Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	word_n	worm_n	write_v	24	3	4.8573	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25478	A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers; Morning-exercise at Cripplegate. Supplement.	Annesley, Samuel, 1620?-1696.	1676 (1676)	Wing A3240; ESTC R13100	974,140	814

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whole_a worship_n of_o god_n these_o scripture_n make_v manifest_a exod._n 3.12_o and_o 4.23_o and_o 7.16_o and_o 8.1_o 20._o and_o 9.1_o 13._o and_o 10.3_o 7_o 8_o 11_o 24.26_o and_o 12.31_o deut._n 6.13_o and_o 10.10.20_o and_o 13.14_o and_o 28.47_o 1_o sam._n 7.3_o and_o 12.10_o psal_n 2._o ●_o 1._o jer._n 30.9_o mat._n 4.10_o and_o 6.24_o luke_n 1.74_o and_o 2.37_o and_o 4.8_o act_n 7.7_o and_o 26.7_o and_o 27.23_o rom._n 14.18_o 1_o thess_n 1.9_o 2._o tim._n 1.3_o precat_fw-la precatio_fw-la omnium_fw-la fermè_fw-la bonorùm_fw-la operum_fw-la complexu●_n quidam_fw-la est_fw-la &_o compendium_n nam●_n in_o ea_fw-la se_fw-la exerit_fw-la cordis_fw-la fides_fw-la agnitio_fw-la timor_fw-la amor_fw-la &_o fidu_fw-la cia_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la omnium_fw-la hominis_fw-la virium_fw-la quies_fw-la &_o cessatio_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la alia_fw-la occupa●tione_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o legitima_fw-la dile_z ctis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la &_o proximi_fw-la salutis_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la ferè_fw-la virtutum_fw-la class_n piis_fw-la precibus_fw-la exercetur_fw-la imò_fw-la totius_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la theologicae_fw-la in_o oratione_fw-la praxis_fw-la est_fw-la croc._n syntag._n de_fw-fr precat_fw-la the_o septuagint_n translate_v the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o and_o my_o house_n will_v worship_v the_o lord_n so_o it_o be_v translate_v phil._n 3.3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o spirit_n call_v upon_o god_n be_v such_o a_o eminent_a part_n of_o worship_n and_o such_o a_o principal_a way_n of_o serve_v the_o lord_n that_o it_o be_v frequent_o put_v for_o the_o whole_a worship_n of_o god_n according_a to_o these_o scripture_n gen._n 4.26_o and_o 12.7_o 8._o and_o 13.4_o and_o 21.33_o and_o 26.25_o psal_n 79.6_o isa_n 43.22_o jer._n 10.25_o joel_n 2.32_o math._n 21.13_o act_n 2.21_o and_o 9.14_o 21._o rom._n 10.12_o 13_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 1.2_o ●_o tim._n 2.22_o can_v prayer_n then_o be_v exclude_v can_v any_o be_v say_v to_o 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coelo_fw-la consumpsit_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la grata_fw-la esse_fw-la probavit_fw-la lyra._n pisc_n ainsworth_n cultus_fw-la modum_fw-la &_o mensuram_fw-la homines_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la ignorant_a quem_fw-la à_fw-la revelatione_fw-la divina_fw-la expectare_fw-la debent_fw-la neque_fw-la

