Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	aaron_n	covenant_n	priesthood_n	45	3	10.3238	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55226	A commentary on the prophecy of Malachi, by Edward Pocock D.D. Canon of Christ-Church, and Regius Professor of the Hebrew tongue, in the University of Oxford	Pococke, Edward, 1604-1691.	1677 (1677)	Wing P2661A; ESTC R216989	236,012	119

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condition_n for_o obtain_v and_o receive_v those_o benefit_n and_o privilege_n by_o virtue_n of_o god_n covenant_n to_o be_v expect_v a_o learned_a ch_n jew_n have_v on_o these_o word_n this_o note_n which_o because_o his_o book_n be_v never_o yet_o print_v we_o shall_v more_o at_o large_a set_v down_o my_o covenant_n be_v with_o he_o of_o life_n and_o peace_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v i_o covenant_v with_o they_o to_o give_v to_o they_o as_o a_o reward_n of_o their_o obedience_n to_o i_o life_n in_o this_o world_n and_o security_n or_o safety_n from_o evil_n or_o if_o you_o will_v say_v happiness_n in_o this_o world_n and_o happiness_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v which_o be_v true_a peace_n and_o ezra_n some_o say_v the_o meaning_n be_v i_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o concern_v or_o with_o such_o precept_n or_o command_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v receive_v or_o shall_v be_v receive_v or_o obtain_v life_n and_o peace_n and_o what_o he_o say_v and_o i_o give_v they_o 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shall_v receive_v they_o in_o or_o with_o fear_v and_o so_o he_o do_v and_o he_o fear_v i_o etc._n etc._n which_o word_n may_v suggest_v to_o we_o another_o render_n viz._n my_o covenant_n be_v with_o he_o of_o life_n and_o peace_n that_o i_o will_v give_v they_o to_o he_o in_o or_o with_o or_o on_o fear_v viz._n if_o he_o shall_v fear_v i_o for_o so_o i_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vaettenem_fw-la may_v be_v render_v that_o i_o will_v give_v they_o as_o the_o conjunction_n valerio_n be_v sometime_o render_v by_o that_o see_v psal._n li._n 16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d veettenah_n that_o i_o shall_v give_v it_o as_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bible_n the_o same_o author_n think_v this_o here_o to_o respect_v that_o covenant_n which_o be_v make_v with_o phinehas_n inasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o numb_a the_o xxv_o 12_o behold_v i_o give_v unto_o he_o my_o covenant_n of_o peace_n though_o to_o his_o posterity_n also_o it_o be_v entail_v as_o there_o 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else_o with_o viz._n and_o i_o give_v they_o to_o he_o with_o fear_n that_o the_o sense_n may_v be_v my_o covenant_n be_v with_o he_o or_o i_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o of_o life_n and_o peace_n and_o as_o i_o promise_v they_o by_o covenant_n to_o he_o so_o i_o give_v they_o to_o he_o nor_o give_v i_o they_o alone_o to_o he_o but_o also_o my_o fear_n or_o they_o with_o my_o fear_n and_o so_o follow_v and_o he_o fear_v i_o this_o he_o prefer_v before_o those_o rendring_n above_o mention_a either_o and_o i_o give_v they_o to_o he_o for_o a_o fear_n or_o for_o the_o fear_n wherewith_o he_o fear_v i_o thus_o we_o have_v set_v down_o how_o

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