Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	apostle_n	faith_n	true_a	2,275	5	4.8716	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70130	Mercies memorial set out in a sermon preached in Paul's church, Novemb. 17, 1644, in memoriall of the great deliverance which England had from antichristian bondage by Queen Elizabeths attaining the crowne/ by William Gouge ...	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1392; ESTC R11437	23,054	31

again_o to_o bless_v the_o lord_n he_o render_v this_o reason_n thereof_o who_o forgive_v all_o thy_o iniquity_n who_o heal_v all_o thy_o disease_n who_o redeem_v thy_o life_n from_o destruction_n etc._n etc._n psal._n 103.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o duty_n 6._o this_o bind_v a_o man_n more_o firm_o to_o all_o duty_n and_o good_a obedience_n upon_o consideration_n of_o this_o the_o psalmist_n acknowledge_v that_o god_n have_v deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o death_n his_o eye_n from_o tear_n and_o his_o foot_n from_o fall_v make_v this_o inference_n i_o will_v walk_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n psal._n 116.8_o 9_o wrought_v 7._o this_o be_v a_o especial_a ground_n of_o future_a confidence_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o david_n answer_n to_o saul_n which_o be_v this_o the_o lord_n that_o deliver_v i_o out_o of_o the_o paw_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o out_o of_o the_o paw_n of_o the_o bear_n he_o will_v deliver_v i_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o philistine_n 1_o sam._n 17.37_o to_o like_o purpose_n saint_n paul_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n that_o be_v lion-like_o nero_n thus_o add_v and_o the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o every_o evil_a work_n etc._n etc._n 2_o tim._n 4.17_o 18._o misery_n i._n sure_o they_o who_o after_o deliverance_n forget_v the_o misery_n wherein_o they_o be_v manifest_a a_o very_a ungrateful_a and_o ungracious_a disposition_n against_o god_n move_v he_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v to_o repent_v of_o the_o good_a he_o have_v do_v for_o they_o as_o it_o repent_v he_o that_o he_o set_v up_o saul_n to_o be_v king_n 1._o sam._n 15.11_o they_o do_v also_o take_v away_o much_o from_o the_o sweetness_n and_o the_o comfort_n of_o that_o deliverance_n which_o they_o may_v have_v in_o their_o own_o soul_n for_o remembrance_n of_o a_o bitter_a affliction_n past_a do_v much_o sweeten_v a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a estate_n yea_o further_o they_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o a_o especial_a 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