Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	according_a	act_n	action_n	74	3	5.9269	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81871	Comfort & counsell for dejected soules. Or a treatise concerning spirituall dejection. In which is handled, 1 the nature 2 the working 3 the grounds 4 the remedies of spiritual dejection. And in which is held forth, satisfaction to some particular cases, and generall advice for any soule who is cast downe. Being the heads and sum of divers sermons preached to a particular congregation from Psalm 42. last. By John Durant, preacher of the Gospel, and pastour of a church of Christ in Canterbury.	Durant, John, b. 1620.	1650 (1650)	Wing D2673; Thomason E1215_1; ESTC R208831	144,036	296

some_o common_a illumination_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o act_v i_o in_o all_o peradventure_o i_o do_v not_o approve_v of_o god_n according_a to_o my_o knowledge_n of_o he_o and_o if_o so_o i_o be_o no_o better_a than_o the_o heathen_n rom._n 1.28_o it_o may_v be_v and_o i_o fear_v it_o that_o my_o observance_v the_o commandment_n be_v no_o better_a than_o the_o young_a man_n mark_n 10.19_o 20._o i_o doubt_v my_o holy_a a_o rather_o seem_v holy_a action_n proceed_v mort_fw-fr from_o light_n that_o i_o dare_v not_o do_v otherwise_o th●●_n from_o love_n that_o i_o delight_v to_o do_v it_o to_o do_v 〈◊〉_d be_v one_o thing_n and_o to_o do_v well_o be_v another_o differunt_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o bene_fw-la valde_fw-la differunt_fw-la i_o fear_v what_o ever_o my_o act_n be_v that_o my_o principle_n and_o aim_n be_v not_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v some_o have_v bad_a end_n in_o good_a work_n other_o do_v spiritual_a action_n from_o carnal_a principle_n 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sometime_o i_o doubt_v if_o christ_n shall_v now_o come_v to_o sever_v the_o lamb_n from_o the_o goat_n that_o i_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o of_o a_o sheep_n than_o the_o skin_n and_o that_o it_o be_v pluck_v off_o i_o shall_v appear_v as_o i_o be_o job_n say_v indeed_o his_o heart_n shall_v not_o reproach_v he_o so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v job_n 27.6_o but_o i_o be_o sure_a my_o fly_n in_o my_o face_n every_o hour_n without_o doubt_n i_o be_o but_o as_o a_o guild_a grave_n brave_a without_o bad_z within_z i_o must_v speak_v my_o heart_n i_o fear_v i_o be_o but_o a_o hypocrite_n six_o other_o there_o be_v deject_v and_o cast_v down_o who_o dejection_n discover_v itself_o in_o fear_n least_o corruption_n get_v the_o conquest_n over_o they_o oh_o say_v the_o poor_a soul_n i_o find_v the_o flesh_n fight_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o i_o fear_v the_o flesh_n will_v get_v the_o day_n at_o lest_o i_o doubt_v the_o spirit_n will_v not_o corruption_n be_v strong_a and_o grace_n be_v 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no_o psalm_n but_o such_o as_o be_v sweet_a still_o he_o speak_v with_o the_o voice_n of_o joy_n and_o praise_n but_o now_o consider_v again_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n as_o i_o may_v say_v the_o left_a the_o soul_n be_v sometime_o at_o a_o loss_n sorrow_n sometime_o play_v its_o reak_n as_o we_o say_v and_o turn_v joy_n out_o of_o door_n the_o soul_n be_v deprive_v of_o wont_a enjoyment_n this_o now_o cast_v it_o down_o sorrow_n clip_v the_o soul_n wing_n it_o make_v the_o spirit_n flag_n and_o faint_a it_o turn_v festival_n into_o mourning_n it_o cause_v the_o soul_n spring_n to_o be_v as_o the_o autumn_n it_o bring_v on_o winter_n and_o rain_v too_o and_o afford_v the_o sing_n of_o no_o bird_n but_o the_o owl_n and_o the_o pelican_n and_o quite_o contrary_a to_o what_o the_o soul_n be_v when_o divine_o elevate_v that_o it_o be_v while_o sad_o deject_v so_o that_o as_o joy_n be_v the_o springtime_n and_o summer_n of_o the_o soul_n sorrow_n be_v the_o autumn_n and_o winter_n you_o 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