Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	grace_n	great_a	soul_n	4,875	5	4.7291	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02404	A song for this sad times; composed by one of the now many wanderers, when much separated from the society of men, and somewhat incommodat for other works to divert him from vain ravings, and for to humble and recreat his own spirit. / By Mr. Jo. Castairs, Minister of the Gospel at Glasgow, when under imprisonment.	Carstairs, John, fl. 1646-1660.	1691 (1691)	Wing C647; ESTC R170904	13,168	34

is here which now your eyes behold 152. As swallowed up in this great gulf words blushing will retire And thoughts tho schrew'd up to the height will then stand and admire 153. Nor so to speak the object will swel'd to such bigness be That compast by conceptions armes unabled be will we 154. In summ there we 'll not sin nor be tempted to sin at all But as his servants do him serve so we then serve him shall 155. In our fore-heads most lively then shall His Name written be Like unto him we shall be made and as he is him see 156. Then to believe and wonder none will need us to exhort That fight will ravish us and as in extasie transport 157. O! but the lively hope of this strong influence should have Though men in Eden dwelt to make us long this world to have 158. Much more this blest and glorious hope would have a mighty stroak On the supportance of our sprits in this destress and choak 159. This losse of life and moveables with forfaults of estates This losse of money out in bonds with gifts made of escheats 160. This losse of dear relations all Let be a whiles divorce By tossings wanderings flights exiles or what then these were worse 161. Would make to be comported with for sweet Christ Jesus sake For whom we 're bound without refer even all things to forsake 162. For him I say who did for us come down from heavenly Throne And as a worm and not a Man did creep his foot-stool on 163. His entrance first into the world was all its pomp without To justice as our surety then he very low did lout 164. For when to Bethlem Joseph goes with 's Mother they 're not able A room to purchase in the Inn but they must to the stable 165. Where that blest Child she forth did bring and with her hands him swadle And in a manger did him lay having no better cradle 166. Of 's birth the first news came not to Kings Nobles Men of might But to poor Sheepherds who were there watching their flocks by night 167. And to this day few worldly wise Noble or Great he calls But for the most part the best lot to meanner ones still falls 168. His Kingdom comes not with great shew but glorious makes within It s now and will be yet as it from its first rise hath been 169. Though we in great winds earthquakes fire would have him come with noise Yet oft he is in none of these but in the still small voice 170. Though we I say would often have him come the higher way Yet in the lower he delights himself much to convoy 171. In 's Infamy to save his life to Egypt they 're made flee And for his sake all Bethlems Babes King Herod made slain be 172. CHRIST's Kingdom is too oft suspect as no great friend to Kings Which many of them at the length of persecution brings 173. And this again doth him provoke to plague sore these great ones And if they turn not at the last to overturn their thrones 174. For with thrones of iniquity by law mischief that frame No fellowship he 'l have but will as mortar tread the same 175. To loose the bonds of mighty Kings for him 's no great attempt And on the Princes of the Earth to pour shame and contempt 178. Nay he the Sp'rits of Princes great cuts off most easily And to the Kings that be on Earth most terrible is he 179. For of the Lords he is the LORD and of all Kings the KING When they 're unking'd he 'l gloriously before his Ancients reign 180. O! that Earths Kings to this great KING would all once homage pay And kiss the Son least in his wrath they perish from the way 181. Though great Law-giver yet he was made subject to the Law And of his Parents which he made when young he stood in aw 182. O strange the everlasting Father a Child and Youth to see And the great Potter unto clay stooping so rev'rently 183. With him to worship when twelve Years he to Jerusalem went Betimes to shew to keep the Law he in the World was sent 184. And that by going when so young for that end to the Temple GOD soon to worship young ones might be taught by his example 185. Thereby withal right early he GODS Majesty attones For our neglect of worship when we were yet younger ones 186. Once with the Docters then and there most gravely reason'd he That of 's Prophetick office they might have a preludie 187. And that a Child might teach to Men How to manage debates And in all these might purge the sin of their distempring heates 288. But what was done by him besides throughout whole thirty Years Wherein