Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	child_n	conceive_v	womb_n	1,568	5	9.6606	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34666	A briefe exposition with practicall observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that late pious and worthy divine, Mr. John Cotton ... ; published by Anthony Tuckney ...	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670.	1654 (1654)	Wing C6413; ESTC R20578	202,192	290

there_o be_v also_o a_o hary_a time_n of_o reap_v even_o in_o this_o world_n prov._n 11.31_o as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v loath_a to_o cast_v his_o bread_n upon_o the_o water_n for_o fear_n of_o sickness_n old_a age_n store_n of_o child_n grow_v on_o the_o unsetledness_n of_o the_o time_n etc._n etc._n such_o a_o one_o shall_v both_o lose_v his_o seed_n his_o good_a work_n and_o his_o harvest_n of_o reward_n from_o god_n as_o the_o husbandman_n that_o keep_v his_o corn_n in_o his_o garner_n or_o barn_n for_o fear_v of_o sow_v in_o doubtful_a weather_n shall_v both_o lose_v his_o crop_n and_o in_o time_n vermin_fw-la and_o other_o casualty_n will_v consume_v his_o grain_n in_o his_o barn_n reason_n 1._o from_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o event_n of_o all_o endeavour_n in_o a_o ordinary_a course_n text_n v._o 6_o act._n 20.22_o god_n so_o provide_v that_o the_o godly_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n and_o the_o wicked_a shall_v either_o first_o grow_v unprofitable_a in_o their_o talent_n because_o god_n be_v a_o hard_a master_n matth._n 25.24_o second_o grow_v harden_v either_o in_o pride_n if_o they_o prosper_v amos_n 6.13_o habac._n 1.16_o or_o in_o discontent_n if_o they_o be_v cross_v isai_n 8.21_o reason_n 2._o from_o the_o sorrow_n and_o affliction_n that_o god_n have_v annex_v to_o all_o the_o labour_n of_o our_o call_n gen._n 3.19_o reason_n 3._o from_o satan_n readiness_n and_o watchfulness_n to_o stir_v up_o and_o aggravate_v danger_n and_o discouragement_n to_o any_o goodness_n rev._n 12.4_o reason_n 4._o from_o the_o trial_n which_o god_n put_v upon_o we_o by_o cause_v many_o danger_n and_o evil_n to_o hover_v over_o we_o though_o not_o to_o bring_v they_o upon_o we_o but_o to_o try_v our_o obedience_n so_o the_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n fear_v thirst_n and_o famine_n and_o the_o anakim_v but_o it_o be_v only_o to_o try_v their_o obedience_n for_o god_n be_v ever_o ready_a with_o supply_n deut._n 8.2_o reason_n 5._o from_o our_o own_o faithless_a and_o sluggish_a heart_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o imagine_v fear_n of_o evil_a where_o none_o be_v prov._n 26.13_o lion_n be_v as_o much_o afraid_a of_o street_n as_o man_n of_o desert_n use_v 1_o to_o teach_v we_o wise_o to_o consider_v what_o good_a duty_n god_n require_v of_o we_o in_o our_o christian_a course_n and_o calling_n and_o set_v upon_o it_o without_o fear_n or_o forlorn_a discouragement_n every_o man_n in_o his_o place_n the_o magistrate_n neh._n 6.9_o 11._o the_o minister_n act_v 20.22_o 23_o 24._o luke_n 13.31_o 32._o yea_o the_o wife_n 1_o pet._n 3.6_o yea_o child_n and_o servant_n fear_v not_o turn_v to_o god_n for_o fear_n of_o carnal_a part_n master_n fellow_n etc._n etc._n quest_n but_o may_v not_o a_o man_n for_o fear_n of_o danger_n hold_v off_o his_o hand_n from_o some_o duty_n in_o some_o case_n answ_n yes_o in_o case_n two_o thing_n concur_v first_o the_o danger_n be_v certain_a not_o as_o wind_n and_o cloud_n which_o may_v as_o well_o blow_v over_o as_o bring_v foul_a weather_n second_o the_o danger_n be_v of_o great_a damage_n than_o the_o duty_n can_v be_v of_o use_n to_o my_o self_n and_o other_o thus_o david_n spare_v joab_n 2_o sam._n 3.39_o and_o the_o jew_n forbear_v the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n ezra_n 4.23_o 24._o otherwise_o fear_v not_o their_o fear_n 1_o pet._n 3.14_o prov._n 29.25_o luke_n 12.4_o 5._o use_v 2._o to_o look_v at_o all_o good_a duty_n as_o sow_v of_o seed_n gal._n 6.7_o 8._o as_o therefore_o a_o man_n will_v make_v choice_n of_o precious_a seed_n so_o do_v every_o work_n in_o the_o best_a manner_n let_v sacrifice_n be_v of_o the_o fat_a