Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	able_a	acquaint_v	add_v	16	3	5.7315	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19295	The mystery of witch-craft Discouering, the truth, nature, occasions, growth and power thereof. Together with the detection and punishment of the same. As also, the seuerall stratagems of Sathan, ensnaring the poore soule by this desperate practize of annoying the bodie: with the seuerall vses therof to the Church of Christ. Very necessary for the redeeming of these atheisticall and secure times. By Thomas Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626.	1617 (1617)	STC 5701; ESTC S108665	124,670	401

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secret_a consult_v 〈◊〉_d of_o prince_n may_v give_v also_o furtherance_n to_o this_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o hereby_o be_v able_a to_o inform_v their_o agent_n hereof_o who_o acquaint_v by_o this_o mean_n the_o world_n withal_o gain_v this_o reputation_n to_o foretell_v thing_n to_o c●…_n 4_o add_v we_o hereunto_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n in_o put_v into_o man_n mind_n wicked_a mind_n counsel_n and_o purpòse_n which_o he_o discern_v to_o be_v apprehend_v &_o resolve_v on_o do_v thereby_o acquaint_v his_o proctor_n herewith_o and_o so_o they_o become_v to_o foretell_v of_o the_o same_o 5_o consider_v we_o the_o agility_n of_o satan_n nature_n whereby_o be_v able_a to_o convey_v himself_o in_o a_o trice_n from_o place_n to_o place_n he_o come_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o the_o notice_n agility_n of_o many_o strange_a and_o hide_a thing_n to_o the_o vulgar_a and_o ignorant_a and_o so_o communicate_v they_o to_o serve_v his_o turn_n to_o his_o proselyte_n and_o creature_n 6_o especial_o confider_v we_o that_o satan_n revelation_n be_v god_n instrument_n to_o execute_v his_o judgement_n in_o the_o world_n have_v therefore_o even_o from_o the_o lord_n reveal_v unto_o he_o many_o thing_n as_o the_o place_n time_n perkins_n and_o manner_n how_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v which_o satan_n be_v no_o blab_n can_v publish_v to_o serve_v his_o turn_n so_o far_o as_o shall_v ●end_n to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o church_n and_o stumble_v of_o the_o unbelieve_a world_n thus_o he_o come_v to_o reveal_v unto_o saul_n his_o end_n as_o be_v inform_v thereof_o by_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v take_v his_o good_a spirit_n from_o saul_n &_o leave_v he_o to_o satan_n and_o so_o inform_v satan_n in_o the_o mean_n to_o execute_v his_o wrath_n upon_o he_o 1._o sam._n chapter_n 28._o verse_n 20._o 21._o thus_o may_v satan_n attain_v to_o some_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v if_o we_o will_v know_v how_o far_a 1_o surely_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v satan_n that_o 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yet_o be_v they_o no_o true_a miracle_n but_o lie_v wonder_n in_o regard_n 9_o of_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v wrought_v as_o to_o maintain_v error_n though_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o work_n itself_o such_o be_v those_o job_n 1_o so_o can_v satan_n appear_v in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n not_o delude_v the_o sense_n but_o by_o assume_v a_o true_a body_n and_o therein_o utter_v a_o true_a voice_n and_o yet_o he_o can_v change_v one_o creature_n into_o another_o as_o a_o witch_n into_o a_o hare_n and_o cat_n this_o be_v a_o mere_a delusion_n of_o the_o sense_n though_o the_o like_a be_v do_v by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n genesis_n 19_o 26._o lot_n wife_n as_o for_o that_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 4._o it_o be_v no_o change_n of_o his_o substance_n but_o only_o of_o his_o condition_n and_o quality_n of_o his_o mind_n verse_n 31._o the_o lord_n inflict_v madness_n etc._n etc._n upon_o he_o to_o punish_v his_o pride_n and_o thus_o may_v satan_n work_v wonder_n but_o yet_o with_o this_o limitation_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o god_n in_o justice_n suffer_v imply_v thereby_o 1_o that_o god_n suffer_v this_o trade_n to_o try_v his_o child_n and_o to_o punish_v the_o 1_o wicked_a 2._o thess._n 2._o 10._o 11._o 2_o that_o satan_n can_v go_v no_o further_o herein_o than_o the_o lord_n permit_v though_o his_o malice_n be_v infinite_a yet_o his_o power_n be_v limit_v exodus_fw-la 7._o 8._o 1._o reg._n 22._o 23._o and_o this_o the_o lord_n do_v 1_o to_o confound_v satan_n in_o the_o top_n of_o his_o pride_n and_o restraint_n of_o his_o malice_n 2_o to_o preserve_v his_o child_n from_o his_o power_n and_o cruelty_n 3_o to_o humble_a the_o wicked_a that_o be_v his_o prentice_n in_o this_o art_n as_o if_o by_o their_o power_n and_o