Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	ghost_n	holy_a	spirit_n	10,746	5	5.4766	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67153	A practical commentary or exposition upon the Pentateuch viz. These five books of Moses Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. Wherein the text of every chapter is practically expounded, according to the doctrine of the Catholick Church, in a way not usually trod by commentators; and wholly applyed to the life and salvation of Christians. By Ab. Wright; sometime fellow of St. John's Colledge in Oxford.	Wright, Abraham, 1611-1690.	1662 (1662)	Wing W3688; ESTC R221054	292,675	224

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withdraw_v his_o hand_n no_o fight_n no_o trust_n chap._n xii_o verse_n 1._o what_o be_v this_o i_o see_v be_v not_o this_o aaron_n that_o be_v brother_n in_o nature_n and_o by_o office_n joint_a commissioner_n with_o moses_n and_o be_v not_o this_o miriam_n the_o elder_a sister_n to_o moses_n which_o lay_v her_o brother_n in_o the_o reed_n and_o fetch_v his_o mother_n to_o be_v his_o nurse_n both_o prophet_n of_o god_n both_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o moses_n and_o do_v aaron_n repine_v at_o the_o honour_n of_o he_o who_o give_v himself_o that_o honour_n and_o save_v his_o life_n when_o he_o have_v sin_v so_o gross_o in_o make_v the_o calf_n do_v this_o miriam_n repine_v at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o he_o who_o life_n she_o save_v but_o now_o envy_n have_v so_o blind_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o can_v neither_o see_v this_o privilege_n of_o nature_n nor_o yet_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n choice_n miriam_n and_o aaron_n be_v in_o mutiny_n against_o moses_n who_o so_o holy_a as_o sin_n not_o what_o sin_n though_o never_o so_o unnatural_a that_o even_o the_o very_o best_a can_v avoid_v without_o god_n again_o who_o can_v look_v for_o love_n and_o prosperity_n at_o once_o when_o holy_a and_o meek_a moses_n find_v enmity_n in_o his_o own_o flesh_n and_o blood_n rather_o than_o we_o shall_v want_v a_o man_n enemy_n shall_v be_v those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n authority_n can_v fail_v of_o opposition_n if_o it_o be_v never_o so_o mild_o sway_v that_o common_a makebate_n the_o devil_n will_v rather_o raise_v it_o out_o of_o our_o own_o bosom_n to_o do_v well_o and_o hear_v ill_a be_v princely_a verse_n 2._o sedition_n do_v not_o ever_o look_v the_o same_o way_n they_o move_v wise_a man_n can_v easy_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o visor_n of_o action_n and_o the_o face_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n be_v mention_v his_o superiority_n be_v shoot_v at_o pride_n be_v likely_a the_o ground_n of_o all_o sedition_n which_o of_o their_o face_n shine_v like_o moses_n which_o of_o they_o receive_v the_o law_n twice_o in_o two_o several_a table_n from_o god_n own_o hand_n and_o yet_o they_o dare_v say_v have_v god_n speak_v only_o by_o moses_n they_o do_v not_o deny_v moses_n his_o honour_n but_o they_o challenge_v a_o part_n with_o he_o and_o yet_o how_o unfit_a they_o be_v one_o a_o woman_n who_o her_o sex_n debar_v from_o rule_n the_o other_o a_o priest_n who_o his_o office_n sequester_v from_o earthly_a government_n self-love_n make_v man_n unreasonable_a and_o teach_v they_o to_o turn_v the_o glass_n to_o see_v themselves_o great_a other_o lesser_a than_o they_o be_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n willing_o and_o glad_o to_o see_v his_o equal_n lift_v over_o his_o head_n in_o worth_n and_o opinion_n nothing_o will_v more_o try_v a_o man_n grace_n than_o question_n of_o emulation_n that_o man_n have_v true_a light_n which_o can_v be_v content_a to_o be_v a_o candle_n before_o the_o sun_n of_o other_o verse_n 3._o carry_v a_o meek_a spirit_n along_o with_o you_o in_o all_o your_o action_n when_o christ_n ride_v as_o king_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o ride_v meek_a meek_a those_o that_o will_v accompany_v christ_n to_o his_o