Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	affliction_n	furnace_n	zion_n	103	3	10.3512	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37483	Tropologia, or, A key to open Scripture metaphors the first book containing sacred philology, or the tropes in Scripture, reduc'd under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each / partly translated and partly compil'd from the works of the learned by T.D. The second and third books containing a practical improvement (parallel-wise) of several of the most frequent and useful metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes of the Old and New Testament / by B.K.	De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.; Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing D895; ESTC R24884	855,682	1,006

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in_o a_o great_a house_n there_o be_v not_o only_a vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n etc._n etc._n 2_o tim._n 2.20_o the_o precious_a son_n of_o zion_n comparable_a to_o fine_a gold_n how_o be_v they_o esteem_v as_o earthen_a pitcher_n etc._n etc._n lam._n 4.2_o see_v vessel_n metaphor_n i._o a_o refiner_n refine_v but_o a_o little_a gold_n at_o a_o time_n comparative_o his_o furnace_n be_v of_o small_a dimension_n ii_o when_o a_o refiner_n have_v put_v gold_n into_o a_o crucible_n to_o be_v melt_v in_o order_n to_o make_v it_o pliable_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v wrought_v add_v a_o quantity_n or_o allowable_a proportion_n of_o alloy_n which_o be_v of_o less_o value_n as_o silver_n or_o copper_n disparity_n i._o christ_n many_o time_n in_o one_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n refine_v almost_o all_o the_o gold_n or_o godly_a one_o in_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n as_o he_o deal_v with_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n ii_o christ_n when_o he_o put_v his_o saint_n into_o his_o furnace_n to_o 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kindle_v the_o love_n of_o god_n holiness_n and_o heavenly_a desire_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o which_o be_v refer_v jer._n 20.9_o luke_n 24.32_o and_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o fire_n act_v 2.3_o matth._n 3.11_o and_o last_o its_o consume_n and_o destroy_v quality_n for_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n shall_v consume_v all_o its_o adversary_n judge_n condemn_v and_o destroy_v they_o john_n 12.48_o to_o which_o may_v be_v reduce_v jer._n 5.14_o and_o 23.29_o to_o this_o divine_a fire_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v another_o strange_a fire_n oppose_v as_o in_o the_o type_n leu._n 10.1_o viz._n of_o false_a doctrine_n and_o humane_a tradition_n esa._n 50.11_o behold_v all_o you_o that_o kindle_v a_o fire_n that_o compass_n yourselves_o about_o with_o spark_n walk_v in_o the_o light_n of_o your_o fire_n and_o in_o the_o spark_n that_o you_o have_v kindle_v etc._n etc._n junius_n and_o tremellius_n upon_o the_o place_n say_v that_o christ_n 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