Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	daughter_n	son_n	wife_n	6,684	5	7.2935	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66062	Sermons preached upon several occasions by the Right Reverend Father in God, John Wilkins ...; Sermons. Selections	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.; Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1682 (1682)	Wing W2215; ESTC R21732	182,840	522

be_v have_v to_o it_o and_o the_o more_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a any_o man_n be_v the_o more_o care_n will_v he_o take_v to_o transmit_v a_o grateful_a memory_n of_o himself_o to_o future_a time_n and_o if_o he_o must_v be_v speak_v of_o after_o his_o departure_n that_o he_o be_v well_o speak_v of_o that_o his_o name_n may_v be_v as_o a_o precious_a ointment_n leave_v a_o perfume_n behind_o it_o that_o man_n may_v rise_v up_o at_o the_o mention_n of_o he_o and_o call_v he_o bless_v 2._o it_o be_v our_o interest_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o avoid_n of_o that_o mischief_n which_o we_o may_v otherwise_o be_v expose_v unto_o by_o do_v thing_n that_o will_v render_v we_o despicable_a i_o shall_v mention_v only_o two_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o will_v afford_v abundant_a proof_n to_o this_o purpose_n one_o be_v 1_o sam._n 2.17_o where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o son_n of_o eli_n that_o they_o do_v by_o their_o scandalous_a carriage_n render_v themselves_o vile_a before_o all_o the_o assembly_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o abhor_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v worth_a your_o special_a notice_n that_o which_o follow_v upon_o this_o i_o do_v not_o know_v any_o more_o dreadful_a threat_n in_o the_o whole_a bible_n chap._n 3.11_o god_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v execute_v his_o vengeance_n upon_o they_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o shall_v strike_v a_o dread_n and_o horror_n by_o the_o very_a relation_n of_o it_o and_o cause_n both_o the_o ear_n of_o they_o that_o hear_v it_o to_o tingle_v and_o again_o v_o 14._o i_o have_v swear_v to_o the_o house_n of_o eli_n that_o their_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o be_v purge_v with_o sacrifice_n nor_o with_o offering_n for_o ever_o i._n e._n those_o very_a mean_n which_o be_v appoint_v as_o the_o remedy_n and_o expiation_n for_o other_o man_n sin_n shall_v be_v no_o benefit_n to_o they_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n be_v the_o thing_n about_o which_o they_o have_v offend_v by_o render_v they_o contemptible_a cause_v other_o to_o abhor_v they_o and_o therefore_o no_o reason_n for_o such_o person_n to_o expect_v any_o remedy_n from_o they_o whatsoever_o their_o particular_a repentance_n may_v do_v as_o to_o the_o save_n of_o their_o soul_n the_o offence_n they_o have_v commit_v be_v so_o high_o scandalous_a that_o god_n be_v immutable_o resolve_v he_o have_v swear_v it_o to_o execute_v upon_o they_o some_o signal_n vengeance_n in_o this_o life_n that_o shall_v manifest_v to_o the_o world_n how_o much_o he_o be_v concern_v for_o that_o dishonour_n which_o these_o man_n have_v cast_v upon_o his_o worship_n which_o judgement_n do_v afterward_o according_o come_v to_o pass_n in_o the_o sudden_a death_n of_o eli_n and_o his_o two_o son_n and_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n in_o the_o rejection_n of_o abiathar_n from_o the_o priest_n office_n 2.27_o and_o in_o that_o massacre_n commit_v by_o saul_n at_o nob_n upon_o fourscore_o and_o five_o priest_n of_o this_o family_n 22.19_o together_o with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o servant_n the_o other_o scripture_n be_v that_o malach_n 2._o towards_o the_o beginning_n where_o speak_v of_o such_o priest_n as_o by_o their_o unworthy_a carriage_n do_v render_v the_o public_a worship_n contemptible_a 8._o and_o cause_v other_o to_o stumble_v at_o the_o law_n god_n threaten_v that_o he_o will_v send_v a_o curse_n upon_o they_o 2._o and_o will_v curse_v their_o blessing_n 3._o and_o spread_v dung_n upon_o their_o face_n 9_o and_o make_v they_o contemptible_a and_o base_a before_o all_o the_o people_n 23.40_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o equal_a than_o that_o those_o who_o expose_v religion_n to_o contempt_n shall_v suffer_v under_o it_o themselves_o now_o to_o put_v all_o this_o together_o if_o we_o have_v any_o ingenuity_n and_o desire_v to_o do_v thing_n decent_a and_o congruous_a to_o our_o profession_n any_o sense_n of_o the_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o other_o who_o it_o be_v our_o business_n to_o persuade_v or_o which_o we_o owe_v to_o ourselves_o in_o the_o preservation_n of_o that_o whereby_o we_o be_v to_o be_v excite_v unto_o virtuous_a and_o worthy_a action_n if_o we_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o our_o own_o interest_n in_o secure_v to_o ourselves_o the_o great_a blessing_n and_o