kingdom_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n their_o king_n be_v of_o moses_n never_o fail_v but_o once_o and_o it_o be_v then_o when_o he_o lose_v this_o meek_a spirit_n numb_a 20._o 10._o expound_v psal._n 106._o 32._o they_o anger_v he_o at_o the_o water_n of_o strife_n so_o that_o it_o go_v ill_o with_o moses_n for_o their_o sake_n for_o what_o reason_n see_v verse_n 23._o because_o they_o provoke_v his_o spirit_n so_o that_o he_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n god_n be_v ofttimes_o in_o the_o small_a and_o still_a voice_n when_o neither_o in_o the_o whirlwind_n nor_o the_o earthquake_n nor_o the_o fire_n 1_o king_n 19_o 11_o 12._o verse_n 4._o god_n may_v have_v speak_v so_o loud_a that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v have_v hear_v it_o so_o as_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v need_v to_o come_v forth_o for_o audience_n but_o now_o he_o call_v they_o out_o to_o the_o bar_n that_o they_o may_v be_v see_v to_o hear_v it_o do_v not_o content_v he_o to_o chide_v they_o within_o door_n the_o shame_n of_o their_o fault_n have_v be_v less_o in_o a_o private_a rebuke_n but_o the_o scandal_n of_o their_o repine_n be_v public_a where_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o afraid_a of_o the_o light_n god_n love_v not_o the_o reproof_n shall_v be_v smother_v verse_n 10._o it_o be_v time_n to_o look_v for_o a_o judgement_n when_o god_n depart_v so_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v go_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o miriam_n the_o leprosy_n appear_v in_o her_o face_n her_o foul_a tongue_n be_v punish_v with_o a_o foul_a face_n since_o she_o will_v acknowledge_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o herself_o and_o her_o brother_n moses_n every_o israelite_n now_o see_v his_o face_n glorious_a she_o leprous_a deformity_n be_v a_o fit_a cure_n of_o pride_n because_o the_o venom_n of_o her_o tongue_n will_v have_v eat_v into_o the_o reputation_n of_o her_o brother_n therefore_o a_o poisonous_a infection_n eat_v into_o her_o flesh_n now_o have_v moses_n and_o miriam_n need_v to_o wear_v a_o vail_n the_o one_o to_o hide_v his_o glory_n the_o other_o her_o deformity_n verse_n 15._o the_o israelite_n be_v stay_v seven_o day_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o miriam_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o governor_n be_v a_o just_a stop_n to_o the_o people_n all_o of_o they_o smart_n in_o one_o all_o of_o they_o must_v stay_v the_o leisure_n of_o miriams_n recovery_n whosoever_o seek_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n shall_v find_v many_o let_n amalek_n og_n and_o the_o king_n of_o canaan_n meet_v with_o israel_n these_o resist_v but_o hinder_v not_o their_o passage_n their_o sin_n only_o stay_v they_o from_o remove_v affliction_n be_v not_o cross_n to_o we_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n in_o comparison_n of_o our_o sin_n chap._n xiii_o verse_n 2._o the_o base_a sort_n of_o man_n be_v common_o hold_v fit_a enough_o for_o intelligencer_n but_o moses_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n choose_v forth_o the_o best_a of_o israel_n such_o as_o be_v like_a to_o be_v most_o judicious_a in_o their_o enquiry_n and_o most_o credible_a in_o their_o report_n those_o that_o rule_v israel_n at_o home_n can_v best_o descry_v for_o they_o abroad_o what_o shall_v direct_v the_o body_n but_o the_o head_n man_n can_v judge_v but_o by_o appearance_n it_o be_v for_o he_o only_o that_o see_v the_o event_n ere_o he_o appoint_v the_o mean_n not_o to_o be_v deceive_v it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o israel_n to_o have_v send_v the_o offal_n of_o the_o multitude_n by_o how_o much_o less_o the_o credit_n of_o their_o person_n be_v by_o so_o much_o less_o be_v the_o danger_n of_o seducement_n the_o error_n of_o the_o mighty_a be_v arm_v with_o authority_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n command_v assent_v whether_o in_o good_a or_o evil_n greatness_n have_v ever_o a_o train_n to_o follow_v it_o