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	count_v	promise_n	2,341	5	7.0119	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63912	The middle way betwixt. The second part being an apologetical vindication of the former / by John Turner.	Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1684 (1684)	Wing T3312A; ESTC R203722	206,707	592

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or_o ishmaelite_n to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o turk_n of_o who_o this_o character_n be_v exact_o true_a which_o ishmaelites_n may_v also_o for_o aught_o we_o know_v be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o edomite_n or_o son_n of_o esau_n too_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o descendant_n of_o esau_n by_o his_o wife_n mahalath_n the_o daughter_n of_o ishmael_n gen._n 28._o 9_o but_o now_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v to_o rule_v and_o to_o be_v so_o powerful_a that_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n will_v scarce_o be_v a_o equal_a match_n for_o he_o which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o turk_n at_o this_o day_n yet_o whatever_o he_o be_v in_o his_o posterity_n in_o himself_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o bondwoman_n and_o a_o servant_n a_o person_n typical_a of_o the_o legal_a administration_n which_o be_v in_o time_n to_o be_v reject_v to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o son_n of_o the_o freewoman_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o gospel_n which_o christ_n the_o descendant_n of_o isaac_n and_o 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or_o when_o thou_o shall_v submit_v thyself_o that_o thou_o shall_v break_v this_o yoke_n from_o off_o thy_o neck_n which_o manifest_o respect_v the_o call_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o lay_v aside_o that_o yoke_n to_o which_o they_o now_o stoop_v with_o a_o voluntary_a obedience_n and_o which_o it_o either_o be_v or_o have_v be_v in_o all_o their_o power_n to_o shake_v off_o from_o themselves_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v they_o will_v never_o be_v a_o happy_a people_n never_o equal_a in_o any_o respect_n to_o their_o young_a brother_n jacob_n esau_n in_o this_o case_n be_v consider_v as_o their_o father_n till_o lay_v aside_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o perverseness_n and_o lay_v down_o the_o intolerable_a yoke_n of_o the_o mosaic_a bondage_n they_o shall_v submit_v themselves_o