gen_n 4.3_o 4._o use_v 3_o to_o expect_v a_o harvest_n a_o reap_v time_n according_a to_o our_o seed_n gal._n 6.7_o to_o 10._o eccles_n 11.5.6_o 5_o as_o thou_o know_v not_o what_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n nor_o how_o the_o bone_n do_v grow_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o she_o that_o be_v with_o child_n even_o so_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o work_n of_o god_n who_o make_v all_o etc._n etc._n in_o these_o word_n solomon_n exhort_v to_o fruitfulness_n in_o good_a duty_n the_o duty_n of_o our_o call_n especial_o those_o that_o be_v most_o behooveful_a in_o ill_a time_n by_o remove_v the_o impediment_n which_o be_v three_o first_o from_o the_o hazard_n and_o danger_n yet_o uncertain_a danger_n that_o may_v befall_v ourselves_o of_o which_o be_v speak_v in_o verse_n 4._o second_o from_o the_o difficulty_n which_o may_v be_v in_o sundry_a duty_n needful_a to_o be_v perform_v in_o ill_a time_n especial_o in_o case_n a_o man_n calling_n require_v he_o to_o seek_v reformation_n of_o public_a evil_n verse_n 5_o which_o he_o remove_v by_o the_o unknown_a help_n and_o success_n that_o god_n will_v cast_v in_o &_o afford_v such_o hard_a attempt_n which_o exceed_v the_o skill_n and_o strength_n of_o man_n this_o he_o set_v forth_o by_o the_o like_a help_n of_o god_n ordinary_o put_v forth_o in_o produce_v two_o great_a work_n both_o of_o they_o far_o exceed_v the_o strength_n and_o skill_n of_o man_n first_o as_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o wit_n of_o its_o conveyance_n into_o the_o child_n breed_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o its_o work_n there_o second_o as_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o bone_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o she_o that_o be_v with_o child_n so_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o work_v all_o verse_n 5._o three_o from_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o prosperous_a or_o good_a success_n from_o whence_o solomon_n gather_v rather_o a_o motive_n to_o continual_a fruitfulness_n in_o good_a duty_n upon_o all_o opportunity_n verse_n 6._o in_o the_o morning_n sow_v thy_o seed_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n withhold_v not_o thy_o hand_n for_o thou_o know_v not_o whether_o shall_v prosper_v etc._n etc._n the_o expression_n be_v a_o allegory_n take_v from_o husbandry_n sow_v in_o all_o season_n morning_n evening_n in_o winter_n in_o the_o spring_n for_o thou_o know_v not_o whether_o seed_n time_n shall_v prosper_v etc._n etc._n doctr._fw-la 1._o as_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n so_o be_v the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o work_v our_o work_n for_o we_o secret_a and_o hide_a from_o we_o yet_o when_o he_o please_v carry_v they_o on_o effectual_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o way_n of_o entrance_n of_o it_o into_o the_o infant_n conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n to_o beget_v a_o soul_n be_v beyond_o the_o skill_n or_o strength_n of_o the_o parent_n yea_o or_o to_o frame_v the_o body_n in_o the_o womb_n yea_o we_o know_v not_o how_o god_n work_v it_o whether_o first_o by_o creation_n of_o nothing_o if_o so_o whether_o god_n make_v it_o pure_a then_o how_o come_v it_o to_o be_v defile_v the_o body_n be_v without_o sin_n as_o a_o carcase_n after_o death_n can_v defile_v the_o soul_n with_o sin_n if_o impure_a then_o how_o be_v not_o god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n second_o by_o propagation_n if_o so_o than_o it_o be_v make_v either_o of_o the_o whole_a soul_n of_o the_o parent_n and_o then_o the_o parent_n will_v die_v or_o of_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o then_o the_o soul_n be_v partible_a or_o divisible_a and_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o parent_n will_v be_v maim_v or_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o have_v no_o excrement_n as_o have_v no_o superfluity_n of_o nourishment_n three_o by_o transfusion_n as_o one_o candle_n transfuse_v the_o like_a candle_n light_n into_o prepare_a matter_n if_o so_o then_o why_o do_v not_o