Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	mark_v	reason_n	use_v	2,641	5	9.6521	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65936	That great duty and comfortable evidence (keeping our selves from our iniquity) opened and applied in some sermons upon Psal. 18, 23 / by John Whitlock.	Whitlock, John, 1625-1709.	1698 (1698)	Wing W2029; ESTC R26359	57,005	130

and_o peculiar_o against_o its_o special_a sin_n in_o the_o soul_n be_v hearty_o willing_a and_o give_v a_o full_a consent_n to_o have_v its_o most_o belove_a lust_n or_o most_o prevail_a tyrannize_a iniquity_n subdue_v mortify_v kill_v and_o crucify_v it_o be_v to_o take_v up_o a_o firm_a purpose_n and_o resolution_n and_o that_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n against_o its_o special_a sin_n it_o be_v to_o be_v active_a in_o keep_v from_o and_o mortify_v these_o prevail_a corruption_n and_o not_o to_o be_v mere_o passive_a the_o upright_a man_n be_v not_o only_o keep_v from_o his_o sin_n but_o keep_v himself_o from_o it_o as_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v humble_v and_o another_o to_o humble_a one_o self_n so_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v keep_v from_o commit_v the_o outward_a act_n of_o sin_n and_o another_o thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o make_v it_o his_o design_n and_o business_n to_o set_v himself_o against_o his_o sin_n to_o 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