Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	breast_n	mother_n	suck_v	2,417	5	10.4894	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28521	The epistles of Jacob Behmen, aliter, Teutonicus philosophus very usefull and necessary for those that read his vvritings, and are very full of excellent and plaine instructions how to attaine to the life of Christ / translated out of the German language.; Correspondence. English. Selections	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Ellistone, John, d. 1652.	1649 (1649)	Wing B3404; ESTC R2334	183,592	232

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that_o neither_o seek_v nor_o honour_v itself_o but_o continual_o seek_v the_o good_a of_o his_o brother_n in_o love_n that_o seek_v not_o after_o its_o own_o profit_n pleasure_n and_o applause_n but_o after_o righteousness_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n the_o plain_a and_o single_a way_n to_o come_v unto_o god_n be_v this_o so_o far_o as_o be_v make_v know_v to_o i_o viz._n that_o man_n depart_v from_o his_o sinful_a course_n and_o make_v with_o himself_o a_o earnest_n constant_a purpose_n never_o to_o go_v on_o any_o more_o in_o those_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v and_o in_o his_o forsake_v and_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o not_o to_o despair_v and_o doubt_v of_o god_n grace_n 38._o and_o albeit_o that_o reason_n suggest_v doubt_n whereby_o a_o sinner_n be_v terrify_v ☞_o and_o stand_v amaze_v and_o astonish_v at_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n yet_o let_v the_o will_v only_o in_o all_o simplicity_n and_o unfeigned_a sincerity_n direct_o cast_v itself_o into_o the_o mercy_n of_o 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