Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	heart_n	love_n	soul_n	15,430	5	5.0411	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96652	A good and seasonable caveat for Christians. Delivered in a sermon at the funerall of the right worshipfull Sir Charles Shirley, Knight and baronet, in the parish church of Breedon, in Leicester-Shire. / By John Wilson, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods word in the sayd parish. 7. Octob. 1646. Imprimatur, Jo. Downame.	Wilson, John, of Breedon, Leicestershire.	1646 (1646)	Wing W2899; Thomason E1182_5; ESTC R204901	27,614	71

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have_v be_v so_o familiar_a may_v not_o the_o lord_n say_v so_o to_o we_o that_o without_o any_o take_a heed_n to_o prepare_v or_o sanctify_v ourselves_o petition_n for_o favour_n take_v heed_n therefore_o to_o yourselves_o and_o remember_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n eccles._n 5._o 2._o be_v not_o rash_a with_o thy_o mouth_n neither_o let_v thy_o heart_n be_v hasty_a to_o utter_v any_o thing_n before_o god_n for_o god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o thou_o be_v on_o earth_n therefore_o let_v thy_o word_n be_v few_o and_o indeed_o it_o very_o much_o concern_v we_o thus_o to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o be_v not_o inconsiderate_a rash_a or_o multiloquacious_a in_o our_o prayer_n for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o we_o may_v approach_v unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n with_o confidence_n and_o boldness_n yet_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o come_v not_o with_o sauciness_n for_o as_o god_n be_v a_o god_n of_o mercy_n so_o also_o be_v he_o a_o consume_a fire_n again_o be_v thou_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n take_v heed_n that_o thou_o rush_v not_o in_o thither_o rash_o or_o unadvised_o as_o if_o thou_o be_v go_v unto_o a_o stage_n play_n but_o forethink_v with_o thyself_o that_o thou_o be_v go_v as_o it_o be_v into_o the_o immediate_a presence_n of_o almighty_a god_n who_o be_v a_o great_a and_o terrible_a god_n that_o will_v not_o be_v mock_v by_o thou_o as_o therefore_o when_o you_o be_v to_o meet_v a_o earthly_a king_n and_o to_o speak_v with_o he_o you_o prepare_v yourselves_o and_o study_v a_o comportment_n and_o expression_n that_o may_v best_o please_v he_o so_o do_v when_o you_o be_v to_o meet_v god_n praecogitate_v with_o yourselves_o what_o comportment_n you_o ought_v to_o use_v in_o