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	altar_n	intend_v	19	3	7.7671	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57597	Shlohavot, or, The burning of London in the year 1666 commemorated and improved in a CX discourses, meditations, and contemplations, divided into four parts treating of I. The sins, or spiritual causes procuring that judgment, II. The natural causes of fire, morally applied, III. The most remarkable passages and circumstances of that dreadful fire, IV. Councels and comfort unto such as are sufferers by the said judgment / by Samuel Rolle ...	Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Preliminary discourses.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Physical contemplations.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Sixty one meditations.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Twenty seven meditations.	1667 (1667)	Wing R1877; Wing R1882_PARTIAL; Wing R1884_PARTIAL; ESTC R21820	301,379	534

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aaron_n procure_v a_o destructive_a fire_n numb_a ●6_n meditation_n 5._o of_o sabbath-breaking_a mention_v in_o scripture_n as_o one_o great_a 〈…〉_o god_n be_v punish_v a_o people_n by_o fire_n meditation_n 6._o of_o god_n 〈…〉_o by_o fire_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n and_o s●●●r_n 〈…〉_o meditation_n 7._o of_o 〈…〉_o theft_n deceit_n false_a balance_n mention_v 〈…〉_o scripture_n as_o cause_n of_o god_n contend_v by_o fire_n meditation_n 8._o of_o lie_v s●●aring_v and_o forswear_n as_o further_a cause_n of_o god_n contend_v by_o fire_n meditation_n 9_o of_o the_o abound_a of_o drunkenness_n as_o one_o cause_n of_o the_o fire_n meditation_n 10_o of_o god_n punish_v a_o people_n by_o fire_n for_o their_o great_a unprofitableness_n meditation_n 11._o of_o the_o universal_a corruption_n and_o debauchery_n of_o a_o people_n punish_v by_o god_n with_o fire_n meditation_n 12._o of_o god_n bring_v fire_n upon_o a_o people_n for_o their_o incorrigibleness_n under_o other_o judgement_n 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12._o of_o the_o burn_a of_o public_a school_n meditation_n 13._o upon_o the_o burn_a of_o tomb_n and_o grave_n and_o dead_a body_n that_o be_v bury_v therein_o meditation_n 14._o upon_o the_o burn_a of_o write_n as_o bill_n bond_n etc._n etc._n meditation_n 15._o on_o the_o burn_a of_o st._n paul_n church_n and_o the_o unconsume_v body_n of_o bishop_n brabrooke_n meditation_n 16._o upon_o the_o visibleness_n of_o god_n hand_n in_o the_o destruction_n of_o london_n meditation_n 17._o upon_o burn_v of_o the_o sessions-house_n in_o the_o old-bailey_n meditation_n 18._o on_o the_o gate_n and_o prison_n of_o london_n that_o be_v burn_v meditation_n 19_o upon_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o universe_n meditation_n 20._o upon_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n meditation_n 21._o upon_o the_o come_n of_o that_o most_o dreadful_a fire_n in_o so_o idolise_v a_o year_n as_o 1666._o meditation_n 22._o upon_o the_o fire_n its_o beginning_n on_o the_o lord_n day_n meditation_n 23._o upon_o the_o place_n where_o this_o dreadful_a fire_n begin_v viz._n at_o a_o bakers-house_n in_o pudding-lane_n meditation_n 24._o upon_o the_o great_a pity_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v extend_v to_o londoner_n since_o the_o fire_n meditation_n 25._o upon_o those_o that_o have_v lose_v all_o by_o the_o fire_n meditation_n 26._o on_o those_o that_o have_v lose_v but_o half_o their_o estate_n by_o this_o fire_n or_o some_o such_o proportion_n meditation_n 25._o upon_o those_o that_o have_v lose_v nothing_o by_o the_o fire_n meditation_n 26._o upon_o those_o that_o be_v gainer_n by_o the_o late_a fire_n meditation_n 27._o upon_o the_o enducement_n unto_o rebuilding_n of_o london_n and_o some_o way_n of_o promote_a it_o meditation_n 28._o upon_o the_o wine_n and_o oile●_n that_o swa●●_n in_o the_o street_n and_o do_v augment_v the_o flame_n meditation_n 29._o upon_o the_o water_n run_v down_o hill_n so_o fast_o as_o that_o they_o can_v not_o stop_v it_o for_o their_o use_n meditation_n 30._o upon_o man_n be_v unwilling_a there_o shall_v be_v no_o fire_n though_o fire_n have_v do_v so_o much_o hurt_v meditation_n 31._o upon_o the_o usefulness_n of_o fire_n in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o elsewhere_o meditation_n 32._o upon_o the_o blow_n up_o of_o house_n meditation_n 31._o upon_o prevent_v the_o beginning_n of_o evil_n meditation_n 32._o upon_o the_o city_n minister_n who_o church_n be_v save_v from_o the_o fire_n meditation_n 33._o upon_o those_o minister_n who_o church_n be_v burn_v meditation_n 34._o upon_o the_o kill_n of_o several_a people_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o some_o part_n of_o ruinous_a church_n meditation_n 35._o upon_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v not_o exceed_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n meditation_n 36._o upon_o the_o suburb_n come_v into_o more_o request_n than_o ever_o since_o the_o fire_n meditation_n 37._o upon_o the_o tongue_n its_o be_v a_o fire_n etc._n etc._n meditation_n 38._o upon_o the_o angel_n their_o be_v call_v flame_n of_o fire_n meditation_n 39_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n its_o be_v compare_v to_o fire_n meditation_n 40._o upon_o the_o spoil_n of_o conduit_n and_o other_o aqueduct_n by_o this_o fire_n meditation_n 41._o upon_o the_o retort_v and_o reproach_n of_o papist_n occasion_v by_o this_o fire_n meditation_n 42._o on_o the_o pain_n which_o the_o king_n majesty_n be_v say_v to_o have_v take_v in_o help_v to_o extinguish_v the_o fire_n meditation_n 43._o upon_o mere_a worldling_n who_o lose_v their_o all_o by_o this_o fire_n meditation_n 44._o upon_o that_o forbearance_n which_o it_o become_v citizen_n to_o use_v one_o towards_o another_o since_o the_o fire_n meditation_n 45._o upon_o such_o as_o be_v say_v or_o suppose_v to_o have_v rejoice_v at_o the_o come_n and_o consequence_n of_o this_o fire_n meditation_n 46._o of_o the_o burn_a of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n compare_v with_o the_o burn_a of_o london_n meditation_n 47_o of_o

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