Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	deliver_v	hand_n	king_n	10,812	5	4.0168	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31362	The moderate enquirer resolved in a plain description of several objections which are summed up together and treated upon by way of conference, concerning the contemned [sic] people commonly called Quakers who are the royal seed of God and whose innocency is here cleared in the answers to the many objections that are frequently produced by their opponents : which may be profitable for them to read that have any thing against them, and useful for all such as desire to know the certainty of those things which are most commonly reported of them / written in behalf of the brethren, in vindication of the truth, by VV. C.	Caton, William, 1636-1665.	1658 (1658)	Wing C1515; ESTC R29186	28,001	70

which_o she_o be_v a_o servant_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n these_o people_n will_v not_o limit_v in_o male_a or_o female_a who_o be_v one_o in_o christ_n enq._n what_o charity_n have_v these_o people_n will_v they_o relieve_v the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n etc._n etc._n res._n they_o have_v that_o charity_n which_o suffer_v long_a which_o be_v kind_a and_o envy_v not_o which_o vaunt_v not_o itself_o nor_o be_v puff_v up_o they_o have_v that_o charity_n which_o rejoice_v not_o 〈◊〉_d iniquity_n but_o in_o the_o truth_n which_o bear●●●h_a all_o thing_n hope_v all_o thing_n endure_v 〈◊〉_d thing_n yea_o the_o charity_n which_o they_o ●●ve_v will_v never_o fail_v and_o therefore_o be_v ●●ey_n so_o charitable_a to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o ●iddows_n who_o they_o rel●ive_v within_o their_o ●ates_n if_o they_o be_v naked_a they_o clothe_v they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v hungry_a they_o feed_v they_o if_o they_o 〈◊〉_d destitute_a of_o lodging_n they_o take_v they_o in_o 〈◊〉_d discreet_o they_o do_v it_o and_o with_o much_o ●isdome_n lest_o any_o shall_v depend_v upon_o it_o ●nd_v live_v in_o idleness_n and_o this_o they_o do_v espe●ally_o to_o they_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n ●ho_n can_v work_v nor_o have_v not_o of_o their_o ●wn_v wherewith_o to_o subsist_v such_o they_o re●eve_v that_o so_o there_o need_v be_v no_o beggar_n in_fw-la ●●rael_fw-la enq._n according_a to_o the_o word_n in_o thy_o an●●er_fw-la to_o my_o first_o proposition_n so_o i_o find_v it_o that_o 〈◊〉_d few_o word_n my_o first_o demand_n can_v not_o be_v ●swered_v but_o afterwards_o it_o will_v be_v more_o ●lly_o true_o i_o may_v say_v to_o thou_o as_o agrippa_n ●id_v to_o paul_n that_o he_o almost_o persuade_v he_o to_o 〈◊〉_d a_o christian_a even_o so_o thou_o by_o thy_o sober_a 〈◊〉_d plain_a answer_n have_v almost_o persuade_v 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v one_o of_o these_o people_n for_o very_o i_o have_v 〈◊〉_d desire_v to_o be_v satisfy_v in_o those_o thing_n ●herein_o thou_o have_v kind_o 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〈◊〉_d be_v to_o stand_v still_o in_o the_o light_n which_o ●●weth_v thou_o the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n to_o be_v ●at_a and_o enter_v not_o into_o consultation_n 〈◊〉_d flesh_n and_o blood_n for_o that_o be_v the_o way_n to_o 〈◊〉_d in_o doubt_n and_o fear_n and_o the_o same_o that_o ●●teth_v they_o in_o will_v bring_v objection_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o mind_n and_o take_v exception_n against_o 〈◊〉_d truth_n and_o against_o they_o that_o be_v in_o it_o 〈◊〉_d all_o these_o thou_o must_v judge_v down_o with_o 〈◊〉_d light_n and_o let_v they_o be_v make_v thy_o foot●●ol_n then_o will_v that_o spark_n of_o love_n in_o thou_o ●●hich_n be_v towards_o the_o truth_n become_v a_o ●●me_n which_o many_o water_n will_v not_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o quench_v and_o when_o thing_n arise_v in_o 〈◊〉_d mind_n which_o thou_o be_v not_o clear_a in_o nei●●●r_n can_v comprehend_v cumber_v not_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d with_o they_o but_o dwell_v low_a in_o the_o cross_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o will_v and_o then_o the_o aspire_a mind_n from_o ●●ich_a 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the_o word_n beauty_n and_o glo●●●_n as_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n exceed_v the_o light_n of_o one_o sta●_z 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n below_o to_o we_o that_o be_v save_v be_v but_o as_o ●●oss_v and_o dung_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o eternal_a live_a ●●●th_n of_o god_n the_o excellency_n of_o which_o have_v not_o be_v ●own_v by_o the_o apostate_n who_o have_v be_v apostatise_v or_o ●●anged_v from_o that_o of_o god_n in_o they_o since_o the_o day_n of_o 〈◊〉_d apostasy_n but_o rejoice_v o_o you_o saint_n and_o be_v exceed_o glad_a who_o 〈◊〉_d come_v out_o of_o that_o long_a dark_a and_o dolesom●_z night_n of_o ●●ostacy_n where_o you_o be_v well_o acquain●e●_n with_o sorrow_n and_o grief_n unto_o the_o everlasting_a day_n of_o joy_n and_o glad●●●_n where_o sorrow_n and_o sigh_v be_v stead_n away_o rejoice_v i_o say_v 〈◊〉_d joy_n unspeakable_a for_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v your_o shepherd_n 〈◊〉_d you_o shall_v not_o want_v ●ut_o with_o the_o fine_a of_o the_o vvhea●●_z 〈◊〉_d shall_v be_v ●ed_a in_o pasture_n which_o be_v green_a a●d_fw-mi large_a 〈◊〉_d your_o soul_n may_v delight_v themselves_o in_o fatness_n and_o 〈◊〉_d this_o my_o friend_n that_o the_o lord_n god_n will_v wipe_v away_o 〈◊〉_d r●proach_n and_o sweep_v away_o the_o refuge_n of_o lie_n 〈◊〉_d which_o your_o enemy_n who_o have_v smite_v you_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o wickedness_n have_v with_o falsehood_n hide_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d their_o rod_n shall_v not_o always_o rest_v upon_o your_o lot_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v you_o always_o be_v a_o prey_n unto_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d will_v deliver_v you_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o 〈◊〉_d you_o and_o king_n and_o prince_n he_o will_v rebuke_v for_o 〈◊〉_d sak●s_n where●ore_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n in_o the_o lord_n he_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v come_v will_v come_v and_o will_v not_o tarry_v the_o end_n

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