Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	hear_v	heart_n	word_n	17,963	5	4.3726	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90065	A sermon, tending to set forth the right vse of the disasters that befall our armies. Preached before the honourable houses of Parliament, at a fast specially set apart upon occasion of that which befell the army in the west. In Margarets Westminster, Sept. 12. Anno 1644. / By Matthew Newcomen, Minister of the Gospell at Dedham in Essex.	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1644 (1644)	Wing N913; Thomason E16_1; ESTC R18134	39,055	48

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have_v 3._o inops_fw-la senatus_n auxilii_fw-la humani_fw-la ad_fw-la deos_fw-la populum_fw-la &_o vota_fw-la convertit_fw-la lussi_fw-fr cum_fw-la conjugibus_fw-la ac_fw-la liberis_fw-la supplicatum_fw-la ire_n pacemque_fw-la exposcere_fw-la ●●cûm_fw-la omne_fw-la delubra_fw-la imp●ent_fw-la stratae_fw-la passim_fw-la matres_fw-la crinib●_n templa_fw-la verrentes_fw-la veniam_fw-la irarum_fw-la coelestium_fw-la exposcunt_fw-la liv._o lib._n 3._o he_o that_o read_v the_o roman_a story_n will_v find_v how_o they_o upon_o such_o like_a occasion_n as_o be_v this_o day_n present_v unto_o we_o keep_v solemn_a day_n of_o supplication_n and_o with_o what_o throng_n of_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n their_o temple_n be_v fill_v how_o sad_a and_o mournful_a their_o demeanour_n be_v how_o their_o lady_n and_o matron_n roll_v themselves_o in_o the_o dust_n and_o sweep_v the_o very_a pavement_n of_o their_o idoll-temple_n with_o the_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n o_o how_o far_o be_v many_o among_o 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once_o take_v up_o that_o song_n of_o praise_n isai_n 12.1_o o_o lord_n i_o will_v praise_v thou_o though_o thou_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o yet_o thy_o anger_n be_v turn_v away_o and_o thou_o comfort_v i_o this_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o your_o honour_n most_o unworthy_a yet_o faithful_a and_o sincere_a servant_n matth_n newcomen_fw-mi a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n at_o their_o extraordinary_a solemn_a fast_a sept._n 12._o 1644._o joshua_n 7.10_o 11._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o joshua_n get_v thou_o up_o wherefore_o lie_v thou_o thus_o upon_o thy_o face_n israel_n have_v sin_v and_o have_v also_o transgress_v my_o covenant_n which_o i_o command_v they_o the_o introduction_n how_o well_o this_o text_n suit_n this_o day_n this_o assembly_n and_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o i_o persuade_v myself_o there_o be_v none_o here_o but_o upon_o the_o first_o read_v understand_v the_o lord_n grant_v that_o the_o handle_n of_o these_o word_n may_v be_v as_o 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à_fw-la meâ_fw-la pielate_fw-la quasi_fw-la cogor_fw-la c._n à_fw-la lapide_fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la which_o word_n be_v not_o word_n of_o inquirie_n god_n do_v not_o demand_v of_o joshua_n the_o reason_n why_o he_o lie_v at_o his_o foot_n in_o this_o sad_a posture_n joshua_n have_v give_v he_o a_o account_n of_o that_o already_o in_o his_o prayer_n and_o god_n know_v it_o even_o before_o he_o pray_v nor_o be_v they_o word_n of_o rebuke_n and_o increpation_n but_o rather_o word_n of_o advice_n and_o direction_n god_n do_v here_o as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o hand_n of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n lift_v up_o joshua_n from_o the_o earth_n where_o he_o lie_v grovel_v and_o say_v thus_o arise_v joshua_n afflict_v thyself_o no_o long_o i_o know_v what_o thy_o desire_n be_v and_o i_o will_v let_v thou_o know_v what_o thy_o duty_n be_v there_o be_v somewhat_o to_o be_v do_v which_o yet_o thou_o think_v not_o on_o get_v thou_o up_o joshua_n wherefore_o lie_v thou_o on_o thy_o face_n israel_n have_v 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look_v in_o 1_o king_n 14.22_o 23_o 24._o and_o read_v what_o their_o wickedness_n be_v and_o judah_n do_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o jealousy_n with_o their_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v above_o all_o that_o their_o father_n have_v do_v for_o they_o also_o build_v they_o high_a place_n and_o image_n and_o grove_n on_o every_o high_a hill_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n and_o there_o be_v also_o sodomite_n in_o the_o land_n and_o they_o do_v according_a to_o all_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o the_o lord_n cast_v out_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n these_o sin_n within_o a_o very_a few_o year_n after_o rehoboam_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n have_v make_v they_o ripe_a for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sword_n for_o so_o 2_o chron._n 12.2_o in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o rehoboam_n king_n of_o judah_n shishak_n king_n of_o egypt_n come_v up_o against_o jerusalem_n because_o they_o have_v 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will_v have_v we_o take_v good_a notice_n of_o this_o his_o respect_n unto_o their_o humiliation_n the_o holy_a ghost_n mention_n it_o again_o in_o the_o 12._o verse_n and_o when_o he_o humble_v himself_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n turn_v away_o from_o he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o destroy_v he_o altogether_o and_o also_o in_o judah_n thing_n go_v well_o god_n do_v not_o only_o deliver_v he_o out_o of_o his_o present_a danger_n but_o prosper_v all_o the_o affair_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o yet_o certain_o he_o even_o after_o this_o his_o humiliation_n none_o of_o the_o best_a man_n as_o we_o may_v collect_v from_o that_o censure_n which_o after_o this_o the_o lord_n leave_v of_o he_o ver_fw-la 14._o and_o he_o do_v evil_a because_o he_o prepare_v not_o his_o heart_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n my_o next_o instance_n shall_v be_v of_o a_o man_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o piety_n at_o all_o in_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o the_o 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