Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	abide_v	able_a	indignation_n	116	3	8.9796	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36086	A Discourse concerning prophane swearing and cursing ...		1697 (1697)	Wing D1582; ESTC R12263	27,509	42

and_o hope_n his_o perjury_n may_v pass_v undiscovered_a for_o what_o shall_v in_o this_o case_n restrain_v he_o from_o it_o if_o it_o be_v the_o natural_a reverence_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o dread_a of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n as_o concern_v to_o avenge_v all_o perjury_n sure_o if_o these_o principle_n be_v prevalent_a &_o strong_a in_o he_o they_o will_v restrain_v he_o from_o all_o rash_a swear_v for_o he_o can_v reasonable_o pretend_v to_o fear_v a_o oath_n that_o ordinary_o swear_v at_o random_n nor_o can_v he_o pretend_v to_o be_v much_o awe_v with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o god_n avenge_a justice_n that_o so_o frequent_o make_v such_o hasty_a inconsiderate_a appeal_n to_o it_o it_o may_v be_v fear_v that_o he_o that_o scruple_n not_o the_o lesser_a guilt_n may_v venture_v on_o the_o great_a since_o those_o principle_n be_v evident_o weaken_a in_o he_o that_o shall_v preserve_v he_o from_o it_o and_o doubtless_o it_o be_v very_o much_o owe_v to_o this_o vice_n of_o common_a swear_v that_o perjury_n itself_o have_v so_o great_o abound_v among_o we_o a_o crime_n that_o at_o once_o tend_v utter_o to_o destroy_v all_o reverence_n of_o god_n and_o faith_n among_o man_n so_o that_o if_o we_o will_v not_o have_v this_o wickedness_n which_o be_v both_o the_o high_a scandal_n to_o religion_n and_o the_o most_o pernicious_a bane_n to_o civil_a societys_n to_o grow_v upon_o we_o that_o common-swearing_a must_v be_v restrain_v which_o have_v so_o evident_a a_o tendency_n to_o prepare_v man_n for_o it_o by_o turn_v solemn_a oath_n into_o customary_a form_n of_o speak_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o profane_a curse_v the_o malignant_a nature_n and_o tendency_n of_o it_o will_v sufficient_o appear_v in_o these_o two_o instance_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n that_o imply_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o vncharitableness_n towards_o man_n for_o if_o curser_n real_o mean_v as_o they_o speak_v and_o what_o opinion_n must_v we_o entertain_v of_o their_o truth_n and_o honesty_n if_o they_o 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