Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	honourable_a	majesty_n	privy_a	10,396	5	9.6495	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14100	The garlande of godly flowers bewtifully adorned as most freshly they flourish in the gardeins of right faithfull Christian writers. Yéeldyng foorth a very comfortable sauour to the afflicted soule, wherby hée is salfly [sic] transported vnto the mercifull throne of the most glorious God. Carefully collected, and diligently digested into ordre, by Tho. Twyne, Gentleman. 1574.	Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613.	1574 (1574)	STC 24408; ESTC S118788	34,454	128

¶ The Garlande of Godly Flowers Bewtifully adorned as most freshly they flourish in the Gardeins of right faithfull Christian writers Yéeldyng foorth a very comfortable sauour to the afflicted Soule wherby hée is salfly transported vnto the mercifull throne of the most glorious God. Carefully collected and diligently digested into ordre by Tho. Twyne Gentleman 1574. I will take it on my shoulder and as a Garland binde it about my head Iob. 11. ¶ Imprinted at London by William How. MEDIOCRIA FIRMA To the Right honorable syr Nicholas Bacon Knight one of the Queenes Maiesties most honourable priuie Counsell and Lorde kéeper of the great seale of England And to the Right honorable and most verteous Ladie Anne his wife my very good Lorde and Mayster Ladie and Maystresse WALKING in this vale of Miserie checked with the choakynge cares of this mortall life mated with the manifolde calamities whereunto the whole posteritie of our first Father Adam is subiect I finde nothing right honourable my good Lorde and Lady wherin the hart of man can take more quiet and cast foorth a surer anker of stabilitie to ride salfe from the vncertaine surges of this wicked worlde or enter into a calmer Hauen then into the vndoubted harbour and comfortable porte of Praier Heerein although wee bee neuer so mutche tossed with troubles weeried with vexations affrighted with afflictions pinched with paines oppressed with miseries girded with greifes and slayne with persecutions yet wee may finde assured releife certaine succour constant comfort and speedie deliuerance And no meruell For although it sumtimes so vnhappely fall out that eeuen the most expert and wisest Mariners when they haue attayned the Rode after boysterous stormes on th' open sea thinkyng themselues then past all daunger are notwithstanding cast a way in the Hauen yet in the midst of our miseries and very depth of our daungers if wee turne aboute the helme of our contemplations and arriue once with in this Rode wee neede to feare no foule weather wee weigh no Shippewracke wee dreade no drowninge The flittinge of our barke may aptly represent our distracted conscience the Cable thereof our Faith the Anker frute of good woorkes fast linked to the same the Ankeradge is Christe our sauiour on whom if our cable do strike and our Anker take holde the grounde neuer fayleth vs for it is a firme rocke it yeeldeth not at the rage of winde nor weather for it is not setled vpon the sand In sutch like sort it pleased sumtime our sweet Sauiour the diuine wisdom of God the father by grosse and base terme to figure himself the better to bee conceaued by our blinded vnderstanding that knowyng the nature and disposition of the thing wee might likewise in all our troubles and afflictions stay and repose and our praier to bee effectuall Then shal wee feele immediatly a woonderful operation of the holy ghost within our hartes assuryng vs of the greate and tendre mercie of God towards vs wherin wee are eftsoones emboldned to crie vnto him Abba father thy wil bee doone in earth as it is in heauen This is the meanes whereby the auntient heroicall personages of the olde testament beecame as it were familiar with god For by this hee was felt in a combat of wrestlyng al night seene in the burnyng busshe heard in a calme after a windie tempest and dayly cōmuned withall in the mount By faithfull praier God preserueth the righteous in the true way bringeth backe sutche as goe astray stayeth vp those that stande helpeth vp sutche as fall comforteth the weake consciēce lighteneth the sorowfull hart cheereth the heauie refressheth the laden erecteth the afflicted from the deepe dungeon of blacke desperation and crowneth him with immortallitie I neede not in this place to call now to recorde the priuie experimentes triall herein of many other men since that I my poore self for the short time that God hath led foorth my daies in this life haue most sharpely tasted the sower of th' one and most comfortably tried the sweete of the other Not that I haue bin a great eye sore vnto Fortune as wee daily see there bee diuerse as by her greeuously enuied at assaulted beaten cast downe troden spurned driuen to dust consumed to no thing for I neuer possessed the occasion of any sutch storming casualities Yet in my slendre Boate hath shee shipped her bitter Oare shee hath blowne a contrarie gale in my hoysed saile shee hath soused my Suger with Salt and seasoned my sweete Syrup with vnpleasant Aloes shee hath frowned vpon my felicitie and doone hir best to bring mee to nought and now shee triūpheth for the victorie wher to I must of force haue yeelded had I not sustained my selfe only with this most worthy benefite wherby I haue bin sufficiently instructed how to estee me the frownings or fawnings of this wicked world As for the vse of Praier it is expedient in our youth and necessarie in our olde age By this the poore wretches doo tollerate their neede and the ritche obtaine power to enioy their wealth Both the prince and the subiect whatsoeuer bee the puisance of the one or the condicion of the other haue continuall neede of recourse vnto praier wherby they become humble sueters to th'omnipotent God in respect of their imperfections and vnrighteousnesse wherin he hath included the sunnes of men as witnesseth S. Iohn saying If wee say that wee haue no sinne wee deceaue our selues and there is no trueth in vs. And Iob likewise speaketh of all men in his owne person If I will iustefie my selfe mine owne mouthe shall condemne mee If I will bee a perfect man God shall prooue mee a wicked doer and also in another place he fitly layth foorth the miseries of our nature where hee saith Man that is borne of a woman hath but a short date of life and is replenished with many miseries The secrete assaultes whereof when they shall as dayly they doo with remorse of conscience withdraw your honourable personages a while from th' accustomable conuersation in ordinarie affayres priuatly to professe your guilt and hartely to humble your selues beefore the maiestie of God with feruent affection in lowly praier if you shall take into your handes this litle booke which I haue termed a Garland eftsoones selecting some one or two Flowers therein contained as occasion shall serue from your profounder meditations I doo not distrust but that haply your honours may conceaue sum sutche sootenesse of sauour therin as shall not offend your sense mutchlesse the maiestie of God as to the good liking of the one and the glory of the other I haue bin so bold to imploy the small trauaile of gathering these few Flowers into order of your honourable names and to offre them vnto you knitting them vp in one Garland expressing therby as was mine endeuor the absolute circle of commendable Graces and Vertues apparant to the world iointly couched in your Right honourable persons A most certain president