Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	ghost_n	holy_a	jesus_n	24,048	5	5.8385	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67685	The end of Christ's advent a sermon preached in the cathedral-church of Norwich on the two and twentieth of June, 1684 / by Erasmus Warren, rector of Worlington in Suffolk.	Warren, Erasmus.	1684 (1684)	Wing W965A; ESTC R33562	20,221	40

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on_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o of_o june_n 1684._o by_o erasmus_n warren_n rector_n of_o worlington_n in_o suffolk_n london_n print_a by_o h._n h._n jun._n for_o robert_n clavell_n at_o the_o peacock_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n and_o sell_v by_o george_n rose_n bookseller_n in_o norwich_n 1684._o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n anthony_n lord_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n my_o lord_n what_o a_o worthy_a pattern_n of_o orthodox_n steddiness_n your_o lordship_n have_v be_v in_o our_o infamous_a time_n of_o mobility_n and_o mutation_n be_v evident_a to_o all_o and_o therefore_o this_o discourse_n know_v not_o whither_o so_o natural_o to_o direct_v its_o motion_n as_o to_o such_o a_o centre_n nor_o be_v it_o soon_o determine_v into_o that_o tendency_n but_o it_o be_v great_o confirm_v and_o quicken_v in_o the_o same_o by_o this_o consideration_n that_o your_o lordship_n be_v ever_o a_o strenuous_a assertor_n of_o really_n ancient_n and_o catholic_n truth_n yea_o when_o 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that_o serve_v a_o master_n of_o such_o ineffable_a magnificence_n a_o prince_n so_o incomparable_o sweet_a and_o heavenly_a that_o there_o be_v no_o utter_v his_o nature_n or_o his_o kindness_n to_o attemt_a to_o do_v it_o be_v at_o once_o to_o undertake_v a_o impossible_a work_n and_o run_v ourselves_o direct_o upon_o most_o certain_a frustration_n pray_v my_o lord_n i_o most_o humble_o beseech_v you_o to_o this_o illustrious_a jesus_n the_o glorious_a but_o wrong_a argument_n of_o my_o discourse_n that_o i_o may_v serve_v he_o conscionable_o in_o my_o inferior_a capacity_n and_o honour_v he_o in_o imitate_v that_o rare_a example_n of_o vigilance_n and_o fidelity_n which_o your_o lordship_n in_o your_o eminent_a and_o deserve_a station_n laudable_o set_v before_o i_o so_o i_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o approve_v myself_o my_o lord_n your_o lordship_n ever_o obedient_a son_n and_o servant_n erasmus_fw-la warren_n 1_o tim._n 1.15_o christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v 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matt._n 18.11_o st._n matthew_n assert_v it_o in_o his_o gospel_n the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v come_v to_o save_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v st._n mark_n aver_v it_o in_o he_o 2.17_o mark_n 2.17_o i_o come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n st._n luke_n in_o he_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v not_o come_v to_o destroy_v man_n life_n 9.56_o luke_n 9.56_o but_o to_o save_v they_o and_o st._n john_n in_o he_o 12.47_o john_n 12.47_o i_o come_v not_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n but_o to_o save_v the_o world_n and_o to_o these_o in_o this_o case_n be_v apostle_n symphonous_a and_o the_o exact_o consentient_a but_o we_o need_v not_o the_o concurrence_n of_o parallel_n quotation_n out_o of_o their_o write_n to_o settle_v we_o in_o the_o belief_n of_o so_o general_o a_o receive_a and_o approve_a principle_n second_o it_o

glorious_a martyr_n s._n ignatius_n s._n john_n disciple_n and_o archbishop_n of_o antioch_n he_o profess_v of_o himself_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n i_o desire_v nothing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o of_o thing_n visible_a or_o invisible_a so_o i_o may_v enjoy_v jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n let_v fire_n and_o the_o cross_n and_o troop_n of_o wild_a beast_n let_v cut_n and_o lance_n and_o racking_n of_o my_o bone_n let_v tear_v of_o my_o member_n and_o the_o dissolution_n of_o my_o body_n and_o the_o chastisement_n of_o the_o devil_n come_v upon_o i_o so_o i_o may_v possess_v jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o to_o die_v for_o jesus_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rather_o than_o to_o reign_v over_o the_o end_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n i_o desire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o i_o seek_v thus_o the_o holy_a man_n breathe_v and_o thus_o his_o holy_a soul_n pant_v after_o jesus_n o_o that_o our_o desire_n will_v rise_v and_o run_v and_o at_o such_o rate_n as_o they_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o do_v continual_o 4._o how_o studious_a officious_a and_o laborious_a shall_v we_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o man_n though_o in_o what_o we_o do_v we_o debase_v ourselves_o and_o stoop_v to_o the_o most_o inferior_a employment_n the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o to_o what_o end_n to_o be_v sole_a and_o absolute_a monarch_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o act_v pompous_a state_n or_o splendid_a greatness_n in_o or_o over_o it_o do_v he_o come_v to_o wear_v a_o robe_n and_o to_o sway_v a_o sceptre_n to_o live_v in_o honour_n and_o to_o rule_v in_o glory_n to_o have_v prince_n for_o his_o servant_n and_o king_n for_o his_o attendant_n &_o puissant_a emperor_n for_o his_o companion_n or_o do_v he_o come_v to_o erect_v his_o pavilion_n in_o the_o cloud_n and_o to_o 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