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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	hear_v	word_n	8,928	5	5.0549	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16925	Certaine briefe questions and answers, concerning chiefe poynts of Christian religion Gathered for the vse of the young people of the parish of S. Andrewes in Eastcheape: and may serue generally for all places. By N.A.	Allsopp, Nicholas.	1620 (1620)	STC 382.5; ESTC S116751	14,204	42

wealth and to euery one of vs in our conscience we most humbly entreate thee good Lord. A Thankes giuing before dinner O Heauenly Father which art the fountaine and full treasure of all goodnes we beseech thee to shew thy mercies vpon vs thy Children and sanctifie these gifts which wee receiue of thy mercifull liberalitie graunting vs grace to vse them soberly and purely according to thy blessed will so that thereby we may acknowledge thee to bee the Authour and giuer of all good things and aboue all that wee may remember continually to seeke the spirituall foode of thy word wherewith our soules may be nourished euerlastingly through our Sauiour Christ who is the true bread of life which came downe from heauen of whom whosoeuer eateth shall liue for euer So be it Thankes after Dinner GLorie praise and honour be vnto thee most mercifull and omnipotent Father who of thine infinit goodnes hast created man to thine owne Image and similtude who also hast fed and dayly feedest of thy most bountifull hand all liuing creatures graunt vnto vs that as thou hast nourished these our mortall bodies with corporall foode so thou wouldest replenish our soules with the perfect knowledge of the liuely word of thy beloued sonne Iesus Christ to whom bee praise glory and honor for euer and euer Amen God saue the Church vniuersall GOD comfort them that be comfortlesse Lorde increase our faith O Lord for Christ thy sons sake be mercifull to all the Common wealthes where thy Gospell is truely preached and harbour graunted to the afflicted members of Christes body and illuminate according to thy good pleasure all nations with the brightnesse of thy word So be it Thankesgiuing after Supper ETernall and euerlasting God Father of our Lord Iesus Christ who of thy most singular loue which thou bearest to menkind hast appointed to his sustenance not only the fruites of the earth but also the Foules of the ayre and Beasts of the earth and Fishes of the Sea and hast commanded thy benefites to bee receiued as from thine hande with thankesgiuing assuring thy children by the mouth of thine Appostle that to the cleane all things are cleane as the creatures which bee sanctified by thy word and by prayer graunt vnto vs so moderately to vse these thy giftes present that the bodies being refreshed the soules may be more able to procéede in all good workes to the praise of thy holy name So be it Thankesgiuing after supper THe GOD of all power who hath called from death the great Pastor of the shéepe our Lord Iesus comfort and defend the flock which he hath redeemed by the bloud of the eternall Testament increase the number of true preachers represse the rage of obstinate tyrants mitigate and lighten the heartes of the ignorant relieue the paine of such as bée afflicted but especially of those that suffer for the testimonie of his trueth and finally confound Sathan by the power of our Lord Iesus Christ Amen ¶ A prayer before the hearing or reading of the word or any other exercise thereof BLessed Lord God most mercifull and heauenly Father for as much as thou hast very straightly charged vs in thy holy word before all other things in this world most chiefely and carefully to séeke thy kingdome and the righteousnes thereof where onely is true happines which will last for euer Graunt vs grace that the care and loue of this world whereto our earthly minds are too much wedded being set aside we may hencefoorth most diligently study how to liue for euer in thy blessed kingdome And because we haue learned from thine owne wisdome that the sincere preaching of thy word is the playne path and beaten hye way which leadeth to the ioy of thy kingdome we beseech thée giue vs grace at all times and vpon all occasions withall reuerence and readinesse of heart to heare reade muse and study thereon that our soules may dayly grow rich and wealthy in the increase of true repentance faith holines of life meekenes patience loue and euery other sweet fruit of thy holy spirit which may prepare vs to bee alwayes ready when it shall please thee to call vs out of this life to liue most blessedly with thee for euer in thine euerlasting Kingdome through Iesus Christ our Lord. ¶ A Thankesgiuing after any exercise of the Word of God VVE thanke thee most mercifull Fafather for all good blessings whatsoeuer confessing our selues altogether vnworthy of any one of them from the first vnto the last and from the greatest vnto the smallest most chiefly we thanke thee for the great blessing and pretious iewell of thy holy Word and for the sweete comfort thou bringest to our consciences by the continuall hearing reading study excercise thereof we pray the encrease our zeale and loue therevnto euery day more and more that the power thereof may fo worke in euery one of our soules that we may dayly prosper and thriue in all the wayes of Godlines to thy glory and our euerlasting comfort in thy kingdome by Iesus Christ our Lord and Sauiour ¶ A prayer for the Euening BLesse Lord God most mercifull and heauenly Father all we thy seruants whome thou hast ioyned together in this houshold do altogether confesse thy maruellous great mercy which thou hast shewed to euery one of vs all the dayes of our life and by name this day which now is at an end Wee all thanke thee from the very ground and bottome of our heartes that thou hast preserued vs from all the dangers of our bodies and from euery iudgement of our soules We thanke thée that euery way thou hast dealt so kindly and mercifully with vs shewing thy selfe a most tender father as well in the blessings of this present life as also in the most excellent graces of a farre better life Thou hast prouided for vs according to our calling whatsoeuer thou in wisedome knowest needfull for our bodely maintenance As for our soules thy loue hath appeared most wonderfull because thou hast not suffered vs to runne headlong to hell in blindnes ignorance with many thousands whom thou hast in thy fearefull yet most iust iudgement appointed vnto condemnation but hast by the blessed preaching of thy word which thou hast brought among'st vs shewed vs the way how to escape euerlasting vengeance and to liue for euer in thy kingdome To this purpose thou hast prolonged euery one of our liues vnto this present houre and this day blessed vs with health strength of our bodies to walke in our calling so that we haue with good successe happely ended the busines of this day and therefore now this night we may betake our selues to comfortable rest whereby we may with better courage and strength returne againe to our busines the next day following For these and all other mercies whatsoeuer we most humbly thanke thée praying thée most humbly to forgiue and forget the sinnes of this day and of all our life past howsoeuer we