he lurk'd and liv'd obscure nothing in writ appears 189. Unless it be that though he made the World and it adorn'd Yet as a Carpenter to Work With 's hands he nothing scorn'd 190. That Lawful Callings He thereby might to us sanctifie And us provoke to some of these GOD still to Glorifie 191. And further more that guilt contract by us from Day to Day In all our Lawful Callings might be taken clean away 192. And these some four Years that to Preach he publickly appear'd He made no noise into the streets his cry was ever heard 193. When doing greatest things how oft Tell no man then said he Though when the least are done by us tell all men cry do we 194. O! here to him we 're most unlike who love so much the street And in our way to heaven do make so greatnoise with their feet 195. One grace alace we love to have by mens aplause sun shin'd And hence it comes to pass that it s so withered dry'd and cryn'd 196. It also may be one great cause that faith hath now such doubting That Christians of this have lov'd to be so much in outing 197. Did he not once who could not err say how can ye beleive Who in the air of mutual praise do love so much to live 198. And sure as no true faith can be where reigneth this great ill So where that is prevails the soul with great doubts it doth fill 199. O! When religion outrings all to have once we shall win As meer constrain'd results of grace in life and power within 200. Hereby this patern blest we would resemble very near who lov'd allwayes to hide but when He forc'd was to appear 201. A longs his life for 's people he of sorrows was a man To make aquaintance eke with him sad grief betimes began 202. We read not he ever laugh'd but of the weept and groan'd Mens sins and their calamities is most sadly bemoan'd 203. Him had you seen ye would have said this in his face appears Who though but thirty four yet look'd like one of fifty years 204. His visage more then sons of men so very much was marr'd We hid as 't were our face from

GOD to have departed so 49. And that His Fear before mine eyes as it should not have been Before me now both grief and wounds and most sad things are seen 50. About my neck wreath'd by His Hands Is my transgressions yoke So hard that strange it would not be though it my breath should choak 51. He bitter things against me writs and me possess doth make Of Youth and older age the sins for which my heart doth aike 52. In the light of His Countenance my secret sins sets he And with the fruit of mine own wayes fills heart backsliding me 53. My feet He putteth in the stocks and marketh narrowly My footsteps all and on my heels a vive print setteth He. 54. He also now alace hath made heavy on me my chain O! that his reconcilled Face might through these dark clouds shine 55. Prosperity I have forgot my soul 's from peace remov'd I tempted am to doubt sometimes if ever He me Lov'd 56. That sin by all this one World think is now much mortifi'd And that I am not to the World a little crucifi'd 57. But troubles great gone through may be and sin as dead still ly Which yet may after make the Man oh sin hath slain me cry 58. The thorniest cross not blest but proves like pricking of a pin Which will nor peirce let be his heart this Leviathan skin 59. Sharp pointed things in troubles mire spread under it may be And yet it not so much as groan or move it self you 'l see 60. At sling-stones darts spears of the cross it laughs and counts them stuble Unto this day it slain 〈◊〉 hurt was never by meer trouble 61. Nay it 's courag'd sometimes and grows more fierce when these it prick And were it in the LORDS own hand to spit it would not stike 62. As in our bodies humors that highly Malignant be All Cures not soveraign to reject and rage the more we see 63. For instance if we do call of this thruch grave and sad Within without long since and now too many may be had 64. The LORD may smile and hide His Face yea very angry be And yet we in our own hearts way go on most frowardly 65. No way there is with their mad hearts and desperat to deal Yet having seen our wayes that He may gloriously them heal 66. GODS People in the desart He many strange ways did kill Yet notwithstanding of all this they sinned ever still 67. Nay some there were GOD surely strook yet they transgress'd the more And sin is now as loath to die as then or long before 68. Sin may with Men to troubles great to Prison Bonds Exile Yea't may be to a scaffold go and yet live all the while 69. When I through fire and water both nay were I drag'd through hell Yet that sin liv'd in strength I could from sad experience tell 70. What are not souls of damned men tormented in extream Yet sins so high that now their work is GOD still to blasphem 71. Nothing in HEAVEN Earth or Hell will make sin cease to live But grace alone which still hath this for its prerogative 72. Since devils then find in HEAVEN and they with