Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	live_v	present_a	ungodliness_n	2,099	5	11.1926	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61811	A sermon preached at the assizes held at Chester, September XX. 1681 by N. Stratford ...	Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.	1681 (1681)	Wing S5939; ESTC R33811	14,271	40

brave_v himself_o as_o a_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o part_n for_o so_o do_v how_o will_v he_o be_v at_o his_o wit_n end_n when_o too_o late_o he_o shall_v be_v convince_v with_o a_o vengeance_n that_o honesty_n be_v the_o best_a policy_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n who_o choose_v to_o part_v with_o his_o own_o rather_o than_o usurp_v another_o man_n right_n he_o that_o be_v now_o mighty_a to_o drink_v wine_n and_o a_o man_n of_o strength_n to_o pour_v down_o strong_a drink_n who_o leave_v trophy_n of_o his_o victory_n at_o every_o drunken_a meeting_n how_o will_v his_o courage_n be_v cool_v and_o his_o crest_n fall_v how_o will_v he_o sneak_v into_o a_o den_n to_o hide_v his_o guilty_a head_n when_o all_o his_o riot_v and_o revel_v and_o swagger_v and_o swear_v and_o ribaldry_n for_o which_o he_o be_v here_o hug_v and_o applaud_v by_o his_o dear_a companion_n shall_v be_v expose_v naked_a in_o all_o their_o shame_n and_o turpitude_n to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o of_o all_o the_o good_a and_o wise_a man_n that_o ever_o live_v and_o when_o after_o their_o sin_n have_v be_v make_v bare_a and_o hold_v up_o to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o the_o world_n that_o dreadful_a sentence_n shall_v thunder_v in_o their_o ear_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_v into_o everlasting_a fire_n prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n what_o inexpressible_a horror_n and_o agony_n will_v then_o possess_v they_o methinks_v i_o hear_v their_o despair_a cry_n what!_o be_v this_o the_o end_n of_o my_o fleshly_a and_o worldly_a lust_n be_v this_o that_o for_o which_o i_o have_v take_v so_o much_o pain_n and_o spend_v so_o much_o time_n have_v i_o so_o often_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o offer_v violence_n to_o my_o own_o conscience_n to_o bring_v myself_o to_o this_o woeful_a state_n prodigious_a sot_n have_v i_o do_v and_o suffer_v but_o half_o so_o much_o in_o mortify_v my_o sinful_a lust_n as_o i_o do_v in_o gratify_v they_o i_o have_v now_o be_v crown_v with_o a_o exceed_a and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n 22._o magna_fw-la est_fw-la ejus_fw-la severitas_fw-la post_fw-la judicium_fw-la cujus_fw-la ante_fw-la judicium_fw-la ineffabilis_fw-la misericordia_fw-la prorogata_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n in_o evang._n secund_a matth._n serm._n 22._o but_o alas_o it_o be_v now_o too_o late_o the_o date_n of_o mercy_n be_v out_o and_o the_o day_n of_o vengeance_n be_v come_v the_o fatal_a sentence_n be_v already_o past_a that_o will_v never_o be_v revoke_v the_o judge_n be_v now_o inexorable_a no_o prayer_n nor_o tear_n no_o sigh_n nor_o groan_n will_v move_v he_o to_o pity_n nothing_o remain_v for_o i_o but_o torment_v great_a and_o intolerable_a without_o end_n without_o intermission_n without_o the_o allay_n of_o one_o glimpse_n of_o hope_n and_o who_o can_v dwell_v with_o devour_a fire_n who_o can_v dwell_v with_o everlasting_a burn_n oh_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n so_o fearful_a that_o the_o very_a pre-apprehension_n of_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v the_o sturdy_a sinner_n to_o tremble_v which_o be_v the_o effect_n wrought_v upon_o felix_n by_o st._n paul_n reason_v the_o three_o and_o last_o thing_n considerable_a in_o the_o text._n that_o felix_n be_v as_o strong_o fortify_v against_o the_o assault_n of_o conscience_n as_o most_o man_n in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v have_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v if_o we_o read_v the_o character_n give_v of_o he_o by_o josephus_n and_o tacitus_n 3._o joseph_n antiqu_n jud._n l._n 20._o c._n 6._o tacit._n annal_n 12._o 11._o hist_o 5._o 3._o and_o yet_o be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o a_o wicked_a life_n the_o voice_n of_o a_o poor_a despise_a prisoner_n cite_v he_o to_o a_o judgement_n to_o come_v set_v he_o a_o tremble_v by_o which_o we_o plain_o see_v that_o the_o arrow_n of_o a_o evil_a conscience_n be_v so_o pierce_v that_o there_o be_v no_o armour_n of_o proof_n 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do_v st._n paul_n to_o a_o more_o convenient_a season_n that_o we_o no_o long_o stifle_v our_o conviction_n and_o check_v our_o tremble_n but_o suffer_v they_o to_o proceed_v to_o a_o sincere_a conversion_n not_o only_o to_o the_o shake_n of_o our_o vicious_a habit_n but_o to_o the_o tear_v they_o all_o up_o by_o the_o root_n and_o utter_o destroy_v they_o that_o whatsoever_o we_o have_v do_v amiss_o heretofore_o we_o do_v so_o no_o more_o but_o for_o the_o future_a deny_v all_o ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n that_o we_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n that_o so_o when_o we_o shall_v be_v summon_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n be_v first_o acquit_v by_o our_o own_o conscience_n we_o may_v also_o be_v absolve_v by_o the_o judge_n and_o may_v be_v advance_v to_o a_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a and_o undefiled_a and_o that_o fade_v not_o away_o reserve_v in_o heaven_n for_o all_o those_o who_o by_o patient_a 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