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	time_n	word_n	15,308	5	4.0545	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77026	A short treatise of the quiet of the soul. How necessary a thing it is, and how it may be atttained [sic]. Composed by the reverend father John de Bovilla, an observant frier of the holy order of St. Francis. Permissu superiorum	Bonilla, Jean de, 16th cent.	1700 (1700)	Wing B3595BB; ESTC R229458	16,670	59

end_n our_o lord_n be_v thy_o content_n in_o who_o thou_o must_v always_o rest_v address_v all_o thy_o labour_n to_o thy_o lord_n who_o be_v mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man._n love_v this_o lord_n and_o impart_v thy_o heart_n free_o unto_o he_o for_o he_o will_v resolve_v thy_o doubt_n and_o will_v lift_v thou_o up_o when_o thou_o shall_v fall_v he_o will_v absolve_v and_o communicate_v thou_o spiritual_o when_o thou_o make_v thyself_o ready_a for_o he_o be_v a_o eternal_a priest_n when_o thy_o ghostly_a father_n shall_v cast_v thou_o off_o and_o will_v not_o minister_v thou_o the_o sacrament_n as_o often_o as_o thou_o desire_v come_v then_o thirsty_a unto_o this_o lord_n who_o though_o he_o have_v give_v power_n to_o st._n peter_n yet_o have_v not_o deprive_v himself_o of_o the_o same_o he_o will_v grant_v thou_o a_o jubilee_n so_o often_o as_o thou_o do_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o final_o if_o thou_o do_v love_v he_o thou_o shall_v want_v nothing_o offer_v thyself_o to_o god_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n in_o all_o peace_n and_o quietness_n of_o spirit_n and_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o go_v the_o better_a in_o this_o way_n and_o that_o thou_o pass_v over_o this_o journey_n without_o heaviness_n or_o weariness_n it_o be_v expedient_a thou_o make_v ready_a thy_o soul_n at_o every_o step_n by_o enlarge_n thy_o will_n and_o make_v it_o fit_a that_o god_n holy_a will_v be_v fulfil_v in_o thou_o for_o if_o thou_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o room_n to_o hold_v much_o thou_o shall_v receive_v much_o and_o let_v thy_o purpose_n be_v second_v by_o work_n to_o the_o end_n it_o befall_v not_o thou_o as_o it_o befall_v st._n peter_n who_o resolute_o say_v that_o he_o will_v die_v with_o christ_n but_o fail_v very_o soon_o for_o that_o his_o determination_n come_v from_o himself_o and_o from_o his_o own_o will_n and_o desire_n which_o although_o it_o be_v good_a as_o in_o this_o example_n it_o be_v yet_o it_o be_v dangerous_a and_o the_o beginning_n of_o a_o great_a fall_n if_o our_o will_n begin_v to_o think_v or_o desire_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o help_n of_o god_n desire_v always_o and_o yet_o desire_v nothing_o that_o be_v let_v thy_o desire_n and_o will_v be_v free_a on_o every_o side_n as_o already_o we_o have_v say_v and_o as_o i_o say_v again_o always_o and_o upon_o every_o occasion_n determine_v with_o thyself_o with_o all_o thy_o force_n to_o be_v conformable_a with_o god_n and_o never_o determine_v with_o thyself_o in_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v in_o that_o instant_n in_o which_o thou_o work_v but_o keep_v thyself_o at_o liberty_n yet_o note_v hereby_o that_o none_o be_v forbid_v to_o use_v a_o prudent_a care_n in_o thing_n necessary_a and_o belong_v to_o their_o state_n for_o that_o operation_n be_v in_o god_n and_o according_a to_o god_n and_o thereby_o the_o peace_n and_o the_o true_a spiritual_a profit_n be_v not_o hinder_v in_o all_o thing_n purpose_n and_o perform_v speedy_o what_o by_o thyself_o inward_o may_v be_v do_v and_o outward_o desire_v nothing_o in_o this_o present_a instant_a what_o thou_o be_v to_o do_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o offer_v thy_o will_n to_o god_n and_o