Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	cloud_n	day_n	pillar_n	4,681	5	10.5980	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42085	Discourses upon several divine subjects by Tho. Gregory ...	Gregory, Thomas, 1668 or 9-1706.	1696 (1696)	Wing G1932; ESTC R7592	108,242	264

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my_o unfeigned_a gratitude_n most_o of_o they_o have_v be_v compile_v since_o your_o lordship_n vouchsafe_v to_o receive_v i_o under_o your_o wing_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v expect_v that_o they_o approve_v themselves_o in_o some_o measure_n worthy_a of_o so_o noble_a a_o patronage_n this_o i_o confess_v i_o have_v ambitious_o endeavour_v effectual_o to_o accomplish_v but_o if_o i_o fall_v short_a of_o so_o great_a a_o enterprise_n i_o humble_o hope_v for_o pardon_n from_o your_o lordship_n candour_n which_o the_o world_n have_v so_o long_o and_o so_o deserve_o admire_v i_o be_o my_o most_o honour_a lord_n your_o lordship_n be_v most_o humble_a most_o grateful_a most_o dutiful_a servant_n t._n g._n to_o the_o reader_n it_o be_v the_o indispensable_a duty_n of_o every_o faithful_n christian_n to_o obviate_v as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v able_a the_o grow_a distemper_n of_o the_o age_n he_o live_v in_o this_o i_o have_v with_o the_o great_a sincerity_n though_o not_o with_o the_o 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p._n 76._o l._n 17._o f._n irradation_n r._n irradiation_n p._n 78._o l._n 20._o f._n momentary_a r._n momentany_a p._n 82._o l._n 25._o f._n elapse_n r._n illapse_n p_o 96._o l._n 5._o f._n be_v urge_v r._n be_v he_o urge_v p._n 102._o l._n 17._o f._n as_o r._n of_o p._n 106._o l._n 17._o f._n enter_v his_o soul_n r._n enter_v into_o his_o soul_n p._n 110._o l._n 23._o f._n to_o r._n and._n p._n 136._o l._n 1._o f._n these_o r._n those_o p._n 140._o l._n 8._o f._n a_o be_v take_v up_o r._n a_o be_v whole_o take_v up_o ib._n l._n 26._o f._n blessedness_n r._n bless_a p._n 152._o l._n 11._o f._n momentary_a r._n momentany_a p._n 115._o l._n 7._o f._n place_n r._n place_n p._n 156._o l._n 18._o f._n flete_n r._n flit_a p._n 161._o l._n 24._o f._n divest_v r._n divest_v p._n 164._o l._n 16_o 17._o f._n declare_v sinner_n r._n declare_v to_o sinner_n p._n 165._o l._n 18._o f._n wait_v their_o r._n wait_v for_o their_o p._n 166._o l._n 28._o f._n appear_v r._n appear_v p._n 168._o l._n 8._o 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