Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	charity_n	patience_n	temperance_n	2,284	5	11.1077	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03862	Seuen sobs of a sorrowfull soule for sinne comprehending those seuen Psalmes of the princelie prophet David, commonlie called Pœnitential / framed into a forme of familiar praiers, and reduced into meeter by William Hunnis ... ; wherevnto are also annexed his Handfull of honisuckles, The poore widowes mite, a dialog betweene Christ and a sinner, diuers godlie and pithie ditties, with a Christian confession of and to the Trinitie.	Hunnis, William, d. 1597.	1583 (1583)	STC 13975; ESTC S4710	56,081	186

of all things whose strength is euerie where and whose power is infinite which as thou euer art omnipotent and in all thy works most gratious and ouer maruellous so vnto vs thy poore seruants grant we humblie beseech thee that ELIZABETH our gratious QVEENE and next vnder thee here on earth our gouernour may long liue and lead a healthfull quiet and peaceable life And if ô Lord at anie time the wicked through malice shall conspire and gather themselues togither against thee and hir thine annointed wee hartilie beseech thee either with speed to conuert and turne their harts or ouerthrowe their force and bring their deuises to naught And although ô Lord that we through our manifold sinnes and wickednesse doo not deserue to haue so good and so excellent a Iewell to rule reigne ouer vs yet good Lord we hartilie praie thy diuine maiestie to behold the great and vnspeakable miseries which the losse of so pretious a Pearle may bring vpon vs and our posteritie and to auert the same This ô Lord we doo humblie craue of thee that wee may long time enioie hir or else that we who faithfullie doo loue hir may with hir be dissolued according to thy good will and gratious pleasure Amen A praier to be said of euerie true Christian before the receiuing of the holie Communion O Most sweet louer of al mankind Lord Sauior Iesu I humblie beseech thee for thy bitter passion sake to remoue from me pride enuie and detraction yea wrath malice and impatiencie and all other sicknesses diseases of the soule And plant good Lord in my hart and mind true meekenesse charitie patience chastitie temperance and modestie with all such other vertues medicines and preseruatiues vnto the soule And mortisie in me good Lord all vncleane motions carnall desires and inordinate affections and reuiue in me the loue of vertues and the perpetuall exercises thereof so that in this time and all times I may woorthilie receiue this holie and blessed sacrament vnto thine honour and glorie and my soules endlesse ioie and comfort O Lord I knowe and doo confesse here before thy diuine maiestie that I am vnwoorthie and verie much vnwoorthie most vnwoorthie through my manifold sinnes and wickednes to licke the crums that fall from thy table but notwithstanding I knowe as well againe and so doo I in hart and mind stedfastlie beleeue and the same doo acknowledge in mouth and word that thou my Lord God art omnipotent and almightie and so maiest by thy power infinite if it so please thy maiestie to make me woorthie and acceptable to sit at thy table and there to taste and feed of the most pure and heauenlie viands for thou alone ô Lord maiest and canst iustifie a sinner and of a vile foule and filthie wretch make a cleane white and pleasant person Therefore gratious Lord I beseech thy woorthie maiestie for thy almightie power which I firmelie and stedfastlie beleeue and for thine infinite and endlesse wisedome which I boldlie confesse and for thine excellent goodnesse and truth wherein I fullie hope and trust and for all this togither as one frame me and make me woorthie and acceptable vnto thy godlie presence and grant me forgiuenesse of all my sinnes and the feruent flame of thy loue that I may now at this time receiue this holie sacrament with puritie of hart and cleanesse of conscience with spirituall gladnesse and heauenlie ioie O most mercifull Sauiour Iesu I humblie beseech thee for this holie mysterie of thy blessed bodie and bloud wherewith we vnwoorthie wretches be continuallie fed and dailie washed clensed sanctified and made holie and so partakers of thy most high diuinitie grant me Lord and giue me the pretious garment of innocencie with such furniture of other ornaments thervnto according as best may please thy gratious goodnes wherewith I may as in my wedding vesture in a good and cleane conscience approch vnto thy presence so that this celestiall heauenlie sacrament receiued may be vnto me health and saluation of soule and bodie vnto life euerlasting Amen A praier to be said of euerie true Christian after the receiuing of the holie Communion IN most humble most lowlie and most hartie maner with most due reuerence I thank thee good Lord most holie father and euerlasting God that by the bountie of thy mercifull grace wouldest vouchsafe thus to refresh and feed my soule through faith with the benefits of the death and passion of thy sonne our Lord God and Sauior Iesu Christ. And I beseech thine infinite goodnesse that this the sacrament of thy deth and passion which I most vnwoorthie wretch haue now receiued come neuer hereafter in iudgement condemnation vnto me for mine euilles merits and deseruings but rather good Lord it may come vnto the profit and comfort of my bodie and vnto the saluation of my soule vnto the life euerlasting Amen A godlie praier to be said before the preaching of the word NEither is hee that planteth neither he that watereth anie thing at al but thou ô Lord that giuest the increase Increase we beseech thee the seed of thy word and cause it to fructisie an hundred fold Open our eies that we may see the woonderfull things conteined in thy lawe Incline our harts to thy testimonies and not vnto vanities Euermore bee on our right hand and perfect the worke that thou hast begun among vs. Beare our most gratious ELIZABETH in thine owne bosome and set thine eies alwaies vpon hir for good let the spirit of knowledge and holines remaine in hir ministers blesse hir Councellers with wisedome and discretion hir Nobles with fortitude and courage hir Iudges with iustice and mercie hir Magistrates with diligence and faithfulnes hir People with feare and perfect obedience that we may all with one mind and one mouth saie with the prophet He that is mightie hath doon for vs great things and holie is his name Amen A praier necessarie to bee said at all times O Bountifull IESV ô sweet sauior ô Christ the Sonne of GOD haue pitie vpon mee mercifullie heare mee and despise not my praiers Thou hast created me of nothing thou hast redeemed me from the bondage of sin death and hell neither with gold nor siluer but with thy most pretious bodie once offered vpon the crosse and thine owne bloud shed once for all for my ransome therfore cast mee not awaie whome thou by thy great wisedome hast made despise me not whom thou hast redeemed with such a pretious treasure nor let my wickednesse destroie that which thy goodnesse hath builded Now whilest I liue ô Iesu haue mercie on mee for if I die out of thy fauour it will be too late afterward to call for thy mercie Whilest I haue time to repent looke vpon me with thy mercifull eies as thou didst vouchsafe to looke vpon Peter thine Apostle that I may bewaile my sinfull life obteine thy fauour and die therin I reknowledge that if thou shouldest deale with