Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	world_n	worship_v	year_n	60	3	4.2395	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60477	Christian religion's appeal from the groundless prejudices of the sceptick to the bar of common reason by John Smith.	Smith, John, fl. 1675-1711.	1675 (1675)	Wing S4109; ESTC R26922	707,151	538

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exprimunt_fw-la atque_fw-la patefaciunt_fw-la those_o thing_n that_o be_v ineffable_a in_o the_o god_n the_o demon_n declare_v and_o reveal_v to_o we_o hence_o we_o find_v this_o clause_n he_o give_v law_n insert_v in_o the_o history_n of_o all_o the_o hero_n vide_fw-la lact._n de_fw-fr fall_n rel_n

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testimony_n concern_v this_o earthquake_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v disprove_v my_o opinion_n that_o this_o be_v it_o which_o happen_v at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o temple_n rend_v and_o the_o rock_n tremble_v vide_fw-la scal._n de_fw-fr emend_v l._n 6._o pag._n 564._o §_o 2._o of_o this_o same_o miraculous_a darkness_n write_v thallus_n the_o chronographer_n who_o testimony_n the_o most_o learned_a and_o ancient_a christian_a antiquary_n affricanus_fw-la cite_v in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thallus_n call_v that_o darkness_n which_o overshadow_a the_o sun_n at_o christ_n crucifixion_n a_o eclipse_n but_o without_o all_o reason_n as_o i_o conceive_v for_o it_o happen_v at_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n when_o she_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v perpendicular_a under_o the_o sun_n as_o she_o be_v in_o opposition_n to_o he_o in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o moon_n herself_o suffer_v a_o eclipse_n that_o day_n at_o sunsetting_a as_o scaliger_n have_v 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into_o which_o be_v enter_v and_o ingross_v among_o other_o strange_a accident_n this_o also_o of_o darkness_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o tiberius_n where_o this_o wonder_n be_v to_o be_v read_v in_o tertullian_n time_n as_o himself_o testify_v in_o his_o apology_n eum_fw-la mundi_fw-la casum_fw-la relatum_fw-la in_o archivis_fw-la vestris_fw-la habetis_fw-la sane_n egregium_fw-la tam_fw-la celebris_fw-la diei_fw-la monumentum_fw-la scalig._n de_fw-fr emend_v 6._o a_o excellent_a monument_n of_o so_o famous_a a_o day_n as_o that_o be_v whereon_o the_o darkness_n be_v so_o great_a and_o universal_a as_o to_o be_v think_v worthy_a of_o a_o intrado_n into_o the_o public_a record_n among_o the_o portentous_a contingency_n of_o that_o age._n but_o pilat_n letter_n to_o tiberius_n concern_v our_o saviour_n crucifixion_n with_o what_o past_a thereupon_o at_o rome_n preserve_v till_o tertullian_n day_n in_o the_o same_o record_n be_v a_o more_o remarkable_a piece_n of_o roman_a antiquity_n for_o 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be_v think_v alone_o to_o admire_v have_v not_o mention_v they_o yet_o a_o great_a part_n of_o they_o may_v have_v be_v read_v in_o the_o write_n of_o those_o who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o christian_a name_n as_o long_o as_o the_o book_n of_o fast_n the_o act_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o commentary_n of_o the_o emperor_n be_v extant_a §_o 4._o the_o ed●ssen_a chronicle_n share_v with_o the_o roman_a in_o the_o honour_n of_o be_v the_o repository_n of_o the_o evangelicall_n story_n concern_v the_o mighty_a work_n of_o the_o bless_a jesus_n out_o of_o who_o annal_n extant_a in_o the_o syrian_a tongue_n in_o his_o day_n eusebius_n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 13._o translate_v word_n for_o word_n this_o story_n the_o fame_n of_o christ_n miracle_n draw_v infinite_a number_n of_o person_n to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o he_o for_o cure_v of_o their_o malady_n among_o who_o abgarus_n the_o king_n of_o edessa_n tacitus_n mention_n this_o king_n of_o edessa_n annal_n 12._o pag._n 157._o though_o he_o miswrite_v he_o abbaras_n as_o scaliger_n observe_v