Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	aaron_n	according_a	son_n	67	3	4.2831	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62053	The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission wherein is discovered, the nature, causes, and cure of those sins / by Geo. Swinnock.	Swinnock, George, 1627-1673.; Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1675 (1675)	Wing S6281; ESTC R21256	184,210	500

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be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o gal._n 3.13_o observe_v the_o law_n curse_v those_o that_o omit_v that_o continue_v not_o to_o do_v their_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o do_v the_o contrary_n 4._o he_o will_v render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n he_o may_v punish_v and_o do_v in_o this_o world_n less_o but_o neither_o in_o the_o other_o nor_o in_o this_o more_o than_o our_o inquity_n deserve_v all_o man_n sin_n be_v not_o equal_a therefore_o all_o man_n suffering_n shall_v not_o be_v equal_a according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o man_n defilement_n such_o shall_v be_v the_o degree_n of_o their_o punishment_n he_o distinguish_v between_o sin_n and_o sin_n between_o they_o that_o afflict_v his_o child_n and_o those_o that_o relieve_v they_o not_o in_o their_o affliction_n between_o those_o that_o hale_v they_o to_o prison_n and_o put_v they_o to_o death_n and_o those_o 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