Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	belly_n	child_n	womb_n	1,413	5	9.6916	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12258	Heptameron, the seven dayes: that is, meditations and prayers, vpon the vvorke of the Lords creation Together with other certaine prayers and meditations, most comfortable for all estates, & c. By M. A. Symson, minister at Dalkeith.	Simson, Archibald, 1564-1628.	1621 (1621)	STC 22566; ESTC S102416	80,114	236

O Lord I confesse I haue sinned with the rest of my Sexe and I am now punished with them as thou gauest out sentence against them all But Lord I pray thee for Iesus sake who was the Seede of the Woman that thou wouldest loose the bandes of my sinne Gen. 3.15 Pittie me pittie me now O deare Father for thy Christs sake Woe is me that my pleasure in sinne should haue brought mee to such displeasure But these are the wages of sinne Forgiue me O Lord my sinnes and let the bonds thereof be broken that thou mayest loose me out of the bondes of this disease wherewith I am bound When thou spakest of the greatest paine thou comparedst it to the pangues of a woman who trauelleth with child Isa 13.8 then since my pangues are most vehement most sudden haue come to mee before I was aware O Lord let thy power bee so much the more towards me to deliuer me let my greatest miserie bee the object of thy greatest compassion Therefore nowe O Lord helpe mee for the helpe of man or woman is all in vaine pittie the workmanship which it hath pleased thee to frame in my wombe alace bring it and draw it out of my bellie Thou hast framed my Childe in a secret place thou hast brought it to the point of perfection and there is no strength in me to bring it foorth but O my God euen when I am weakest bee thou strongest yea then let thy power and mercie shewe it selfe to come in a due and acceptable time Glorifie thy selfe O Father in my weaknesse and these persons which are now present with mee let them all bee witnesses of thy mercifull deliuerie and preseruation of mee and my Childe for I will heere lie downe at thy feete and crie out vnto thee Psal 69.3 euen till I be hoarce neither will I cease my groaninges and fearfull shouts vntill it shall please thee to relieue mee O God thou Father of Heauen let not this bee my Benoni Gen. 35.18 that is the child of my trouble but let it bee my Benjamin the childe of my dayes and I will consecrate mine Infant vnto thee and thy seruice in whatsoeuer calling thou pleasest to employ it giue mee it and I will giue it to thee 1. Sam. 1.27 for alace I desire from thee no children to receiue life but such as shall bee partakers of Life eternall Now Lord helpe mee and renewe my strength that when thou hast deliuered me I may rejoyce in the worke of thy mercie and feast not to my fleshlie desires but to the honour of thee my God whose mercie endureth for euer Psa 136.1 Oh Lord my strength is dried vp like a potsheard Psa 22.15 and yet I seeke no meanes for my reliefe but onlie out of thine hand I commit my selfe whollie to thy Majesties good will and pleasure and I will not onelie sacrifice vnto thee the Calues of my lippes Hos 14.2 but also of a most thankfull heart whensoeuer it shall please thee to release mee yea and whatsoeuer I shall receiue of thee that shal I render backe againe vnto thee Euen nowe thou gauest mee some relent and casment of my pangues but now my sorrowes are increased againe Oh for Iesus Christes sake who by his holie Birth hath taken away the sinne of our birth haue mercie vpon mee and purge my birth Giue mee I beseech thee a comfortable deliuerie of my childe that wee both may prayse thee all our life and spend our dayes in thy true feare and seruice through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen A MEDITATION OF PERSECVTION AMongst many Rods whereby GOD correcteth his Childrē there bee chiefelie three to wit the Sword the Famine and the Pestilence which were all giuen to Dauids choyse 2. Sam. 24.14 of the which three hee chose the Pest vvilling rather to come vnder the Lords hands than mans not but that the Sword Famine were also in the hand of God but mediatelie for the Pest is immediatelie the hand of God It seemeth harde that Susanna should choose the handes of man rather than Gods and Dauid rather the hand of God than of men It is to bee vnderstoode that Dauid was meaning of his mercie Re●onciliation betwixt Dauids and Susannaes choyse and Susanna of his justice for the mercie of God is greater than the mercie of men but the feare of Gods justice is more terrible than all feares else whatsoeuer As for persecution it is the note and marke of the Church others may bee persued Persecution a marke of the Church but not persecuted Treason is against Princes and Parricide against Parents but persecution is against Christ and looke how high Treason is aboue slaughter so is persecution aboue Treason because the person of God who is persecuted is the greatest Majestie Next Christ persecuted with vs. it is to bee marked that Christians are persecuted with Christ Saul Saul why persecutest thou me We haue our Head Partaker and Companion with vs in our troubles may wee not then be glad of such a partie and yoke-fellow Thirdly it is common to all Christians who would liue godly in Christ Persecution common to all Christians Ioh. 15.20 Heb. 4.14.15 to suffer persecution then since it is the way of the head who through afflictions entered into Heauen and of all his members let vs not refuse persecution for in so doing wee refuse to bee Christians Then since the way of persecution is the Kinges way by the which hee went into his Kingdome and againe sith it is the way by which all the Sainctes and the Brethren and the First-borne are entered into glory then I say let vs bee bolde to enter in thorowe that way for who would refuse to goe through a Wildernesse vnto a Kingdome and by persecution to enter into Heauen Sinne raiseth vp enemies to vs. Iudg. 2.11 and 3.7.8 and 4.1.2 Fourthlie God rayseth vp enemies against vs because we haue beene enemies vnto him as hee did to the people of Israel euer when they went vnto Idolatrie and 6.1.2 and 13.1 1. King 11.14.23.26 and when as they prouoked him by thinges which were no gods so hee punished them by a People which were not a People and so likewise did the Lord to Salomon when as hee committed Idolatrie God hath our enemies in his hand Simil. Fiftlie albeit our enemies bee as sharpe as Rasours yet they are all in the handes of God who may well cut away our excrementes from vs thorow our foes but they can doe no more For although God giue them leaue and libertie to cut off our flesh yet it is but an excrement of our soule Onlie wicked men are persecuters Gen. 42.21 Exo. 14.27 1. Sam. 31.4 Psal 115.15 It is naturall for wicked men to persecute Rev. 12.1.2.3.4 c. Sixtlie none are chosen of God to persecute the Righteous but euil men whom God either will conuert with