Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	ghost_n	person_n	trinity_n	16,077	5	9.9221	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19747	A protestation against popery by way of a confession of Christian religion collected for the benefit of private friends	I. D., fl. 1607.; Dunster, John, attributed name.	1607 (1607)	STC 6172; ESTC S117486	16,972	41

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the_o lust_n of_o fortune_n or_o command_n of_o destiny_n this_o supernal_a power_n i_o call_v god_n and_o avow_v he_o to_o be_v the_o maintainer_n and_o rewarder_n of_o virtue_n the_o revenger_n and_o judge_n of_o wickedness_n and_o i_o ascribe_v unto_o he_o heaven_n for_o his_o throne_n and_o the_o ball_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o his_o footstool_n and_o i_o subject_a unto_o his_o absolute_a command_n all_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n &_o render_v unto_o he_o obedience_n prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n for_o his_o tribute_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o god_n i_o appeal_v unto_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o most_o desperate_a forlorn_a wretch_n in_o the_o world_n tell_v i_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o have_v thy_o conscience_n most_o deadened_a &_o sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n when_o thou_o commit_v a_o sin_n and_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v a_o veil_n cast_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n &_o resolve_v thus_o in_o thy_o hart_n who_o see_v i_o i_o be_o compass_v 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there_o be_v not_o for_o every_o kingdom_n a_o god_n a_o god_n for_o zidon_n a_o god_n for_o amon_n a_o god_n for_o moab_n and_o a_o god_n for_o ekron_n but_o one_o alone_a god_n manage_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n for_o if_o it_o be_v true_a in_o government_n of_o a_o earthly_a kingdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d much_o more_o in_o the_o be_v of_o a_o deity_n for_o a_o multitude_n of_o god_n will_v cross_v and_o encumber_v the_o design_n one_o of_o another_o and_o none_o shall_v be_v omnipotent_a and_o so_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o tumultuous_a disorder_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n which_o ovide_v point_v out_o unto_o we_o say_v mulciber_n in_o troiam_fw-la pro_fw-la t'roiâ_fw-la stabat_fw-la apollo_n and_o homer_n in_o the_o 21._o of_o his_o jliades_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o god_n be_v simple_o one_o in_o nature_n &_o essence_n yet_o this_o one_o god_n do_v subsist_v in_o three_o person_n each_o of_o they_o 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