act_n of_o generation_n often_o speed_v in_o couple_n most_o suitable_a and_o why_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o child_n so_o often_o unlike_a to_o parent_n four_o by_o efformation_n as_o the_o potter_n form_v a_o vessel_n out_o of_o clay_n which_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v most_o probable_a to_o wit_n that_o god_n form_v the_o soul_n though_o not_o of_o nothing_o which_o be_v proper_o creation_n but_o of_o pre-existent_a matter_n whether_o of_o the_o spirituous_a part_n of_o the_o seed_n which_o be_v easy_a for_o god_n to_o do_v or_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o parent_n as_o of_o adam_n rib_n he_o make_v his_o wife_n body_n which_o no_o man_n can_v do_v but_o only_a god_n it_o be_v more_o than_o god_n have_v give_v to_o nature_n to_o produce_v such_o a_o work_n hence_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o former_a of_o soul_n zach._n 12.1_o as_o a_o potter_n of_o a_o vessel_n of_o clay_n or_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v mean_v the_o manner_n of_o its_o fashion_v the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n in_o case_n it_o be_v think_v instrumental_a to_o god_n in_o be_v as_o they_o say_v it_o be_v

incorrigibleness_n psal_n 58.8_o second_o harsh_a and_o unreverent_a insurrection_n against_o well_o deserve_a magistrate_n num._n 12.1_o 2_o 12._o use_v 4._o to_o exhort_v to_o furnish_v the_o soul_n with_o goodness_n which_o will_v make_v a_o blessing_n of_o life_n long_o or_o short_a child_n many_o or_o few_o burial_n or_o no_o burial_n isai_n 65.20_o psal_n 79.2_o a_o woman_n fear_v god_n be_v better_a than_o a_o woman_n bear_v the_o best_a child_n luke_n 11.27_o 28._o eccles_n 6.7_o 8._o 7._o all_o the_o labour_n of_o man_n be_v for_o his_o mouth_n and_o yet_o the_o appetite_n be_v not_o fill_v 8._o for_o what_o have_v the_o wise_a more_o than_o the_o fool_n what_o have_v the_o poor_a that_o know_v to_o walk_v before_o the_o live_n 9_o better_a be_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n then_o the_o wander_a of_o the_o desire_n this_o be_v also_o vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n in_o these_o verse_n solomon_n discover_v to_o we_o the_o vanity_n of_o labour_n which_o he_o set_v 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of_o those_o year_n gen._n 47.9_o 10._o paul_n 2_o cor._n 11.27_o reas_n 1._o from_o the_o wearisomeness_n of_o the_o labour_n amplify_v in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v translate_v wearisomeness_n job_n 7.3_o to_o wit_n 1_o faint_v the_o body_n 2._o afflict_v the_o mind_n with_o care_n and_o grief_n reas_n 2._o from_o the_o end_n of_o it_o it_o be_v for_o the_o mouth_n the_o husbandman_n labour_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o mariner_n in_o the_o sea_n the_o shepherd_n in_o the_o field_n the_o carpenter_n in_o the_o wood_n the_o tradesman_n in_o his_o shop_n the_o scholar_n in_o his_o book_n as_o they_o be_v natural_a man_n they_o all_o labour_n for_o the_o mouth_n prov._n 16.26_o object_n how_o can_v this_o stand_v see_v much_o labour_n be_v for_o the_o back_n for_o apparel_n or_o for_o lodging_n matth._n 6.25_o ans_fw-fr first_o the_o mouth_n may_v be_v put_v for_o the_o whole_a body_n as_o sometime_o bread_n be_v put_v for_o all_o maintenance_n as_o well_o of_o back_n as_o belly_n gen._n 3.19_o matth._n 6.11_o second_o it_o be_v true_a in_o proper_a speech_n take_v the_o mouth_n for_o the_o chief_a and_o supreme_a end_n of_o labour_n to_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n must_v give_v place_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n a_o man_n will_v sell_v his_o lodging_n and_o clothing_n and_o all_o he_o have_v for_o his_o mouth_n gen._n 47.15_o to_o 19_o and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a vanity_n that_o the_o divine_a spirit_n of_o a_o man_n shall_v labour_v only_o for_o sensual_a thing_n and_o transitory_a reas_n 3._o from_o the_o empriness_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o appetite_n after_o all_o this_o labour_n the_o mouth_n be_v a_o narrow_a portal_n not_o above_o two_o or_o three_o inch_n square_a and_o the_o