Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	delight_n	example_n	great_a	69	3	2.1261	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23803	The whole duty of mourning and the great concern of preparing our selves for death, practically considered / written some years since by the author of The whole duty of man, and now published upon the sad occasion of the death of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lady Mary the II, Queen of England, &c. of blessed memory.	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.	1695 (1695)	Wing A1194; ESTC R33068	65,567	192

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nor_o to_o walk_v after_o the_o lust_n of_o their_o eye_n to_o live_v by_o faith_n and_o not_o by_o sight_n 2_o cor_n 5.7_o not_o to_o look_v after_o thing_n temporal_a which_o be_v see_v but_o after_o thing_n eternal_a which_o be_v not_o see_v 1_o cor._n 4.18_o and_o as_o the_o sense_n of_o see_v wax_v dim_a in_o old_a age_n that_o of_o hear_v likewise_o fail_v the_o daughter_n of_o music_n be_v abase_v and_o bring_v low_a eccles._n 12.4_o man_n can_v then_o any_o more_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o singing-man_n and_o singing-woman_n 2_o sam._n 19.35_o god_n that_o plant_v the_o ear_n psal._n 94.9_o when_o he_o make_v this_o plant_n to_o wither_v again_o call_v they_o to_o remember_v their_o transplantation_n into_o another_o world_n to_o wait_v for_o their_o change_n and_o to_o prepare_v for_o it_o the_o taste_v likewise_o decay_n for_o old_a barzillai_n can_v taste_v what_o he_o eat_v or_o what_o he_o drink_v 2_o sam._n 19.35_o old_a isaac_n by_o his_o touch_n can_v distinguish_v 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the_o year_n of_o which_o man_n say_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o eccl._n 12.1_o then_o be_v the_o light_n of_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n obscure_v and_o then_o the_o cloud_n return_v after_o the_o rain_n one_o infirmity_n after_o another_o v_o 2._o through_o decay_n of_o natural_a heat_n arise_v indigestion_n and_o crudity_n of_o stomach_n and_o thereupon_o follow_v rheum_n and_o catarrh_n and_o from_o thence_o proceed_v ache_n and_o manifold_a pain_n and_o disease_n whereby_o the_o almighty_a as_o with_o a_o iron_n pen_n write_v our_o lesson_n and_o engrave_v this_o sentence_n deep_a in_o our_o flesh_n and_o bone_n remember_v your_o latter_a end_n approach_v and_o prepare_v for_o death_n chap._n vi_o several_a forerunner_n of_o death_n which_o may_v warn_v man_n to_o prepare_v for_o it_o practical_o consider_v thus_o in_o every_o age_n before_o death_n approach_n we_o have_v manifold_a forewarning_n of_o his_o come_v and_o when_o death_n appear_v god_n usual_o bring_v 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nor_o ever_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o iv._o now_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o forget_v this_o end_n but_o imprint_v it_o in_o our_o mind_n for_o though_o we_o know_v not_o distinct_o what_o the_o thing_n prepare_v be_v yet_o we_o know_v they_o be_v great_a and_o glorious_a for_o so_o much_o be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o by_o god_n spirit_n and_o we_o have_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 2.10.12.16_o and_o therefore_o o_o thou_o great_a be_v teach_v we_o to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o our_o eye_n to_o turn_v they_o away_o from_o behold_v of_o vanity_n and_o ever_o to_o look_v at_o this_o mark_n and_o to_o feed_v our_o eye_n with_o a_o sight_n of_o this_o glory_n and_o even_o afar_o off_o to_o behold_v it_o by_o contemplation_n until_o we_o approach_v near_o unto_o it_o and_o with_o the_o psalmist_n be_v satisfy_v therewith_o psal._n 17_o 1●_n v._o and_o in_o our_o fellowship_n with_o god_n we_o be_v not_o only_o allow_v to_o see_v he_o but_o to_o enjoy_v he_o and_o all_o that_o we_o see_v in_o he_o by_o covenant_n he_o give_v himself_o to_o be_v our_o god_n gen._n 17.7.8_o and_o be_v our_o portion_n and_o inheritance_n psal._n 16.5_o jer._n 10.16_o lam._n 3.24_o in_o this_o promise_n be_v contain_v all_o the_o riches_n of_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o immortality_n and_o in_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v not_o more_o comfort_n then_o that_o which_o be_v include_v in_o this_o word_n for_o what_o gift_n be_v great_a than_o god_n or_o what_o can_v be_v want_v to_o they_o that_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o exceed_a great_a reward_n gen._n 15.1_o vi_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o gift_n be_v unspeakable_a for_o the_o present_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o affliction_n but_o in_o the_o last_o period_n of_o our_o life_n then_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o and_o the_o like_a promise_n therefore_o be_v that_o end_v ever_o 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14.26_o ix_o and_o as_o in_o soul_n so_o in_o body_n shall_v we_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o christ_n our_o vile_a body_n shall_v be_v change_v and_o fashion_v like_a unto_o his_o glorious_a body_n and_o this_o according_a to_o the_o work_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o subdue_v all_o thing_n unto_o himself_o phil._n 3.21_o that_o be_v as_o effectual_o and_o comfortable_o as_o a_o almighty_a power_n be_v able_a to_o bring_v to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o as_o in_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n his_o face_n do_v shine_v as_o the_o sun_n mat._n 17.2_o even_o so_o shall_v the_o righteous_a shine_n forth_o as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o their_o father_n mat._n 13.43_o as_o the_o raiment_n of_o christ_n through_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o body_n do_v shine_v as_o the_o transparen_a light_n and_o be_v exceed_o white_a as_o snow_n mark_n 9.3_o and_o withal_o white_a and_o glister_a luke_n 9.29_o so_o the_o whole_a person_n of_o the_o righteous_a make_v white_a than_o 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