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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76818	A delineation of the ladyes hospitall	W. B. (William Blake), fl. 1650-1670.	1670 (1670)	Wing B3151AB; ESTC R175584	2,092	1

A DELINEATION of the LADYES HOSPITALL at HIGH-GATE The Title The Ladyes c no Diminution but Honour to it witness Two Sacred Monuments in their Honour The Praise of the Vertuous Lady by Solomon Jedidiah or the Lords Beloved the Epistle to the Elect Lady by John the Beloved Disciple This Delineation of a Modell though in the Dust as the most moving Petition to Revive the work and Rescue the Petitioner is humbly Dedicated to those Hono ble Persons of what Degree soever who have by their Contributions at the very time By their Promises By their Approbation vnder their Hands By their Acceptation of Small Presents oblig'd themselves I humbly Say to God and not to Man in so Pious a work or who may by their Piety and Charity become favourers of it By W.B. Who at first and ever since Own'd himself only the most Humbly Petitioner for so Great a Work and yet when he first Designd it was worth 6000 in a full Trade and free from any Incumbring Debt But by Provision for his Family By Purchaces and Buildings for this Work By an Essay of the Design in the Maintenance of Children at this School above two years By Presents to Persons of Honour and Piety hath Expended 5000 was for Debts contracted only for this Hospitall and well enough Secured Seiz'd Imprison'd above Two years Just at the Heiyht of his Expencee before his Receipt of the Promised Assistances to have Repayd hiim and Enabled the Work All these so nigh together are fronted by a Pleasant Green or Square This Petitioner was neuer disloyall but did some good Seruis as may apper by a Noble Earl and the late Duke of Albermarl● hand and Seal yet he cannot but think the hand of God hath been against his Son for being Perswaded to Oppose this so good a design as wel as Afflictions in many familys who should haue in y ● buisiness O Lord who hast taught us that all our doings without Charity are nothing worth send thy holy Ghost and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of Charity the very bond of Peace and of all vertues without which whosoever Liveth is accounted d●●● before thee grant this for thy only Son Iesus Christ his sake Amen But truer Charity was never Indeauoured towards your Children since the Parishes were in being Pray Gentlemen of the Destr●●●… peruse your P●ayer in a Frame giuen you in the year 82 Dorchester House Mortgag'd 1200 li. cost 1700. worth 2000 li Buying and four sold for this design If y e Reuerend docters with y e Vestrys would be so Semaritanly kind as to 〈◊〉 one to Solicite for this in each Parish it mig t be a Soul Mercy to their poor children and euen raise this to the perpetual Praise of our Most excelent Religion HIGH GATEHOUSE H This Dorchester House Intended for Mayden Children II where may be Contrived in a long Appartment a Hall vnder and two Storyes of Lodgings over of 130 foot long KK Its walks and Grounds ten Acres where Tenements for Cityzens Summers Reception might haue raisd a good Revenue to the Hospitall For the sake of coueting this and the Mansion house from it the whole Design was Rauag'd and my Family set against me to Obstruct all Charity keeping me in Prison to force the Sale of all for the Advantage of 2 or 3 Mortgagees There are 6 Tenements new built besides there 's inviting ground for 10 or 12 more with Gardens if any of the 6 Parishis would buy or build an house as a Rent for thier Poor it might probably cause ten times more to be built or giuen to thier poor it being to much in the eye of the Charitable Gentry and so as all debts and Mortgage● is might be paid of with 23 or 24 ●0 li would do the buildings Land and houses bing Still worth three times the money for this design an eqiutable Title in me to dispose of all as firm as the Earth on which it stand find hope it will be so Judg'd So that these Parishes will likely neue● have a better Oppertunity to do their Children good whilst the Hills reman and let this be as a Memoriall to hang in your houses aganst Such as have or would betray it And a further obseruation of Prouidence c. But yet cannot but hope the Reuer d Doct rs will persw ad the Mortgagees to take y e just dues or equity enforce it No building euer abused like this and yet reported to be faln down and I Madd to discourage all assistance If S r Francis Pemberton Fran Blake●ny Bro M r Will m Ashurst Draper 〈…〉 Mortgagees would yet comply all might 〈◊〉 go Immediatly forward with some 100 li annual aduantage in the Town of Highgate This long building Mortgagd 150 appris'd moderatly at 940 li. worth for this design double EE this house and ground Morgg 560 li. cost 900 li. worth for this much more The Buildings Erected for the School House with its two halls Its Lodgings aboue DD It s Well form'd School It s Green for Recreation EE The Mansion House of the Petitioner first only a Sumers Recess from London which having that great and Noble City with its Numerous Childhood under veiw gave the first thought to him of so great a Design Intended now for Lodgings of Retgrement for Such as by His Mat ies Fauour might be Governers of the Hospitall FF Its Gardens to train vp Some Youth to that Service GG Its Grounds being 8 Acres all adjoyning to the house All these Dedicated by a Solemn Deuotion to God and cannot be Andniaz'd and Sapphiraed being so uncontrouertible a Good purpose without their Sin T is humbly pray'd that such as may be willing to Subscribe or get any thing Subscribed towards Retriueing or Raising y s Charitable work would send to y e Reuerend Doct r Lecturer Churchwarden or Vestry of S t Gylsis S t Clements S t Pauls or the Sauoy