furthermore_o to_o desire_v or_o seek_v nothing_o be_v like_a unto_o a_o poor_a man_n who_o of_o himself_o know_v he_o be_v unable_a and_o thou_o shall_v always_o be_v joyful_a to_o conclude_v this_o liberty_n of_o spirit_n be_v the_o key_n of_o thy_o perfection_n and_o perseverance_n which_o in_o substance_n be_v nothing_o else_o than_o that_o the_o inward_a man_n do_v consist_v within_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o enlarge_v not_o himself_o to_o wish_v desire_v or_o procure_v any_o outward_a thing_n and_o so_o long_o as_o one_o shall_v remain_v in_o this_o manner_n he_o shall_v enjoy_v a_o divine_a and_o pleasant_a bondage_n chap._n x._o that_o the_o soul_n must_v not_o be_v dismay_v though_o it_o find_v resistance_n in_o itself_o or_o disturbance_n of_o this_o quietness_n consider_v that_o full_a often_o notwithstanding_o thy_o pious_a endeavour_n in_o this_o matter_n thou_o shall_v find_v thyself_o trouble_v and_o deprive_v of_o this_o solitariness_n and_o liberty_n and_o that_o the_o whirlwind_n of_o thy_o own_o passion_n will_v raise_v up_o the_o dust_n of_o unquietness_n and_o trouble_v in_o thy_o soul_n which_o our_o lord_n so_o permit_v for_o our_o great_a good_a because_o that_o a_o dew_n from_o heaven_n shall_v be_v send_v thou_o by_o which_o the_o dry_a land_n of_o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v fatten_v and_o not_o only_o the_o dust_n shall_v be_v lay_v thereby_o but_o also_o flower_n of_o a_o new_a and_o fragrant_a odor_n shall_v spring_v up_o by_o which_o every_o day_n thou_o shall_v be_v make_v more_o acceptable_a and_o more_o please_v to_o the_o almighty_a this_o be_v the_o battle_n in_o which_o the_o saint_n gain_v crown_n and_o great_a reward_n whensoever_o thou_o be_v trouble_v do_v but_o say_v o_o lord_n loe_o here_o thy_o servant_n thy_o will_v be_v do_v in_o i_o i_o believe_v o_o lord_n that_o thy_o word_n shall_v never_o fail_v and_o therein_o i_o only_o trust_v behold_v i_o therefore_o here_o do_v with_o i_o what_o thou_o will_v i_o stand_v whole_o at_o thy_o disposition_n bless_a be_v the_o soul_n that_o offer_v itself_o in_o this_o manner_n in_o time_n of_o tribulation_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n if_o this_o battle_n do_v last_o or_o continue_v for_o any_o long_a time_n and_o thou_o can_v not_o conform_v thyself_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n so_o soon_o as_o thou_o will_v wish_v be_v not_o therefore_o dismay_v for_o that_o this_o be_v the_o cross_n which_o christ_n will_v have_v thou_o to_o carry_v and_o follow_v he_o according_a to_o the_o example_n which_o in_o himself_o he_o have_v show_v to_o thou_o to_o which_o effect_n consider_v if_o it_o please_v thou_o the_o battle_n which_o christ_n fight_v in_o the_o garden_n when_o his_o humanity_n shrink_v and_o say_v father_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a let_v this_o chalice_n pass_v from_o i_o but_o he_o present_o call_v his_o soul_n to_o his_o self_n for_o christ_n desire_n be_v free_a and_o not_o tie_v at_o all_o to_o his_o own_o will_n and_o say_v with_o a_o profound_a humility_n yet_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v and_o not_o i_o these_o be_v the_o labour_n and_o combat_n which_o we_o must_v learn_v by_o christ_n our_o pattern_n who_o do_v propose_v himself_o as_o a_o example_n to_o we_o be_v not_o dismay_v though_o oftentimes_o thou_o wish_v to_o be_v rid_v and_o free_a from_o these_o toil_n but_o continue_v in_o humility_n and_o prayer_n until_o thou_o come_v to_o lose_v thy_o own_o will_n and_o that_o god_n will_v be_v fulfil_v in_o thou_o labour_n earnest_o that_o no_o other_o thing_n have_v only_a god_n do_v lodge_n in_o thy_o soul_n though_o it_o be_v for_o never_o so_o short_a a_o time_n let_v nothing_o at_o