Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	jesus_n	lord_n	saviour_n	5,163	5	6.4700	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72050	The First and second part of the history of the famous Euordanus Prince of Denmark With the strange aduentures of Iago Prince of Saxonie: and of both theyr seuerall fortunes in loue.		1605 (1605)	STC 10566.5; ESTC S121626	137,776	203

of the thieues but fell into as great or greater ill For whilst the King and the other Lords held the thieues somewhat short by defending themselues as is before declared the fearefull Quéene flying into the wood for safety strayed two and fro shee wist not whether At length béeing wearied with running and fainting still with feare shée sate her downe vnder a Iuniper bush to refresh her selfe where after shee had awhile rested her selfe shée began to call to mind and consider in what great danger shée had left her Lord husband then reprouing herselfe for that she had not rather made choyce to haue stayed and ended her dayes with him then thus to haue romed she wist not whether Then rising vp shee determined to haue returned to the same place where she left them fighting but strayed further so that tracing and trauersing vp and downe the wood shee spent the whole day to her no small griefe And now darke night hauing spred her sable mantle ouer the face of the earth the sorrowfull Quéene not knowing what to doe or whether to goe determined to take vp her lodging for that night vnder a broade branched Oake fast by a fountaines side wheras the wild beasts of the Forrest did commonly resort to drinke where good Lady shée was forced to content herselfe with a hungry pittance teares béeing her daintiest dish whereon shée fedde sometimes exclayming on cruell fortune whom shée accused to haue brought her into these miseries then presently her husbands portrature séemed to appeare vnto her minde whom she thought to be murdred by those robbers which was such a griefe vnto her that many times she was minded to haue slaine her selfe had not God mightily preserued her to a further setting forth of his glory Thus past shée away most part of the night with weeping and lamentations vntill such time that Somnus with his leaden wings seased her eye-lids and caused her for a while to slumber In which sléepe shee thought an Angell sent from God being clothed all in white rayment appeared vnto her saying Bee of good hart and feare not for these crosses which now are come vpon thée the Lord hath sent to proue thée with all and therefore it behooueth thée to beare it patiently vntill such time as the Lord shall ease thée of them As for the King thy husband he liueth but yet in bands and shall doe still vntill such time as the childe that now is in thy wombe shall be his deliuerer whom thou at his birth shalt name Euordanus this nowe am I sent to tell thee because thou shouldest not dispayre The Quéene héereat awaked out of her slumber and looking about if she might sée any body but could not then perceiuing it to be a dreame or vision meruailed what it might signifie was greatly troubled with deuising thereof so that all the night after shee could take no rest sometimes thinking of her husband and sometimes what the childes deliuerance might meane at length determined to referre all to the mercifull prouidence of God Thus sits shée poore sorrowfull Lady till such time as by the singing of the chéerefull Larke by the roaring of the wild beasts shée was preparing to forsake Dame Thetis lodging and that nights sable mantle was changed into a hoary gray When loe as was their wont the sauage beasts came vnto the well to drink there did shee with feare beholde the statelie Vnicorne with the cruell Tiger the roaring Beare and gaudy Panther the bellowing Bull foming Bore the rauening Wolfe and craftie Foxe with diuers more which put her in such feare that she had thought presently to haue béen deuoured when salling on her knées and holding vp her hands she said these or such like words O most mercifull Lord God I doe here acknowledge before thy diuine maiestie my manifolde and innumerable sins committed against thy diuine maiesty both in thought word and déed O Lord I am not worthy so much as once to looke vp to heauen much lesse to receiue any thing at thy hands O Lord. Yet mercifull Father trusting in the merits of thy déerely beloued sonne our Lord and Sauiour Christ Iesus I come vnto thée in his name crauing forgiuenesse of all my sinnes and iniquities And further O Lord God I humbly beséech thée to saue and deliuer mée from this present danger and perrill of my wretched life O Lord bow downe thy heauenly eye and behold mee thy wofull handmaide and likewise this poore infant that is within my wombe defend it O Lord and grant that according vnto the vision which thou by thy holy Angell hast shewed mee it may liue to set foorth thy glory and power and in the end when it shall be thy blessed will to call vs out of this wretched vale of wickednes thou wilt receiue and place vs in thy Celestiall kingdome whether O Lord for thy sonnes sake bring vs I beséech thée These or such like were the words which she distressed Lady then vttered when behold a mightie surious Lyon came rushing out of the wood towards her bringing in his mouth a cake of Bread which he most gently layd downe at her féete fawning vpon her as if of long time he had bin acquainted with her and would not depart from her At length somewhat to recomfort herselfe then smoothing his rough bristles with her tender hand she made much of him laying his head on her lap wherat he séemed to take great content Then taking vp the cake of bread which hee had brought her and giuing thanks vnto God imagining as sometimes in the wildernes hee had sent Rauens to feede the Prophet Elias so likewise had hee now sent the Lion to comfort and bring her foode she refreshed therwith her hungry stomacke After which repast the Lyon very softly paced towards the wood againe euer casting backe his head as if he looked whether the Lady followed him or not which shée at length perceiuing determined to follow him hoping thereby either to get out of the wood or else to finde some better place of safety Thus went they together till at last he brought her vnto a Caue vnderneath the ground with a very narrow entrance in but béeing entred shée found it a reasonable large roome Thus determining for a while to remaine th●● 〈◊〉 such time as God should send her better fortune passing away the time some whiles with walking about the woods néere the Caue otherwhiles with playing with the Lyon who euery day brought her in meate such as he got abrode in the Forrest which she sometimes scorched and dryed in the sunne otherwhiles was forced to eate it raw vntill such time as by hap one day walking abroad she found a flint stone with which afterwards shee vsed to strike fire and therewith would broyle her meate Thus continued she vntill such time that according to the naturall course of women her time of childe-birth was come When as good Lady féeling the paines thereof to her