Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	life_n	write_v	3,140	5	5.7901	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35945	A brief explication of the other fifty Psalmes, from Ps. 50 to Ps. 100 by David Dickson ...	Dickson, David, 1583?-1663.	1653 (1653)	Wing D1396; ESTC R19237	330,684	408

vent_v of_o ill_a speech_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o christ_n cause_n and_o truth_n and_o true_a holiness_n in_o his_o saint_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v under_o suffering_n &_o affliction_n whatsoever_o be_v a_o high_a provocation_n of_o god_n wrath_n they_o talk_v to_o the_o grief_n of_o those_o who_o thou_o have_v wound_v 4._o the_o persecution_n of_o god_n child_n for_o righteousness_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ditty_n for_o all_o the_o forename_a damnation_n in_o the_o precede_a verse_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o imprecation_n for_o they_o persecute_v he_o who_o thou_o have_v smite_v 5._o the_o church_n without_o breach_n of_o duty_n to_o man_n may_v sing_v and_o rejoice_v in_o these_o fearful_a imprecation_n against_o the_o malicious_a enemy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n first_o as_o lover_n of_o god_n more_o than_o of_o man_n second_o as_o follower_n not_o of_o their_o own_o quarrel_n but_o of_o the_o controversy_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n who_o soldier_n they_o be_v against_o all_o his_o enemy_n whatsoever_o three_o as_o subscriber_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o will_v not_o suffer_v malicious_a cruelty_n to_o be_v unpunished_a and_o four_a as_o rejoycer_n in_o god_n love_n to_o his_o people_n who_o own_v the_o wrong_n do_v to_o his_o church_n and_o servant_n therein_o as_o do_v to_o himself_o and_o will_v be_v avenge_v upon_o their_o adversary_n and_o have_v decree_v doom_n against_o the_o adversary_n of_o his_o church_n will_v have_v his_o child_n to_o be_v minister_n under_o the_o great_a judge_n to_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n against_o he_o and_o their_o enemy_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o give_v out_o order_n for_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n say_v let_v their_o table_n let_v their_o e●…s_n let_v their_o habitation_n be_v so_o and_o so_o dispose_v of_o ver._n 27._o add_v iniquity_n unto_o their_o iniquity_n and_o let_v they_o not_o come_v into_o thy_o righteousness_n 28._o let_v they_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o live_n and_o not_o be_v write_v with_o the_o righteous_a the_o seven_o plague_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n be_v this_o howsoever_o igno●…ant_a zelots_n some_o of_o they_o may_v find_v mercy_n ye●…_n malicious_a persecutor_n of_o truth_n and_o piety_n grow_v worse_o and_o worse_o and_o be_v enter_v in_o the_o course_n of_o persecution_n can_v go_v off_o but_o do_v draw_v deep_a and_o deep_o in_o guiltiness_n and_o that_o in_o god_n righteous_a judgement_n punish_v sin_n by_o sin_n add_v iniquity_n unto_o their_o iniquity_n the_o eigth_n plague_n be_v they_o be_v give_v over_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n so_o as_o they_o can_v lay_v their_o own_o sin_n to_o heart_n and_o so_o can_v see_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n nor_o put_v a_o price_n upon_o the_o purchase_n of_o justification_n unto_o sinner_n by_o christ_n the_o redeemer_n nor_o be_v find_v among_o the_o person_n justify_v by_o faith_n 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and_o this_o be_v the_o fif●…h_a comfort_n of_o the_o favoure●…s_n of_o the_o chu●…ch_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n ver._n 6._o the_o lord_n shall_v count_v when_o he_o write_v up_o the_o people_n that_o this_o man_n be_v bear_v there_o selah_n the_o six_o comfort_n be_v from_o god_n estimation_n which_o he_o have_v of_o every_o one_o of_o the_o true_a citizen_n of_o his_o church_n whence_o learn_v 1._o as_o all_o the_o elect_a all_o the_o regenerate_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o god_n no_o less_o particular_o then_o if_o their_o name_n be_v all_o write_v up_o in_o a_o book_n one_o by_o one_o so_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o he_o manifeste●…h_v his_o enrol_a of_o they_o partly_o to_o themselves_o by_o his_o witness_v unto_o they_o that_o they_o be_v his_o child_n par●…ly_o to_o the_o world_n by_o sustain_v they_o in_o their_o trial_n and_o trouble_n and_o 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o full_a delivery_n of_o they_o and_o confess_v their_o name_n before_o man_n and_o angel_n at_o the_o 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