at_o the_o heel_n verse_n 6._o among_o those_o twelve_o messenger_n which_o our_o second_o moses_n send_v through_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n there_o be_v but_o one_o judas_n but_o among_o those_o twelve_o which_o the_o former_a moses_n address_v through_o the_o same_o land_n there_o be_v but_o one_o caleb_n and_o yet_o those_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o mean_a these_o out_o of_o the_o head_n of_o israel_n as_o there_o be_v no_o society_n free_a from_o some_o corruption_n so_o it_o be_v hard_a if_o in_o a_o community_n of_o man_n there_o be_v not_o some_o faithfulness_n verse_n 27._o forty_o day_n they_o spend_v in_o this_o search_n and_o this_o cowardly_a belief_n in_o the_o search_n shall_v cost_v they_o forty_o year_n delay_n of_o the_o fruition_n who_o can_v abide_v to_o see_v the_o ruler_n of_o israel_n so_o base_o timorous_a they_o commend_v the_o land_n the_o fruit_n commend_v its_o self_n and_o yet_o they_o plead_v difficulty_n their_o shoulder_n be_v lade_v with_o the_o grape_n and_o yet_o their_o heart_n be_v overlay_v with_o unbelief_n it_o be_v a_o unworthy_a thing_n to_o plead_v hardness_n of_o achieve_v where_o the_o benefit_n will_v more_o than_o requite_v the_o endeavour_n our_o land_n of_o promise_n be_v above_o we_o know_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v sweet_a and_o glorious_a the_o passage_n difficult_a the_o giantly_o son_n of_o anak_n the_o power_n of_o darkness_n stand_v in_o our_o way_n if_o we_o sit_v down_o and_o complain_v we_o shall_v once_o know_v that_o without_o shall_v be_v the_o fearful_a rev._n 21._o 8._o verse_n 30._o joshua_n be_v silent_a and_o wise_o spare_v his_o tongue_n for_o a_o further_a advantage_n only_o caleb_n speak_v i_o do_v not_o hear_v he_o say_v who_o be_o i_o to_o strive_v with_o the_o multitude_n

oblation_n it_o be_v a_o great_a blessing_n of_o god_n to_o overcome_v the_o enemy_n and_o obtain_v the_o victory_n but_o thus_o to_o overcome_v and_o to_o have_v such_o a_o victory_n require_v a_o extraordinary_a thanksgiving_n as_o man_n ought_v to_o return_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o all_o his_o blessing_n so_o they_o ought_v for_o extraordinary_a blessing_n to_o return_v extraordinary_a thanks_o as_o in_o extraordinary_a visitation_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o use_v extraordinary_a humiliation_n so_o when_o god_n show_v we_o extraordinary_a mercy_n we_o must_v be_v thankful_a according_o hezekiah_n return_v great_a thanks_o for_o his_o great_a deliverance_n isai._n 38._o we_o must_v therefore_o consider_v what_o blessing_n we_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n that_o so_o we_o may_v render_v what_o thankfulness_n we_o owe_v he_o else_o his_o blessing_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o curse_n and_o his_o mercy_n into_o judgement_n chap._n xxxii_o verse_n 5._o this_o be_v a_o unseasonable_a demand_n of_o these_o man_n at_o this_o time_n but_o covetousness_n have_v blind_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o can_v not_o see_v what_o be_v fit_a for_o they_o to_o ask_v and_o therefore_o be_v afterward_o the_o first_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a 1_o chron._n 5._o 25._o after_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o befall_v lot_n who_o look_v after_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o plain_n of_o sodom_n more_o than_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o people_n prefer_v that_o place_n in_o his_o choice_n and_o be_v carry_v away_o prisoner_n for_o it_o gen._n 14._o thus_o god_n will_v not_o pass_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o dear_a child_n without_o a_o sensible_a check_n these_o reubenites_n and_o gadites_n for_o affect_v the_o first_o choice_n have_v soon_o enough_o of_o it_o strong_a affection_n bring_v strong_a affliction_n as_o hard_a knot_n require_v hard_a wedge_n earthly_a thing_n court_v we_o that_o they_o may_v cut_v our_o throat_n these_o host_n welcome_v we_o to_o our_o inn_n with_o smile_a