_o split_v with_o woe_n lord_n thou_o have_v never_o refuse_v 16_o on_o zion_n hill_n o_o lord_n distil_v thy_o gift_n in_o a_o good_a hour_n build_v salem_n wall_n and_o keep_v from_o fall_v thy_o temple_n and_o her_o tower_n here_o follow_v another_o in_o a_o differ_a cadence_n and_o tune_n psal._n 6._o 1_o correct_v i_o not_o in_o rage_n nor_o chastise_v i_o in_o ire_n but_o lord_n thy_o wrath_n assuage_v and_o i_o with_o grace_n inspire_v for_o i_o be_o faint_a and_o all_o my_o bone_n be_v vex_v with_o groan_n of_o just_a complaint_n 2_o my_o soul_n do_v also_o swell_v for_o grief_n that_o i_o torment_n but_o lord_n how_o long_o oh_o tell_v will_v thou_o thyself_o absent_a return_v o_o god_n lord_n of_o all_o bliss_n for_o i_o do_v kiss_v thy_o smart_a rod_n 3_o for_o in_o the_o shade_n of_o night_n no_o mortal_a can_v thou_o mind_n and_o in_o the_o pit_n what_o wight_n to_o thank_v thou_o can_v thou_o find_v behold_v my_o tear_n wherewith_o i_o drown_v each_o night_n my_o down_n for_o old_a arrear_n 4_o my_o beauteous_a day_n be_v past_a for_o grief_n that_o i_o dismay_v and_o like_o a_o flower_n i_o fade_v and_o wither_v quite_o away_o for_o fear_v of_o those_o that_o i_o annoy_v and_o will_v destroy_v like_o deadly_a foe_n psalm_n 130._o 1_o out_o of_o the_o flood_n out_o of_o the_o suds_n of_o sin_n i_o roar_v and_o cry_v lord_n bow_v thy_o ear_n it_o be_v time_n to_o hear_v my_o groan_n and_o agony_n 2_o if_o thou_o observe_v how_o oft_o we_o swerve_v from_o thou_o who_o can_v abide_v to_o stand_v before_o thy_o judgement_n door_n to_o be_v arraign_v and_o try_v 3_o but_o there_o be_v with_o thou_o rich_a clemency_n and_o plenteous_a store_n of_o grace_n which_o make_v thou_o lord_n to_o be_v adore_v so_o much_o by_o human_a race_n 4_o my_o soul_n for_o thou_o incessant_o wait_v as_o the_o sentinel_n wait_v for_o the_o day_n and_o phoebus_n ray_n night_n darkness_n to_o repel_v let_v israel_n then_o bold_o dwell_v and_o trust_v in_o god_n above_o for_o there_o be_v with_o he_o up_o to_o the_o brim_n abundant_a store_n of_o love_n 6_o for_o it_o be_v he_o can_v only_o free_v and_o israel_n forgive_v and_o of_o his_o crime_n do_v at_o all_o time_n a_o absolution_n give_v soul_n i_o be_o mighty_o well_o please_v that_o you_o employ_v your_o thought_n and_o word_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a creature_n of_o the_o