Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	wrath_n	year_n	youth_n	26	3	7.6120	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

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excellency_n and_o dignity_n what_o a_o large_a confession_n do_v the_o spouse_n make_v of_o christ_n beauty_n to_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n when_o they_o ask_v she_o what_o be_v thy_o belove_a more_o than_o another_o belove_v 5.9_o cant._n 5.9_o my_o beloved_n be_v white_a and_o ruddy_a the_o chief_a among_o ten_o thousand_o john_n confess_v the_o dignity_n etc._n verse_n 10_o etc._n etc._n and_o excellency_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o not_o the_o christ_n but_o his_o praecurtor_n 1.20_o joh._n 1.20_o or_o harbinger_n and_o he_o be_v prefer_v before_o i_o who_o shoe_n latchet_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o unloose_v 27._o ver._n 27._o and_o in_o his_o last_o testimony_n of_o christ_n in_o joh._n 3.28_o to_o 33._o he_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v the_o bridegroom_n of_o his_o church_n he_o be_v but_o the_o bridegroom_n friend_n that_o christ_n must_v increase_v he_o decrease_v this_o be_v john_n joy_n that_o christ_n come_v from_o heaven_n above_o and_o be_v 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12.10_o 3_o of_o our_o worship_n of_o god_n after_o a_o gospel_n mode_n pure_o and_o spiritual_o without_o humane_a invention_n or_o superstitious_a vanity_n this_o we_o shall_v open_o own_v and_o profess_v though_o other_o dislike_v it_o and_o call_v it_o schism_n or_o novelism_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 24.13_o 14._o so_o do_v paul_n before_o felix_n they_o can_v prove_v the_o thing_n whereof_o they_o now_o accuse_v i_o but_o this_o i_o confess_v unto_o thou_o that_o after_o the_o way_n that_o they_o call_v heresy_n so_o worship_v i_o the_o god_n of_o my_o father_n 4_o of_o our_o practice_n or_o manner_n of_o life_n what_o be_v the_o constant_a bent_n 24.16_o act._n 24.16_o or_o bias_n of_o our_o resolution_n and_o endeavour_n paul_n also_o confess_v this_o before_o felix_n herein_o do_v i_o exercise_v myself_o to_o have_v always_o a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n 23.1_o act._n 23.1_o and_o towards_o man_n and_o before_o the_o council_n i_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a 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in_o this_o world_n both_o in_o word_n and_o meditation_n and_o he_o lead_v a_o life_n altogether_o celestial_a this_o also_o you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o narration_n of_o the_o holy_a life_n and_o christian_a death_n of_o mistress_n katherine_n bretergh_n the_o sorrow_n of_o hell_n seize_v upon_o her_o soul_n before_o her_o death_n she_o say_v a_o roar_a wilderness_n of_o woe_n be_v within_o she_o that_o her_o sin_n have_v make_v she_o a_o prey_n to_o satan_n and_o wish_v she_o have_v never_o be_v bear_v or_o that_o she_o have_v be_v make_v any_o other_o creature_n rather_o than_o a_o woman_n she_o burst_v out_o many_o time_n say_v woe_n wo_n wo_n etc._n etc._n a_o weak_a a_o woeful_a a_o wretched_a and_o forsake_a woman_n with_o tear_n continual_o trickle_v from_o her_o eye_n but_o afterward_o god_n come_v to_o she_o with_o fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o abundance_n of_o consolation_n and_o put_v triumphant_a song_n into_o her_o mouth_n as_o oh_o bless_a be_v thy_o name_n my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n the_o joy_n that_o i_o feel_v in_o my_o soul_n o_o they_o be_v wonderful_a as_o certain_a as_o thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n even_o so_o sure_o do_v i_o know_v myself_o to_o be_v thou_o o_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v thus_o comfort_v i_o and_o bring_v i_o now_o to_o a_o place_n more_o sweet_a to_o i_o than_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n oh_o the_o joy_n the_o joy_n the_o delightsome_a joy_n that_o i_o feel_v lay_v your_o sorrow_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o sound_a judgement_n with_o they_o and_o see_v whether_o they_o or_o you_o be_v heavy_a be_v you_o better_o than_o all_o or_o any_o of_o these_o holy_a servant_n of_o god_n that_o you_o shall_v think_v yourselves_o exempt_a from_o the_o like_a soul-trouble_n can_v these_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o god_n reject_v wrath_n to_o you_o which_o befall_v these_o that_o be_v the_o object_n of_o god_n special_a love_n yea_o be_v not_o this_o your_o conformity_n to_o christ_n in_o agony_n or_o inward_a distress_n 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