Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	air_n	creature_n	water_n	2,938	5	5.7436	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95842	An antidote against sorrovv, in order to the obtaining of sanctified joy. An excellent treatise first written in French by N. Vedelius, then translated into Latine by Gallus Pareus, and now into English, by Cadwallader Winne, M.A.	Vedel, Nicolaus, 1596-1642.; Winne, Cadwallader, b. 1622 or 3, translator.	1650 (1650)	Wing V167; Thomason E1421_1; ESTC R209478	59,453	229

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3.16_o he_o that_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o deliver_v he_o up_o for_o we_o all_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n rom._n 8.32_o moreover_o he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o father_n of_o that_o goodness_n whereby_o willing_o he_o have_v care_n of_o thou_o but_o his_o will_n be_v conjoin_v with_o power_n so_o that_o he_o can_v provide_v necessary_n for_o his_o child_n neither_o may_v he_o be_v resemble_v to_o those_o earthly_a father_n who_o oftentimes_o very_o be_v altogether_o willing_a to_o succour_v the_o necessity_n and_o misery_n of_o their_o child_n but_o be_v destitute_a of_o mean_n can_v bring_v their_o will_n to_o effect_v whereupon_o oftentimes_o a_o most_o love_a father_n be_v constrain_v to_o behold_v his_o child_n expire_a and_o perish_v but_o can_v help_v he_o or_o be_v certify_v of_o the_o misery_n of_o his_o child_n live_v elsewhere_o from_o he_o can_v succour_v he_o or_o which_o be_v more_o he_o be_v oftentimes_o ignorant_a of_o the_o state_n 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