wish_v that_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o he_o for_o he_o be_v angry_a with_o he_o though_o for_o the_o present_a he_o do_v prosper_v but_o when_o it_o come_v it_o will_v be_v the_o heavy_a the_o poet_n give_v a_o full_a answer_n to_o this_o objection_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n i_o give_v thus_o though_o wicked_a man_n feel_v not_o th'almightie_n blow_n forthwith_o his_o wrath_n be_v sure_a when_o it_o be_v slow_a at_o length_n his_o plague_n in_o great_a load_n shall_v lie_v on_o they_o their_o wife_n and_o all_o their_o progeny_n question_v the_o last_o thing_n only_o now_o remain_v wherein_o i_o must_v be_v short_a what_o excuse_n be_v often_o bring_v for_o the_o non-performance_n of_o family_n prayer_n how_o answer_v obj._n all_o this_o while_o you_o do_v not_o give_v we_o any_o one_o express_a scripture_n in_o so_o many_o word_n show_v that_o and_o we_o will_v do_v it_o answ_n this_o be_v object_v 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acknowledge_a duty_n object_n 2._o but_o i_o pray_v alone_o in_o secret_a and_o that_o be_v sufficient_a answ_n but_o it_o be_v not_o 1._o one_o duty_n do_v do_v not_o excuse_v you_o from_o the_o performance_n of_o another_o it_o have_v be_v prove_v before_o to_o be_v your_o duty_n you_o ought_v then_o to_o do_v the_o one_o and_o not_o to_o leave_v the_o other_o undo_v 2._o but_o do_v all_o in_o thy_o family_n pray_v in_o secret_a every_o day_n do_v thou_o watch_v they_o daily_o so_o narrow_o as_o thou_o be_v sure_a they_o do_v every_o one_o so_o they_o shall_v but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o conjunct_a prayer_n be_v a_o duty_n also_o as_o have_v before_o be_v show_v 3._o do_v thou_o pray_v in_o secret_a so_o thou_o may_v have_v do_v if_o god_n have_v strike_v all_o thy_o family_n dead_a in_o the_o night_n beside_o thyself_o take_v heed_n thou_o do_v not_o hereby_o cause_n god_n to_o strip_v thou_o of_o thy_o relation_n and_o thy_o comfort_n in_o they_o with_o who_o thou_o will_v not_o pray_v and_o send_v thou_o with_o a_o witness_n into_o a_o corner_n to_o pray_v by_o thyself_o alone_o 4._o do_v thou_o pray_v alone_o so_o thou_o may_v have_v do_v if_o thou_o have_v lose_v thy_o tongue_n have_v thou_o a_o tongue_n only_o to_o buy_v and_o sell_v and_o talk_v of_o the_o world_n or_o of_o religion_n only_o and_o not_o to_o employ_v it_o in_o conjunct_a pray_v to_o and_o praise_v of_o god_n in_o thy_o family_n read_v before_o 5._o do_v thou_o pray_v alone_o i_o doubt_v thou_o do_v it_o may_v be_v thou_o speak_v more_o in_o that_o word_n alone_a then_o thou_o think_v of_o 337._o infaelix_fw-la &_o iniqua_fw-la lex_fw-la amoris_fw-la rerum_fw-la nolle_fw-la ut_fw-la ament_fw-la alii_fw-la nolle_fw-la ut_fw-la ament_fw-la alios_fw-la non_fw-la ità_fw-la miserum_fw-la &_o pressum_fw-la eligas_fw-la amorem_fw-la superest_fw-la deo_fw-la amor_fw-la dilatatus_fw-la superest_fw-la bonitas_fw-la ut_fw-la amot_n &_o ametur_fw-la cum_fw-la abest_fw-la à_fw-la felle_fw-la ut_fw-la rivales_fw-la optet_fw-la zelotypia_fw-la gaudet_fw-la hoc_fw-la interest_n inter_fw-la zelum_fw-la humani_fw-la amoris_fw-la &_o divini_fw-la zelus_n amantis_fw-la deum_fw-la optat_fw-la ut_fw-la alii_fw-la ament_fw-la zelus_n a_o mantis_fw-la hominem_fw-la ne_fw-la alius_fw-la amet_fw-la ille_fw-la socios_fw-la quaerit_fw-la iste_fw-la fugit_fw-la pro_fw-la qualitate_fw-la nimirum_fw-la amatorum_fw-la socios_fw-la ille_fw-la quaerit_fw-la quia_fw-la superest_fw-la bonitas_fw-la amato_fw-la cvi_fw-la amorem_fw-la suum_fw-la aequalem_fw-la non_fw-la putat_fw-la coadjutores_fw-la exoptat_fw-la ut_fw-la suppleat_fw-la votis_fw-la alienis_fw-la proprium_fw-la defectum_fw-la iste_fw-la non_fw-la admittit_fw-la collegas_fw-la exiguum_fw-la bonum_fw-la timet_fw-la ne_fw-la desit_fw-la sibi_fw-la distributum_fw-la etiam_fw-la aliis_fw-la perinde_v ac_fw-la qui_fw-la splendidum_fw-la epulum_fw-la paravit_fw-la cvi_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la satis_fw-la convivas_fw-la quaerit_fw-la 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laetissimum_fw-la affectum_fw-la o_o securissimum_fw-la amorem_fw-la dei_fw-la quem_fw-la zelus_n non_fw-la excruciate_v quem_fw-la rivalis_fw-la delectat_fw-la sine_fw-la absynthio_fw-la sine_fw-la aloe_n sine_fw-la felle_fw-la totus_fw-la dulcis_fw-la &_o consentaneus_fw-la cordi_fw-la nieremb_v de_fw-fr art_n vol._n p._n 336_o 337._o do_v thou_o not_o pray_v alone_o without_o god_n without_o meet_v with_o god_n have_v thou_o there_o have_v thy_o heart_n inflame_v with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o taste_v of_o the_o sweetness_n in_o communion_n with_o god_n will_v not_o this_o have_v fill_v thy_o heart_n with_o love_n to_o god_n and_o soul_n in_o thy_o house_n and_o burn_a zeal_n that_o they_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o same_o divine_a refreshment_n can_v thou_o hold_v thy_o peace_n after_o such_o discovery_n while_o thy_o poor_a family_n be_v without_o or_o will_v thou_o not_o time_n call_v they_o together_o that_o they_o also_o may_v experience_n the_o same_o delight_n 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and_o therefore_o paul_n who_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n which_o strengthen_v he_o phil._n 4.13_o can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n without_o he_o 2_o cor._n 3.5_o and_o this_o our_o lord_n christ_n put_v out_o of_o question_n john_n 15.5_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o excellent_a part_n or_o gift_n or_o grace_v whatever_o that_o we_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n acceptable_a or_o well_o please_v to_o god_n 5._o infer_v whatever_o excellency_n there_o be_v in_o any_o action_n or_o worthy_a achievement_n so_o as_o to_o commend_v it_o to_o god_n it_o be_v from_o christ_n through_o faith_n in_o his_o

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