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	flesh_n	meat_n	9,640	5	9.2298	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65987	Vnto those people who are called Baptists.	Wight, Thomas, of Market St., Herts.	1659 (1659)	Wing W2109; ESTC R214793	4,236	7

unto_o those_o people_z who_o be_v call_v baptist_n friend_n in_o tender_a love_n to_o your_o soul_n be_v my_o soul_n draw_v forth_o for_o i_o see_v there_o be_v a_o zeal_n among_o you_o but_o be_v your_o zeal_n according_a to_o knowledge_n whilst_o many_o of_o you_o be_v profess_v preach_v pray_v and_o worship_v and_o yet_o stumble_v at_o and_o contend_v against_o that_o in_o which_o alone_a all_o worship_n prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n be_v accept_v in_o the_o sighr_n of_o god_n therefore_o this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n which_o i_o testify_v unto_o you_o that_o except_o your_o worship_n prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n do_v proceed_v and_o come_v from_o a_o measure_n of_o he_o in_o you_o who_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n in_o who_o alone_o the_o father_n be_v well_o please_v you_o be_v but_o warm_v yourselves_o at_o your_o own_o spark_n which_o you_o have_v kindle_v for_o which_o you_o must_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n a_o lie_v down_o in_o sorrow_n therefore_o you_o who_o 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