Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	civil_a	creature_n	great_a	79	3	2.0851	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77498	The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133	201,893	311

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_fw-la parvi_fw-la ducas_fw-la do_v not_o set_v light_n by_o it_o the_o word_n come_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d parvus_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cura_fw-la do_v not_o disregard_n and_o sleight_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n not_o worth_a the_o take_a notice_n of_o this_o do_v they_o as_o i_o have_v show_v you_o who_o be_v not_o will_v not_o be_v affect_v with_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n lie_v upon_o they_o they_o shut_v the_o door_n of_o their_o heart_n against_o their_o affliction_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o enter_v there_o this_o let_v not_o any_o of_o we_o do_v when_o god_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o upon_o what_o part_n in_o what_o kind_n soever_o it_o be_v he_o expect_v that_o we_o shall_v lay_v it_o to_o our_o heart_n a_o parent_n be_v not_o well_o please_v with_o his_o child_n when_o it_o laugh_v at_o his_o correction_n heart_n god_n hand_n ever_o to_o be_v lay_v to_o heart_n this_o beware_v we_o of_o be_v god_n angry_a with_o we_o and_o do_v he_o manifest_v his_o displeasure_n in_o any_o token_n of_o it_o see_v that_o we_o take_v it_o to_o heart_n so_o as_o to_o humble_v ourselves_o under_o his_o hand_n so_o do_v the_o church_n in_o her_o captivity_n lam._n 3.19_o 20._o remember_v my_o affliction_n and_o my_o misery_n the_o wormwood_n and_o the_o gall_n my_o soul_n have_v they_o still_o in_o remembrance_n and_o be_v humble_v in_o i_o and_o the_o like_o the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o james_n call_v for_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o christian_n in_o their_o afflict_a condition_n humble_a yourselves_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n jam._n 4.10_o humble_a yourselves_o under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n 1_o pet._n 5.6_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o god_n look_v for_o to_o be_v thus_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o judgement_n and_o chastisement_n not_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o his_o hand_n not_o to_o be_v humble_v under_o it_o be_v no_o other_o but_o a_o high_a contempt_n which_o take_v we_o heed_n of_o affliction_n be_v god_n messenger_n all_o send_v by_o he_o every_o one_o have_v a_o errand_n from_o he_o to_o we_o now_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o prince_n will_v not_o endure_v to_o have_v their_o messenger_n how_o mean_a soever_o despise_v slight_v shut_v out_o of_o door_n send_v away_o without_o a_o hear_n do_v not_o we_o so_o deal_v by_o these_o messenger_n which_o be_v send_v by_o god_n to_o we_o but_o hear_v they_o harken_v to_o they_o hear_v the_o rod_n and_o who_o have_v appoint_v it_o mic._n 6.9_o suffer_v every_o affliction_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o heart_n take_v notice_n of_o god_n hand_n in_o it_o humble_a our_o soul_n under_o it_o and_o let_v this_o our_o humble_v be_v in_o measure_n proportionable_a to_o our_o