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
A34954	Judah's purging in the melting pot a sermon preached in the cathedral at Sarum before the Reverend Sir Robert Foster, and Sir Thomas Tirrell, Knights, judges for the western circuit, at the Wiltshire Assizes, Sept. 6, 1660 / by W. Creede ...	Creed, William, 1614 or 15-1663.	1660 (1660)	Wing C6873; ESTC R37688	31,329	49

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lxxii_o connexion_n and_o dependence_n of_o this_o act_n and_o operation_n on_o the_o former_a at_o the_o same_o instant_n that_o god_n will_v avenge_v himself_o upon_o his_o adversary_n he_o will_v turn_v his_o hand_n on_o zion_n whence_o observe_v that_o when_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o nation_n be_v at_o the_o height_n god_n bring_v a_o national_a judgement_n he_o kindle_v a_o fire_n in_o zion_n and_o it_o devour_v the_o very_a 11._o lam._n 4._o 11._o foundation_n thereof_o in_o common_a calamity_n all_o suffer_v alike_o the_o plague_n the_o sword_n the_o famine_n god_n national_a whip_n and_o scourge_n make_v no_o distinction_n the_o good_a and_o bad_a be_v equal_o expose_v unto_o their_o fury_n the_o fire_n in_o the_o furnace_n as_o well_o furious_o scorch_v the_o precious_a metal_n as_o the_o tin_n and_o dross_n the_o only_a difference_n be_v in_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o work_n and_o the_o design_n of_o the_o artificer_n and_o god_n with_o the_o selfsame_a 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fall_v soon_o under_o the_o burden_n but_o then_o many_o time_n this_o happen_v not_o for_o their_o own_o but_o other_o sin_n even_o of_o those_o that_o be_v often_o spare_v in_o the_o judgement_n when_o the_o people_n murmur_v 32_o psal_n 106._o 32_o against_o god_n he_o be_v angry_a say_v the_o psalmist_n with_o moses_n their_o ruler_n for_o their_o sake_n a_o pious_a k●ng_n may_v be_v destroy_v by_o and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o that_o conspire_v his_o destruction_n or_o second_o god_n sometime_o take_v away_o the_o goodman_n from_o the_o evil_a yet_o to_o come_v when_o he_o have_v great_a plague_n in_o store_n or_o three_o that_o the_o wicked_a may_v have_v no_o mediator_n no_o intercessor_n leave_v to_o bind_v his_o hand_n and_o wrestle_v with_o he_o in_o prayer_n as_o 23._o as_o exod._n 32._o 10_o 11._o psal_n 106

3_o for_o he_o be_v like_o a_o refiner_n fire_n and_o like_o fuller_n soap_n and_o he_o shall_v sit_v as_o a_o refiner_n and_o a_o purifier_n of_o silver_n and_o we_o know_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o hammer_n of_o the_o goldsmith_n and_o the_o flame_n and_o the_o crucible_n be_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o precious_a metal_n but_o to_o cleanse_v and_o fashion_v it_o and_o what_o it_o lose_v of_o its_o dross_n and_o tin_n it_o gain_v in_o lustre_n and_o brightness_n in_o purity_n and_o worth_n for_o that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o god_n artifice_n and_o pain_n that_o be_v purify_v he_o may_v put_v we_o into_o the_o mould_n and_o fashion_v we_o to_o be_v vessel_n unto_o honour_n sanctify_a and_o meet_v for_o the_o master_n use_n and_o prepare_v unto_o every_o good_a 4._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 21._o malachi_n 3._o 3_o 4._o work_n for_o it_o follow_v malachi_n 3_o v._o 3_o 4._o and_o he_o shall_v purify_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n and_o purge_v they_o as_o gold_n and_o silver_n that_o they_o 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