Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	angel_n	earth_n	sin_n	2,922	5	4.1926	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B16254	The path-way to please God Which way whomsoeuer walketh, especially in the time of anie worldly affliction, shalbe defended against all temptations.	Wallis, Thomas, fl. 1583.	1617 (1617)	STC 24991.5; ESTC S106290	15,317	128

nor be of force to draw my mind hart or Soule from thee Let not my sinnes further increase which are alreadie so innumerable that I feare thy wrath and heauy displeasure Neuerthelesse with the holy prophet I trust and confesse saying In thee O Lorde GOD doe I put my trust let me not be confounded Saue thou my soule which putteth her trust in thee Receiue the same O Lorde into thy merciful tuition Bee thou O God my readie helpe and comfort whē any temptation doth assayle mee and suffer me not to be tempted beyond my power but shewe thy louing countenance vnto me now and euer Amen A praier declaring the vnthankfulnesse of man for the manifolde benefites of our heauenly Father O Eternall and omnipotent GOD who doth rule and gouern al things by thy power to whome all creatures in the world as wel man in what state or degree soeuer thou of thy goodnes hast constituted or placed him or also all Beasts of thr field Fishes of the sea and fowles of the ayre are subiect Which creatures thou by thy diutne wisedome hast not onely created in his kind but also hast limited and appointed vnto euerie one of them a certaine knowledge order wherby each Creature in his kind doth obey thee Sauing man to whom thou hast beene most beneficiall whome thou hast endued with Reason discretion Wisedome besides a number of thy heauenly blessings and hast also placed him in this world as chief aboue al other creatures and hast ordained and appointed all Fowles of the Ayre fishes of the sea and fruites and beastes of the earth for his sustenance necessity Notwithstanding O most gracious and louing Father we are altogether vnthankfull for thy great and manifolde giftes so largely plentifully and abundantly bestowed vpon vs and careles of our duties towards thee not regarding thy goodnesse and Louing fauour as wee ought but abusing misvsing those good Vertues and gifts which thou hast bestowed vpon vs nether vsing Wisedome Reason nor Discretion or any other endeauor to such purpose as may tende to the performance of thy godlye pleasure but contrariwise in all our doings actions trade of life and vngodly thoughtes wee dailie and howrly commit most abhominable and heynous offences transgressions against thy diuine Maiestie whereby we prouoke thy Wrath and greeuous displeasure against vs for our iust punnishmentes which woorthily shoulde fall vppon vs were not thy manifolde mercies about our infinit offences and thy great loue toward vs more then our deseruing according to thy louing and fauorable kindnes manifested vnto vs by those most comfortable declarations of thy fauor towardes vs affirming that thou wilte not the death of a sinner but rather that hee may returne from his wickednesse and liue Neuerthelesse O most comfortable Sauiour such is the frowarde mind and vile condition of Man that he is alwayes more readie to transgresse and rebel against thee and thy helye Lawes then at any time shewing his due Obedience rather stubbornely striuing agaynst thy mightie power that reasonable submitting of himselfe vnto thy fatherly and louing corrections knowing in our consciences how many wayes we daily doe offend thee and how iustly we do deserue thy heauie wrath Lorde God of thy louing mercie and accustomed clemency and bountifull grace take thy greeuous wrath from vs correct vs not in thy heauy displesure deal not with vs according to our iniquittes spare vs good Lord yea spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed Bee gracious and fauourable vnto vs. Pull out of our hearts minds and thoghts ●hose Subtile slights iniuring Duties and vaine affections which eyther the world through vanity the deuiil through policie or the flesh through filthy desire haue rooted in vs to the end to draw vs away from thee Receiue vs O Lorde GOD into thy fauour againe renue the right spirite of grace in our hearts purge cleanse our soules from the most filthie and foule spots of pride gluttony enuy fornication drunkennes and al other abhominable sins wherein we haue long wallowed to the vtter confusion and damnation of our owne soules if that thou O Lord be not mercifull Plant and ingraffe in vs all lowlinesse meekenesse Obedience loue charitie pati●nce and al other gif●s of vertue which may subdue and ouer-come vice in vs. This O lord we be seech thee in mercie grauntvnto vs for the Loue of our Lord and onely Sauiour Iesus Christ To whome with thee and the holy Ghost be all praise honour and glory amen An humble confession of sins I Most humblie beseeche thee O Christ the true and onely son of our heauenly Father that for thy mercy sake thou wilt haue pitty and compassion vppon mee that thou wilte with thy fauourable eyes behold the great affliction of minde and harty greefe of me thy poore Seruant whom thou hast redeemd Vnto thee are all my sins and offences knowne and I humblie confesse that it is not in the power of anie creture on earth or worke of anie mans hande that the intercession nor praier of anie S. Apostle or angell in heauen that may releeue mee or helpe mee But onelie thou who by thy precious blood-shedding hast purchased ful redemption and perfect saluation for so many as do trust in thee and withvnfaigned heart do confesse their sins vnto thee doe call vpon thee to intreate for mercy thee to intreate for mercy to our heauenly and almightie father Euen nowe therefore O Christ my Redeemer I doe confesse vnto thee my manifolde sinnes and with my heart I am inwardly sorry that I haue beene so vnthankefull for the sundrie inumerable benefits which thorough thee I haue receyued of my Heauenly father And it doeth greeue my wretched Soule that I haue bene so negligent a Laborer in the Lords vineyard where is much plenty and great aboundance of all good things and so great store of pleasant and most sweet mirth whereof we vnthankfull and disobedient creatures of al others most wretched receiue the whole increase and profit to the releeuing of our necessities All which notwithstanding so subiect vnto our weake and frayle flesh so led by the desires and affections of the world and so blinded with the subtle sleights of our aduersarie the deuill that we do altogether fall from thee and doe not in any wise seeke the Honour and Glorie of our Heauenly father but do rather purchase to our selues Death and vtter Damnation if thou O Christ of thy continuall Mercie didst not intreat for the mittigation of the iust punnishment due for our offences Refuse not O most gentle and louing Aduocate mine humble suite which nowe I make vnto thee for that I haue beene so longe a sluggish loyterer carelesse seruant and negligent workeman in the seruice of my Lorde God The remembrance wherof my louing sauiour and the horrible feare of his heauy displesure do make mee to consume my daies in sorrow and to abhorre this wretched life wherin man so many waies