Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	bring_v	fruit_n	tree_n	11,470	5	9.5299	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17299	The Christians bulvvarke, against Satans battery. Or, The doctrine of iustification so plainely and pithily layd out in the severall maine branches of it as the fruits thereof may be to the faithfull, as so many preservatives against the poysonous heresies and prevailing iniquities of these last times. By H.B. pastor of S. Mathevvs Friday-street.; Truth's triumph over Trent	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1632 (1632)	STC 4140; ESTC S119545	312,003	390

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they_o shall_v be_v account_v just_a they_o shall_v be_v repute_v just_a so_o he_o thus_o we_o see_v though_o st._n augustine_n follow_v the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n take_v iustificare_fw-la to_o justify_v or_o make_v just_a yet_o he_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o account_v or_o repute_v just_a and_o not_o the_o infuse_v 1._o of_o grace_n whereby_o to_o be_v make_v just_a and_o bernard_n also_o say_v add_v huc_fw-la ut_fw-la credas_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la tibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la donantur_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la testimonium_fw-la quod_fw-la perhibet_fw-la in_o cord_n nostro_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la dicens_fw-la dimissa_fw-la sunt_fw-la tibi_fw-la peccata_fw-la sic_fw-la enim_fw-la arbitratur_fw-la apostolus_fw-la gratis_o iustificari_fw-la hominem_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la add_v to_o this_o that_o thou_o believe_v that_o by_o he_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o this_o be_v the_o testimony_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v in_o our_o heart_n say_v thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o for_o so_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v free_o by_o faith_n but_o let_v we_o hear_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n own_o mouth_n in_o the_o scripture_n he_o will_v lead_v we_o into_o all_o truth_n to_o justify_v in_o scripture_n be_v usual_o take_v in_o a_o judicial_a sense_n as_o be_v proper_o a_o judicial_a word_n justification_n be_v oppose_v to_o condemnation_n the_o hebrew_n have_v one_o word_n which_o signify_v to_o justify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o be_v still_o apply_v to_o such_o a_o justification_n as_o a_o man_n stand_v upon_o in_o a_o judicial_a trial_n as_o genesis_n 44._o 16._o mah_n nit_v tadhac_fw-la how_o shall_v we_o justify_v ourselves_o say_v judah_n to_o his_o brother_n joseph_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o cup_n find_v in_o benjamins_n sack_n which_o seem_v now_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o aiudiciall_a trial_n so_o 2._o sam._n 15._o 4._o absalon_n wish_v he_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o land_n that_o he_o may_v do_v every_o man_n justice_n or_o justify_v he_o read_v also_o for_o this_o purpose_n deut._n 25._o 1._o psal._n 51._o 4._o 1_o king_n 8._o 32._o pro._n 17._o 15._o isaiah_n 5._o 23._o &_o 43._o 26._o matth._n 12._o 37._o 1._o cor._n 4._o 4._o and_o many_o other_o place_n in_o scripture_n to_o this_o purpose_n do_v plain_o show_v how_o this_o word_n justify_v be_v proper_o take_v namely_o to_o acquit_v or_o clear_v to_o pronounce_v or_o declare_v one_o just_a by_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o judge_n this_o sense_n of_o justification_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n can_v endure_v they_o smother_v or_o at_o least_o smooth_a it_o over_o by_o slight_a of_o hand_n as_o a_o matter_n of_o no_o moment_n whereas_o indeed_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o will_v more_o direct_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o true_a understanding_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o justification_n than_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o word_n take_v in_o a_o judicial_a sense_n wherein_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 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