Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	year_n	young_a	zealous_a	22	3	8.0077	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63937	A compleat history of the most remarkable providences both of judgment and mercy, which have hapned in this present age extracted from the best writers, the author's own observations, and the numerous relations sent him from divers parts of the three kingdoms : to which is added, whatever is curious in the works of nature and art / the whole digested into one volume, under proper heads, being a work set on foot thirty years ago, by the Reverend Mr. Pool, author of the Synopsis criticorum ; and since undertaken and finish'd, by William Turner...	Turner, William, 1653-1701.	1697 (1697)	Wing T3345; ESTC R38921	1,324,643	657

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behold_v i_o and_o look_v upon_o i_o who_o be_o die_v so_o he_o die_v 44._o john_n speen_n he_o be_v among_o the_o first_o that_o pray_v to_o god_n he_o be_v a_o diligent_a reader_n he_o become_v a_o teacher_n and_o carry_v well_o for_o divers_a year_n until_o the_o sin_n of_o strong_a drink_n do_v infect_v we_o and_o then_o he_o be_v so_o far_o infect_v with_o it_o that_o he_o be_v deserve_o lay_v aside_o from_o teach_v his_o last_o speech_n be_v as_o follow_v now_o i_o die_v i_o desire_n you_o all_o my_o friend_n forgive_v he_o that_o hurt_v i_o for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v in_o mat._n 6.3_o 4._o forgive_v they_o that_o have_v do_v you_o wrong_n and_o your_o heavenly_a father_n will_v forgive_v you_o but_o if_o you_o do_v not_o forgive_v they_o your_o heavenly_a father_n will_v not_o forgive_v you_o therefore_o i_o entreat_v you_o all_o my_o friend_n forgive_v he_o that_o do_v i_o wrong_n for_o john_n nunusquanit_n beat_v he_o and_o hurt_v he_o much_o a_o little_a before_o his_o sickness_n now_o i_o desire_v to_o die_v well_o now_o i_o confess_v all_o my_o sin_n i_o be_o a_o sinner_n especial_o i_o love_v strong_a drink_n too_o well_o and_o sometime_o i_o be_v mad_a drink_v though_o i_o be_v a_o teacher_n i_o do_v offend_v against_o pray_v to_o god_n and_o spoil_v my_o teach_v all_o these_o my_o sin_n and_o drunkeness_n oh_o i_o pray_v you_o all_o forgive_v i_o oh_o jesus_n christ_n help_v i_o now_o and_o deliver_v my_o soul_n and_o help_v i_o that_o i_o may_v not_o go_v to_o hell_n for_o thou_o o_o christ_n art_n my_o deliver_v and_o saviour_n oh_o god_n help_v i_o lord_n though_o i_o be_o a_o sinner_n oh_o lord_n do_v not_o forget_v i_o and_o so_o he_o die_v 45._o black_a james_n he_o be_v in_o former_a time_n repute_v by_o the_o english_a to_o be_v a_o pawaw_o but_o i_o can_v tell_v this_o i_o know_v he_o renounce_v and_o repent_v of_o all_o his_o former_a way_n and_o desire_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n and_o die_v well_o as_o appear_v in_o what_o follow_v now_o i_o say_v i_o almost_o die_v but_o you_o all_o my_o son_n and_o all_o you_o that_o pray_v at_o chabanukong_a komu●_n take_v heed_n that_o you_o leave_v not_o off_o to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o pray_v to_o god_n be_v exceed_o good_a for_o pray_v to_o god_n be_v the_o way_n that_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o the_o heavenly_a kingdom_n i_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o we_o must_v follow_v his_o step_n especial_o you_v my_o son_n beware_v of_o drunkenness_n i_o desire_v you_o may_v stand_v fast_o in_o my_o room_n and_o rule_v well_o i_o be_o almost_o now_o dead_a and_o i_o desire_v to_o die_v well_o oh_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n help_v i_o and_o deliver_v my_o soul_n to_o die_v well_o so_o he_o die_v chap._n xix_o strange_a way_n of_o restrain_v person_n from_o sin_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o irresistibleness_n of_o god_n decree_n be_v so_o far_o ventilate_v in_o the_o last_o age_n that_o the_o letter_n of_o accord_n between_o the_o judicious_a bishop_n 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god_n first_o a_o wonderful_a preservation_n of_o his_o life_n in_o a_o public_a tumult_n at_o lion_n in_o france_n must_v make_v way_n which_o force_v from_o he_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o a_o deity_n then_o his_o father_n send_v for_o he_o home_o and_o with_o much_o gentleness_n persuade_v he_o to_o read_v the_o scripture_n he_o light_v upon_o the_o first_o of_o john_n and_o with_o it_o he_o feel_v a_o divine_a supernatural_a majesty_n and_o power_n seize_v his_o soul_n which_o bring_v he_o over_o by_o a_o complete_a conversion_n