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	scripture_n	word_n	7,766	5	4.4516	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13554	The progresse of saints to full holinesse described in sundry apostolicall aphorismes, or short precepts tending to sanctification, with a sweete and divine prayer to attaine the practise of those holy precepts / by Thomas Taylor ...	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1630 (1630)	STC 23850; ESTC S1019	235,792	462

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be_v like_o our_o heavenly_a father_n in_o faithfulness_n not_o only_o in_o time_n of_o prosperity_n but_o in_o time_n of_o trial_n for_o a_o christian_a man_n be_v that_o indeed_o which_o he_o be_v in_o trial_n let_v we_o show_v ourselves_o to_o be_v that_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v then_o in_o thy_o special_a call_n be_v faithful_a christ_n be_v a_o faithful_a high_a priest_n in_o thing_n concern_v god_n heb._n 2.17_o and_o moses_n be_v faithful_a in_o all_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o a_o servant_n heb._n 3.5_o so_o it_o be_v require_v of_o every_o minister_n or_o dispenser_n of_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v faithful_a 1_o cor._n 4.1_o the_o steward_n of_o god_n house_n must_v be_v faithful_a to_o his_o lord_n and_o to_o his_o family_n it_o be_v not_o great_a pompous_a title_n that_o commend_v a_o minister_n but_o his_o faithfulness_n prov._n 13.17_o a_o faithful_a messenger_n be_v health_n and_o in_o thy_o private_a call_n deal_v faithful_o with_o all_o man_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n both_o great_a and_o small_a so_o do_v god_n who_o be_v not_o the_o rule_n only_o but_o the_o witness_n and_o judge_v 1_o thess._n 4.6_o let_v no_o man_n defraud_v his_o brother_n god_n be_v the_o avenger_n of_o all_o such_o thing_n 4._o in_o friendship_n be_v faithful_a god_n be_v most_o faithful_a to_o his_o friend_n in_o prosperity_n in_o adversity_n in_o life_n in_o death_n be_v faithful_a especial_o in_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o gospel_n special_o aim_v at_o holiness_n as_o the_o lord_n do_v and_o to_o draw_v thy_o friend_n along_o to_o heaven_n with_o thou_o and_o help_v he_o out_o of_o sin_n else_o a_o sorry_a friend_n be_v thou_o but_o how_o far_o we_o from_o this_o among_o who_o it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o find_v a_o faithful_a friend_n who_o in_o civil_a thing_n will_v stick_v to_o a_o man_n in_o adversity_n where_o be_v to_o be_v find_v the_o friendship_n of_o david_n and_o jonathan_n among_o heathen_n we_o read_v of_o a_o daman_n and_o pythias_n of_o a_o pylades_n and_o orestes_n of_o a_o euryalus_n and_o nysus_n of_o a_o achates_n who_o be_v a_o faithful_a friend_n to_o aeneas_n and_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o in_o danger_n but_o few_o such_o be_v to_o be_v find_v among_o christian_n among_o who_o faithful_a friendship_n be_v degenerate_v into_o policy_n and_o flattery_n the_o heathen_n can_v say_v that_o they_o use_v not_o fire_n or_o water_n often_o than_o friendship_n will_v christian_n can_v say_v so_o of_o faithful_a friendship_n and_o yet_o they_o seem_v to_o pull_v the_o sun_n out_o of_o heaven_n who_o will_v take_v faithfulness_n from_o friendship_n in_o the_o life_n of_o man_n will_v to_o god_n that_o christian_n have_v not_o forget_v these_o natural_a principle_n we_o all_o profess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o christ_n will_v it_o be_v with_o we_o as_o in_o that_o that_o but_o one_o of_o twelve_o be_v unfaithful_a to_o god_n and_o their_o friend_n but_o we_o see_v the_o contrary_a too_o too_o often_o 5._o in_o communicate_v to_o thy_o brethren_n be_v faithful_a lay_v out_o thy_o lord_n talon_n faithful_o as_o a_o wife_n and_o faithful_a servant_n who_o the_o lord_n may_v make_v ruler_n over_o his_o house_n luk._n 12.42_o have_v thou_o much_o many_o talent_n be_v faithful_a in_o much_o and_o thou_o shall_v find_v much_o faithfulness_n in_o the_o lord_n have_v thou_o little_a be_v faithful_a in_o that_o little_a and_o thy_o lord_n shall_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o much_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v well_o do_v good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 25.23_o oh_o that_o man_n will_v remember_v the_o doom_n against_o the_o evil_a servant_n matth._n 25.30_o cast_v the_o unprofitable_a servant_n into_o utter_a darkness_n why_o be_v he_o judge_v so_o severe_o 1._o because_o a_o hypocrite_n come_v among_o the_o good_a servant_n and_o receive_v some_o talent_n 2._o have_v his_o talon_n he_o hide_v it_o in_o the_o earth_n earth_n eat_v he_o up_o and_o bury_v he_o 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