Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	faith_n	patience_n	temperance_n	4,962	5	11.6128	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63684	Christ's yoke an easy yoke, and yet the gate to heaven a strait gate in two excellent sermons, well worthy the serious perusal of the strictest professors / by a learned and reverend divine.	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.; Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698.	1675 (1675)	Wing T295; ESTC R38275	26,780	106

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and_o thorough_o and_o try_v whether_o it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o hard_a strife_n with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o a_o great_a contention_n to_o kill_v that_o one_o crime_n i_o mean_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o your_o temptation_n to_o it_o and_o opportunity_n of_o act_v it_o and_o by_o this_o you_o may_v make_v a_o short_a conjecture_n at_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o duty_n and_o this_o be_v but_o the_o one_o half_a for_o the_o extirpation_n of_o vice_n be_v not_o always_o the_o introduction_n of_o virtue_n for_o there_o be_v some_o man_n that_o have_v cease_v from_o a_o act_n of_o sin_n that_o still_o retain_v the_o affection_n and_o there_o be_v other_o who_o have_v quit_v their_o affection_n to_o sin_n who_o yet_o be_v not_o reconcile_v to_o the_o difficulty_n and_o pain_n of_o acquire_a virtue_n i_o thank_v god_n i_o be_o no_o extortioner_n no_o adulterer_n not_o as_o this_o publican_n say_v the_o pharisee_fw-mi so_o far_o many_o go_v and_o then_o they_o think_v themselves_o fair_o assoil_v who_o be_v only_o like_o misguide_a traveller_n that_o upon_o discovery_n of_o their_o error_n cease_v to_o wander_v further_o but_o be_v not_o yet_o return_v nor_o have_v make_v any_o progress_n in_o the_o true_a way_n some_o man_n cease_v to_o oppress_v their_o neighbour_n and_o will_v do_v so_o no_o more_o but_o they_o think_v not_o of_o make_v restitution_n of_o what_o wrong_n have_v be_v do_v by_o they_o long_o since_o some_o man_n will_v leave_v off_o from_o drunkenness_n but_o they_o think_v not_o of_o fast_v and_o endure_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o pain_n to_o punish_v their_o past_a intemperance_n there_o be_v a_o further_o strive_v or_o we_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o narrow_a gate_n st._n peter_n give_v a_o excellent_a account_n of_o it_o 2_o pet._n 1.4_o have_v escape_v the_o corruption_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n through_o lust_n that_o be_v one_o half_a but_o he_o add_v and_o beside_o this_o give_v all_o diligence_n add_v to_o your_o 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