Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	beauty_n	see_v	zion_n	31	3	8.8203	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25827	Sermons preached upon several occasions by Timothy Armitage.	Armitage, Timothy, d. 1655.	1678 (1678)	Wing A3702; ESTC R25891	316,267	489

1._o 31._o therefore_o shall_v they_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o own_o way_n and_o be_v fill_v with_o their_o own_o device_n they_o shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o own_o do_n when_o they_o will_v not_o listen_v to_o wisdom_n call_v oh_o my_o friend_n it_o will_v be_v very_o sour_a fruit_n for_o a_o man_n to_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o way_n the_o fruit_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o highway_n side_n it_o be_v but_o sour_a fruit_n take_v heed_n that_o you_o despise_v not_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n lest_o the_o lord_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o that_o be_v the_o first_o use_v of_o conviction_n 2._o again_o second_o here_o be_v a_o word_n of_o invitation_n and_o i_o shall_v propound_v it_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n in_o psal_n 31._o 8._o a_o gracious_a invitation_n o_o taste_n and_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o he_o you_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o fruit_n that_o grow_v upon_o 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