Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	witness_v	word_n	year_n	19	3	4.4633	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39574	Rusticus ad academicos in exercitationibus expostulatoriis, apologeticis quatuor The rustick's alarm to the rabbies, or, The country correcting the university and clergy, and ... contesting for the truth ... : in four apologeticall and expostulatory exercitations : wherein is contained, as well a general account to all enquirers, as a general answer to all opposers of the most truly catholike and most truly Christ-like Chistians [sic] called Quakers, and of the true divinity of their doctrine : by way of entire entercourse held in special with four of the clergies chieftanes, viz, John Owen ... Tho. Danson ... John Tombes ... Rich. Baxter ... by Samuel Fisher ...	Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.; Owen, John, 1616-1683.; Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.; Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing F1056; Wing F1050_PARTIAL; Wing F1046_PARTIAL; ESTC R16970	1,147,274	931

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bring_v to_o life_n and_o who_o hear_v not_o or_o hear_v and_o believe_v not_o or_o receive_v not_o but_o reject_v shall_v be_v judge_v by_o at_o the_o last_o day_n according_a to_o joh._n 12.46_o 47_o 48_o 49_o 50._o this_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v for_o this_o be_v it_o and_o not_o the_o letter_n here_o as_o it_o be_v sometime_o use_v as_o the_o light_n instrument_n which_o be_v never_o in_o the_o heart_n how_o much_o less_o the_o letter_n chief_o only_o authoritative_o exclusive_o of_o any_o other_o revelation_n by_o the_o sp●ri●_n and_o light_n within_o a●_n thou_o spitte●_n it_o out_o to_o w●ich_a letter_n yet_o pag._n 87.83_o 86_o 87._o thou_o ●o_o 〈◊〉_d all_o those_o powerful_a property_n which_o dive_v into_o the_o heart_n co●science●_n and_o secret_a 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o man_n whether_o they_o ever_o see_v read_v hear_v or_o hear_v of_o the_o letter_n yea_o or_o nay_o judge_n sentence_n they_o in_o themselves_o convince_v tes●ifies_v conquer_v kill_v man_n convert_n 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that_o of_o david_n psal._n 119_o 9_o who_o say_v that_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o a_o young_a man_n may_v cleanse_v his_o way_n be_v by_o take_v heed_n thereto_o according_a to_o god_n word_n which_o word_n of_o god_n also_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 11._o he_o have_v hide_v in_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o may_v not_o sin_v against_o god_n which_o inward_a word_n of_o god_n that_o be_v so_o abundant_o speak_v of_o as_o i_o elsewhere_o show_v in_o that_o 119._o psal._n that_o there_o be_v not_o past_o two_o of_o three_o among_o those_o 176._o verse_n of_o it_o in_o which_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v as_o to_o i●s_a efficacy_n excellency_n usefulness_n profitableness_n and_o power_n under_o one_o name_n or_o other_o of_o either_o testimony_n statute_n judgement_n precept_n law_n commandment_n etc._n etc._n all_o sound_v out_o one_o and_o the_o same_o be_v style_v for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o outward_a write_n with_o man_n hand_n he_o there_o mean_v vers_fw-la 72._o the_o law_n of_o god_n mouth_n 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within_o viz._n jam._n 1.21_o receive_v with_o meekness_n the_o engraft_a word_n able_a to_o save_v soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d insitum_fw-la u●rbum_fw-la that_o the_o word_n be_v a_o light_n thou_o do_v not_o deny_v and_o that_o its_o within_z sure_o thou_o will_v not_o who_o say_v ex._n 1_o s._n 40_o thus_o that_o word_n within_o be_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n the_o apostle_n preach_v and_o that_o we_o be_v here_o call_v to_o it_o thou_o can_v not_o so_o gal._n 5.16_o 17._o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o spirit_n he_o say_v it_o lust_v against_o the_o flesh_n which_o lust_a must_v be_v where_o the_o flesh_n that_o private_a earthly_a evil_a spirit_n that_o man_n in_o the_o fall_n be_v possess_v with_o lust_v against_o it_o to_o envy_v and_o all_o evil_a but_o that_o be_v within_o and_o the_o scripture_n say_v so_o not_o only_o in_o jam._n 4.5_o but_o in_o some_o other_o place_n whence_o he_o a_o leadge_v it_o who_o word_n be_v think_v you_o that_o 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