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_v	world_n	wrought_v	26	3	7.3311	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45190	The contemplations upon the history of the New Testament. The second tome now complete : together with divers treatises reduced to the greater volume / by Jos. Exon.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1661 (1661)	Wing H375; ESTC R27410	712,741	526

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what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o and_o do_v thou_o ask_v o_o thou_o evil_a spirit_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v with_o christ_n while_o thou_o vex_v a_o servant_n of_o christ_n have_v thou_o thy_o name_n from_o knowledge_n and_o yet_o so_o mistake_v he_o who_o thou_o confess_v as_o if_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v to_o he_o but_o what_o immediate_o concern_v his_o own_o person_n hear_v that_o great_a and_o just_a judge_n sentence_v upon_o his_o dreadful_a tribunal_n inasmuch_o as_o thou_o do_v it_o unto_o one_o of_o these_o little_a one_o thou_o do_v it_o unto_o i_o it_o be_v a_o idle_a misprision_n to_o sever_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o injury_n do_v to_o any_o of_o the_o member_n from_o the_o head_n he_o that_o have_v humility_n enough_o to_o kneel_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v boldness_n enough_o to_o expostulate_v be_v thou_o come_v to_o torment_v we_o before_o our_o time_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o satan_n who_o use_v to_o enjoy_v the_o torment_n of_o sinner_n who_o 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