Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	day_n	lord_n	sabbath_n	2,571	5	9.5859	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60331	Christian practice described by way of essay upon the life of our Saviour by Stephen Skynner ...	Skynner, Stephen.	1693 (1693)	Wing S3946; ESTC R1647	46,475	162

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forgiveness_n of_o injury_n and_o debt_n sect._n 25._o of_o charity_n sect._n 26._o of_o not_o be_v angry_a without_o just_a cause_n sect._n 27._o of_o not_o judge_v a_o objection_n answer_v concern_v the_o primitive_a christian_n practice_n sect._n 28_o 29_o 30_o 31._o sect._n 32._o another_o objection_n answer_v sect._n 33._o a_o three_o objection_n answer_v sect._n 34._o the_o conclusion_n a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o hypocrisy_n of_o the_o pharisee_n christian_n practice_n describe_v by_o way_n of_o essay_n upon_o the_o life_n of_o our_o saviour_n when_o i_o consider_v the_o life_n of_o our_o saviour_n i_o be_o no_o less_o charm_v with_o the_o sweetness_n and_o simplicity_n of_o his_o character_n than_o the_o admirable_a piety_n of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v no_o small_a evidence_n to_o i_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o he_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v to_o find_v so_o much_o of_o true_a holiness_n in_o every_o thing_n he_o say_v or_o do_v mingle_v with_o so_o little_a 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