all_o seem_v better_o unto_o thou_o nor_o observe_v other_o man_n malice_n or_o evil_n but_o pass_v through_o all_o thing_n like_o a_o child_n without_o grief_n or_o irksomeness_n and_o without_o any_o hurt_n chap._n xi_o how_o diligent_a the_o devil_n be_v to_o deprive_v we_o of_o this_o quietness_n and_o contrariwise_o we_o must_v beware_v of_o his_o craft_n our_o adversary_n the_o devil_n his_o fashion_n be_v to_o seek_v out_o for_o such_o as_o he_o may_v swallow_v and_o therefore_o he_o expect_v nothing_o rather_o of_o thou_o than_o that_o thou_o foregoe_v both_o humility_n and_o simplicity_n and_o that_o thou_o attribute_v something_o to_o thyself_o to_o thy_o own_o industry_n and_o endeavour_n and_o that_o thou_o esteem_v other_o as_o inferior_a to_o thyself_o in_o diligence_n and_o dispose_v of_o themselves_o to_o receive_v god_n gift_n whereby_o thou_o may_v come_v to_o despise_v some_o body_n or_o other_o in_o thy_o own_o thought_n for_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o will_v easy_o find_v a_o passage_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o soul_n the_o door_n by_o which_o he_o desire_v to_o enter_v in_o be_v that_o of_o our_o ownself_n estimation_n if_o thou_o be_v not_o therefore_o well_o advise_v in_o such_o occurrence_n speeedy_o to_o step_v backward_o to_o confound_v pull_v down_o and_o annihilate_v thyself_o as_o already_o we_o have_v say_v thou_o shall_v fall_v at_o length_n into_o the_o pharisee'_v pride_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o he_o boast_v much_o of_o his_o own_o goodness_n and_o judge_v other_o man_n for_o bad_a and_o if_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o devil_n come_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o thy_o will_n he_o will_v be_v soon_o lord_n over_o it_o plant_v therein_o all_o kind_n of_o vice_n to_o thy_o great_a damage_n and_o loss_n for_o which_o cause_n our_o lord_n warn_v we_o to_o watch_n and_o pray_v wherefore_o thou_o be_v to_o stand_v on_o thy_o guard_n to_o the_o end_n thy_o

a_o short_a treatise_n of_o the_o quiet_a of_o the_o soul_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o natural_a condition_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o how_o it_o must_v be_v govern_v you_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o god_n have_v give_v you_o a_o very_a noble_a heart_n only_o create_v to_o love_v he_o and_o in_o his_o love_n to_o be_v melt_v and_o consume_v by_o his_o love_n you_o shall_v easy_o perform_v what_o you_o will_v and_o be_v enamour_v with_o virtue_n any_o difficulty_n shall_v be_v soon_o overcome_v whereas_o contrariwise_o if_o by_o your_o own_o force_n you_o attempt_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n you_o shall_v effectuate_v nothing_o let_v the_o intention_n of_o your_o heart_n be_v well_o ground_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o the_o exterior_a operation_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o interior_a and_o though_o penance_n and_o penal_a exercise_n be_v laudable_a when_o they_o be_v moderate_v with_o discretion_n answerable_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o person_n by_o who_o they_o be_v wrought_v yet_o very_o frequent_o the_o better_a part_n of_o they_o evaporate_v into_o vain_a complaisance_n without_o any_o profit_n whole_o lose_v your_o labour_n unless_o they_o be_v rule_v and_o govern_v by_o that_o which_o be_v interior_a man_n life_n upon_o earth_n be_v a_o continual_a warfare_n as_o holy_a job_n witness_v in_o this_o war_n you_o must_v watch_v and_o your_o watch_n must_v consist_v in_o settle_v purify_n and_o quiet_v of_o your_o spirit_n in_o all_o your_o motion_n when_o any_o sudden_a storm_n of_o passion_n and_o sensual_a unquietness_n arise_v in_o your_o own_o