to_o jesus_n christ_n thus_o as_o the_o woman_n of_o tekoa_n tell_v david_n do_v god_n devise_v mean_n to_o bring_v back_o his_o banish_a flau._n divine_a conduct_n p._n 61._o 4._o lavater_n tell_v we_o that_o many_o spanish_a soldier_n go_v into_o the_o war_n of_o germany_n be_v there_o convert_v to_o christ_n by_o fall_v into_o the_o city_n and_o town_n where_o godly_a minister_n and_o christian_n be_v ibid._n 5._o a_o minister_n of_o wales_n who_o have_v two_o live_n but_o take_v little_a care_n of_o either_o be_v at_o a_o fair_a buy_v something_o at_o a_o pedlar_n stand_v and_o rend_v off_o a_o leaf_n of_o mr._n perkin_n catechism_n to_o wrap_v it_o in_o and_o read_v a_o line_n or_o two_o in_o it_o god_n set_v it_o home_o so_o as_o it_o do_v the_o work_n ibid._n 6._o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n into_o a_o carnal_a family_n have_v be_v order_v by_o providence_n for_o the_o conversion_n and_o salvation_n of_o many_o therein_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o the_o life_n of_o that_o renown_a english_a worthy_a mr._n john_n bruen_n that_o in_o his_o second_o match_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v one_o year_n diet_v in_o his_o mother-in-law_n house_n during_o his_o abode_n there_o that_o year_n say_v mr._n clark_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v by_o his_o mean_n gracious_o to_o work_v upon_o her_o soul_n as_o also_o upon_o his_o wife_n sister_n and_o half_a sister_n their_o brother_n mr._n william_n and_o thomas_n 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the_o persecutor_n to_o save_v his_o life_n and_o hide_v himself_o in_o a_o hay-mow_n where_o he_o be_v strange_o preserve_v and_o nourish_v for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o fortnight_n by_o a_o hen_n that_o come_v constant_o and_o every_o day_n lay_v a_o egg_n by_o he_o by_o which_o he_o be_v sustain_v clark_n myrrh_n p._n 365._o 8._o in_o the_o same_o persecution_n another_o man_n be_v close_o pursue_v for_o his_o life_n get_v into_o a_o little_a cellar_n in_o a_o old_a castle_n over_o the_o door_n of_o which_o present_o come_v a_o spider_n and_o spin_v a_o thick_a webb_n where_o the_o persecutor_n come_v present_o after_o to_o look_v for_o he_o but_o they_o see_v a_o thick_a web_n over_o the_o door_n decline_v seek_v he_o there_o by_o which_o he_o be_v miraculous_o save_v see_v a_o book_n call_v mankind_n display_v 9_o at_o seven-oak_n in_o kent_n be_v take_v up_o a_o infant_n of_o unknown_a parent_n but_o by_o charitable_a people_n be_v baptise_a and_o bring_v up_o and_o bind_v 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not_o only_o preserve_v from_o the_o heathen_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o heathen_a but_o by_o the_o lord_n be_v make_v some_o of_o they_o to_o be_v a_o wall_n of_o defence_n unto_o we_o and_o thus_o we_o be_v save_v by_o a_o destroy_a mean_n 14._o and_o at_o this_o time_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v very_o remarkable_a in_o preserve_v many_o of_o our_o people_n in_o one_o of_o our_o garrison_n who_o be_v drive_v to_o garrison_n several_a house_n and_o the_o house_n of_o which_o now_o i_o speak_v do_v contain_v about_o sixty_o person_n and_o in_o this_o house_n one_o of_o the_o soldier_n take_v a_o gun_n load_v with_o bullet_n into_o his_o hand_n as_o he_o stand_v in_o a_o lower-room_n the_o lock_n be_v half_o bend_v and_o he_o hold_v the_o gun_n right_o upward_o the_o gun_n be_v discharge_v though_o many_o people_n be_v in_o the_o chamber_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o suffer_v any_o harm_n because_o providence_n do_v guide_v the_o shot_n into_o the_o summer_n that_o piece_n 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one_o wife_n and_o a_o pleasant_a garden_n thus_o he_o deliver_v himself_o in_o one_o of_o his_o poem_n and_o in_o a_o letter_n to_o mr._n evelyn_n author_n of_o the_o kalendarium_n hortense_n he_o declare_v it_o more_o at_o large_a profess_v that_o he_o have_v be_v then_o a_o pretty_a while_n aim_v at_o it_o but_o be_v not_o yet_o arrive_v at_o that_o state_n of_o mortal_a happiness_n 11._o one_o of_o the_o cato_n have_v attain_v to_o the_o age_n of_o eight_o and_o fifty_o year_n give_v over_o his_o public_a charge_n and_o travel_v in_o affair_n of_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n and_o go_v to_o wear_v out_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o day_n near_o to_o naples_n in_o a_o country_n village_n which_o then_o be_v call_v picenum_n but_o now_o it_o be_v name_v marca_n de_fw-fr