Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	body_n	life_n	soul_n	4,194	5	5.3010	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09024	Abba father: or, a plaine and short direction concerning priuate prayer Also, sundry godly admonitions concerning time, and the well vsing of it. By Elnathan Parr, minister of the word.	Parr, Elnathan, d. 1622.	1618 (1618)	STC 19312; ESTC S100366	23,147	146

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a_o beginning_n have_v the_o lord_n prayer_n our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n 6.9_o heaven_n mat._n 6.9_o thus_o begin_v our_o saviour_n in_o the_o garden_n 14.36_o garden_n mar._n 14.36_o abba_n father_n all_o thing_n be_v possible_a unto_o thou_o thus_o lehosophat_a begin_v his_o prayer_n 20.6.7.8.9.10_o prayer_n 2._o chron._n 20.6.7.8.9.10_o thus_o peter_n and_o john_n 4.24.25.26_o john_n act_n 4.24.25.26_o look_v the_o place_n which_o be_v to_o long_o to_o be_v transcribe_v such_o description_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o prayer_n for_o the_o help_a of_o our_o faith_n and_o assurance_n in_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v and_o may_v also_o be_v well_o use_v in_o any_o of_o the_o several_a part_n when_o we_o will_v stir_v up_o faith_n 2_o a_o beg_n of_o audience_n so_o david_n 140.1.2_o david_n psa_fw-la 5.1.2.3_o psal_n 102.1.2_o psal_n 140.1.2_o both_o these_o be_v excellent_o use_v by_o hezekiah_n 19.15.16_o hezekiah_n 2._o king_n 19.15.16_o this_o also_o may_v very_o fit_o be_v use_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o our_o prayer_n as_o thus_o daniel_n most_o passionate_o and_o fervent_o end_v 9.17.18.19_o end_v dan_n 9.17.18.19_o the_o particular_a enlargement_n be_v of_o each_o part_n by_o itself_o the_o argument_n ordinary_o serve_v hereunto_o be_v the_o cause_n the_o effect_n the_o subject_n the_o adjunct_n the_o contrary_n similitude_n and_o comparison_n distribution_n testimony_n there_o be_v certain_a ornament_n also_o not_o to_o be_v neglect_v for_o the_o polish_n and_o beautify_v our_o speech_n in_o prayer_n as_o 1_o comely_a transition_n and_o pass_n from_o one_o part_n to_o another_o 2_o exclamation_n when_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n thus_o how_o great_a be_v thy_o goodness_n to_o they_o which_o fear_v thou_o 31.19_o thou_o psal_n 31.19_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o promise_n thus_o how_o sweet_a be_v thy_o promise_n to_o my_o mouth_n 119.103_o mouth_n ps_n 119.103_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o 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