Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	will_n	wind_n	work_v	31	3	6.5814	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00940	A monomachie of motiues in the mind of man: or a battell betweene vertues and vices of contrarie qualitie Wherein the imperfections and weaknesses of nature appeare so naked, that anie reasonable soule may soone see by what spirit he is lead: herevnto also, besides sundrie deuout praiers necessarilie interlaced, diuers golden sentences of S. Barnard are annexed: and also a briefe conclusion of his vpon this theame, that victorie is obtained by resisting temptation. Newlie englished by Abraham Fleming.; De conflictu vitiorum et virtutum. English	Autpertus, Ambrosius, d. 784.; Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.	1582 (1582)	STC 11048; ESTC S102283	102,654	342

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unspotted_a chastity_n o_o man_n i_o will_v not_o have_v thou_o ignorant_a what_o thy_o reward_n shall_v be_v after_o this_o life_n for_o if_o thou_o live_v chaste_o and_o ho_o thy_o joy_n and_o happiness_n shall_v be_v everlasting_a if_o dishonest_o and_o wicked_o thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o portion_n in_o eternal_a torment_n of_o hellfire_n furthermore_o it_o be_v meet_v also_o o_o man_n that_o thou_o endeavour_n to_o live_v the_o more_o chaste_o because_o thou_o can_v not_o tell_v how_o soon_o the_o acceptable_a time_n of_o grace_n and_o repentance_n will_v pass_v away_o and_o although_o god_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n make_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o keep_v company_n and_o the_o one_o to_o take_v pleasure_n of_o the_o other_o yet_o thereby_o it_o be_v not_o his_o godly_a meaning_n to_o approve_v or_o allow_v licentiousness_n of_o life_n but_o rather_o to_o establish_v and_o confirm_v matrimony_n upon_o earth_n that_o such_o as_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o virginity_n 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