avoid_v the_o great_a mischief_n that_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v it_o will_v upon_o all_o account_n high_o concern_v we_o that_o we_o do_v not_o so_o demean_v ourselves_o as_o to_o deserve_v to_o be_v despise_v iii_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o three_o general_a head_n propose_v namely_o the_o mean_n whereby_o we_o be_v to_o preserve_v ourselves_o from_o contempt_n which_o be_v of_o two_o kind_n negative_a and_o positive_a 1._o negative_a or_o such_o thing_n as_o in_o order_n to_o this_o we_o be_v careful_o to_o avoid_v all_o kind_n of_o vice_n whatsoever_o especial_o such_o as_o have_v in_o they_o a_o more_o peculiar_a deformity_n and_o turpitude_n which_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o alienate_v the_o mind_n of_o other_o from_o we_o i_o observe_v before_o that_o littleness_n and_o impotence_n be_v the_o most_o proper_a object_n of_o contempt_n i_o be_o small_a and_o despise_a say_v david_n psal._n 119.141_o so_o that_o all_o such_o quality_n and_o action_n as_o will_v make_v we_o appear_v unto_o other_o to_o be_v but_o minute_n and_o little_a thing_n must_v needs_o render_v we_o despicable_a such_o be_v narrowness_n of_o mind_n judge_v of_o thing_n and_o person_n by_o little_a measure_n set_v up_o for_o reputation_n by_o zeal_n in_o the_o small_a matter_n with_o neglect_n of_o the_o great_a put_v the_o high_a value_n upon_o those_o little_a thing_n of_o gain_n and_o promotion_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o man_n which_o therefore_o ought_v to_o be_v esteem_v but_o little_a because_o they_o can_v make_v we_o better_o and_o we_o can_v enjoy_v they_o but_o a_o little_a while_n we_o must_v short_o go_v out_o of_o this_o world_n when_o all_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v useless_a to_o we_o and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o come_v in_o competition_n with_o those_o other_o matter_n which_o may_v conduce_v to_o our_o live_n with_o honour_n and_o die_v with_o comfort_n be_v subject_n to_o immoderate_a desire_n fear_n impatience_n to_o be_v amuse_v and_o transport_v with_o wonder_n at_o outward_a pomp_n and_o grandeur_n all_o which_o do_v arise_v from_o a_o wrong_a estimate_n of_o thing_n occasion_v by_o our_o own_o littleness_n magna_fw-la ista_fw-la quia_fw-la parvi_fw-la sumus_fw-la credimus_fw-la senec._n these_o thing_n will_v not_o seem_v great_a to_o we_o if_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o little_a from_o whence_o will_v follow_v a_o servility_n of_o spirit_n a_o readiness_n to_o dissemble_v flatter_v revile_v to_o bow_v down_o to_o any_o kind_n of_o baseness_n before_o such_o who_o we_o conceive_v able_a to_o assist_v or_o to_o hinder_v we_o in_o our_o little_a design_n of_o gain_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n demeaning_a ourselves_o with_o insolence_n towards_o other_o from_o who_o we_o can_v neither_o hope_v nor_o fear_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o kind_n these_o be_v blemish_n which_o in_o all_o age_n the_o man_n of_o our_o call_v have_v be_v accuse_v of_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v they_o be_v liable_a to_o some_o peculiar_a temptation_n in_o this_o kind_n more_o than_o other_o and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v more_o especial_o careful_a for_o the_o avoid_n of_o they_o to_o which_o i_o shall_v only_o add_v this_o one_o consideration_n if_o we_o of_o the_o clergy_n will_v not_o have_v other_o to_o despise_v we_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a not_o to_o despise_v one_o another_o those_o in_o place_n of_o dignity_n and_o power_n shall_v not_o carry_v it_o with_o too_o great_a a_o distance_n from_o their_o brethren_n the_o proper_a notation_n of_o the_o word_n despise_v be_v to_o look_v down_o upon_o a_o thing_n as_o be_v much_o below_o we_o and_o much_o less_o shall_v they_o permit_v any_o of_o their_o officer_n to_o carry_v themselves_o with_o insolence_n towards_o such_o as_o be_v of_o this_o sacred_a functoin_n it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o other_o will_v despise_v we_o when_o they_o see_v that_o we_o despise_v one_o another_o 2._o the_o positive_a mean_n to_o this_o end_n be_v in_o general_a all_o kind_n of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n but_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n advise_v to_o as_o have_v a_o more_o peculiar_a fitness_n and_o tendency_n to_o this_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whatsoever_o thing_n be_v venerable_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v lovely_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v of_o good_a report_n if_o there_o be_v any_o virtue_n if_o there_o be_v any_o praise_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v these_o thing_n in_o account_n phil._n 4.8_o of_o these_o i_o shall_v mention_v only_o three_o 1._o wisdom_n 2._o generosity_n and_o largeness_n of_o mind_n 3._o holiness_n of_o