countenance_n that_o they_o may_v dispatch_v we_o in_o our_o bed_n beware_v therefore_o of_o the_o world_n cutthroat_n kindness_n verse_n 18._o reuben_n and_o gad_n be_v the_o first_o that_o have_v a_o inheritance_n sign_v they_o yet_o they_o must_v enjoy_v it_o last_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o oft_o in_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n the_o first_o in_o title_n be_v last_o in_o possession_n they_o have_v their_o lot_n assign_v they_o beyond_o jordan_n which_o though_o it_o be_v then_o in_o peace_n must_v be_v purchase_v with_o their_o war_n that_o must_v be_v do_v for_o their_o brethren_n which_o need_v not_o be_v do_v for_o themselves_o they_o must_v yet_o still_o fight_v and_o fight_v foremost_a that_o as_o they_o have_v the_o first_o patrimony_n they_o may_v endure_v the_o first_o encounter_n i_o do_v not_o hear_v they_o say_v this_o be_v our_o share_n let_v we_o sit_v down_o and_o enjoy_v it_o quiet_o fight_v who_o will_v for_o the_o rest_n but_o when_o they_o know_v their_o own_o portion_n they_o leave_v wife_n and_o child_n to_o take_v possession_n and_o march_v arm_v before_o their_o brethren_n till_o they_o have_v conquer_v all_o canaan_n whether_o shall_v we_o more_o commend_v their_o courage_n or_o their_o charity_n other_o be_v move_v to_o fight_v with_o hope_n they_o only_o with_o love_n they_o can_v not_o win_v more_o they_o may_v lose_v themselves_o yet_o they_o will_v fight_v both_o for_o that_o they_o have_v something_o and_o that_o their_o brethren_n may_v have_v thankfulness_n and_o love_n can_v do_v more_o with_o god_n child_n than_o desire_v to_o merit_v or_o necessity_n no_o israelite_n can_v if_o he_o may_v choose_v abide_v to_o sit_v still_o beyond_o jordan_n when_o all_o his_o brethren_n be_v in_o the_o field_n verse_n 23._o when_o god_n be_v search_v it_o be_v high_a time_n for_o we_o to_o search_v ourselves_o it_o be_v sad_a when_o god_n be_v search_v for_o our_o sin_n if_o we_o be_v not_o search_v for_o they_o too_o and_o it_o be_v more_o sad_a if_o when_o god_n come_v to_o search_v for_o our_o sin_n we_o be_v find_v hide_v our_o sin_n these_o be_v search_v time_n god_n be_v search_v let_v we_o search_v too_o else_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a as_o moses_n tell_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n here_o our_o sin_n will_v find_v we_o out_o they_o who_o endeavour_v not_o to_o find_v their_o sin_n shall_v be_v find_v by_o their_o sin_n our_o iniquity_n will_v inquire_v after_o we_o if_o we_o inquire_v not_o after_o it_o but_o what_o if_o iniquity_n inquire_v after_o we_o what_o if_o iniquity_n inquire_v after_o we_o it_o will_v find_v we_o and_o if_o iniquity_n find_v we_o trouble_v will_v find_v we_o yea_o if_o iniquity_n find_v we_o alone_o without_o christ_n hell_n and_o death_n will_v find_v we_o if_o iniquity_n find_v any_o man_n he_o have_v reason_n enough_o to_o say_v unto_o it_o what_o ahab_n say_v to_o eliah_n without_o reason_n have_v thou_o find_v i_o o_o my_o enemy_n the_o best_a of_o man_n have_v reason_n to_o look_v out_o what_o evil_a be_v in_o they_o when_o god_n bring_v evil_a upon_o they_o or_o wrap_v they_o up_o in_o common_a evil_n they_o who_o have_v no_o wickedness_n in_o they_o to_o cast_v they_o under_o condemnation_n yet_o have_v sin_n enough_o in_o they_o to_o make_v they_o smart_v under_o correction_n chap._n xxxiii_o verse_n 8._o this_o be_v that_o place_n where_o the_o israelite_n after_o three_o day_n journey_n find_v the_o bitter_a water_n the_o long_a defer_v of_o a_o good_a though_o tedious_a yet_o make_v it_o the_o better_a when_o it_o come_v well_o do_v the_o israelite_n hope_v that_o the_o water_n which_o be_v so_o long_o in_o find_v will_v be_v precious_a when_o they_o be_v find_v yet_o behold_v they_o be_v cross_v not_o only_o in_o their_o desire_n but_o their_o hope_n for_o after_o three_o day_n travel_n the_o first_o fountain_n they_o find_v be_v bitter_a water_n if_o these_o well_n have_v not_o run_v pure_a gall_n they_o can_v not_o 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