soul_n be_v always_o ready_a with_o speed_n to_o settle_v and_o pacify_v the_o same_o in_o not_o grant_v it_o too_o much_o liberty_n to_o start_v or_o wander_v out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n observe_v this_o so_o often_o as_o unquietness_n shall_v assault_v you_o either_o in_o prayer_n or_o out_o of_o prayer_n then_o shall_v you_o be_v able_a to_o pray_v well_o when_o in_o this_o manner_n you_o know_v how_o to_o work_v well_o and_o note_v that_o when_o you_o practice_v the_o aforesaid_a observation_n you_o do_v it_o without_o force_n or_o violence_n but_o rather_o with_o pleasure_n for_o your_o principal_a exercise_n must_v be_v to_o quiet_a your_o soul_n and_o heart_n and_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o be_v disorder_v or_o to_o stray_v but_o that_o always_o they_o be_v at_o rest_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o care_n which_o the_o soul_n ought_v to_o have_v to_o settle_v herself_o in_o quietness_n wherefore_o before_o all_o thing_n you_o be_v to_o place_v this_o peaceable_a watchman_n and_o guard_n over_o your_o sense_n and_o thereby_o without_o toil_n and_o travel_v you_o shall_v be_v lead_v to_o great_a matter_n with_o great_a quietness_n and_o security_n by_o which_o quietness_n send_v by_o god_n almighty_a you_o shall_v watch_n pray_v obey_v and_o suffer_v injury_n without_o opposition_n yet_o till_o you_o be_v satisfy_v in_o yourself_o you_o be_v to_o sustain_v some_o labour_n for_o want_v of_o practice_n herein_o but_o your_o soul_n shall_v rest_v quiet_v and_o comfort_v in_o whatsoever_o contradiction_n befall_v you_o and_o every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o your_o spirit_n shall_v be_v quiet_v and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n you_o find_v yourself_o so_o afflict_v that_o you_o can_v attain_v to_o this_o quietness_n then_o have_v recourse_n to_o prayer_n wherein_o you_o must_v persevere_v after_o the_o example_n of_o our_o saviour_n who_o thrice_o pray_v in_o the_o garden_n thereby_o to_o teach_v you_o that_o all_o your_o refuge_n and_o trust_n must_v be_v in_o prayer_n and_o depart_v not_o from_o it_o till_o you_o find_v your_o will_n conformable_a to_o god_n will_v be_v pacify_v and_o repose_v if_o you_o be_v employ_v in_o some_o corporal_a work_n force_v not_o yourself_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o it_o to_o soon_o nor_o limit_v yourself_o with_o any_o time_n in_o which_o it_o must_v be_v finish_v but_o rather_o work_v the_o same_o with_o ease_n and_o tranquillity_n for_o your_o principal_a intention_n must_v be_v to_o have_v god_n before_o your_o eye_n with_o great_a quietness_n without_o all_o kind_n of_o respect_n of_o content_v any_o other_o beside_o he_o for_o if_o you_o make_v any_o mixture_n of_o other_o affection_n you_o shall_v soon_o perceive_v the_o vexation_n and_o unquietness_n which_o in_o your_o soul_n shall_v arise_v so_o by_o fall_v down_o and_o rise_v up_o again_o you_o shall_v observe_v and_o clear_o see_v that_o all_o your_o hurt_n proceed_v from_o self-love_n whilst_o we_o endeavour_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v conformable_a to_o our_o will_n and_o what_o otherwise_o fall_v out_o do_v afflict_v trouble_n and_o disquiet_v we_o chap._n iii_o how_o this_o peaceable_a habitation_n may_v not_o be_v build_v on_o a_o sudden_a but_o by_o little_a and_o little_a take_v care_n thou_o never_o suffer_v thy_o heart_n to_o be_v trouble_v sad_a or_o alter_v or_o mingle_v with_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v disquiet_v it_o but_o labour_n always_o to_o keep_v it_o in_o peace_n for_o our_o lord_n say_v bless_a be_v the_o peaceable_a which_o when_o you_o do_v our_o lord_n will_v build_v a_o peaceable_a city_n in_o your_o soul_n