Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	eternal_a	ghost_n	holy_a	29,948	5	5.9119	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18020	Time complaining, giueth a most godly admonition, and very profitable instruction to England in this our dangerous tyme Whereunto is added a comfortable prayer to be vsed in this tyme. By Iohn Carpenter.	Carpenter, John, d. 1621.	1588 (1588)	STC 4668; ESTC S104893	8,884	32

shield vs and their treacheries and deuelish pretences shall fall on their owne heads Though the flies Isa 7. 8. that swarme about the water of Egipt and the Bees that be in the Assyrians land flie together and light in al the desolate valleyes in the hoales of the stones and vpon all thorny and bushye places yet we may not then feare nor bee discouraged because they haue conspired wickedlie against vs thy people against our gratious Soueraigne Ladie thine anoynted yea against thee our GOD whom we serue whom we honour on whom we depend for whose cause we bee persecuted vnder whose banner wee fight and through whom we stand which in mercie to vs in iustice to them haste promised vppon our repentance and hope in thee and thou wilt surelie performe if our sinnes hinder it not and prouoke thee to wrath against vs that it shall not so goe forth come to passe as they haue imagined And so long as thou art pleased with vs wee shall not bee deliuered into the hand of bragging Holofernes Though the great red Dragon Iud 2. 5. Reu. 12 and 20. 2. with seauen heads and tenne hornes bend his force against vs though with his taile he draw downe the third part of the starres of heauen though he persecute the woman and her child though the kings of Psal 2. 2 and. 99. the Earth and the mightie Potentats of the world rise vp and take counsell together against thee and thine annoynted though the people tremble the Earth bee moued the heauens bend the Sea do rage and all the Creatures looke sower and cry for deliuerance yet shal we not be dismaid we shal not tremble nor be shaken as long as we trust in thee leane vnto thee and rest vpon thee and the Rock of thy trueth for thou art our God for euer mighty strong terrible and glorious which sittest betweene the Cherubins thou art greate in the middest of Sion high aboue all the Nations of the earth thou hearest them thou rulest them thou sendest them forth and restraynest the furie of Leuiathan in Iob 40. 1 and 41. 1 the Sea and of Behemoth in the wildernesse Be thou with vs continually hold vs by thy right hand strongly guide vs by thy counsell wiselie and receiue vs into glorie victoriouslie And if thou be with vs who dare bee against vs For thou arte stronger then al they that be in the world Therefore with a true faith and heartie repentance we come vnto thee Blesse vs O father both without and within Be thou our gard thy word our guide thy spirite our comfort thy Sonne our Sauiour and thy seruant our Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth our louing Mother in Israel Giue vs grace O heauenlie King to accompte the Time of grace pretiouse to redeeme the Time because the dayes are euil to vse the Creatures gratefully to entertayne faithe hope and charitie and grant that we may no longer by meanes of our transgressions constraine Iacob to departe Ieremie t●●ment Ioseph to be aflicted the Creatures to grone the peereles Time to sighe and crie for perpetuall rest But rather that we our selues may bewaile our sinnes the miseries of this life with the godly with the Creatures with Time and to crie out vnto thee Lord in heartie and humble desires O come good Lorde come Lord Iesus Reu. 22. 20. how long shall the vngodlie triumph The iust be afflicted the creatures groane for deliuerance Finish soone these sinfull dayes cast downe the Dragon the old serpent Antichrist and all thine enemies into the bottomles pit of euerlasting torment receiue thine holy elected Saintes into thy sweet bosome with this comfortable call come yee blessed receiue the kingdome Mat. 25. 34. prepared for you from the beginning of the world Into the which Kingdome we beseech thee O louing father to receiue vs for the sake of thy deare sonne Iesus to whom with thee and the holie ghost three distinct persons and one eternall God bee all honour glorie power and dominion now for euermore Amen

nor strength shall saue me from a fall Then they that would not learne by lawes by wisdom threats and scholes Shall learne at length by painfull proofe the rodde of froward fooles And finallie then shall I crie as forced thereupon With tired Time to vtter forth my Cairopenthicon That is the complaint of peereles time But seeing thy mercy O good God Dan. 9. 