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	nourish_v	4,202	5	10.3646	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28383	A plain and brief explanation upon the church catechisme different from what hitherto hath been extant : wherein the first elements and grounds of religion are reduced to such plain and familiar questions and answers ... : to which is added, a plain and useful tract of confirmation / by Nathaniel Blithe ...	Blithe, Nathaniel.	1664 (1664)	Wing B3197; ESTC R5761	48,274	155

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and_o wine_n q._n how_o many_o be_v these_o benefit_n in_o number_n a._n they_o be_v two_o first_o to_o strengthen_v and_o second_o to_o refresh_v our_o soul_n q._n in_o what_o measure_n be_v soul_n hereby_o strengthen_v a._n in_o the_o very_a same_o degree_n as_o out_o body_n be_v by_o bread_n for_o as_o bread_n be_v the_o staff_n of_o life_n without_o which_o the_o body_n be_v not_o able_a to_o subsist_v but_o grow_v feeble_a and_o weak_a and_o at_o length_n drop_n into_o the_o grave_n even_o so_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n do_v nourish_v and_o strengthen_v our_o soul_n enable_v they_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o good_a work_n without_o which_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o decline_v the_o way_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n q._n in_o what_o measure_n be_v our_o soul_n refresh_v in_o this_o sacrament_n a._n in_o the_o same_o degree_n as_o our_o body_n be_v refresh_v by_o wine_n for_o as_o wine_n refresh_v the_o body_n not_o only_a when_o it_o be_v thirst_o but_o also_o when_o it_o 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when_o they_o know_v that_o we_o be_v not_o of_o their_o foot-mark_n but_o have_v public_o disow_v their_o ungodly_a practice_n and_o principle_n you_o complain_v of_o lewd_a society_n of_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n that_o draw_v you_o into_o many_o inconvenience_n do_v but_o let_v they_o know_v that_o you_o intend_v to_o be_v religious_a and_o they_o will_v let_v you_o alone_o the_o philosopher_n open_o profess_v a_o severe_a and_o unusual_a life_n that_o all_o man_n may_v let_v they_o live_v philosophical_o and_o not_o be_v a_o disturbance_n unto_o they_o let_v but_o we_o do_v so_o and_o be_v profess_o religious_a and_o they_o will_v have_v the_o less_o boldness_n for_o to_o trouble_v we_o our_o work_n be_v half_o do_v when_o we_o be_v hearty_o resolve_v and_o more_o than_o half_o do_v when_o we_o public_o profess_v these_o our_o good_a resolution_n three_o this_o open_a renew_n of_o our_o baptismal_a engagement_n will_v very_o much_o lead_v to_o the_o bring_n of_o religion_n 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