Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	church_n	heaven_n	militant_a	1,713	5	12.2504	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46702	The vvorks of heaven upon earth, or, The eccellencie of praise and thanksgiving in part displayed in a sermon, inlarged into a treatise, preached at Taunton in the county of Somerset May 11. 1648, being the day set apart for the annuall commemoration of the deliverance of that town, by the reliefe which they received on May 11. anno 1645 / by Henry Jeanes ...	Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662.	1649 (1649)	Wing J513; ESTC R20545	60,248	86

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for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o and_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o sing_v and_o to_o praise_v the_o lord_n set_v ambushment_n against_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n moab_n and_o mount_v seir_n which_o be_v come_v against_o judah_n and_o they_o be_v smite_v it_o be_v not_o then_o you_o see_v without_o good_a reason_n that_o luther_n call_v the_o prayer_n and_o praise_n of_o christian_n their_o artillery_n and_o gun_n if_o you_o desire_v growth_n in_o grace_n increase_v of_o the_o spirit_n such_o a_o perfection_n and_o fullness_n of_o grace_n as_o be_v attainable_a here_o in_o this_o life_n the_o apostle_n paul_n prescribe_v as_o mean_n of_o obtain_v it_o the_o exercise_n of_o psalm_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_n ephes_n 5.18_o 19_o 20._o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n speak_v to_o yourselves_o in_o psalm_n and_o hymn_n and_o spiritual_a song_n sing_v and_o make_v melody_n in_o your_o heart_n to_o the_o lord_n give_v of_o thanks_n always_o etc._n etc._n from_o which_o word_n the_o pious_a and_o learned_a bayn_n collect_v that_o the_o exercise_n

god_n who_o have_v neglect_v forget_v slight_v and_o most_o miserable_o pervert_v and_o abuse_v old_a one_o unto_o d._n unto_o et_fw-la fortè_fw-la hoc_fw-la etiam_fw-la clementia_fw-la esse_fw-la videtur_fw-la ingratis_fw-la negare_fw-la quod_fw-la postulant_fw-la necontingat_fw-la nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la tanto_fw-la gravius_fw-la de_fw-la ingratitudine_fw-la judicemur_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la accumulatis_fw-la beneficiis_fw-la ingrati_fw-la probabimur_fw-la extitisse_fw-la ergo_fw-la mi_fw-mi scri●ordiae_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la hac_fw-la p●rte_fw-la subtrahere_fw-la miscricordiam_fw-la bernard_n contra_fw-la pessimum_fw-la vitium_fw-la ingratitudivis_fw-la 495._o d._n bernard_n it_o seem_v a_o piece_n of_o clemency_n to_o deny_v the_o request_n of_o the_o ungrateful_a lest_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o heavy_o and_o rigorous_o censure_v and_o judge_v for_o unthankfulnes_n by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o they_o shall_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v unthankful_a for_o the_o accumulation_n of_o benefit_n to_o withdraw_v mercy_n in_o this_o respect_n will_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o mercy_n it_o will_v be_v a_o favour_n to_o withhold_v favour_n which_o will_v aggravate_v unthankfulness_n and_o increase_v condemnation_n we_o 26_o we_o huic_fw-la ingrate_a qui_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la fraudator_fw-la est_fw-la &_o in_o hanc_fw-la partem_fw-la procubnit_fw-la animo_fw-la non_fw-la magis_fw-la dabit_fw-la beneficiton_n quam_fw-la decoctori_fw-la pecumiam_fw-la credit_n aut_fw-la depositum_fw-la committit_fw-la ei_fw-la qui_fw-la iam_fw-la pluribus_fw-la abxegavit_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr benef._n lib._n 4._o c._n 26_o will_v not_o lend_v or_o trust_v our_o money_n unto_o bankrupt_n nor_o leave_v a_o pledge_n in_o their_o hand_n who_o have_v deny_v other_o of_o what_o they_o have_v deposit_v with_o they_o and_o may_v not_o god_n then_o in_o equity_n detain_v desire_v mercy_n from_o the_o unthankful_a who_o have_v defraud_v and_o rob_v he_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o all_o former_a mercy_n 9_o mercy_n semina_fw-la in_o solum_fw-la effetum_fw-la &_o sterilo_fw-la non_fw-la spargimus_fw-la id._n ibid._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o agricolae_fw-la quidem_fw-la scmina_fw-la arcnis_fw-la non_fw-la committunt_fw-la lib._n 4._o c_o 9_o the_o husbandman_n will_v not_o sow_v his_o corn_n in_o the_o sand_n nor_o in_o barren_a or_o unfruitful_a ground_n and_o will_v god_n think_v you_o 406._o you_o nunquam_fw-la non_fw-la perit_fw-la quod_fw-la datur_fw-la ingrato_fw-la 148._o omnino_fw-la enim_fw-la sola_fw-la nos_fw-la à_fw-la profectu_fw-la conversationis_fw-la impedit_fw-la ingratitudo_fw-la nostra_fw-la dum_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la amissum_fw-la reputans_fw-la dator_fw-la quod_fw-la ingratus_fw-la accepit_fw-la cavet_fw-la sibi_fw-la de_fw-la caetero_fw-la ne_fw-la tauto_fw-la plura_fw-la amittcret_a quanto_fw-la plura_fw-la conferret_fw-la ingrato_fw-la ibid._n 406._o cast_z or_o throw_v away_o his_o mercy_n upon_o unthankful_a heart_n from_o who_o he_o never_o have_v so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o crop_n or_o harvest_n of_o thanks_n ingenuous_a man_n will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o take_v up_o new_a ware_n and_o commodity_n of_o tradesman_n before_o they_o have_v clear_v their_o book_n and_o pay_v all_o former_a score_n and_o gracious_a heart_n blush_v to_o petition_n god_n for_o new_a favour_n without_o premise_a thankfulness_n for_o the_o old_a and_o promise_a thankfulness_n for_o the_o new_a first_o without_o premise_a thankfulness_n for_o the_o old_a jacob_n petition_n for_o deliverance_n from_o his_o brother_n esau_n gen._n 32.11_o be_v usher_v in_o with_o a_o commemoration_n of_o god_n former_a bounty_n verse_n 9_o 10._o david_n in_o psalm_n 40._o first_o make_n mention_v of_o his_o thankfulness_n verse_n 10._o and_o then_o fall_v to_o pray_v from_o the_o eleven_o verse_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o psalm_n you_o have_v the_o church_n most_o affectionate_o and_o ravish_o praise_a god_n for_o the_o initial_o of_o her_o 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