9 in goodnes thou hast ment Vnto the sinner that returnes in time and doth repent Lette me reteine a faithfull hope of mercie I thee praie And graunt thy grace and healthfull Time in peace with me to stay Oh let thy Candle giue me light and banish night away Oh let my Princesse raigne in peace and let her foes decay Oh giue her ioye and comfort me that Time no more may sing Her heauie Chronopenthicon but praise thee heauenly King Amen ❧ That Praier is necessarie in this our dangerous time WHen that proud Senacherib had sent to blaspheme the God of Israell to the greate discomfort and horror of godly king Hezekias and his people Hezekias notwithstanding the ordinary meane of defence by the calling of his strong men together and fortifieng the walles of Jerusalem knowing that the strength of the Lord is farre aboue the might of man and hee guideth euerie battell as pleaseth himself repaireth vnto the Lord humbleth himselfe proclaimeth a fast and praieth before the Lord with a faithfull heart and hereby hee found the shining beames of Gods mercie on himself and his people By this example let vs bee moued in this time of extremitie when all our enemies conspire together against vs to runne vnto our good God and craue the ayde of his hand to help and defend vs. For as he was to Hezekias so to the godly now as hee might say then so wee say now the Lord is our God our rock our defender in whom wee trust by whome we escape death And turning vnto him with faithfull hearts and repentance let vs pray vnto him in this maner ❧ A Godlie and comfortable Praier O Most gratious God and merciful Sauior we pray and beseech thee to bee mercifull to our sinnes according to thy greate mercie as thou hast forgeuen vs euen from our bondage in Egipt vntill now Geue vs not ouer O Lord our most gratious father leaste the heathen which despise thee behold our miserie and say in derision loe where is now their God in whome they trust And although when a man putteth away his wife and she goeth from him and marieth with another then the question is should he resort to her any more after that And the land is vnpure and defiled committing fornication with many louers yet Ier. ●1 turne vs againe O GOD and we shal be turned And because thou art mercifull and of long suffring louing and gentle to them that offende not willing the death of a sinner but rather that hee should conuerte and liue represse the vehement heate of thy fire with godly pitie stay thine hand from our destruction and looke fauourably vnto our Soueraigne Princesse Elizabeth thy seruant as thou diddest vnto Dauid Hezekias and Iosia and so to the whole land And send vs peace yea an happie peace Blesse vs al with thy spirite defend vs with thy right hand shrowd vs vnder thy wings against our enemies that so we may serue thee in holines and righteousnes al the daies of our liues Let it not be sayed how long shall the land mourne and all the herbs of the fielde perish for the wickednes of them that dwell therein let not the creatures haue such cause for vs to desire to leaue vs let not Time say of vs these be they that greue me waste mee out riotouslie make me complaine and wish to rest and rise no more But let it bee saied beholde the Lorde liueth for euer worthie of praise because hee hath bin mercifull vnto sinners causing them to beleeue repent and turne vnto him and be saued And though thou once spakest to Ier. 15. 1. Ieremie against thy owne people being disobedient vnto thee saying Though Moses and Samuel stoode before mee yet haue I no heart vnto this people driue them away that they may goe out of my sight some vnto death some to the sword some to hunger and some to captiuitie yet we knowe O our good Lord that when Ephraim was heard lamenting praying Ier. 31. 18. of 6. 1. Io. 2. 10. heartilie vnto them in his distresse thou thoughtest vpon mercy as a father pitying his owne children And though Ionas cried out destruction destruction against Niniuie yet seeing them to turne from their euill waies thou didst repent layed not that euill vppon them Let vs therefore presume on GOD to call for mercie vppon repentaunce and let vs heare that sounding in our eares which Hezekias proclaymed in all his prouinces saieng be not you stiffnecked like as were your fathers but yeld your selues vnto the Lord 2. Chro. 30 8. and enter into his holy place which hee hath sanctified for euer serue the Lord your God the fearcenesse of his wrath shal be turned away from you Let vs not only heare this but obey this that we may find the comfortable commoditie thereof Graunt vs grace O father to forsake our euill waies our own imaginations Isa 55. and turne hartilie vnto thee Oh graunt it that wee may put displeasure betimes Eccles 1 and. 12. out of our hearts and in season remoue euill from our bodies that we may not any longer delight in Childhood and youth which are vanities that we may fruitfully remember thee in these our tender yeres while we haue libertie to goe where wee list before the Time of trouble come and the dayes approach wherein wee shall crie out oh these daies be euill they doe not delight vs. Graunt O good Lord that thy grace may guide vs that we may not contemne but most gratefullie entertaine our faithfull Iacob if for nothing els yet in regard of these our present commodities whereof his departure wil shortlie depriue vs if we continue vnthankfull That wee may reteine him as good Abraham and Lot did the Angels as Rahab did the Spies of Iosuah as the widows did the prophets Elias Elizeus as Zacheus and Martha did our sauiour Christ and as Lidia did the Apostles that so wee may obtaine thy mercy enioy thy fauour abound with blessings bee encreased in our treasures defended in thy faith and preserued from our enemies whome wee beseeche thee either to conuert and bring home to thee or else to cast downe before vs that wee being in peace vnder our vines and 1 King ● 25. 2. 2. King 17. figge trees may freelie serue thee to thy glorie Graunt wee pray thee O good Lord that though the ramping Lyons of Samaria seeke to spoile vs wee may not haue any iust cause to feare because by faith in thee we shall sodainly resist them thy feare O father shall