Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	holy_a	offer_v	sacrifice_n	6,740	5	7.6806	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89682	An apology for the service of love, and the people that own it, commonly called, the family of love. Being a plain, but groundly discourse, about the right and true Christian religion : set forth dialogue-wise between the citizen, the countreyman, and an exile : as the same was presented to the high court of Parliament, in the time of Queen Elizabeth; and penned by one of her Majesties menial servants, who was in no small esteem with her, for his wisdom and godliness. With another short confession of their faith, made by the same people. And finally some notes & collections, gathered by a private hand out of H.N. upon, or concerning the eight beatitudes.	Niclaes, Hendrik, 1502?-1580?	1656 (1656)	Wing N1122; Thomason E1610_1; ESTC R210332	24,412	73

you know we are taught to this day Country-man We are so taught I grant and have not much presently to say there against But yet how many in these dayes amongst such as accompt themselves for wise and learned are likewise still deceived and do deceive others I keep silence thereof for thou knowest well enough that I have been shent heretofore therefore I mean not to contend or once seem to medle in such high matters as are above my capacity you know moreover that it is thought some were constrained to sing a song at Paul's Cross in which one among the rest overreached himself so high above his accustomed note that soone after in quavering he lost his voyce for ever Citizen I know of whom you mean Well it is a lamentable case that such things should be wrought among Christians yet nevertheless happily he had not otherwise than his desert Countrey-man And again happily he was set on or entred into so high a Note by others and by such means mought perhaps be constrained to over-reach himself as it were unawares yet will I not judge herein but leave it to him that knoweth all secrets and will reward every one according to his deeds Citizen But I pray thee Countrey-man who is he that standeth yonder to still all this while he seemeth to be neither Citizen nor Country-man but rather a wildman that were clothed in moss and coming late out of the wilderness or mountains his hair as seems to me hangs strangely over his shoulders and his garments seems to be torn with wild beasts or else rent with bushes Countrey-man Alack he is a poor Exile and is indeed our very near kinsman for he was born of my mother and was her second son begotten of my father but is not my brother He is now termed of the Family of Love or of God and because many seek after his blood he may not therefore well as yet shew his head notwithstanding happily if be were here forasmuch as he is an Exile and hath no certain dwelling place he durst with more boldnesse answer thee in all thy doubts and these deep and dangerous points whereof thou hast spoken before than I dare do For you know that it is meet for a Countrey-man to follow his calling and not for to meddle in divine causes that are above his capacity Citizen That is well said Countrey-man for indeed I would gladly talk with such a one as would answer me boldly plainly and fully to all whatsoever I should demand of him Ho thou poor fellow come hither I would speak with thee Exile Here I am what is your pleasure with me Citizen How sayest thou Exile wilt thou answer directly plainly and fully to all things that I shall ask of thee and that according to truth Exile Yea according to my simple understanding and as one unlearned wist I that you would credit me when as I have told you the truth Citizen Then first of all tell me Where is thy dwelling Exile My dwelling place as yet is uncertain on earth though often times in the wilderness and mountains among wild beasts Citizen And what are thy garments made of wherewith thou seemest to be so strangely clothed Exile Of the skins of wild beasts Citizen How happeneth that Exile Lest otherwise I might hap to be devoured of them Citizen And why art thou as an Exile fain to fly Exile Because that I being nevertheless a Christian a true hearted subject to the Queens Majesty and in all things obedient unto her Laws and Ordinances may not yet be suffered to live in rest and peace and that only by reason of some envious and blasphemous tongues Countrey-man I pray thee Citizen spend not the time about such trifling matters and questions but rather go to the former matters whereof you spake to me erewhile and know his understanding therein Citizen Very well content though this be no trifling matter that Christians and true hearted subjects to their Prince and living obediently under her Laws and Ordinances might it so be proved should be thus persecuted especially in the daies of our most gracious Queen Elizabeth and also in the daies of preaching the Gospel First of all then this is my question How sayest thou Exile Are not all our spots and deformities washed clean away and we so cleansed from our sins by the death and passion of Jesus Christ only Exile Yea all theirs are to whom such words are spoken or promise made in holy Scripture neither is there any other washing or cleansing of sinfull spots I confess but alone by the death and passion of Jesus Christ Citizen To whom are such words spoken and who are they then that shall be saved or whose spots are done away by Christ Exile Onely to such as through the preaching of the word of the Gospel are in true repentance converted under the obedience of the love or life of the same word to the faith doctrin and life of Jesus Christ and his apostles and even like as were the Congregations of the faithfull to whom such comfortable words of salvation and cleansing or freedom by Christ were written in times past To all such-like I say are such Comfortable promises made and do so stand fast established for ever and not to the obstinat unregenefate or unrepenting sinners Citizen But yet tell me how sayest thou Are not all free by Christ Exile So many as are thus cleansed as aforesaid or are delivered by Christ through the Regeneration of the true Baptisme of repentance and newnesse of life from the sin death Devill and Hell wherein they were captived and so restored into the glorious liberty of the Sons of God they are all no doubt free through Christ Citizen Wilt thou then deny the Sacrament of Baptisme Exile Though I speake of the true Baptisme or regeneration through repentance and newnesse of life yet do I not deny the holy Sacrament of Baptisme which signifieth regeneration in Christ and is ministred to Infants thought some have most unjustly so reported of us Citizen It seemeth unto me by thy words that thou shouldest partly stand in doubt concerning the manifold mercies and benefits of God extended towards us and all mankind in giving over his Son unto the death of the Crosse as though he had not sufficiently therein fulfilled and accomplished upon the Altar of that his Cross a fall satisfaction and sacrifice for the sins of the whole world the which thing who secret doth deny doubtless he erreth very much is against the holy Scriptures Exile I do nothing doubt or mistrust concerning the manifold graces of God the father extended towards us all Nor yet concerning the full and perfect satisfaction sacrifice or oblation offered up by Jesus Christ once for all upon the Altar of his Crosse when as he give his holy body to be Crucified and his most pretious bloud to be shed for the redemption of all mankind for to bring again through himself the