Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	angel_n	good_a	will_n	3,100	5	6.2939	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59890	A sermon preached at the Temple-Church, December 30. 1694 upon the sad occasion of the death of our gracious Queen, and published at the earnest request of several masters of the bench of both societies / by William Sherlock ...	Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707.	1695 (1695)	Wing S3361; ESTC R9689	7,956	16

a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o temple-church_a december_n 30._o 1694._o upon_o the_o sad_a occasion_n of_o the_o death_n of_o our_o gracious_a queen_n and_o publish_v at_o the_o earnest_a request_n of_o several_a master_n of_o the_o bench_n of_o both_o society_n by_o william_n sherlock_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o st._n paul_n master_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n the_o four_o edition_n edinburgh_n reprint_v by_o the_o heir_n and_o successor_n of_o andrew_n anderson_n printer_n to_o his_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n 1695._o thirty-nine_o psalm_n 9_o i_o be_v dumb_a and_o open_v not_o my_o mouth_n because_o thou_o do_v it_o this_o may_v be_v think_v a_o very_a improper_a text_n for_o the_o feast_n of_o our_o saviour_n birth_n when_o our_o mouth_n ought_v to_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n and_o sing_v with_o the_o whole_a choir_n of_o angel_n glory_n be_v to_o god_n in_o the_o high_a on_o earth_n peace_n good_a will_n towards_o man_n this_o indeed_o be_v that_o peace_n which_o the_o world_n can_v give_v and_o which_o the_o world_n can_v take_v away_o whatever_o the_o external_n appearance_n of_o providence_n be_v here_o we_o find_v a_o safe_a retreat_n and_o a_o never_o fail_a spring_n of_o joy_n for_o he_o that_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o deliver_v he_o up_o for_o we_o all_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o also_o free_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n who_o then_o shall_v separat_fw-la we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o distress_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n nay_o in_o all_o these_o we_o be_v more_o than_o conqueror_n through_o he_o that_o love_v we_o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separat_fw-la we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n 8_o rom._n 32_o 35_o 37_o etc._n etc._n while_o our_o mind_n be_v warm_v with_o such_o thought_n as_o these_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v up_o under_o the_o great_a trial_n if_o not_o with_o cheerfulness_n yet_o at_o least_o with_o patience_n and_o a_o quiet_a submission_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o if_o ever_o there_o be_v occasion_n for_o such_o comfortable_a and_o support_v thought_n the_o divine_a providence_n have_v make_v it_o too_o necessary_a at_o this_o time_n to_o bear_v the_o lose_v of_o a_o incomparable_a lady_n our_o most_o gracious_a queen_n who_o death_n all_o good_a subject_n must_v lament_v and_o i_o pray_v god_n forgive_v those_o that_o do_v not_o such_o severe_a providence_n as_o these_o will_v teach_v the_o great_a and_o most_o unbroken_a mind_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n with_o fear_n and_o to_o rejoice_v with_o tremble_a but_o how_o severe_a soever_o providence_n be_v in_o some_o particular_a instance_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n in_o the_o redemption_n of_o mankind_n by_o the_o incarnation_n and_o death_n of_o his_o own_o son_n shall_v teach_v we_o to_o be_v dumband_n not_o to_o open_v our_o mouth_n because_o they_o all_o be_v his_o do_n in_o speak_v to_o which_o word_n i_o shall_v 1._o inquire_v what_o may_v be_v call_v the_o do_n of_o the_o lord_n 2._o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v dumb_a and_o not_o to_o open_v our_o mouth_n 3._o the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n to_o oblige_v we_o to_o a_o quiet_a and_o patient_a submission_n under_o the_o great_a suffering_n that_o it_o be_v god_n do_v 1._o what_o may_v be_v call_v the_o do_v of_o the_o lord_n this_o may_v be_v think_v a_o very_a needless_a question_n for_o be_v there_o be_v there_o any_o event_n good_a or_o evil_a which_o be_v not_o god_n do_v if_o we_o believe_v a_o particular_a providence_n we_o must_v answer_v no_o and_o yet_o some_o thing_n be_v more_o peculiarly_a god_n do_n 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