Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	work_n	world_n	worthy_a	38	3	6.2569	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05102	The third volume of the French academie contayning a notable description of the whole world, and of all the principall parts and contents thereof: as namely, of angels both good and euill: of the celestiall spheres, their order and number: of the fixed stars and planets; their light, motion, and influence: of the fower elements, and all things in them, or of them consisting: and first of firie, airie, and watrie meteors or impressions of comets, thunders, lightnings, raines, snow, haile, rainebowes, windes, dewes, frosts, earthquakes, &c. ingendered aboue, in, and vnder the middle or cloudie region of the aire. And likewise of fowles, fishes, beasts, serpents, trees with their fruits and gum; shrubs, herbes, spices, drugs, minerals, precious stones, and other particulars most worthie of all men to be knowen and considered. Written in French by that famous and learned gentleman Peter de la Primaudaye Esquier, Lord of the same place, and of Barree: and Englished by R. Dolman.; Academie françoise. Part 3. English	La Primaudaye, Pierre de, b. ca. 1545.; Dolman, R. (Richard)	1601 (1601)	STC 15240; ESTC S108305	398,876	456

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his_o work_n chap._n 6_o page_n 29_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o such_o witness_n as_o make_v the_o creation_n and_o newness_n of_o the_o world_n undoubted_a chap._n 7_o page_n 34_o of_o the_o reason_n make_v for_o the_o creation_n and_o newness_n of_o the_o world_n chapter_n 8_o the_o second_o day_n work_n page_n 39_o concern_v the_o error_n of_o those_o philosopher_n which_o say_v that_o god_n do_v his_o outward_a work_n of_o necessity_n chap._n 9_o page_n 45_o of_o the_o reason_n which_o conclude_v that_o god_n proceed_v of_o frank_a and_o free_a deliberation_n to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 10_o page_n 49_o of_o one_o only_a principal_a and_o first_o cause_n of_o the_o vnivers_n chap._n 11_o page_n 54_o of_o the_o space_n of_o the_o six_o day_n mention_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n 12_o page_n 59_o of_o the_o mystery_n hide_v under_o the_o number_n of_o six_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o vnivers_n and_o of_o the_o seven_o 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of_o the_o oriental_a and_o occidental_a latitude_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o degree_n of_o the_o zodiac_n chap._n 22_o page_n 109_o of_o the_o natural_a and_o artificial_a day_n and_o of_o the_o night_n of_o their_o diversity_n and_o cause_n chap._n 23_o page_n 112_o of_o equal_a and_o unequal_a temporal_a and_o artificial_a hour_n of_o the_o height_n of_o the_o sun_n above_o the_o horizon_n and_o of_o his_o right_n and_o reverse_a shadow_n chap._n 24_o the_o four_o day_n work_n page_n 117_o of_o the_o substance_n and_o nature_n of_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o celestial_a body_n &_o of_o their_o continuance_n &_o change_n cha_n 25_o page_n 121_o of_o motion_n ingenerall_n of_o their_o first_o cause_n and_o of_o their_o union_n in_o all_o nature_n chap._n 26_o page_n 125_o of_o the_o life_n reason_n and_o understand_v of_o the_o celestial_a body_n and_o of_o the_o excellent_a political_a and_o military_a order_n which_o be_v among_o they_o chap._n 27_o page_n 130_o of_o the_o influence_n 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course_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n for_o the_o distinction_n of_o year_n month_n and_o season_n and_o of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o these_o thing_n chap._n 34_o page_n 161_o of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o light_n which_o be_v propose_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o sun_n with_o the_o felicity_n of_o man_n life_n in_o change_v of_o light_n and_o darkness_n chap._n 35_o page_n 166_o of_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o of_o the_o image_n which_o we_o have_v therein_o of_o the_o constancy_n which_o be_v in_o god_n and_o of_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o man_n and_o of_o humane_a thing_n chap._n 36_o page_n 171_o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o natural_a and_o corruptible_a thing_n chap._n 37_o page_n 176_o of_o the_o element_n and_o of_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o they_o in_o that_o they_o be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o number_n of_o four_o chap._n 38_o page_n 180_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o admit_v but_o three_o 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