Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	christian_a	church_n	jewish_a	1,506	5	9.5679	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52486	Divine eloquence, or, An essay upon the tropes and figures contained in the Holy Scriptures and reduced under the proper titles & rhetorick also several texts of Scripture which fall in with the figures are briefly interpreted, especially those which seem to favour the papist or the Socinian.	Norwood, Cornelius.	1694 (1694)	Wing N1344; ESTC R30070	55,272	145

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of_o god_n superlative_a greatness_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o say_v the_o whole_a universe_n be_v nothing_o but_o still_o the_o prophet_n go_v far_a and_o say_v it_o be_v lesser_a even_o than_o nothing_o to_o give_v we_o a_o full_a sense_n if_o possible_a what_o a_o inconsiderable_a thing_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v psal_n 22._o 6._o the_o royal_a psalmist_n style_v himself_o a_o worm_n and_o no_o man._n gen._n 18._o 27._o now_o have_v i_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o speak_v unto_o the_o lord_n which_o be_o but_o dust_n and_o ash_n a_o preface_n of_o the_o high_a sense_n of_o his_o own_o unworthiness_n as_o if_o moses_n have_v say_v what_o shall_v i_o presume_v to_o plead_v with_o the_o great_a god_n who_o be_o vile_a earth_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o a_o most_o miserable_a sinner_n oh_o let_v not_o the_o lord_n be_v angry_a a_o allegory_n a_o allegory_n be_v the_o continuation_n of_o a_o metaphor_n and_o as_o that_o consist_v in_o the_o translation_n of_o one_o word_n from_o 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sight_n and_o the_o eye_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o window_n of_o the_o body_n verse_n 4._o and_o the_o door_n shall_v be_v shut_v without_o by_o the_o base_a sound_v of_o the_o grind_n that_o be_v the_o mouth_n and_o lip_n and_o jaw_n shall_v fall_v in_o and_o close_a and_o contract_v themselves_o not_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v their_o distance_n and_o open_a and_o chew_v any_o more_o as_o be_v much_o more_o tire_v through_o the_o failure_n of_o tooth_n that_o they_o can_v without_o much_o time_n and_o labour_n perform_v their_o office_n and_o he_o shall_v rise_v up_o at_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o bird_n that_o be_v the_o old_a man_n shall_v be_v more_o watchful_a and_o without_o soundness_n of_o sleep_n and_o so_o present_o awaken_v at_o the_o least_o noise_n at_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o cock-crowing_a and_o the_o daughter_n of_o music_n shall_v be_v bring_v low_a that_o be_v the_o organ_n of_o the_o voice_n decay_n and_o now_o be_v unable_a to_o create_v and_o send_v out_o the_o pleasant_a and_o harmonious_a sound_n in_o sing_v and_o the_o man_n shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o high_a place_n that_o be_v the_o poor_a old_a man_n shall_v tremble_v to_o go_v up_o into_o any_o high_a place_n for_o fear_v his_o head_n through_o weakness_n turn_v giddy_a and_o he_o fall_v and_o tumble_v down_o again_o verse_n 5._o and_o the_o almond-tree_n shall_v flourish_v that_o be_v his_o head_n shall_v be_v as_o white_a with_o gray-hair_n as_o the_o blossom_n of_o a_o almond-tree_n and_o the_o grass-hopper_n shall_v be_v a_o burden_n that_o be_v the_o old_a man_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o decay_v and_o so_o extreme_o weak_a that_o he_o can_v sustain_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o light_a burden_n luke_n 15._o you_o have_v there_o a_o incomparable_a instance_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o compassion_n to_o penitent_a sinner_n very_o lively_o describe_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o tender_a and_o affectionate_a father_n to_o his_o prodigal_a son_n upon_o his_o recovery_n and_o 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