Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	evil_a	good_a	overcome_v	2,606	5	9.6216	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01678	Not so new, as true Being a verie necessarie caueat for all Christians to consider of. VVherein is truelie described the iniquitie of this present time, by occasion of our confused liuing: and iustlie approued the world to be neuer worse, by reason of our contagious leaudnes. By Charles Gibbon.	Gibbon, Charles, fl. 1589-1604.	1590 (1590)	STC 11816; ESTC S120320	20,683	34

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they_o prosper_v no_o for_o although_o you_o have_v no_o will_n to_o do_v well_o yourself_o you_o shall_v leave_v they_o to_o such_o as_o shall_v better_o bestow_v they_o according_a as_o solomon_n say_v he_o that_o increase_v his_o riches_n by_o usury_n and_o interest_n gather_v they_o for_o he_o that_o will_v be_v merciful_a to_o the_o poor_a profit_n poor_a prou_z 28.8_o none_o may_v take_v lawful_o by_o lend_v one_o penny_n of_o profit_n what_o warrant_v have_v you_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o take_v any_o lucre_n by_o lend_v but_o rather_o a_o commandment_n to_o the_o contrary_a thou_o shall_v not_o give_v to_o usury_n to_o thy_o brother_n as_o usury_n of_o money_n usury_n of_o meat_n usury_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v put_v to_o usury_n 25.37_o usury_n deut._n 23.19_o levit_fw-la 25.37_o what_o say_v the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n he_o that_o have_v give_v forth_o upon_o usury_n or_o take_v increase_n he_o shall_v not_o live_v 18.13_o live_v ezek._n 18.13_o hereof_o say_v 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do_v i_o 7.19_o i_o rom_n 7.19_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o we_o be_v so_o incline_v to_o evil_a in_o these_o day_n see_v the_o apostle_n 26.74_o apostle_n matt._n 26.74_o nay_o the_o prophet_n etc._n prophet_n 2._o sam._n 11.2_o etc._n etc._n yea_o the_o patriarch_n themselves_o 19.30_o themselves_o gen._n 19.30_o have_v be_v surpress_v with_o sin_n and_o that_o most_o horrible_o alph._n i_o remember_v s._n barnard_n say_v barnard_n barnard_n that_o the_o dissemble_n of_o our_o weakness_n the_o ignorance_n of_o our_o wretchedness_n the_o excuse_v of_o our_o wickedness_n and_o the_o persevere_v in_o free_o be_v there_o not_o learned_a divine_n to_o expound_v it_o effectual_o zealous_a preacher_n to_o instruct_v the_o people_n continual_o abuse_v where_o there_o be_v no_o will_n to_o do_v well_o god_n be_v benesite_n be_v abuse_v yea_o if_o any_o people_n be_v ever_o certify_v by_o outward_a sign_n of_o god_n goodness_n it_o be_v we_o in_o england_n who_o have_v 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evil_a or_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o issue_n but_o that_o he_o will_v have_v it_o appear_v to_o we_o he_o have_v appoint_v they_o as_o his_o instrument_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o our_o faith_n 13.3_o faith_n deut._n 13.3_o and_o that_o by_o constant_a perseverance_n we_o shall_v obtain_v a_o crown_n of_o life_n us._n life_n apoc_fw-la 2.10_o all_o those_o mean_n that_o have_v be_v offer_v to_o reclaim_v we_o shall_v come_v against_o we_o to_o condemn_v us._n but_o to_o the_o purpose_n as_o for_o the_o wicked_a if_o neither_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n will_v reclaim_v they_o the_o prick_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n stir_v they_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o godly_a move_v they_o nor_o the_o patience_n of_o a_o good_a magistrate_n amend_v they_o no_o doubt_n all_o these_o mean_n will_v be_v a_o witness_n of_o their_o own_o misery_n 18.19_o misery_n deut._n 18.19_o and_o every_o hour_n will_v threatten_a their_o mishap_n for_o it_o be_v write_v there_o 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