Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	child_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	32	3	9.4035	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17499	The embassador between heauen and earth, betweene God and man. Or A booke of heauenly and healthy meditations and prayers for earthly and sickly soules and sinners Fit to be borne in the hand, and worne in the heart of euery good Christian. By W.C. preacher of the word.	Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.	1613 (1613)	STC 4316; ESTC S118212	87,812	404

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wish_v for_o night_n approach_n and_o when_o it_o be_v night_n say_v to_o herself_o when_o shall_v it_o be_v morning_n how_o ever_o the_o season_n no_o comfort_n succeed_a neither_o by_o light_n nor_o darkness_n nor_o in_o any_o worldly_a felicity_n wish_v as_o often_o as_o she_o open_v her_o lip_n and_o draw_v in_o breath_n into_o her_o nostril_n if_o god_n be_v as_o hasty_a to_o fulfil_v as_o she_o to_o desire_v o_o that_o thou_o will_v hide_v i_o in_o the_o grave_n and_o keep_v i_o secret_a until_o thy_o wrath_n be_v pass_v job._n 14._o yet_o then_o even_o then_o she_o assume_v the_o wing_n of_o a_o dove_n the_o motion_n and_o agility_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n she_o fly_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o her_o prayer_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o there_o like_o the_o ark_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o armenia_n be_v at_o rest_n therefore_o if_o any_o be_v afflict_v let_v he_o pray_v let_v we_o not_o presume_v in_o the_o height_n of_o our_o prosperity_n with_o 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the_o night_n season_n it_o rest_v not_o in_o the_o day_n it_o forsake_v we_o not_o by_o land_n nor_o by_o sea_n in_o health_n nor_o in_o sickness_n in_o prosperity_n nor_o in_o adversity_n in_o weal_n nor_o in_o woe_n live_v nor_o die_v it_o be_v our_o last_o friend_n and_o most_o indissoluble_a companion_n let_v we_o therefore_o love_v it_o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o use_v it_o there_o be_v never_o name_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n so_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v upon_o so_o mighty_a for_o deliverance_n so_o puissant_a for_o protection_n so_o gainful_a for_o success_n so_o compendious_a to_o abridge_v unnecessary_a labour_n as_o the_o name_n of_o jehovah_n our_o most_o merciful_a father_n and_o the_o image_n of_o his_o countenance_n jesus_n christ_n therefore_o to_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v never_o sanctuary_n so_o free_a for_o transgessor_n in_o the_o strong_a privilege_n never_o such_o safety_n never_o hole_n in_o the_o rock_n so_o open_a for_o the_o dove_n of_o the_o field_n 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