stomach_n not_o above_o a_o hand_n breadth_n square_a the_o whole_a man_n not_o above_o five_o foot_n long_o and_o yet_o when_o a_o man_n have_v labour_v to_o fill_v all_o these_o and_o provide_v he_o of_o store_n for_o many_o year_n yet_o his_o mind_n be_v not_o satisfy_v but_o his_o inordinate_a desire_n after_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o maintenance_n like_o a_o dropsy_n thirst_n be_v never_o fill_v and_o thus_o fare_v it_o with_o the_o learned_a scholar_n the_o rich_a churl_n the_o industrious_a and_o prudent_a poor_a man_n these_o vanity_n fall_v alike_o to_o they_o all_o how_o much_o less_o be_v the_o immortal_a soul_n sill_v reas_n 4._o from_o the_o wandringness_n of_o the_o unsatisfy_v desire_n which_o like_o the_o bee_n run_v from_o flower_n to_o flower_n and_o suck_v honey_n and_o wax_n till_o it_o be_v lade_v and_o yet_o still_o labour_v for_o more_o till_o sometime_o it_o be_v stockn_v in_o its_o hive_n through_o abundance_n of_o honey_n better_a be_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o eye_n that_o be_v better_o be_v what_o you_o see_v before_o you_o be_v it_o less_o or_o more_o than_o the_o wander_a of_o the_o desire_n as_o the_o good_a housholder_n say_v to_o his_o guest_n much_o good_a may_v it_o do_v you_o what_o you_o see_v before_o you_o use_v 1._o to_o remind_v we_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o fall_n in_o adam_n whence_o so_o much_o bitterness_n in_o labour_n and_o sin_n for_o a_o little_a sweetness_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o a_o tree_n and_o that_o upon_o we_o and_o on_o all_o our_o posterity_n use_v 2._o to_o beware_v of_o such_o sinful_a labour_n as_o increase_v these_o wearisome_a vanity_n if_o honest_a labour_n be_v so_o grievous_a and_o vain_a how_o much_o more_o sinful_a labour_n take_v heed_n of_o labour_n to_o undermine_v and_o supplant_v well-deserving_a man_n pro._n 4.16_o psal_n 7.14_o darius_n be_v better_o employ_v dan._n 6.14_o 1_o thess_n 4.11_o use_v 3_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o labour_v for_o that_o bread_n which_o perish_v not_o but_o feed_v and_o satisfy_v the_o soul_n to_o aeterniy_v joh._n 6.26_o 27._o rev._n 2.3_o rom._n 16.12_o phil._n 4.3_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o &_o 58._o use_v to_o teach_v the_o poor_a that_o discretion_n in_o he_o be_v observe_v by_o god_n and_o wise_a prince_n when_o he_o know_v how_o to_o walk_v before_o the_o live_n use_v 5._o to_o wean_v we_o from_o wander_a desire_n and_o to_o learn_v we_o satisfaction_n and_o contentment_n in_o our_o present_a estate_n that_o be_v with_o what_o we_o see_v before_o we_o phil._n 4.11_o 1_o tim._n 6.6_o use_v 6._o to_o raise_v up_o the_o country_n unto_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n that_o suppli_v we_o comfortable_o with_o that_o which_o man_n most_o labour_n for_o we_o need_v not_o sell_v our_o clothes_n for_o bread_n eccles_n 6.10_o 11_o 12._o 10._o that_o which_o have_v be_v be_v name_v already_o and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o it_o be_v man_n neither_o may_v he_o contend_v with_o he_o that_o be_v mighty_a than_o he_o 11._o see_v there_o be_v many_o thing_n that_o increase_v vanity_n what_o be_v man_n the_o better_a 12._o for_o who_o know_v what_o be_v good_a for_o man_n in_o this_o life_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o vain_a life_n which_o he_o spend_v as_o a_o shadow_n for_o who_o can_v tell_v a_o man_n what_o shall_v be_v after_o he_o under_o the_o sun_n that_o which_o it_o be_v quicquid_fw-la fuerit_fw-la as_o junius_n or_o as_o broughton_n quisquis_fw-la fuerit_fw-la or_o as_o the_o word_n and_o sense_n fit_o run_v whatsoever_o he_o that_o be_v any_o one_o be_v quicquid_fw-la quis_fw-la fuerit_fw-la it_o be_v name_v already_o or_o former_o of_o old_a and_o it_o be_v know_v to_o be_v adam_n etc._n etc._n solomon_n sum_v up_o the_o vanity_n of_o man_n whosoever_o or_o whatsoever_o he_o be_v he_o show_v what_o his_o estate_n be_v first_o by_o creation_n 1_o he_o be_v adam_n a_o piece_n of_o red_a earth_n base_a and_o of_o the_o earth_n argue_v by_o his_o notation_n 2_o impotent_a to_o his_o maker_n he_o can_v