Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	city_n	great_a	lord_n	2,295	5	3.5103	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94047	A discovery of peace: or, The thoughts of the Almighty for the ending of his peoples calamities. Intimated in a sermon at Christ-church London, before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, the right worshipfull the Aldermen; together with the worshipfull companies of the said city, upon the 24th of April, 1644. Being the solemn day of their publike Humiliation and monethly fast. By John Strickland, B.D. pastor of the church at St. Edmunds, in the city of New Sarum; a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.	1644 (1644)	Wing S5969; Thomason E48_5; ESTC R14414	39,755	53

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wilderness_n to_o humble_v they_o yet_o be_v it_o still_o with_o a_o intent_n to_o do_v his_o people_n good_a in_o the_o latter_a end_n deut._n 8.16_o so_o that_o as_o by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n 8.16_o deu._n 8.16_o the_o tree_n and_o plant_n that_o in_o winter_n be_v dry_a and_o sapless_a and_o seem_v to_o be_v little_o better_a than_o dead_a yet_o at_o the_o spring_n recover_v grow_v green_a again_o and_o bear_v fruit_n according_a to_o their_o kind_n as_o be_v appoint_v thereto_o by_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n so_o the_o church_n though_o she_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o outcast_n in_o the_o winter_n of_o affliction_n and_o even_o swallow_v up_o of_o misery_n never_o to_o be_v heal_v so_o long_o say_v the_o prophet_n as_o until_o the_o city_n be_v waste_v without_o inhabitant_n and_o the_o house_n without_o man_n and_o the_o land_n be_v utter_o desolate_a and_o the_o lord_n have_v remove_v man_n far_o aw●y_a 6.11.12.13_o isa_n 6.11.12.13_o and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a forsake_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o land_n speak_v of_o judea_n and_o his_o own_o people_n isaiah_n 6._o vers_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13._o calvin_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d vigor●●●_n 〈…〉_o calvin_n yet_o in_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o ten_o and_o it_o shall_v return_v and_o shall_v be_v eat_v as_o a_o teyl_n tree_n and_o as_o a_o oak_n who_o substance_n be_v in_o they_o when_o they_o cast_v their_o leaf_n so_o the_o holy_a seed_n shall_v be_v the_o substance_n thereof_o god_n will_v not_o only_o reserve_v a_o remnant_n in_o the_o church_n which_o shall_v outlive_v the_o winter-like_a trouble_n which_o befall_v she_o but_o that_o remnant_n shall_v be_v as_o seed_n which_o though_o it_o lie_v under_o the_o earth_n and_o die_v shall_v revive_v and_o bear_v fruit_n god_n promise_v unto_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o effectual_a to_o recover_v and_o settle_v they_o in_o a_o peaceable_a and_o desire_a condition_n which_o be_v to_o gi●e_v they_o a_o expect_a end_n as_o the_o spring_n be_v by_o her_o vigorous_a influence_n 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26.44_o 45._o when_o they_o he_o in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n i_o will_v not_o cast_v they_o away_o neither_o will_v i_o abhor_v they_o to_o destroy_v they_o utter_o and_o to_o break_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n but_o i_o will_v for_o their_o sake_n remember_v the_o covenant_n of_o their_o ancestor_n this_o proviso_n be_v express_o put_v in_o when_o god_n renew_v his_o covenant_n unto_o david_n and_o his_o seed_n that_o as_o he_o will_v be_v careful_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n to_o punish_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n in_o case_n they_o do_v transgress_v so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n he_o will_v continue_v his_o love_n to_o they_o and_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o covenant_n psal_n 89.32_o 33._o i_o will_v visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o the_o rod_n ●4_n p●●●_n ●●_o ●2_n 33_o ●4_n and_o their_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n nevertheless_o my_o love_a kindness_n will_v i_o not_o utter_o take_v from_o he_o nor_o suffer_v my_o truth_n to_o fail_v my_o covenant_n will_v i_o not_o break_v his_o truth_n shall_v fail_v and_o his_o covenant_n shall_v be_v break_v if_o his_o church_n calamity_n shall_v not_o be_v bring_v unto_o a_o good_a end_n at_o last_o if_o her_o temporal_a affliction_n shall_v be_v endless_a or_o swallow_v up_o in_o eternal_a misery_n but_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o former_a time_n have_v confess_o find_v his_o promise_n make_v good_a in_o this_o particular_a also_o