Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	good_a	heart_n	word_n	15,238	5	4.0691	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06890	A godly medytacyon of the christen sowle, concerninge a loue towardes God and hys Christe, compyled in frenche by lady Margarete quene of Nauerre, and aptely translated into Englysh by the ryght vertuouse lady Elyzabeth doughter to our late souerayne Kynge Henri the. viij; Miroir de lâme pécherresse. English	Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549.; Bale, John, 1495-1563.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.	1548 (1548)	STC 17320; ESTC S111990	38,308	98

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a_o mother_n daughter_n sister_n and_o wife_n i_o lord_n i_o be_o the_o trespase_a which_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o come_v never_o the_o door_n of_o thy_o right_a high_a place_n to_o ask_v bread_n where_o thy_o dwelling_n be_v o_o what_o grace_n be_v this_o that_o so_o sudden_o thu_fw-mi vouchesavyst_fw-mi to_o draw_v my_o soul_n in_o to_o such_o highness_n 8._o that_o she_o felyth_v herself_o ruler_n of_o my_o body_n she_o poor_a ignorant_a and_o lame_a do_v find_v herself_o with_o the_o rich_a wise_a and_o strong_a because_o thu_o haste_n write_v in_o her_o heart_n the_o root_n of_o thy_o spirit_n

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hell_n save_v only_o he_o which_o deed_n the_o great_a assault_n throng_v his_o unspeakable_a charyte_n 2._o when_o he_o humble_v himself_o to_o the_o cross_n 13_o whereby_o he_o have_v overcomen_v his_o enemy_n break_a hell_n and_o his_o power_n so_o that_o it_o have_v no_o far_a strength_n to_o keape_v any_o soul_n prisoner_n that_o have_v put_v she_o trust_v in_o god_n than_o be_v leve_v in_o the_o great_a strength_n that_o he_o have_v i_o do_v not_o set_v by_o hell_n and_o sin_n no_o not_o so_o moche_v as_o a_o straw_n so_o that_o sin_n can_v never_o have_v hold_n of_o i_o unless_o it_o be_v for_o to_o show_v how_o my_o god_n be_v merciful_a strong_a ●_o myghtie_a &_o a_o pusaunt_a vanquysher_n of_o all_o the_o evyls_n which_o be_v within_o my_o heart_n if_o my_o sin_n forgyven_v be_v the_o glory_n of_o my_o most_o love_a saver_n i_o ought_v also_o to_o believe_v that_o my_o glory_n be_v increase_v therewith_o sing_v that_o i_o be_o plant_v or_o engraft_v in_o he_o his_o honour_n 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unto_o god_n more_o than_o ever_o she_o do_v his_o inestimable_a goodness_n cause_v the_o to_o lose_v the_o whole_a labour_n which_o thu_fw-mi take_v all_o the_o week_n therefore_o hell_n have_v not_o have_v all_o the_o number_n that_o he_o do_v pretend_v to_o have_v ●●_o because_o that_o the_o solacyouse_a shadow_n &_o power_n of_o his_o passion_n be_v such_o a_o mighty_a protectyon_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o she_o thereby_o need_v neither_o to_o doubt_n death_n sin_n nor_o hell_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n can_v pull_v i_o back_o if_o god_n be_v willing_n through_o his_o gift_n of_o faith_n to_o draw_v i_o to_o he_o 6.44_o

we_o and_o we_o be_v in_o he_o and_o all_o this_o come_v through_o the_o benefit_n of_o faith_n for_o he_o dwellith_a in_o all_o man_n which_o have_v true_a fayhe●_n 1st_a thus_o have_v we_o a_o great_a treasure_n than_o we_o can_v tell_v of_o or_o yet_o any_o man_n express_v unto_o us._n now_o to_o conclude_v since_o that_o so_o great_a a_o apostle_n as_o saint_n paul_n be_v will_v speak_v no_o further_o of_o god_n &_o his_o inestymable_a love_n accord_v to_o his_o ryghtouse_n example_n and_o doctrine_n 1●_n i_o will_v hold_v my_o peace_n &_o bestylle_n follow_v nevertheless_o his_o teachynge_n not_o withstand_v yet_o though_o herein_o i_o acknowledge_v myself_o but_o earth_n and_o dust_n yet_o may_v i_o not_o fail_v to_o yield_v thanks_n unto_o my_o eternal_a lyve_a god_n for_o such_o great_a grace_n and_o benefyte_n as_o it_o have_v please_v he_o to_o gyve_v i_o unto_o that_o everla_a king_n of_o heaven_n immortal_a 1●_n invysyble_a incomprehensyble_a mighty_a and_o wise_a only_a 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