a●●a_n where_o he_o maintain_v his_o faculty_n and_o nourish_v himself_o with_o such_o convenience_n as_o his_o poor_a land_n and_o live_v afford_v he_o this_o good_a and_o virtuous_a cato_n keep_v a_o simple_a 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mr._n jeremy_n whitaker_n when_o a_o schoolboy_n will_v frequent_o go_v in_o company_n 8_o or_o 10_o mile_n to_o hear_v a_o warm_a sermon_n and_o take_v note_n and_o be_v helpful_a to_o other_o in_o repeat_v they_o and_o though_o his_o father_n often_o and_o earnest_o endeavour_v to_o divert_v he_o yet_o when_o a_o boy_n he_o be_v unmoveable_a in_o his_o desire_n to_o be_v a_o minister_n ibid._n 10._o mr._n herbert_n palmer_n be_v esteem_v sanctify_v even_o from_o the_o womb_n at_o the_o age_n of_o 4_o or_o 5_o year_n he_o will_v cry_v to_o go_v to_o his_o lady_n mother_n sir_n tho._n palmer_n be_v his_o father_n that_o he_o may_v hear_v somewhat_o of_o god_n when_o a_o child_n little_o more_o than_o five_o year_n old_a he_o weep_v in_o read_v the_o story_n of_o joseph_n and_o take_v much_o pleasure_n in_o learning_n chapter_n by_o heart_n he_o learn_v the_o french_a tongue_n almost_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o can_v speak_v he_o often_o affirm_v that_o he_o never_o remember_v the_o 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who_o have_v make_v profession_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trajan_n afterward_o fall_v from_o it_o become_v a_o railer_n against_o it_o and_o at_o last_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n by_o dog_n suidas_n 3._o porphyry_n be_v reprove_v for_o his_o fault_n by_o some_o christian_n renounce_v the_o profession_n write_v against_o the_o religion_n and_o die_v in_o despair_n id._n 4._o origen_n be_v persuade_v rather_o to_o offer_v incense_n to_o idol_n than_o be_v defile_v by_o a_o ugly_a black-a-moor_n lose_v the_o peace_n of_o his_o conscience_n 5._o tamerus_fw-la be_v seduce_v from_o the_o reform_a religion_n by_o his_o brother_n a_o papist_n fall_v into_o despair_n and_o hang_v himself_o theat_v hist_o 6._o 1569._o one_o henry_n smith_n in_o the_o middle_a temple_n turn_v papist_n hang_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o chamber_n act_n and_o mon._n 7._o latomus_fw-la of_o louvain_n once_o a_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n afterward_o a_o apostate_n make_v a_o oration_n at_o brussels_n before_o the_o emperor_n charles_n v._o against_o luther_n and_o his_o follower_n but_o so_o foolish_o that_o he_o be_v laugh_v to_o scorn_v afterward_o at_o louvain_n in_o a_o public_a lecture_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o open_a frenzy_n despair_v and_o blaspheme_v cry_v out_o continual_o that_o he_o be_v damn_a etc._n etc._n senercleus_n in_o epist_n ante_fw-la hist_n de_fw-fr morte_fw-la diazii_n 8._o arnold_n bomelius_n a_o student_n of_o louvain_n and_o favourer_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o man_n of_o good_a part_n apostatise_v to_o popery_n fall_v into_o great_a trouble_n of_o mind_n and_o thence_o into_o depsair_n and_o afterward_o walk_v into_o the_o field_n with_o some_o scholar_n he_o sit_v down_o by_o a_o spring_n side_n draw_v out_o a_o dagger_n and_o stab_v himself_o act_n and_o mon._n 9_o stephen_n gardiner_n bishop_n of_o winchester_z cry_v out_o on_o his_o deathbed_n that_o he_o have_v deny_v his_o master_n with_o peter_n but_o not_o repent_v with_o peter_n and_o so_o stink_v above_o ground_n end_v his_o wretched_a life_n clark_n exampl_a vol._n i._o c._n 6._o 10._o mr._n west_n chaplain_n to_o bishop_n ridley_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o sixth_n reign_n turn_v papist_n in_o queeh_n mary_n fall_v into_o such_o torment_n of_o conscience_n that_o he_o pine_v away_o and_o die_v act_n and_o mon._n 11._o cardinal_n pool_n be_v a_o favourer_n of_o the_o truth_n afterward_o a_o persecutor_n but_o within_o two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o queen_n mary_n death_n himself_o die_v in_o terror_n clark_n exampl_a vol._n i._o c._n 6._o 12._o peter_n castellan_n bishop_n of_o maston_n a_o apostate_n from_o the_o reform_a religion_n fall_v into_o a_o strange_a disease_n one_o half_a of_o his_o body_n burn_v like_o fire_n and_o the_o other_o cold_a as_o ice_n and_o in_o this_o case_n with_o horrible_a groan_n and_o cry_v die_v ibid._n 13._o henry_n the_o four_o king_n of_o france_n after_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n turn_v from_o protestant_a to_o papist_n 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