Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	deny_v	teach_v	ungodliness_n	4,302	5	11.7286	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75466	An antidote against bigotry in religion, or, A discourse proving from the testimony of kings, nobles, judges, bishops, deans, doctors, &c. that wise and good men may differ one from another both in doctrine and discipline, and maintain Christian charity amongst themselves / by a True Berean.	True Berean.	1694 (1694)	Wing A3491A; ESTC R43601	60,737	88

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and_o blameless_a mr._n smithies_n spirit_n of_o meekness_n pag._n 71._o it_o may_v be_v they_o be_v good_a man_n and_o be_v convert_v by_o that_o minister_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o same_o persuasion_n from_o the_o way_n of_o wickedness_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v well_o quote_v by_o a_o late_a learned_a writer_n for_o the_o church_n in_o the_o division_n of_o heart_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v certain_a some_o good_a may_v dissent_n bishop_n tailor_z dust_n dub._n p._n 3._o ch_n 4._o rule_n 23._o sect._n 8._o item_n collect._n of_o discourse_n epist_n dedic_n before_o liberty_n of_o prophecy_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a case_n that_o we_o shall_v think_v all_o papist_n and_o anabaptist_n and_o sacramentary_n bad_a man_n certain_o among_o all_o these_o sect_n there_o be_v very_o many_o wise_a man_n and_o good_a man_n as_o well_o as_o err_v mr._n de_fw-fr l'angle_v letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o among_o the_o 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etc._n p._n 28._o the_o matter_n in_o controversy_n i._n e._n of_o conformity_n between_o man_n of_o confess_o adhere_v worth_n and_o goodness_n i_o declare_v for_o my_o part_n and_o care_v not_o who_o know_v it_o that_o i_o love_v with_o my_o heart_n a_o sober_a and_o peaceable_a mind_a nonconformist_n as_o much_o conformist_n as_o i_o be_o myself_o and_o i_o think_v he_o never_o the_o worse_a man_n that_o be_v so_o suppose_v i_o perceive_v he_o conscientious_a in_o other_o matter_n and_o particular_o that_o he_o be_v not_o of_o a_o censorious_a seditious_a and_o tumultuous_a spirit_n but_o yet_o such_o i_o will_v not_o hate_v neither_o but_o pity_n and_o pray_v for_o they_o car_n peaceable_a moderator_n pref._n some_o of_o the_o dis-affected_n to_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n i_o take_v to_o be_v good_a christian_n honest_a moderate_a and_o well_o mean_v people_n etc._n etc._n item_n in_o another_o place_n i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o some_o be_v right_a honest_a man_n 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