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	blessing_n	seed_n	2,739	5	8.3716	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63826	A good day vvell improved, or Five sermons upon Acts 9. 31 Two of which were preached at Pauls, and ordered to be printed. To which is annexed a sermon on 2 Tim. 1. 13. Preached at St. Maries in Cambridge, on the Commencement Sabbath, June 30. 1650. By Anthony Tuckney D.D. and Master of St Johns College in Cambridge.	Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670.	1656 (1656)	Wing T3216A; ESTC R222406	116,693	318

1._o 22._o 28._o crescite_fw-la &_o multiplicamini_fw-la at_o the_o first_o creation_n 7._o 9_o 1._o 7._o 2._o and_o promise_v as_o such_o in_o the_o 4._o gen._n 22._o 17._o gen._n 26._o 4._o covenant_n of_o grace_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o so_o all_o along_o that_o their_o seed_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n for_o multitude_n 3._o 28._o 3._o 3._o a_o blessing_n to_o a_o family_n when_o the_o wife_n be_v as_o the_o fruitful_a vine_n by_o the_o house_n side_n and_o the_o child_n like_o olive_n plant_n round_o about_o the_o table_n psal_n 128._o 3._o 4._o and_o a_o blessing_n to_o the_o state_n for_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o king_n honour_n but_o in_o the_o want_n of_o people_n be_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o prince_n prov._n 14._o 28._o 5._o and_o why_o not_o as_o great_a or_o rather_o a_o great_a blessing_n in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n as_o such_o it_o have_v be_v desire_v and_o 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it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o every_o synagogue_n yea_o so_o as_o to_o persecute_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o strange_a or_o remote_a city_n damascus_n by_o what_o you_o hear_v before_o be_v at_o a_o pretty_a distance_n but_o although_o in_o all_o this_o he_o sore_o tyrannize_v over_o their_o body_n and_o outward_a man_n yet_o you_o may_v hope_v he_o attempt_v not_o their_o soul_n our_o saviour_n seem_v to_o set_v bound_n to_o these_o rage_a wave_n hitherto_o shall_v you_o go_v and_o no_o further_o and_o therefore_o say_v that_o when_o they_o have_v kill_v the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v nothing_o more_o that_o they_o can_v do_v luk._n 12._o 4._o and_o bless_v be_v god_n that_o they_o have_v not_o in_o that_o sense_n which_o our_o saviour_n there_o intend_v and_o yet_o the_o devilish_a assassinate_n after_o he_o have_v make_v his_o wretched_a enemy_n blaspheme_v christ_n can_v then_o stab_v he_o that_o 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