Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	common_a	general_n	great_a	41	3	2.1025	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14463	A Christian instruction, conteyning the law and the Gospell Also a summarie of the principall poyntes of the Christian fayth and religion, and of the abuses and errors contrary to the same. Done in certayne dialogues in french, by M. Peter Viret, sometime minister of the Word of God at Nymes in Prouince. Translated by I.S. Seene and allowed according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.; Instruction chrestienne en la doctrine de la loy et de l'Evangile. English. Selections	Viret, Pierre, 1511-1571.; Viret, Pierre, 1511-1571. Instruction chrestienne et somme generale de la doctrine comprinse ès sainctes Escritures. aut; Shute, John, fl. 1562-1573.	1573 (1573)	STC 24778; ESTC S119199	214,871	552

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three_o person_n yet_o notwithstanding_o those_o three_o divine_a person_n be_v but_o one_o only_a god_n in_o oneself_o same_o essence_n in_o the_o which_o the_o faith_n do_v consider_v the_o father_n as_z the_o fountain_n of_o all_o divinity_n and_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n visible_a and_o invisible_a and_o the_o son_n as_o the_o eternal_a word_n and_o wisdom_n of_o he_o by_o the_o which_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v ordain_v and_o place_v as_o they_o be_v and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o his_o infinite_a power_n by_o the_o which_o he_o do_v sustain_v and_o govern_v they_o accord_v to_o his_o eternal_a providence_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n chap._n 6._o now_o this_o providence_n of_o god_o be_v so_o conjoin_v with_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v separate_v for_o he_o may_v not_o be_v creator_n but_o he_o must_v also_o be_v the_o guider_n and_o the_o direct_a for_o even_o as_o none_o other_o be_v able_a to_o make_v such_o a_o work_n 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