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
A96538	A word in season, for a warning to England: or a prophecy of perillous times open'd and apply'd. Wherein the signes of bad times, and the means of making the times good, are represented as the great concernment of all good Christians in this present age. First exhibited in a sermon preached in the Abby at Westminster, July 5. 1659. and since enlarged and published. / By Thomas VVilles, M.A. minister of the Gospel, in the city of London.	Willis, Thomas, 1619 or 20-1692.	1659 (1659)	Wing W2308; Thomason E1734_1; ESTC R7862	218,037	465

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the_o spirit_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v as_o so_o many_o bulrush_n grow_v in_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n smooth_a without_o but_o spongy_a and_o nonsubstantial_a within_o their_o religion_n be_v but_o a_o body_n without_o a_o soul_n a_o cage_n without_o a_o bird_n a_o paint_a cabinet_n without_o the_o jewel_n a_o very_a picture_n without_o life_n strength_n or_o motion_n they_o be_v in_o a_o word_n no_o better_o than_o paint_a pageant_n of_o pretend_a piety_n to_o complete_a the_o number_n of_o these_o character_n we_o shall_v draw_v one_o more_o from_o the_o thirteen_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n where_o these_o person_n before_o so_o large_o describe_v by_o their_o several_a property_n be_v further_o call_v the_o twenty_o character_n 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mali_n homines_fw-la &_o seductores_fw-la vetus_fw-la seductores_fw-la vetus_fw-la well_o improbi_fw-la homines_fw-la &_o impostores_fw-la beza_n impostores_fw-la beza_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dictus_fw-la significat_fw-la aliquid_fw-la amplius_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nempe_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la scelere_fw-la exercitatus_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la injuriam_fw-la cuivis_fw-la inferendam_fw-la totus_fw-la comparatus_fw-la 5.37_o comparatus_fw-la bez._n in_o mat._n 5.37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la homo_fw-la de_fw-fr industria_fw-la malus_fw-la malignus_fw-la &_o add_v male_a agendum_fw-la exercitatus_fw-la lap._n exercitatus_fw-la cornel._n a_o lap._n diabolus_fw-la per_fw-la quandam_fw-la antonomasiam_fw-la voco_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16._o 〈◊〉_d drus_n obs_n sac._n l._n 13._o c._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d praestigiatorem_fw-la seu_fw-la prestigiis_fw-la incantatione_n &_o imposturis_fw-la fallentem_fw-la apud_fw-la veteres_n alios_fw-la veteres_n platonem_fw-la sc_fw-la herodot_n &_o alios_fw-la graecos_n significat_fw-la 20._o evil_a man_n and_o seducer_n sin_n and_o seduction_n go_v hand_n in_o hand_n together_o these_o two_o fit_o concur_v to_o make_v up_o one_o character_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n the_o great_a sinner_n a_o man_n be_v the_o soon_o will_v he_o become_v a_o seducer_n the_o great_a the_o sinner_n the_o near_a to_o satan_n the_o near_a to_o satan_n the_o soon_o a_o seducer_n now_o they_o be_v call_v evil_a man_n from_o their_o set_a themselves_o to_o work_v wickedness_n so_o the_o word_n import_v hence_o they_o be_v elsewhere_o call_v 7.23_o call_v psal_n 6.8_o mat._n 7.23_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v desperate_o &_o determinate_o wicked_a thorough_o exercise_v in_o wicked_a work_n they_o be_v such_o as_o trouble_v and_o vex_v the_o true_o godly_a by_o their_o wickedness_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v make_v up_o of_o mischief_n do_v make_v a_o trade_n yea_o a_o sport_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v say_v the_o wise_a man_n 10.23_o man_n prov._n 10.23_o a_o sport_n to_o a_o fool_n to_o do_v mischief_n hence_o be_v the_o devil_n who_o only_a delight_n be_v in_o sin_n and_o mischief_n sometime_o in_o scripture_n call_v by_o this_o very_a name_n 5.18_o name_n mat._n 13.19_o 1_o joh._n