Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	day_n	heart_n	lord_n	4,929	5	3.6037	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89759	A pathway unto England's perfect settlement; and its centre and foundation of rest and peace, discovered by Capt. Robert Norwood. In this discourse you have cleared and proved, I. What government in its true and proper nature is; and the common errour thereof rectified. ... VI. That the laws, ordinances, &c. of our forefathers, are the onely rulers and governours of the English nation; ... VII. That neither parliaments, or any other, have any right, power, or authority to change, alter, suppress, or suspend the same; ... And in the conclusion, the nature of contracts, and the governments thereupon, made manifest and cleared.	Norwood, Robert, Captain.	1653 (1653)	Wing N1383; Thomason E702_16; ESTC R203007	38,577	71

persons at some particular times and seasons for which judgement hangs somewhere whenas in truth they should be kept and maintained perfectly upright ever and always the same alike to all neither looking backward nor forward this way or that way but one pure simple act in it self ever and always or in all times and altogether unchangably the same otherwise can none whomsoever possibly be safe and secure in them or by them And if any suffer loss detriment and dammage that is not properly in and by the Law for that is good that is light life safety and protection but herein we suffer in forsaking leaving or departing therefrom and so going forth and betaking our selves unto and falling into the evil the darkness and the death manifested and declared therein or thereby are ruined and destroyed therewith I hope hitherto our seeking and inquiry hath not been fruitless or in vain but we have at least found and discovered thus much what the very true real and proper ground basis and foundation is on which we may firmly stand with both feet or the center in which we may all safely and securely meet and from thence the way in which we may securely walk and again make our returns wherefore let us again say with good old Iacob Hitherto hath the Lord holpen us And having made discovery of our ground basis and foundation again which hath long lyen hid obscure and buryed and where and what our center is we will surely and stedfastly there stand And will no more either by Kings Priests or Prophets nor by God himself be either courted perswaded disputed or commanded from it or out of it any more For it is our Fathers And not the unlimited passions lusts and affections of any whatsoever good or bad that we are left or bequeathed unto nor yet the uncertain or unknown Cabinets of any man or mens breasts whatsoever no nor of God himself for they are his and his onely secret things are but revealed things as we have it before they and they onely belong unto us and to our children and our childrens children for ever after us I shall onely say this farther that were I enemy to any man or men in England or in the whole world and would design or endeavour plot or contrive their ruine and overthrow I would desire and strongly endeavour he should break his limit and would by all the means I could tempt stir up and entice him thereunto and endeavour with as much industry as I could to blow up that coal which lies in every man though in some and at some times more hid and obscure and to lay all those taking materials unto it which might excite stir up and increase that desire of unlimitedness more and more and this was the devil or Satans way with Adam in the beginning But verily I love that most excellent and glorious piece MAN because I in some measure know what he is as before I have shown you My love is to all mankinde And I would from my soul with the loss of my own that they might be all saved but Oh that we might be saved altogether such a day I hope and believe is at hand I love this Nation and have it in my heart continually the Lord is my witness I lye not and therefore would that it even it it is but a little one Oh yet that it might be saved from the great consumption and destruction that God is bringing upon the whole earth I will yet bow and bow and bow my soul again again and again unto the Lord for this thing yea although he have said that he will destroy it I will yet with Iacob wrestle who knows but that I may prevail Yet let me speak the truth as the truth is and I know what I speak there is but a little but a very very little matter between us and death at this time wherefore let I beseech you the words of him who loves you and would gladly dye for you be seriously considered Ala● what is this Government or that Government this Governour or that Governour unto me for I can say and say truly Nor care I and less fear I any Governour or Government whatsoever that may or can come into the world I have now set you I hope upon your certain and just ground basis and foundation brought you to your proper and true center where I will leave you yet am there still with you though at present must take leave of you But again I see occasion for somewhat more That then which is farther to be done in this matter I commit and leave to those to whom it doth more properly belong as the cleering and bearing the foundation taking away and casting aside the rubbish dirt and filth I will not say built but rather thrown or cast upon it the opening and cleering the chanels pipes and conveyances and so removing that which lets and stops the waters from running their right and true course in their right and true Chanels as of old time the taking down those walls and hedges made and built upon and against our anciently-known and common high-ways the removing and taking away those new Land-marks boundless bounds and limitless limits unknown unto our forefathers and so evening and levelling the way to our center and foundation and so to that great day of good things that great day of glory peace and rest which I trust the Lord will do by you even by your hands and that not onely in this Land but in many Lands Nations and Kingdoms I speak herein unto the English Army chiefly whose most proper work this will perhaps be found to be and let not your hearts faint herein nor your hands grow weary in reference to the greatness of the work that lies before you nor of any thing by any spoken against you neither be you lifted up I pray you in or by any thing above your selves or brethren by ought that is but either seemingly or else indeed and in truth with you let not the vain and empty words of vain and empty men have any power with you or upon you You know what you have done and how the Lord hath been with you and blessed you in your work onely I beg pray and beseech you do your own work and your own wo●k onely and do it uprightly and therein undoubtedly as the Lord lives you will be blessed you will prosper and be happy Neither I pray you let your pursuits herein be too swift or hasty but as the old English proverb is Look before you leap and another old English proverb that hasty men never want woe Old things are good things lest you be put to retreat again which will be some blemish or dishonour to us but endeavour as much as may be to see your way and work before you both what is to be done and how it is to be done the way ●ecures the end it s Solomons words as I take