Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	health_n	let_v	praise_v	2,637	5	10.5334	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25466	Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume / by several ministers in and about London, preached in October, 1689.	Annesley, Samuel, 1620?-1696.	1690 (1690)	Wing A3225; ESTC R614	480,042	449

13._o when_o the_o lord_n send_v paul_n to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n among_o the_o gentile_n that_o he_o may_v hearten_v he_o for_o that_o difficult_a and_o dangerous_a work_n he_o promise_v he_o protection_n act._n xxvi_o 17_o 18._o deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o people_n to_o who_o i_o now_o send_v thou_o to_o open_v their_o eye_n they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o mighty_a presence_n of_o god_n with_o they_o who_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o fear_v that_o those_o people_n will_v seek_v their_o death_n to_o who_o they_o bring_v the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n i_o think_v this_o scripture_n so_o apposite_a to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o so_o directive_n to_o private_a christian_n that_o it_o may_v plead_v my_o excuse_n for_o this_o enlargement_n upon_o it_o 2._o that_o private_a christian_n may_v be_v sure_a to_o mind_v it_o our_o saviour_n have_v put_v it_o into_o the_o rule_n of_o prayer_n matth._n 6.10_o thy_n kingdom_n come_v i_o have_v read_v that_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o jew_n maxim_n touch_v prayer_n ista_fw-la oratio_fw-la in_fw-la quâ_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la memoria_fw-la regni_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la oratio_fw-la that_o prayer_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v no_o prayer_n at_o all_o when_o we_o pray_v thy_n kingdom_n come_v we_o beg_v that_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o rod_n of_o christ_n power_n and_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o government_n may_v spread_v all_o the_o world_n over_o for_o where_o the_o gospel_n be_v believe_v and_o obey_v there_o do_v christ_n reign_v over_o fall_v man_n as_o mediator_n 3._o the_o saint_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n pray_v for_o the_o call_v and_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n under_o the_o gospel-dispensation_n psal_n lxvii_o 2_o 3._o that_o thy_o way_n may_v be_v know_v upon_o earth_n thy_o save_a health_n among_o all_o nation_n let_v the_o people_n praise_v thou_o o_o god_n let_v all_o the_o people_n praise_v 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