Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	abraham_n	bear_v	isaac_n	2,411	5	10.0941	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62374	A brief and plain commentary with notes, not more useful than seasonable, upon the whole prophecie of Malachy delivered, sermon-wise, divers years since at Pitmister in Summerset / by William Sclater ... ; now published by his son William Sclater ...	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S913; ESTC R17140	147,505	246

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patience_n and_o obedience_n see_v heb._n 11.4_o second_o chastisement_n so_o it_o profit_v as_o be_v 1._o either_o mean_n to_o reduce_v we_o we_o go_v astray_o these_o bring_v we_o home_o again_o psal_n 119.67_o 2._o as_o bond_n and_o restrainment_n how_o strong_o incline_v we_o be_v unto_o all_o sin_n we_o find_v in_o experience_n who_o blame_v a_o father_n if_o he_o take_v from_o his_o child_n a_o knife_n that_o will_v hurt_v he_o or_o the_o lord_n if_o he_o withhold_v outward_a thing_n which_o he_o know_v will_v not_o profit_v we_o 3._o beside_o that_o they_o be_v excellent_a purgation_n cleanse_v we_o from_o corruption_n 4._o weigh_v if_o thou_o will_v that_o he_o afflict_v in_o measure_n with_o regard_n to_o our_o strength_n isa_n 28.7_o 5._o sustain_v in_o affliction_n thou_o have_v see_v many_o afflict_a thou_o never_o see_v any_o of_o god_n child_n forsake_v 2_o cor._n 4.9_o 6._o consider_v the_o reward_n at_o last_o of_o the_o afflict_a 2_o cor_fw-la 4.17_o hence_o then_o 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beside_o that_o it_o be_v no_o new_a speech_n that_o minister_n be_v call_v angel_n rev._n 2.1_o now_o by_o this_o scripture_n we_o may_v thus_o profit_v observe_v that_o every_o man_n natural_o be_v unprepared_a to_o the_o receive_n of_o christ_n else_o what_o need_v such_o prepare_v of_o the_o heart_n and_o this_o will_v appear_v if_o we_o consider_v how_o hardly_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o and_o to_o forsake_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v embrace_v he_o nature_n can_v abide_v to_o be_v nothing_o in_o its_o own_o salvation_n beside_o the_o dominion_n of_o christ_n be_v marvellous_a harsh_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n therefore_o the_o state_n of_o a_o natural_a man_n heart_n compare_v to_o mountain_n and_o valley_n luk._n 3.5_o and_o moreover_o the_o devil_n keep_v possession_n luk._n 11.21_o now_o belove_v labour_v we_o to_o feel_v this_o and_o sure_o use_v it_o be_v one_o step_n towards_o god_n kingdom_n to_o come_v thus_o far_o as_o to_o see_v and_o bewail_v our_o 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