as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o confession_n of_o nehemiah_n 31_o n●h_o 9_o 31_o neh._n 9.31_o have_v set_v forth_o how_o the_o lord_n be_v drive_v by_o their_o sin_n to_o punish_v his_o people_n by_o give_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n he_o show_v we_o that_o he_o do_v not_o continue_v their_o misery_n upon_o they_o nevertheless_o for_o thy_o great_a mercy_n sake_n thou_o do_v not_o utter_o consume_v they_o nor_o forsake_v they_o for_o thou_o be_v a_o gracious_a and_o merciful_a god_n yea_o it_o concern_v the_o lord_n to_o make_v good_a this_o covenant_n visible_o before_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v be_v justify_v even_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n concern_v his_o faithfulness_n to_o the_o church_n in_o her_o deliverance_n second_o god_n mercy_n be_v the_o great_a attribute_n which_o be_v final_o to_o be_v magnify_v and_o set_v up_o in_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o the_o church_n as_o his_o wrath_n be_v to_o be_v in_o his_o dispensation_n towards_o his_o enemy_n which_o be_v call_v the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n as_o his_o people_n be_v call_v vessel_n of_o mercy_n in_o all_o which_o dispensation_n he_o so_o carry_v intervenient_a occurrency_n that_o at_o length_n they_o shall_v serve_v to_o further_o the_o glorify_v of_o that_o attribute_n main_o intend_v whatsoever_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o do_v in_o our_o apprehension_n for_o the_o present_a as_o anselm_n as_o parcendo_fw-la malis_fw-la ita_fw-la iustùs_fw-la es_fw-la secundum_fw-la t●_n &_o non_fw-la secundum_fw-la nos_fw-la si●ut_fw-la mis●rtus_fw-la es_fw-la s●cundum_fw-la n●●_n &_o non_fw-la s●cund●m_fw-la 〈◊〉_d anselm_n a_o ancient_n speak_v of_o god_n spare_v the_o wicked_a though_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v merciful_a to_o they_o in_o our_o sense_n he_o be_v not_o so_o to_o they_o in_o his_o own_o intention_n therein_o but_o that_o spare_v they_o shall_v further_o glorify_v his_o justice_n upon_o they_o at_o length_n the_o like_a we_o may_v speak_v of_o his_o afflict_v of_o his_o belove_a people_n it_o shall_v turn_v in_o the_o end_n to_o the_o advance_n of_o his_o mercy_n as_o it_o do_v in_o david_n by_o his_o 01_o own_o confession_n it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v so_o then_o we_o may_v be_v confident_a upon_o this_o ground_n that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o church_n trouble_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o mercy_n may_v rejoice_v in_o and_o be_v magnify_v by_o and_o such_o as_o we_o may_v mark_v for_o good_a as_o assure_o as_o the_o prophet_n do_v the_o end_n of_o the_o perfect_a and_o upright_a man_n 37._o psal_n 37_o 37._o psal_n 37.37_o mark_v the_o perfect_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o upright_a for_o the_o end_n of_o that_o man_n be_v peace_n his_o life_n may_v be_v troublesome_a but_o his_o death_n shall_v be_v comfortable_a as_o the_o israelite_n through_o a_o crooked_a &_o tedious_a wilderness_n come_v to_o the_o promise_a land_n at_o last_o moses_n say_v of_o their_o journey_n in_o that_o wilderness_n it_o be_v to_o try_v they_o as_o the_o goldsmith_n put_v his_o metal_n into_o the_o furnace_n that_o it_o may_v come_v out_o the_o pure_a so_o the_o lord_n deal_v with_o his_o church_n therein_o that_o he_o may_v bring_v she_o forth_o of_o trouble_n to_o his_o mind_n &_o set_v she_o according_a to_o her_o desire_n at_o last_o so_o say_v the_o prophet_n psal_n 60.10_o 11_o 12._o thou_o o_o god_n have_v prove_v we_o thou_o have_v try_v we_o as_o silver_n be_v try_v thou_o bring_v we_o into_o the_o ne●_n 12._o psal_n 60.10_o 11_o 12._o thou_o laide_v affliction_n upon_o our_o loin_n thou_o cause_v man_n to_o ride_v over_o our_o head_n we_o go_v through_o fire_n and_o through_o water_n but_o thou_o bring_v we_o out_o into_o a_o wealthy_a place_n where_o we_o have_v the_o church_n raise_v up_o her_o apprehension_n of_o god_n present_a mercy_n to_o a_o high_a pitch_n by_o reflect_v upon_o the_o danger_n through_o which_o she_o come_v to_o enjoy_v th●m_n however_o she_o be_v near_o shipwreck_n she_o be_v now_o not_o only_o as_o a_o ship_n in_o safe_a harbour_n but_o as_o on_o shore_n in_o a_o pleasant_a country_n etc._n some_o special_a benefit_n in_o which_o the_o church_n trouble_n shall_v end_v etc._n etc._n we_o see_v then_o in_o the_o general_a the_o church_n trouble_n shall_v end_v well_o but_o what_o kind_n of_o good_a may_v be_v expect_v or_o hope_v for_o as_o the_o fruit_n of_o they_o we_o have_v not_o see_v i_o shall_v therefore_o in_o the_o next_o place_n brief_o point_n at_o some_o particular_a good_a 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