Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67553	Two very usefull and compendious theological treatises the first shewing the nature of wit, wisdom, and folly : the second describing the nature, use, and abuse of the tongue and speech, whereby principally wisdom and folly are expressed : by Richard Ward.	Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684.	1673 (1673)	Wing W807; ESTC R25182	162,213	249

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and_o slay_v he_o whereupon_o the_o rest_n take_v such_o courage_n and_o the_o theban_n be_v so_o dismay_v that_o the_o victory_n remain_v with_o agesilaus_n experience_n have_v prove_v it_o in_o all_o age_n that_o wisdom_n have_v more_o conduce_v in_o war_n to_o victory_n than_o may_v and_o that_o archimedes_n in_o his_o study_n and_o demosthenes_n in_o his_o gown_n can_v more_o dangerous_o trouble_v their_o enemy_n than_o the_o syracusian_n and_o athenian_n in_o their_o armour_n a_o wise_a man_n say_v solomon_n go_v up_o into_o the_o city_n of_o the_o mighty_a and_o cast_v down_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o confidence_n thereof_o prov._n 21.22_o second_o some_o fruit_n effect_n and_o benefit_n of_o true_a wisdom_n be_v moral_a and_o these_o be_v either_o in_o ourselves_o or_o come_v from_o other_o first_o some_o moral_a benefit_n and_o fruit_n be_v in_o ourselves_o as_o these_o two_o i._o wisdom_n help_n and_o rectify_v nature_n socrates_n be_v according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o 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good_a savour_n from_o ill_a smell_n so_o wisdom_n discern_v good_a thing_n from_o bad_a as_o the_o northwind_n be_v vehement_a in_o the_o beginning_n but_o mild_a at_o the_o end_n and_o contrary_o the_o southwind_n be_v mild_a in_o the_o beginning_n but_o vehement_a at_o the_o end_n so_o they_o who_o take_v matter_n in_o hand_n boisterous_o have_v no_o good_a success_n but_o they_o who_o with_o wisdom_n begin_v to_o order_v their_o life_n and_o action_n and_o so_o continue_v with_o good_a success_n make_v a_o end_n of_o what_o they_o do_v and_o finish_v their_o life_n with_o credit_n when_o wisdom_n say_v solomon_n enter_v into_o thy_o heart_n and_o knowledge_n delight_v thy_o soul_n then_o shall_v counsel_n preserve_v thou_o and_o understand_v spall_a keep_v thou_o etc._n etc._n prov._n 2.10_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n true_a wisdom_n shall_v counsel_v and_o teach_v thou_o how_o to_o govern_v thyself_o and_o life_n second_o some_o moral_a benefit_n and_o fruit_n of_o true_a wisdom_n come_v from_o other_o as_o do_v these_o four_o i._o love_n for_o true_a wisdom_n get_v and_o gain_v the_o love_n of_o many_o for_o as_o the_o loadstone_n by_o a_o certain_a secret_a and_o hide_a force_n do_v draw_v iron_n unto_o it_o so_o wisdom_n by_o a_o secret_a reason_n do_v draw_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n unto_o it_o plin_n l._n 35._o c._n 10._o the_o pleasure_n of_o a_o king_n say_v solomon_n be_v in_o a_o wise_a servant_n prov._n 14.35_o hence_o wisdom_n and_o favour_n be_v join_v together_o act_v 3.10_o and_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o wisdom_n and_o favour_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o ii_o praise_n and_o commendation_n as_o prov._n 12.8_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v commend_v for_o his_o wisdom_n and_o iii_o glory_n as_o prov._n 3_o 3●_n the_o wise_a shall_v inherit_v glory_n hence_o wise_a man_n have_v be_v esteem_v as_o god_n sapientia_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la diis_fw-la immortalthus_fw-la lipsius_n sapience_n make_v 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