Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	brother_n	husband_n	mother_n	15,395	5	9.7790	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84229	The examiner defended, in a fair and sober answer to the two and twenty questions which lately examined the author of Zeal examined, in this answer are (not unseasonably) touched, Christ's interest in this and all nations. Christ's interest, and the Commonweals, as to the present affairs. The true nature of all civil states. The nature of all civil magistracie, and of the civil sword. The title of Christian magistrate. National churches and covenants. The world of religions ... The permission due to conscience ... Idolatry, and the kindes of it. The spiritual and civil sword, ... The forms of worship. The causes of destruction in nations. The violence to the souls of men; ... The dangerous consequence of such violences, ... Christ Jesus himself, ... The crying guilt of soul-rapes ... The light of nature in spirituals. The acts of Asa, Artaxerxes, &c. The fast of Nineveh. The conscientious differences ... The justice and prudence of state-provision against all uncivilities both of popish and protestant ranters.		1652 (1652)	Wing E3732; Thomason E675_2; ESTC R206745	60,783	103

command_n of_o god_n to_o his_o people_n in_o babel_n jer._n 29._o that_o so_o the_o saint_n enjoy_v civil_a peace_n and_o also_o if_o it_o may_v be_v the_o holy_a pleasure_n of_o god_n enjoy_v rest_n from_o persecution_n act._n 9_o may_v multiply_v walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o christian_a edification_n whatever_o the_o religion_n for_n the_o state_n or_o the_o magistrate_n there_o shall_v be_v though_o babylonian_a roman_a etc._n etc._n fourthy_a i_o ask_v whether_o the_o bless_a spirit_n of_o life_n and_o regeneration_n which_o be_v in_o all_o god_n people_n be_v not_o abundant_o sufficient_a to_o preserve_v they_o in_o godliness_n and_o true_a christianity_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o fall_v and_o to_o reform_v and_o restore_v they_o from_o all_o their_o backslide_n and_o declension_n i_o add_v to_o preserve_v they_o 5._o 1_o john_n 3_o rom_n 6._o ●_o john_n 5._o that_o sin_n have_v no_o dominion_n over_o they_o that_o they_o sin_v not_o and_o watch_v against_o the_o 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each_o nation_n the_o fountain_n of_o the_o government_n of_o it_o and_o other_o prince_n receive_v not_o all_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n from_o the_o several_a and_o respective_a peoples_n who_o call_v they_o and_o empower_v they_o to_o their_o several_a and_o respective_a service_n according_o whether_o it_o have_v not_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o parliament_n that_o the_o fountain_n and_o original_n of_o all_o authority_n and_o rule_n be_v the_o people_n consent_v and_o agree_v in_o their_o several_a combination_n by_o themselves_o or_o their_o deputy_n for_o their_o better_a subsistence_n in_o peace_n etc._n etc._n etc._n power_n of_o judge_v in_o spiritual_n detect_v to_o be_v but_o usurpation_n in_o king_n and_o queen_n etc._n etc._n and_o consequent_o whether_o have_v the_o nation_n and_o people_n of_o the_o world_n in_o their_o mere_a natural_a and_o national_a capacity_n any_o one_o jot_n of_o spiritual_a and_o divine_a power_n with_o which_o to_o betrust_v their_o 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