Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	abraham_n	bless_v	nation_n	4,627	5	6.9919	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47193	The universall free grace of the Gospell asserted, or, The light of the glorious Gospell of Jesus Christ, shining forth universally, and enlightning every man that coms [sic] into the world, and therby giving unto every man, a day of visitation wherin it is possible for him to be saved, which is glad tydings unto all people, being witnessed and testifyed unto, by us the people called in derision Quakers : and in opposition to all denyers of it, of one sort and another proved by many infallible arguments, in the evidence and demonstration of the spirit of truth, according to Scripture testimonies and sound reason : with the objections of any seeming weight against it, answered it, answered / by George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Furly, Benjamin, 1636-1714.	1671 (1671)	Wing K228; ESTC R13258	128,214	140

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of_o god_n and_o so_o without_o god_n and_o without_o christ_n in_o the_o world_n for_o thou_o even_o for_o thou_o i_o say_v wisdom_n take_v care_n for_o thou_o even_o for_o thou_o she_o have_v prepare_v bread_n and_o mingle_a wine_n and_o to_o thou_o she_o say_v come_v eat_v of_o my_o bread_n the_o bread_n of_o life_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o wine_n which_o i_o have_v mingle_v behold_v the_o visitation_n the_o love_a the_o kind_a visitation_n and_o tender_a of_o wisdom_n to_o those_o that_o know_v she_o not_o that_o heed_n she_o that_o regard_v she_o not_o that_o believe_v not_o in_o she_o but_o who_o or_o what_o be_v this_o wisdom_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v it_o not_o some_o common_a gift_n some_o natural_a thing_n that_o be_v common_a to_o all_o elect_v and_o reprobate_n only_o common_a restrain_v but_o not_o save_v grace_n which_o convince_v and_o condemn_v but_o convert_v not_o nor_o have_v power_n so_o to_o do_v no_o no_o this_o wisdom_n of_o which_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 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