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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	jesus_n	lord_n	spirit_n	7,577	5	4.8812	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11536	Adams garden A meditation of thankfulnesse and praises vnto the Lord, for the returne and restore of Adam and his posteritie: planted as flowers in a garden, and published by a gentle-man, long exercised, and happilie trained in the schoole of Gods afflictions.	Savile, Thomas, fl. 1595-1613.	1611 (1611)	STC 21785; ESTC S106267	19,168	40

that ruine and calamitie which hath so miserably imbondaged and pinioned together the race of transgressors and holden them in irkesome slauery as chained and designed to a great and irkesome Captiuity XXXVI As for my selfe who am mine owne Capitall enemy I haue neuer had skill or will to pray for my trespasses but euen wandred in dreadfull expectation vnder a heauy burthen yet heerein I am somewhat cheered that by this experience of my estate thou hast let me see what a blacke and foule conscience I haue and hast mollified my heart that I might lodge contrition in my soule to obtaine grace and fauour with thee that in thine owne time merciful Lord thou wilt please to purge and wash it XXXVII Thou O my good God which hast beene from all eternities art neuer changed whereupon it is that wee bee not confounded but art euer one and the same without anie shadow of change for age time which consume al things serue for no other purpose but to confirme thine euerlastingnesse and men seeme to remaine heere vpon earth for no other cause but to behold thy incomprehensible greatnesse vnchangeable on the one side and their certaine dissolution approching out of their mortalitie on the other side XXXVIII For a man changeth not his shirt so often but the earth changeth her inhabitants more often yet thou my God art euen the same at this day that thou wert at the first which the heauens and earth continually sing vnto thee and that neither time past presēt or to come shall euer change thee XXXIX Keepe mee therefore O Lord in a stable and sober exercise of my faith and assurance that I do not wauer or shrink in the stormes of my mortalitie neither despaire at any time by sense of apparances or smart of feelings For hee which despaireth for his sin vnlesse thou please to designe that afflictō by desertion to giue experiēce of faith thereby he euen doth giue ouer his soule as already condemned and is like that abominable vsurer who hauing sustained some losse in his goods by and by bereaueth himselfe of his life also Make thou therefore strong steppes for my faith O Lord that I neuer dishonour thy name by the deceitfull sleights of my senses but euen stand fast armed with thy promises for euer XL. And so prepare mee vnto the chastisements of my peace these same sweete healing potions and appliances that the smart thereof neuer driue me from thee but euen rather as the lashes light vpon mee I may kisse the rod and say it is too little for I haue deserued much more but that of thine owne indulgence and pitie thou sparest me Giue me therefore O Lord to learne obedience by thy stripes and most welcome and sweete euen shall bee vnto mee thy afflictions yea euen the changes of my afflictions the lot of thy children XLI Thus instructing and nurtring mee in thy owne most holy schoole of discipline let me feele O Lord thy wil to take more rule and soueraignety ouer my will then it hath done in former times that I may tast and experience that pleasure which hee feeleth that is deliuered from the bond of captiuitie and set at libertie out of prisonne and thraldome wherein his enemies had long held him chained XLII For thou hast alreadie done verie much for my soule O Lord thou hast taken and held mee fast by the hand in all my dangers and set mee gentlie againe in the way of thy will with greater compassion then euer Paul did embrace Eutychus and madst mee vnderstand thy will and purpose Nay thou hast done more then that for mee thinks thou hast both opened mine eies and the heauens all at once that I should see the mightinesse of thy glorie as I do at this present sensiblie feele the goodnesse of thy grace XLIII Thou hast O Lord made mee se I say the mightinesse of that thy power whereunto no mortall man can attaine without thee for alasse should I poore sillie worme thinke that I am more then I am to go to seeke for that in the heauens which I cannot well see at my feete the eies of my body be duskie mistie and the eies of my soule be much worse but thou the mercifull Lord delightest to bring light forth of darknesse for manifestation of thy power euen thy blessed power XLIV And mens thoughts are maruellous vncertaine and wauering for the earthlie and corruptible bodie dulleth and maketh idle our spirits and tieth and bindeth our senses fast to the earth so that without thee my gentle Lord I can hope for no light heere belowe to know or discerne any thing aright But Christ Iesus is the way the truth life and light whose renewed obedience is still fragrant in thy presence euen hee is my light and portion for euer XLV And by him most mercifull Lord thou doest supplie my wants and leadest mee by the hand to see the counsels of thy eternall wisdome and hast heaued violently mooued my soule to make it capable and sensiblie to feele thy light and commiseration XLVI Wherefore O Lord touching my enemies and those who haue wrongfully oppressed mee and closed mee in much obscuritie and blemish of estate I do humblie and with all my verie heart intreat thee for them that thou please not to blow vpon them the wind and blast of thy curse but tarie sweete Lord if so it seeme good to thee to see if thy patience will bring them to do their duties nay rather draw them O Lord to repent their causlesse wrongs orphanings and violent outrage that they haue committed against me XLVII And as for mee though I bee couered ouer with their wounds and defamed with their iniurious dealings yet had I rather haue them subiect vnto thy mercie then once to feele thy iudgement and desire of thee if thou think good that their vnmercifulnesse vnto mee might rather serue to trie mee withall then for their condemnation XLVIII Thou knowest O Lord my desires takest view of them out of my most secret priuities and thoughts and that I neuer called on thee for vengeance for my receiued wrong No no the feelings of thy mercies vnto my vnworthy selfe make mee deepelie desire to bee farre from thinking of others smarts offered vnto me Indeed most mercifull Lord my vowes do importune nothing but thy mercies and my thoughts are addressed vnto nothing but vnto peace reconciled brotherlie fellowship XLIX The verie end of all my desires O Lord if thou please I report it is that I may passe my daies in seruing thee faithfullie and that thou wouldest grant mee thy holie house to dwell in euen in the congregation of thine owne chosen wife and spouse the church and that all the while I am separated from thee and a great waie off from thy heauenly tabernacle tied vnto the earth by reason of the counter poise of this my bodie I might vnite and tie all my thoughts vnto thee conforme my selfe whollie