Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	wonderful_a	work_n	world_n	812	4	4.1980	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36938	The Christian's compass, or, The mariner's companion being a brief compendium of the principles of religion, in the things which are necessary to be known and practised by all who profess the name of Christ / long since prepared, and now published by John Durant ...	Durant, John, b. 1620.	1658 (1658)	Wing D2671; ESTC R8810	36,678	107

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end_n of_o danger_n as_o ver_fw-la 30._o 6._o he_o be_v to_o remember_v to_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n upon_o the_o whole_a verse_n 31._o now_o upon_o these_o head_n meditate_v thus_o 1._o o_o my_o soul_n the_o way_n in_o which_o thou_o be_v be_v safe_a for_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o traffic_v by_o sea_n as_o by_o land_n there_o be_v no_o wickedness_n in_o thy_o way_n unless_o thou_o thyself_o do_v make_v it_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o allow_v approve_v and_o prosper_v those_o who_o business_n be_v to_o do_v in_o the_o great_a water_n as_o who_o calling_n be_v on_o the_o shore_n 2._o but_o what_o of_o god_n do_v i_o see_v and_o eye_n in_o my_o way_n i_o be_o to_o walk_v with_o god_n enoch-like_a gen._n 5.24_o and_o as_o a_o child_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 17.1_o so_o noah_n do_v who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o swim_v in_o ship_n he_o walk_v with_o god_n righteous_o on_o the_o dry_a and_o god_n secure_v he_o in_o a_o ship_n of_o his_o own_o invention_n in_o the_o 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5._o never_o wish_v rash_o for_o death_n n.w._n n.w._n nor_o love_v life_n too_o inordinate_o call_v not_o for_o death_n before_o its_o time_n neither_o hanker_v thou_o after_o life_n when_o thy_o time_n of_o death_n be_v come_v jonah_n do_v evil_a to_o wish_v to_o die_v jon._n 4.3_o man_n in_o a_o pet_n under_o a_o pain_n upon_o some_o cross_n or_o trouble_v be_v too_o apt_a to_o cry_v out_o o_o that_o they_o be_v dead_a poor_a soul_n they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o say_v be_v they_o fit_a for_o that_o which_o they_o so_o froward_o wish_v for_o what_o if_o death_n shall_v come_v at_o i_o wish_v will_v not_o they_o cry_v out_o lord_n take_v it_o away_o beware_v therefore_o of_o this_o distemper_n thy_o time_n be_v in_o god_n hand_n he_o have_v number_v they_o neither_o subtract_v nor_o add_v unto_o god_n number_n if_o god_n will_v have_v they_o many_o do_v not_o wish_v they_o few_o and_o if_o god_n will_v have_v they_o short_a do_v not_o desire_v they_o long_o consider_v he_o be_v wise_a and_o good_a and_o supreme_a and_o know_v what_o be_v best_a neither_o can_v any_o resist_v his_o will_n to_o lengthen_v or_o diminish_v the_o day_n which_o he_o have_v determinedus_fw-la o_o learn_v to_o live_v and_o to_o die_v in_o his_o will_n 6._o now_o work_v wise_o ere_o night_n come_v n._n n._n w._n &_o by_o n._n while_o you_o have_v the_o light_n and_o life_n walk_v in_o it_o before_o the_o night_n come_v when_o none_o can_v work_v joh._n 12.35_o 36._o defer_v not_o nor_o put_v off_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o eternal_a life_n unto_o the_o uncertain_a time_n of_o thy_o natural_a death_n how_o many_o be_v go_v down_o to_o the_o place_n of_o the_o second_o death_n by_o put_v off_o repentance_n and_o faith_n etc._n etc._n till_o their_o death_n come_v when_o they_o have_v not_o space_n nor_o grace_n to_o do_v either_o and_o so_o perish_v for_o ever_o for_o the_o defect_n of_o that_o which_o they_o do_v defer_v remember_v therefore_o the_o wise_a counsel_n of_o solomon_n whatsoever_o thy_o hand_n find_v to_o do_v do_v it_o defer_v not_o stay_v not_o but_o do_v it_o with_o thy_o might_n for_o there_o be_v no_o work_n nor_o device_n nor_o knowledge_n nor_o wisdom_n in_o the_o grave_n whither_o thou_o go_v eccl._n 9.10_o the_o soul_n who_o put_v off_o his_o great_a work_n till_o the_o last_o may_v die_v ere_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o can_v never_o sufficient_o do_v shall_v he_o work_v all_o his_o day_n take_v the_o present_a time_n for_o every_o work_n which_o god_n by_o his_o word_n spirit_n providence_n or_o any_o other_o way_n do_v call_v thou_o unto_o 7._o name_v nothing_o when_o thou_o plead_v with_o god_n for_o thy_o soul_n w._n n._n n._n w._n but_o christ_n and_o free_a grace_n prayer_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v thy_o stand_a daily_a work_n and_o christ_n and_o free_a grace_n ought_v to_o be_v thy_o constant_a argument_n in_o thy_o prayer_n whatever_o thou_o wish_v or_o will_v have_v of_o god_n say_v as_o daniel_n do_v it_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n dan._n 9.17_o cast_v thy_o desire_n thy_o hope_n thy_o soul_n and_o all_o upon_o the_o merit_n of_o a_o die_a christ_n and_o upon_o the_o tender_v and_o promise_n of_o free_a grace_n in_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o life_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o thy_o death_n and_o then_o when_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o thy_o trial_n after_o death_n renounce_v all_o thing_n and_o plead_v none_o but_o christ_n cry_v pardon_n lord_n justification_n lord_n peace_n lord_n life_n glory_n all_o for_o thy_o christ_n sake_n and_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o thy_o free_a grace_n 8._o now_o welcome_o christ_n n._n &_o by_o w_n if_o at_o death_n thou_o will_v be_v welcome_v by_o christ_n entertain_v christ_n in_o the_o world_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v entertain_v by_o christ_n when_o thou_o go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n many_o say_v unto_o christ_n depart_v now_o as_o those_o job_n 21.13_o to_o who_o jesus_n christ_n will_v say_v depart_v then_o observe_v christ_n in_o every_o 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