Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	heart_n	spirit_n	supplication_n	2,255	5	10.7199	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52601	Two speeches delivered before the subscribing of the Covenant, the 25. of September, at St. Margarets in Westminster the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Henderson.	Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.; Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.	1643 (1643)	Wing N1501; ESTC R4609	13,718	26

in the end bring forth a Covenant as the onely meane after all other have been assayed for the deliverance of England and Ireland out of the deeps of affliction preservation of the Church and Kingdome of Scotland from the extremity of miserie and the safety of our Native King and Kingdomes from destruction and desolation This is the manifold necessity which Nature Religion Loyaltie and Love hath laid upon them Nor is it unknown in this Honourable Reverend and wise Audience what errours and heresies in doctrine what Superstition and idolatrie in Worshippe what Usurpation and Tyrannie in Government what cruelty against the soules and bodies of the saints have been set on foot exercised and executed for many Generations and now of late by the Romane Church all which we hope through the blessing of God upon this work shal be brought to an end Had the Pope at Rome the knowledge of what is doing this day in England and were this Covenant written on the Plaster of the wall over against him where he sitteth Belshazzar-like in his sacralegious pomp it would make his heart to tremble his countenance to change his head and Miter to shake his joynts to loose and all his Cardinals and Prelates to be astonished When the Reformed Churches which by their Letters have been exciting us to Christian Communion and Sympathie in this time of the danger of Religion and distresse of the Godly shall heare of this blessed conjunction for uniformity in Religion according to the word of God and the defence thereof it shall quicken their hearts against the heavinesse of oppressing sorrows and feare and be no other than a beginning of a Jubilee and joyfull deliverance unto them from the Antichristian yoke and tyrannie Upon these and the like considerations wee are verie confident that the Church and Kingdome of Scotland will most chearfully joyne in this Covenant at the first motion whereof their bowels were moved within them And to give testimony of this our confidence we who are Commissioners from the Generall Assembly although we have no particular and expresse Commission for that end not from want of willingnesse but of foresight offer to joyn our hearts and hands unto it being assured that the Lord in his own time wil against all opposition even against the gates of Hell crown it with a blessing from Heaven The word of God is for it as you have been now resolved by the consent and testimonie of a Reverend Assembly of so many godly learned and great Divines In your own sense and experience you will find that although while you are assaulted or exercised with worldly cares and fears your 〈…〉 other times when upon seeking of God in private or publike as in the evening of a wel spent Sabbath or day of Fast and Humiliation your disposition is more spiritual and leaving the world behind you you have found accesse unto God through Jesus Christ the bent and inclinations of your hearts will be strongest to go throgh with this work It is a good testimony that our designes and wayes are agreeable to the will of God if we affect them most when our hearts are furthest from the world and our temper is most spirituall and heavenly and least carnall and earthly As the Word of God so the prayers of the people of God in all the Reformed Churches are for us and on our side It were more terrible then an Army to hear that there were any fervent supplications to God against us blasphemies curses and horrid imprecations there be proceeding from another spirit and that is all That Divine Providence also which hath maintained this Cause and supported his Servants in a marvellous manner unto this day and which this time past hath kept things in an equall ballance and vicissitud of successe will we trust from this day-forth through the weight of this Covenant cast the ballance and make Religion and Righteousnesse to prevail to the glory of God the honour of our King the confusion of our common enemies and the comfort and safety of the people of God Which he grant who is able to doe above any thing that we can ask or think FINIS