Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	lord_n	offer_v	sacrifice_n	3,205	5	7.8958	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53685	A discourse of the work of the Holy Spirit in prayer with a brief enquiry into the nature and use of mental prayer and forms / by John Owen ...	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1682 (1682)	Wing O738; ESTC R11815	119,966	289

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abomination_n hence_o they_o be_v all_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o firing_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o be_v in_o a_o resemblance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n whence_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o offer_v himself_o to_o god_n through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n and_o so_o must_v we_o do_v our_o prayer_n in_o the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o his_o workslye_n all_o the_o glory_n and_o beauty_n of_o our_o assembly_n and_o worship_n take_v they_o away_o and_o they_o be_v contemptible_a dead_a and_o carnal_a and_o he_o carry_v this_o work_n into_o the_o family_n of_o they_o that_o do_v believe_v every_o family_n apart_o be_v enable_v to_o pray_v and_o serve_v god_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o such_o as_o be_v not_o do_v live_v in_o darkness_n all_o their_o day_n he_o be_v the_o same_o to_o believer_n all_o the_o world_n over_o in_o their_o closet_n or_o their_o prison_n they_o have_v all_o where_o ever_o they_o be_v a_o access_n by_o one_o spirit_n unto_o the_o father_n eph._n 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