Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	death_n	life_n	see_v	10,547	5	3.5363	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03884	A wonderful prophesie declared by Christian James; a maid of twenty two years of age, (late daughter to Dan. James) ... who departed this life upon the 8. of Mar. With the true relation of her behaviour, both in her life time, and at the hour of her death, worthy to be had in memory. The tune is, In summer time.	L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680?	1656 (1656)	Wing J414A; ESTC R179609	2,219	1

A wonderful Prophesie declared by Christian James a Maid of twenty two years of age late Daughter to Dan. James who was born and bred near unto the Town which is called Padstow in the County of Cornwal who departed this life upon the 8. of Mar. With the true Relation of her behaviour both in her life time and at the hour of her death worthy to be had in memory The tune is in Summer time THe mighty Lord that rules in heaven strange wonders doth to England send And many warnings hath us given ' cause we our sinful lives may mend But like the misbeléeving Jews so hard of heart our people be They think that nothing can be true but that which their own eyes do sée Wherefore good people mark it well I 'le here lay open to your view A Song most wonderful and strange and can approve it to be true A Damosel did near Padstow dwell within the County of Cornwal fair Whose Parents had no childe but her she was her Fathers only Heir To whom came many a brave young man intending to make her a Wife But never tempting tongue could make this Maid to change her maiden life And though her Parents riches had and costly garments her allow'd In comely habit she would go and alwaies hated to be proud She ne're was heard to curse or swear nor any word of anger give But courteous was in every thing to them that did about her live If she heard any one to swear or take Gods sacred Name in vain She told him that they crucifi'd our Saviour Jesus Christ again She often did frequent the Church and also did relieve the poor The Widdow and the Fatherlesse she every day fed at the door Upon a time this Damosel she fell sick and in a deadly swound She lay for twenty hours space no life in her could then be found Her aged Father did lament her Mother she shed many a tear She wept she wail'd she wrung her hands for losse of this her Daughter dear Alas alas my childe she said how dearly have I tendred thée And wilt thou now forsake the world and leave me in this misery I w●uld thy birth had béen my death then never had I séen this day This grievous moan the Mother made by her dear Daughter as she lay At last she did strong waters fetch and rubs her Temples and each Vein Till at the last th● Damosel had recovered life and sense again And being come unto her spéech with voice most shrill aloud she cry'd O Mother you have done me wrong this cannot be by you deny'd For I was in the way to Heaven two glorious Angels did me guide Who gently took me by the hand and held me up on every side SInging of Psalms and spiritual Songs so long as we past on the way Till one that had a golden Crown met us and caused me to stay Return said he from whence thou cam'st thy Mother for thée makes great moan And tell these things which I declare unto thy neighbours every one Speak this quoth he unto them all how that the Lord e're long will send A grievous punishment to them that daily do his will offend This is the last age of the world even the very sink of sin The puddle of iniquitie which you long time have wallowed in The Men and Wives live in discord the Father envies his own Son The rich the poor the old the young do hourlie into mischief run Extortions and Idolatrie and hateful pride is now in use Blasphemous Oaths and Curses vile the people count as no abuse Gods Ministers are set at naught the Sabbath is prophan'd also The poor lies starving in the stréet opprest with sorrow grief and woe The loathsome sin of Drunkennesse and Whordome doth too much excéed He that can do his Neighbor wrong doth think he doth a godly déed Now ponder therefore what I say Dooms dreadful day is near at hand Wilde-fire and Brimstone shall destroie the Heaven the Earth the Sea and Land And every Soul before the Lord a just account he then shall give His Conscience shall a witnesse be in what condition he did live Then he that hath done well shall passe forthwith to everlasting rest And live among those glorious Saints which Jesus Christ our Lord hath blest Where Martyrs Prophets Patriarchs do Halelujahs ever sing Glory and honour be to God and unto Christ our heavenlie King Then wo to them that have done ill when they shall hear the Sentence past Depart ye cursed into Hell whose fire for evermore shall last The sorrows that are here foretold will come on you er'e it be long Except repentance trulie dwell in hearts of all both Old and Young Repentance and true watery eyes will help to quench the burning flame Which God hath kindled to consume this wicked worlds most rotten frame Let not your buildings all so brave be burnt and wasted with Gods ire Nor let your souls for whom Christ dy'd be burnt in Hells eternal Fire Here endeth the Prophesie These Spéeches spoke the Maiden dy'd and came no more to life again Her Seul no doubt is gone to Heaven with glorious Angels to remain At her decease an harmony of musick there was heard to sound which ravisht all the standers by it did with swéetnesse so abound It pierc'd the Earth the Air also yet no man knew from whence it came But each one said it came from Heaven and presently upon the same The Magistrates of that fame Parish which heard and saw this wonder strange Desir'd to have it put in Print ' cause wicked Men their waies might change The Names of the Masters of the Parish that saw the Maid on her death-bed and heard the words of the Prophesie which she delivered were as followeth W. Wats Curate T. Davis Head Cunstable R. Wilkins and C. Tanner Church-wardens who By the consent of divers others in the same Parish which were in presence at the Damo●els Decease caused a Letter to be written and sent from thence to London on purpose to have it Printed whereby to avoid all scandal March 8 Contrived into Meeter by L. P London Printed for J. Wright at the Globe in Little-Brittain