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	speak_v	word_n	16,774	5	4.1389	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45874	An information of the present condition of affairs, and declaration concerning present duties from the commission of the General Assembly, unto the kirk and kingdom of Scotland	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1648 (1648)	Wing I170; ESTC R11397	6,062	13

So it concerns these whom God hath called thereunto to endeavour the Reforming and purging of Judicatories and Armies by removing from them all Malignant and scandalous persons especially those who have been Authors Promoters or Abettors of the Ingagement against England and of the course pursued by the forces at Sterling under the command of the Earl of Lanerk and George Monro And that all places of power and trust may be filled with men of known integrity and affection to the Cause of God and of a blamelesse and Christian conversation So shall Malignancie injustice iniquity prophanenesse and impiety be suppressed and punished Religion and righteousnesse be advanced the blessing of the Lord shal be upon all publick proceedings his pleasure shal prosper in the hand of publick instruments And though this duty may be attended with many difficulties yet it being such as without it we cannot expect any delivery from present evil or any stable injoyment either of present or future blessings We trust it shall be seriously minded by those whom it concerns Let them deal couragiously and the Lord shall be with the good Albeit the former designe of the Malignant party be defeat and their power broken in both Kingdoms yet it shall be no wisdom to be secure as though there were no more evil or danger to be apprehended from them who retaining their former principles will no doubt still study to drive their old designes And therefore as it would be the care of every one to avoid their snares discover their subtilties and oppose their wayes So it concerns those who are in power and authority in a speciall way to take heed that they do not trouble the peace of the Land And it doth no lesse concern the watchmen of the Lords house both to endeavour to keep their People pure that they be not infected with Errours of Sectaries nor drawn away from the Truth and also to purge out from among them the leaven of Malignancie and prophanity and to give timous and faithfull warning of dangers on all hands and to exhort to a faithfull performance of all the duties that the Lord calls them unto in these times especially of that solemn publick acknowledgment of sins and the renewing of the League and Covenant now resolved upon It is a great obligation from the Lord upon all that have been faithfull amongst the Ministry in this Land That he was not only pleased in the day of temptation to keep them in a straight path and to give them to speak his word withall boldnesse notwithstanding of the threatenings of enemies but to preserve them from the wrath of men and to confirm their testimony by so real a Declaration of his displeasure from heaven against these who despised the message of God in their mouths which should encourage all who speak in his name to do their duty faithfully and without fear In the last place it is incumbent to all the Lords people throughout the Land from the sense of his mercies and rods to draw neer unto him by unfained Repentance and reall Reformation And as to mourn for all the breaches of the Solemn League and Covenant so to prepare themselves for the renewing thereof with these sutable affection and dispositions that become so grave and great a work that his wrath may be turned away from them and that they being delivered out of the hands of their enemies may serve him without fear all the days of their life in holinesse and righteousnesse A. Ker. FINIS