Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	earth_n	element_n	11,896	5	9.9757	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61627	Several conferences between a Romish priest, a fanatick chaplain, and a divine of the Church of England concerning the idolatry of the Church of Rome, being a full answer to the late dialogues of T.G.	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1679 (1679)	Wing S5667; ESTC R18131	239,123	580

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under_o the_o name_n of_o deify_v man_n the_o evil_a spirit_n do_v assume_v the_o divine_a worship_n which_o be_v give_v to_o themselves_o which_o he_o prove_v from_o the_o cruel_a and_o impure_a action_n which_o they_o do_v put_v man_n upon_o he_o show_v that_o the_o image_n of_o neryllinus_fw-la who_o live_v in_o their_o time_n do_v give_v answer_n to_o those_o who_o consult_v it_o and_o so_o do_v that_o of_o proteus_n or_o lucian_n peregrinus_n who_o cast_v himself_o into_o the_o fire_n at_o olympia_n since_o therefore_o the_o image_n themselves_o can_v not_o do_v these_o thing_n nor_o those_o who_o image_n they_o be_v he_o conclude_v they_o be_v evil_a spirit_n who_o be_v busy_a about_o those_o image_n and_o wrought_v upon_o the_o imagination_n of_o those_o who_o come_v to_o consult_v they_o and_o who_o deny_v that_o these_o be_v evil_a spirit_n which_o draw_v man_n to_o idolatry_n and_o encourage_v they_o in_o it_o as_o athenagoras_n observe_v who_o under_o the_o name_n of_o 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