Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	blood_n	body_n	holy_a	4,543	5	5.1003	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16579	A godlye medytacyon composed by the faithfull ... I.B. latlye burnte in Smytfelde ...	Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.; Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540. Excitationes in animi Deum. aut; Pownall, Robert, 1520-1571. Most fruitful prayer for the dispersed church of Christ. aut	1559 (1559)	STC 3483; ESTC S109638	19,168	75

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which_o be_v a_o most_o true_a load_n man_n and_o guide_v and_o thereto_o most_o experte_a faithful_a and_o friendly_a do_v thou_o put_v out_o thy_o hand_n open_v my_o eye_n make_v thy_o high_a way_n know_v unto_o i_o which_o wai_fw-mi thou_o do_v first_o enter_v into_o out_o of_o this_o corruptible_a life_n &_o have_v fence_v the_o same_o for_o we_o to_o immortalytye_n thou_o be_v the_o way_n lead_v we_o unto_o the_o father_n by_o thyself_o that_o all_o we_o mai_fw-gr be_v one_o with_o he_o as_o thou_o and_o he_o together_o be_v one_o show_v i_o the_o way_n that_o i_o shall_v walk_v in_o for_o i_o lyfte_v up_o my_o soul_n unto_o thou_o psal_n 144._o ¶_o or_o pray_v thus_o merciful_a father_n thou_o be_v wont_v to_o send_v to_o thy_o seruamt_n &_o man_n of_o simple_a heart_n thy_o angel_n to_o be_v their_o keper_n &_o as_o it_o be_v guide_n as_o elder_a brother_n to_o watch_v upon_o thy_o weak_a child_n so_o do_v thou_o to_o young_a tobias_n to_o jacob_n to_o abraham_n seruamt_v to_o 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