Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	able_a	kingdom_n	zion_n	11	3	9.7386	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62905	A discourse of Christ's Second Coming and purging of his kingdom in two sermons on Matth. XIII, 41 / by Samuel Tomlyns.	Tomlyns, Samuel, 1632 or 3-1700.	1695 (1695)	Wing T1858; ESTC R25655	49,894	104

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for_o everlasting_a torment_n the_o day_n be_v come_v when_o they_o that_o shall_v review_v all_o their_o sensual_a delight_n and_o draw_v their_o great_a bitterness_n out_o of_o that_o which_o have_v be_v most_o sweet_a to_o they_o oh_o how_o terrible_a will_v it_o be_v to_o draw_v a_o real_a hell_n of_o misery_n out_o of_o their_o imaginary_a and_o momentary_a heaven_n of_o felicity_n their_o present_a pleasure_n will_v be_v a_o seed_n of_o pain_n and_o of_o eternal_a torment_n 2_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o what_o a_o heinous_a and_o provoke_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o work_v iniquity_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n for_o 1._o they_o that_o be_v of_o the_o church_n they_o do_v profess_v and_o avow_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v their_o god_n hos_n 8.2_o israel_n shall_v cry_v unto_o i_o my_o god_n we_o know_v thou_o yet_o in_o ver_fw-la 3._o it_o be_v say_v israel_n have_v cast_v off_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a and_o aholah_n say_v god_n play_v the_o harlot_n when_o she_o be_v i_o ezek._n 23.5_o how_o treacherous_a be_v they_o that_o say_v god_n be_v their_o father_n joh._n 8.41_o we_o have_v one_o father_n even_o god_n yet_o they_o partake_v of_o satan_n corrupt_a nature_n bear_v his_o image_n and_o do_v his_o lust_n john_n 8.44_o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n and_o the_o lust_n of_o your_o father_n you_o will_v do_v how_o abominable_a be_v this_o to_o wear_v god_n livery_n and_o yet_o do_v satan_n drudgery_n how_o do_v god_n complain_v and_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v against_o israel_n i_o have_v nourish_v and_o bring_v up_o child_n yet_o they_o have_v rebel_v against_o i_o isaiah_n 1.2_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o creature_n serve_v man_n yet_o he_o deny_v obedience_n to_o his_o maker_n those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n be_v under_o more_o tie_n and_o obligation_n than_o other_o amos_n 3.2_o you_o only_o have_v i_o know_v of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n when_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o gentile_n that_o they_o be_v a_o people_n that_o christ_n do_v not_o know_v isa_n 55.5_o yet_o christ_n come_v to_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o 〈◊〉_d john_n 1.11_o who_o shall_v welcome_v he_o 〈◊〉_d open_v their_o heart_n and_o receive_v he_o if_o not_o his_o own_o yet_o christ_n own_a reject_v he_o not_o only_o they_o shut_v the_o door_n against_o hi●_n but_o also_o pour_v out_o their_o fury_n on_o he_o and_o cut_v he_o off_o from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o livi●●_n god_n complain_v psal_n 81.11_o but_o my_o pe●●_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o my_o voice_n israel_n will_v b●●_n none_o of_o i_o and_o indeed_o will_v be_v none_o o●_n his_o 2._o those_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n kingd●●_n they_o be_v near_o to_o god_n and_o in_o his_o special_a presence_n and_o it_o be_v therefore_o more_o heinous_a 〈◊〉_d such_o to_o work_v iniquity_n 1._o they_o be_v near_o 〈◊〉_d god_n jer._n 13.2_o god_n bid_v jeremiah_n to_o ●e_v he_o a_o linen_n girdle_n and_o put_v it_o on_o 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such_o church-member_n ought_v to_o be_v yet_o those_o that_o work_n iniquity_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o dishonour_n a_o disgrace_n a_o reproach_n to_o christ_n 2._o a_o girdle_n be_v put_v on_o and_o wear_v about_o the_o loin_n of_o a_o man_n and_o this_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o the_o girdle_n itself_o that_o it_o be_v so_o near_o to_o a_o man_n and_o be_v wear_v as_o a_o ornament_n by_o he_o so_o god_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n isa_n 60.13_o thy_o god_n shall_v be_v thy_o glory_n for_o man_n to_o be_v bring_v under_o a_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n to_o be_v join_v to_o god_n this_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n psal_n 50.5_o gather_v my_o saint_n together_o that_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o i_o by_o sacrifice_n to_o be_v god_n confederate_n be_v the_o honour_n of_o man_n but_o those_o that_o work_n ●niquity_n in_o christ_n kingdom_n do_v turn_v this_o glory_n into_o shame_n this_o be_v their_o infamy_n to_o break_v the_o 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lord_n be_v there_o ezek._n 48_o 3●_n and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a affront_n to_o provoke_v god_n to_o his_o face_n to_o sin_n under_o his_o eye_n and_o in_o 〈◊〉_d special_a presence_n isa_n 65.3_o a_o people_n that_o 〈◊〉_d voke_v i_o to_o anger_v continual_o to_o my_o face_n go●_n temple_n and_o habitation_n be_v among_o the_o and_o thereby_o their_o gild_n be_v exceed_v heighten_v and_o aggravate_v they_o do_v d●_n god_n and_o affront_v he_o to_o his_o face_n wh●_n as_o the_o gentile_n may_v be_v say_v comparati●ly_o to_o sin_n behind_o god_n back_n because_o 〈◊〉_d special_a presence_n be_v not_o among_o they_o 〈◊〉_d judah_n be_v his_o