Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	father_n	fear_v	pity_v	2,202	5	10.4985	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77498	The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133	201,893	311

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they_o can_v help_v upon_o the_o ground_n aforesaid_a mere_o out_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o reason_n see_v we_o that_o our_o patience_n exceed_v they_o what_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o the_o jew_n concern_v the_o righteousness_n of_o she_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n ma●_n 5.20_o except_o your_o righteousness_n exceed_v they_o you_o shall_v in_o no_o case_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n i_o may_v say_v the_o like_o concern_v the_o patience_n of_o mere_a marall_a civil_a man_n except_o our_o patience_n exceed_v they_o it_o shall_v never_o find_v such_o acceptance_n with_o god_n so_o as_o to_o obtain_v the_o promise_a reward_n see_v we_o that_o we_o be_v true_a christian_a patience_n q._n but_o wherein_o do_v christian_a patience_n exceed_v they_o a._n moral_a wherein_o christian_a patience_n differ_v from_o moral_a why_o as_o in_o some_o other_o particular_n so_o principal_o in_o these_o two_o it_o be_v obedientiall_a and_o voluntary_a thus_o do_v the_o true_a 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when_o natural_a cause_n have_v leave_v he_o hopeless_a as_o to_o any_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n yet_o ground_v his_o faith_n upon_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n he_o still_o hope_v and_o the_o like_a let_v all_o his_o child_n do_v when_o sense_n fail_v live_v by_o faith_n resolve_v come_v what_o will_v come_v not_o to_o let_v that_o hold_v go_v that_o be_v job_n resolution_n though_o he_o slay_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o he_o job_n 13.15_o a_o true_o heroical_a resolution_n which_o let_v all_o the_o lord_n people_n take_v up_o however_o the_o lord_n shall_v deal_v with_o they_o yet_o let_v they_o not_o let_v go_v their_o confidence_n cast_v not_o away_o your_o confidence_n heb._n 10.35_o if_o this_o be_v go_v

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