and_o make_v it_o his_o house_n of_o pleasure_n what_o he_o require_v of_o thou_o be_v only_o that_o as_o often_o as_o thou_o stand_v up_o thou_o shall_v sit_v down_o again_o that_o be_v keep_v thyself_o quiet_a in_o all_o thy_o work_n thought_n and_o motion_n and_o as_o in_o one_o day_n a_o city_n be_v not_o build_v so_o thou_o must_v not_o think_v in_o one_o day_n to_o attain_v to_o this_o peace_n and_o inward_a rest_n for_o it_o be_v our_o lord_n building_n and_o he_o himself_o must_v make_v thou_o his_o house_n and_o temple_n otherwise_o thou_o do_v labour_n in_o vain_a and_o observe_v that_o the_o principal_a foundation_n of_o this_o be_v humility_n chap._n iu._n how_o the_o soul_n must_v deprive_v herself_o of_o all_o comfort_n for_o to_o attain_v to_o this_o quietness_n and_o peace_n for_o to_o enter_v in_o by_o this_o door_n of_o humility_n thou_o must_v be_v earnest_a to_o embrace_v tribulation_n and_o esteem_v they_o as_o thy_o sister_n and_o wish_v to_o be_v despise_v of_o all_o man_n and_o that_o none_o do_v comfort_v thou_o but_o god_n and_o let_v this_o be_v thy_o settle_a persuasion_n that_o only_a god_n be_v thy_o total_a joy_n and_o that_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v thorn_n to_o thou_o so_o that_o thou_o be_v to_o accustom_v thy_o soul_n to_o be_v alone_o with_o god_n represent_v unto_o thyself_o that_o if_o thou_o be_v lead_v to_o a_o place_n where_o thou_o shall_v receive_v some_o disgrace_n and_o affront_n thou_o will_v go_v willing_o and_o with_o joy_n to_o suffer_v it_o be_v sure_a that_o god_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o to_o wish_v or_o desire_v no_o other_o honour_n than_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v to_o his_o honour_n and_o glory_n and_o to_o suffer_v for_o his_o love_n thou_o must_v also_o force_v thyself_o to_o be_v glad_a when_o any_o one_o treat_v thou_o with_o injurious_a word_n despise_v or_o rebuke_v thou_o for_o under_o this_o cover_n rugged_a as_o the_o bark_n of_o a_o tree_n lie_v hide_v a_o great_a treasure_n tribulation_n well_o suffer_v be_v a_o sort_n of_o soap_n that_o wash_v out_o all_o the_o dregs_o of_o our_o imperfection_n and_o offence_n final_o thou_o be_v not_o to_o seek_v for_o honour_n nor_o yet_o that_o any_o love_v thou_o in_o this_o life_n nor_o make_v a_o account_n of_o thou_o but_o if_o thou_o suffer_v with_o christ_n crucify_a beware_v of_o thyself_o as_o of_o a_o enemy_n follow_v not_o thy_o own_o will_n judgement_n or_o desire_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v cast_v away_o to_o this_o purpose_n thou_o must_v be_v arm_v viz._n for_o to_o defend_v thyself_o against_o thyself_o where_o thy_o will_n desire_v to_o attain_v to_o any_o thing_n although_o it_o seem_v very_o holy_a yet_o represent_v this_o with_o a_o profound_a humility_n before_o our_o lord_n beseech_v he_o that_o his_o will_n may_v be_v do_v in_o thou_o and_o let_v this_o be_v do_v with_o a_o hearty_a desire_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o self-love_n acknowledge_v thy_o small_a force_n and_o how_o easy_o thou_o may_v be_v deceive_v by_o thy_o own_o opinion_n that_o be_v shadow_v with_o the_o shape_n of_o holiness_n and_o indiscreet_a zeal_n of_o which_o our_o saviour_n say_v beware_v of_o the_o false_a prophet_n that_o come_v in_o sheepskin_n and_o be_v raven_a wolf_n by_o their_o fruit_n you_o shall_v know_v they_o their_o fruit_n therefore_o be_v to_o leave_v behind_o they_o in_o the_o soul_n vexation_n and_o unquietness_n any_o thing_n that_o separate_v we_o from_o humility_n and_o this_o inward_a peace_n and_o quietness_n under_o what_o colour_n soever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n and_o a_o raven_a wolf_n for_o under_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o