men in hell do so That nought but grace can sin subdue it 's high time we should know 73. For since I walkt without the Sun companion to Owls My troubles of that kind that it some friends affections cools 74. Most near Relations now from me He hath removed farr Former acquaintance also do at my affliction scare 75. When GOD on 's Peoples sins himself begins once to avenge Amongst their other tryalls then the world grows very strange 76. Their Cross tho' Christ for substance may by them also nicknam'd By friends which will them strangely tempt of it to be a sham'd 77. Though by Mens judgement to be judg'd for us its a small thing Since GOD or long all blacks and whites forth to the light will bring 78. But here to stoup I am constrain'd in midst of this complaint To tell that he 's both good and kind which makes my grief relent 79. Some times he makes me hope that all my sins He will forgive And though that I be thrust at sore yet shall not die but live 80. And were it known what I have done what I have also been It would be wondered at that I should ever be forgiven 81. But what 's in our eyes marvellous is nothing so in his Who in the pardoning of sin a GOD most matchless is 82. This art of favour and of grace shew'd me were it proclaim'd From misbeleif all humbled souls forever might be sham'd 83. He sometime also visits me and asks me how I doe Come faithfull friends he doth provide that looks me well unto 84. It s taught not talk'd of love that works most kindly simpathy That man so taught's the brother sure born for adversity 85. This friend at all times loves and is more kind then any other Yea he 's the very friend that sticks more close then any brother 86. For sin I am made to possess moneths of vanity And nights that be right wearisome appointed are for me 87. In bed with tossing I am fil'd till dawning of the day And then he mustereth up in view my sins in battell ray 88. Deaths terrours sometime me inclose his archers me surround And me my persecutors all Between the straits have found 89. He in his sore displeasure hath sad things unto me shew'd And sometimes against me are alace his witnesses renew'd 90. But righteousness to him belong and justly I 'm thus serv'd Yea punish'd far beneath truely what my sins have deserv'd 91 And that I 'm yet a living man out of the pit should I Complain of punishment tho great for mine iniquity 92 If I at last be sav'd and get my soul given for a prey Tho I through seas of trouble sweem I 'm well come too I say 93 Yet O He is a jealous GOD and on his children will For their inventions vengeance take though pardon them yet still 94. For instance here we may pitch one Moses the Man of GOD Who for 's escapes at Meribah with his foot might not trod 95. In Caanans Land yea though to see it he pray'd most earnestly Yet be content saith GOD and speak no more of this to me 96. By him as the choise instrument even at the toutch of 's rod Most dreadful signes and wonders wrought the great and mighty GOD. 97. For Israels sins full fourty dayes the LORD he did intreat Most earnestly even all the while did nether drink not eat 98. A Mediator typicall 'twixt them to deill did he On Sinai and so represent Christ the true one clearlie 99. The meekest man he was on earth my divine testimony In 's own concerns though in the LORDS even to hoofs peremptory 100. He faithfull was in all GODS house and in his sight found grace To be his none such favorite and speak

him face to face 101. And through his great converse with GOD the skin of 's face did shine That none could speak with him unless a vail was drawn thereon 102. Nay more with his own hands the LORD his body did interr And rais'd him up with Jesus Christ transfigured to confer 103. So many things so great and strange met never in one man Nor to this day his parallel the world afford none can 104. Accordingly the Spirit 's pen his Epitaph thus drew No Prophet since like him arose whom face to face GOD knew 105. Yet he even he so rare a Man for one slip payes thus dear Is this not of GODS jealousie a demonstration clear 106. Had our gross ills let be our slips such marks on them set now All hopes to see GOD this side Heaven would be cut off I trow 107. And very like it may so with this generation be That he in trouble waste our dayes and years in vanity 108. But free and soveraign grace I grant makes such Prognosticks fail When not in common rule but by prerogative he 'l deal 109. And if with us he take not now this very soveraign way We 're gone and in our sins we will and troubles pine away 110. He is so very jealous that his love cannot endure That any soul espous'd to him should gade and play the whoor 111. Nay such is his love jealousie that he 'l not be at peace If such but turn the least aside strange bosomes to imbrace 112. And though it be most true that he putting away doth hate Yet even for unchaste whoorish