Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	eat_v	flesh_n	meat_n	7,845	5	9.0841	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30895	An apology for the true Christian divinity, as the same is held forth, and preached by the people, called, in scorn, Quakers being a full explanation and vindication of their principles and doctrines, by many arguments, deduced from Scripture and right reason, and the testimony of famous authors, both ancient and modern, with a full answer to the strongest objections usually made against them, presented to the King / written and published in Latine, for the information of strangers, by Robert Barclay ; and now put into our own language, for the benefit of his country-men.; Theologiae verè Christianae apologia. English	Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690.	1678 (1678)	Wing B721; ESTC R1740	415,337	436

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live_a bread_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n three_o he_o declare_v that_o this_o bread_n be_v his_o flesh_n ver_fw-la 51._o this_o bread_n that_o i_o will_v give_v be_v my_o flesh_n and_o ver_fw-la 55._o for_o my_o flesh_n be_v meat_n indeed_o and_o my_o blood_n be_v drink_v indeed_o four_o the_o necessity_n of_o partake_v thereof_o ver_fw-la 53._o except_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o and_o last_o ver_fw-la 33._o the_o bless_a fruit_n and_o necessary_a effect_n of_o this_o communion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n this_o bread_n give_v life_n to_o the_o world_n ver_fw-la 50._o he_o that_o eat_v thereof_o die_v not_o ver_fw-la 58._o he_o that_o eat_v of_o this_o bread_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o ver_fw-la 51._o who_o so_o eat_v this_o flesh_n and_o drink_v this_o blood_n shall_v live_v for_o ever_o ver_fw-la 54._o and_o he_o dwell_v in_o christ_n and_o christ_n in_o he_o 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