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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62961	Mans extremity, Gods opportunity, or, A display of Gods sovereign grace in saving a people whose recovery as to men and means is next to desperate as it was delivered in a sermon preached before the Honourable Lieutenant governour ... of the province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England on May 29, 1695 which was the day for election of counsellors for that province / by the reverend Mr. Samuel Torrey.	Torrey, Samuel, 1632-1707.	1695 (1695)	Wing T1917; ESTC R30168	29,972	66

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and_o you_o shall_v go_v and_o pray_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v hearken_v unto_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v seek_v i_o and_o find_v i_o when_o you_o shall_v search_v for_o i_o with_o all_o your_o heart_n this_o be_v a_o promise_n that_o then_o they_o shall_v pray_v when_o the_o time_n of_o salvation_n be_v come_v god_n always_o save_v his_o people_n in_o the_o way_n of_o prayer_n jer._n 31.9_o they_o shall_v come_v with_o weep_v and_o with_o supplication_n will_v i_o lead_v they_o oh_o that_o god_n will_v pour_v out_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n &_o supplication_n upon_o we_o but_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v what_o we_o be_v more_o especial_o and_o particular_o to_o believe_v and_o pray_v for_o in_o order_n to_o the_o obtainment_n of_o such_o salvation_n i_o reply_v it_o must_v be_v for_o the_o return_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n 1._o that_o god_n will_v no_o further_o or_o long_o withdraw_v 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the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n as_o isa_n 44.1_o 6._o isa_n 59.20_o 21._o ezek._n 36.27_o ezek._n 37.14_o ezek._n 39.29_o joel_n 2.28_o and_o elsewhere_o abundant_o which_o signify_v that_o god_n have_v lay_v this_o promise_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o faith_n hope_n and_o confidence_n of_o his_o people_n and_o that_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o be_v the_o great_a thing_n which_o they_o be_v to_o believe_v and_o pray_v for_o in_o order_n to_o their_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v direct_v his_o church_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o for_o salvation_n until_o he_o pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n isa_n 32.15_o until_o the_o spirit_n be_v pour_v upon_o we_o from_o on_o high_a and_o the_o wilderness_n become_v a_o fruitful_a field_n there_o be_v gracious_a promise_n of_o salvation_n make_v to_o the_o church_n in_o that_o context_n but_o they_o be_v to_o wait_v for_o it_o until_o the_o spirit_n be_v pour_v upon_o they_o from_o on_o high_a it_o all_o 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world_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v and_o true_o this_o great_a promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o often_o renew_v in_o the_o scripture_n it_o have_v be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v in_o successive_a accomplishment_n to_o the_o church_n it_o be_v that_o whereby_o the_o church_n have_v live_v and_o be_v uphold_v in_o all_o age_n as_o the_o soundation_n of_o their_o faith_n confidence_n and_o perseverance_n 4._o god_n work_v more_o immediate_o by_o his_o word_n when_o he_o make_v it_o mighty_a and_o powerful_a to_o all_o the_o save_a effect_n and_o end_n of_o it_o especial_o in_o the_o conversion_n &_o reformation_n of_o his_o people_n he_o work_v all_o save_a work_n all_o spiritual_a salvation_n for_o his_o church_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n that_o be_v he_o work_v more_o immediate_o by_o this_o mean_n it_o be_v the_o high_a mean_n of_o the_o work_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o power_n especial_o upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o church_n in_o their_o 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they_o be_v pass_v ordinary_a hope_n of_o heal_a so_o when_o a_o people_n be_v in_o extreme_a inevitable_a danger_n of_o perish_v in_o their_o own_o sin_n under_o god_n judgement_n both_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a judgement_n unless_o god_n in_o sovereign_a mercy_n appear_v and_o work_v salvation_n for_o they_o by_o himself_o when_o all_o thing_n be_v past_a man_n past_a mean_n when_o the_o wisdom_n the_o power_n the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n the_o prayer_n enleavour_n and_o labour_n of_o man_n fail_v than_o it_o be_v time_n for_o the_o church_n to_o cry_v out_o as_o psal_n 119.126_o it_o be_v time_n for_o thou_o lord_n to_o work_v more_o particular_o 1._o when_o a_o people_n be_v fall_v into_o such_o a_o depth_n of_o spiritual_a heart_n apostasy_n as_o that_o they_o be_v thereby_o become_v not_o only_o secure_v but_o utter_o senseless_a sottish_a stupid_a supine_n and_o so_o altogether_o ignorant_a careless_a regardless_o of_o the_o great_a concernment_n of_o their_o own_o good_a 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time_n to_o cry_v help_v lord_n psal_n 12.15_o 3._o when_o god_n seem_v to_o have_v wrought_v and_o do_v for_o a_o people_n all_o that_o can_v ordinary_o be_v do_v by_o the_o improvement_n of_o mean_n to_o save_o they_o from_o all_o destroy_a evil_n especial_o from_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o reclaim_v and_o reduce_v they_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o secure_v and_o advance_v both_o their_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a welfare_n when_o god_n speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n as_o it_o be_v complain_v isa_n 5.4_o what_o can_v have_v be_v do_v more_o to_o my_o vineyard_n that_o i_o have_v not_o do_v in_o it_o so_o jer._n 9.7_o i_o will_v melt_v they_o and_o try_v they_o for_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v for_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n hos_fw-la 6.4_o o_o ephraim_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o o_o judah_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o god_n speak_v here_o as_o man_n do_v when_o they_o know_v not_o what_o to_o do_v more_o 4._o when_o hereupon_o god_n do_v cease_v to_o work_v in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n by_o ordinary_a mean_n and_o leave_v a_o people_n to_o themselves_o withdraw_v his_o spirit_n his_o presence_n his_o power_n his_o counsel_n his_o conduct_n his_o protection_n and_o benediction_n and_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o will_n and_o way_n counsel_n and_o course_n to_o do_v what_o they_o will_v with_o themselves_o when_o god_n desert_n his_o own_o work_n among_o a_o people_n suffer_v his_o own_o worship_n and_o ordinance_n to_o be_v ineffectual_a if_o not_o judicial_a when_o god_n say_v of_o a_o people_n as_o of_o they_o deut._n 32.20_o i_o will_v hide_v my_o face_n from_o they_o i_o will_v see_v what_o their_o end_n will_v be_v what_o lamentable_a evil_a end_n they_o will_v bring_v themselves_o unto_o and_o as_o hos_n 4.16_o ephraim_n be_v join_v to_o idol_n let_v he_o alone_o when_o god_n appear_v only_o as_o a_o stranger_n in_o the_o land_n as_o a_o man_n astonish_v a_o mighty_a man_n that_o can_v save_v jer._n 14.8_o sure_o then_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n unless_o god_n magnify_v his_o sovereign_a grace_n in_o save_v such_o a_o people_n by_o himself_o 5._o when_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o world_n be_v espouse_v and_o exalt_v and_o the_o interest_n of_o religion_n be_v thereby_o enpose_v depose_v and_o depress_v when_o the_o spirit_n of_o worldliness_n grow_v exceed_o high_a and_o strong_a and_o the_o spirit_n of_o religion_n grow_v low_a and_o weak_a weak_a and_o weak_a languish_v even_o unto_o death_n when_o the_o world_n prevail_v against_o and_o over_o religion_n to_o strike_v it_o past_o ordinary_a hope_n of_o a_o resurrection_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o reign_v govern_v spirit_n and_o carry_v all_o before_o it_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v but_o in_o subserviency_n