Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	father_n	right_a	sit_v	24,375	5	7.8290	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09386	A C[hristian] and [plain]e treatise of the manner and order of predestination and of the largenes of Gods grace. First written in Latine by that reuerend and faithfull seruant of God, Master William Perkins, late preacher of the word in Cambridge. And carefully translated into English by Francis Cacot, and Thomas Tuke.; De prædestinationis modo et ordine. English	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Cacot, Francis.; Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657.	1606 (1606)	STC 19683; ESTC S103581	116,285	285

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speak_v not_o these_o thing_n of_o those_o which_o be_v indeed_o the_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n but_o of_o those_o which_o be_v so_o call_v of_o we_o and_o which_o bear_v the_o name_n and_o profession_n of_o son_n furthermore_o he_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o have_v faith_n and_o love_n in_o opinion_n and_o imagination_n and_o true_o also_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d touch_v outward_a practice_n ●or_a augustine_n in_o the_o same_o place_n have_v so_o expound_v his_o meaning_n we_o must_v believe_v that_o some_o of_o the_o 13._o cap._n 13._o son_n of_o perdition_n do_v epist_n do_v he_o speak_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o life_n and_o not_o of_o the_o inward_a righteousness_n of_o the_o heart_n tract_n 5._o in_o job._n epist_n begin_v to_o live_v and_o for_o a_o time_n faithful_o and_o just_o in_o the_o faith_n that_o work_v by_o love_n and_o afterward_o fall_v three_o he_o speak_v of_o faith_n and_o love_n as_o they_o be_v imperfect_a virtue_n and_o as_o it_o be_v late_o spring_v up_o and_o not_o as_o they_o be_v sound_n perfect_a and_o true_a to_o wit_n as_o touch_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o essence_n so_o augustine_n love_n be_v spring_v up_o within_o thou_o but_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o persi●ed_v do_v not_o despair_v but_o nourish_v it_o lest_o it_o be_v sti●●ed_v and_o gratian_n this_o love_n which_o be_v a_o herb_n in_o peter_n before_o his_o denial_n 24_o ibid._n cap._n 24_o and_o which_o spring_v up_o in_o every_o one_o be_v lose_v and_o repair_v before_o it_o be_v strengthen_v and_o make_v perfect_a and_o indeed_o for_o the_o manifest_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o faith_n and_o love_n there_o be_v require_v perseverance_n by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v know_v