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	spirit_n	word_n	4,056	5	4.4658	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01010	A secure and prudent choice of beliefe. Written by a student in diuinity	Floyd, John, 1572-1649.	1639 (1639)	STC 11115; ESTC S114863	16,290	54

state_n of_o his_o salvation_n 7._o by_o these_o ground_n clear_a enough_o in_o themselves_o every_o christian_n may_v easy_o discern_v what_o religion_n be_v secure_a in_o practice_n to_o wit_n that_o which_o remove_v he_o further_a from_o danger_n of_o that_o sentence_n who_o will_v not_o believe_v shall_v be_v damn_v according_a to_o this_o touchstone_n for_o the_o better_a instruction_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n i_o will_v examine_v the_o chief_a point_n now_o in_o question_n that_o by_o these_o example_n the_o rest_n may_v be_v easy_o examine_v what_o choice_n ought_v a_o man_n to_o make_v concern_v the_o real_a presence_n of_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o last_o supper_n 8._o to_o justify_v the_o belief_n thereof_o we_o have_v first_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n joan._n 6._o where_o he_o ample_o promise_v his_o body_n and_o blood_n my_o flesh_n be_v true_o meat_n and_o my_o blood_n etc._n etc._n he_o that_o eat_v my_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n he_o 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