Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	bread_n	sign_n	wine_n	12,780	5	7.9042	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28383	A plain and brief explanation upon the church catechisme different from what hitherto hath been extant : wherein the first elements and grounds of religion are reduced to such plain and familiar questions and answers ... : to which is added, a plain and useful tract of confirmation / by Nathaniel Blithe ...	Blithe, Nathaniel.	1664 (1664)	Wing B3197; ESTC R5761	48,274	155

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commemorate_v with_o joy_n and_o thanksgiving_n before_o god_n and_o man_n those_o benefit_n purchase_v by_o his_o death_n q._n what_o be_v the_o outward_a part_n or_o sign_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n a._n bread_n and_o wine_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v to_o be_v receive_v q._n why_o be_v these_o two_o element_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o use_v in_o this_o sacrament_n a._n because_o these_o do_v very_o fit_o represent_v the_o inward_a spiritual_a grace_n which_o be_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n as_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v the_o chief_n nourishment_n of_o our_o body_n the_o great_a preservative_n of_o life_n and_o health_n so_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a food_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o must_v hourish_v they_o to_o life_n eternal_a q._n where_o have_v the_o lord_n command_v these_o element_n to_o be_v receive_v a._n at_o his_o first_o institution_n of_o it_o he_o give_v this_o command_n to_o his_o holy_a apostle_n and_o in_o 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and_o wine_n q._n how_o many_o be_v these_o benefit_n in_o number_n a._n they_o be_v two_o first_o to_o strengthen_v and_o second_o to_o refresh_v our_o soul_n q._n in_o what_o measure_n be_v soul_n hereby_o strengthen_v a._n in_o the_o very_a same_o degree_n as_o out_o body_n be_v by_o bread_n for_o as_o bread_n be_v the_o staff_n of_o life_n without_o which_o the_o body_n be_v not_o able_a to_o subsist_v but_o grow_v feeble_a and_o weak_a and_o at_o length_n drop_n into_o the_o grave_n even_o so_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n do_v nourish_v and_o strengthen_v our_o soul_n enable_v they_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o good_a work_n without_o which_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o decline_v the_o way_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n q._n in_o what_o measure_n be_v our_o soul_n refresh_v in_o this_o sacrament_n a._n in_o the_o same_o degree_n as_o our_o body_n be_v refresh_v by_o wine_n for_o as_o wine_n refresh_v the_o body_n not_o only_a when_o it_o be_v thirst_o but_o also_o when_o it_o 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