looks his dear spouse he will beat 113. This thought sometimes rolls in my mind that this our age quite wrack That of GODS jealousie and dread there hath been gross mistakes 114. The greatest rage of mortal men is sure their jealousie Wherein of the great gods we may some dark resemblance see 115. By this if Men be once inrag'd none may them stand before And this though mixt with love yet makes his Children dear to roar 116. By this if he be roused up and with his feet but stamp On the most stout or stupid sp'rits i● puts a mighty damp 117. His jealous frowns his wrath rebuk● for sin mans beauty makes Moth like consume so vain he proves when wrath hold on him takes 118. As when he giveth peace none dare to make trouble be bold So when in wrath to hide his face none can him then behold 119. Were all this and much more beleiv'd that told as truth might be To sport with what provokes his wrath so bold we durst not be 120. But who of 's wrath the mighty power doth know and understand Sure none but such as are in 's fear instruct with a strong hand 121. This is most sure when sense of wrath trysts with an other crosse That man though dearly lov'd yet will be at a mighty loss 122. This doth dump fright reel confound and put the man in doubt He can but cry ah now alase my sin hath found me out 123 For great infirmities sustain yea will the sprit of man But a wrath wounded spirit for sin who is he that bear can 124. GODS terrours though a friend will put a man upon a rack And if they should continue long would him even distract 125. To cross'd and werstling man knew we what but one smile would yeild In troubles this would most take up to have GOD reconcil'd If I unfold could all the truth on this concerning theame That writen is upon my spirit as a bright sun beam 127. O child of GOD thou would'st no more from him to cisterns go But still cry out as most averse I 'le no I 'le no I 'le no. 128. This for the time I do declare should death me now approach For all these cisterns pits and brooks my soul in thirst should scorch 129. If but one scruple of his wrath were mingled in my cup The poyson thereof quickly would even all my sprits drink up 130. What then could cisterns pits and pools In such a choak availl When fire from heaven sent in my bones against them would prevail 131 It would within me doubtless raise such Soul inflaming drought That all these could not yeild what would once cool or wet my mouth 132. But Dives like I should be forc'd in that hate flame to cry O that the least drop watter now to cool my tongue had I 133. But one wayes then my thirst to quench to drink life water ay Nothing this Fever heat to cooll but at lifes well to stay 134. O lingering time run swift take wings flee quickly and be gone That I in HEAVEN with him may be and see His Face anone 135. There Cristal Rivers pure and clear from under 's Throne proceeds Wherefore the first draught surely would quench all my thirst with speed 136. There would I drink and eke forgett all by past misery And never more remember would my former poverty 137. Then take their last Good-night would all my jealousies and fears And me for ever bid farewel all sighs all groans all tears 138. To these the Lambs and Moses song Triumphant would succeed That revelation would surprise my soul in very deed 139. For unto it light life and love would follow allwayes no doubt And thence again would joyful praise for evermore flow out 140. For at 's right Hand most perfect joyes and sweetest Pleasures be Make haste make haste Lord Jesus Christ O bid me come and see 141. The Sp'rit and Bride did long since say Come come LORD unto me And thou again didst make reply Surely I come quickly 142. Then for that glorious day my soul do thou long cry and call Wherein the LORD JEHOVAH may to me be All in All 143. Till shaddows flee and that fair day shall break and on me dawn Make me O LORD to live as thine and never more mine own 144. If thou at first didst make and frame and then redeemedst me Should I not judge I ought to live eternally to thee 145. O if to me to live were once most precious Iesus Christ Then death would unto me be gain and we should friendly tryst 146. Though death me found shipwrackt at sea or in a forraigne Land At home in prison or in bonds or in the murtherers hand 147. Though it may meet in boots or block In gibbet fire or blood Even mank't or maim'd dismembred all it would my friend stand good 148. For death by Christ death's reconceil'd and will not friends annoy But to the place of the King them wish and save convoy 149. Where what shall be our welcome home our best is to agree To make a humble reference till we come there and see 150. And when in that assembly great GOD this referr shall call Then what is neaven sight will resolve more then did nearings alll 151. We as amaz'd then will cry out the one half was not told Of all the glory that