Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	leave_v	zeal_n	zealous_a	32	3	8.5846	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91897	Christ the perfect pattern, of a Christian's practice, being the substance of severall sermons, about the Imitation of Christ. / Preached by the reverend and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Ralph Robinson, late minister of Mary Wolnoth London. Published by Sim. Ash, Wil. Taylor, Sam. Clarke.	Robinson, Ralph, 1614-1655.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1709; Thomason E1818_1; ESTC R209810	135,574	295

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this_o great_a heroic_a act_n of_o christ_n wrought_v on_o his_o disciple_n they_o remember_v etc._n etc._n this_o scripture_n be_v psal_n 69._o 9_o where_o david_n write_v of_o himself_o as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n have_v these_o word_n the_o zeal_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v handle_v they_o distinct_o as_o speak_v of_o christ_n in_o they_o we_o have_v two_o thing_n 1_o a_o excellent_a virtue_n or_o grace_n of_o christ_n habit_n 1._o grace_n in_o the_o habit_n the_o zeal_n of_o thy_o house_n 2_o the_o operativenesse_n of_o this_o grace_n have_v eat_v i_o up_o the_o activity_n of_o it_o exercise_n grace_n in_o exercise_n zeal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o we_o consider_v the_o word_n it_o come_v from_o a_o verb_n that_o signify_v to_o boil_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 1._o wh●t_fw-la zeal_n be_v it_o signify_v the_o hiss_a noise_n of_o water_n when_o it_o boil_v if_o we_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n we_o find_v it_o use_v both_o in_o a_o good_a sense_n and_o in_o a_o bad_a sense_n there_o be_v a_o zeal_n which_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o there_o be_v also_o a_o zeal_n which_o be_v a_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5._o 20._o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d flesh_n be_v manifest_a which_o be_v these_o adultery_n etc._n etc._n emulation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o it_o be_v use_v in_o a_o bad_a sense_n it_o signify_v 1_o envy_n act_n 5._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o act_n 7._o 9_o the_o patriarch_n move_v with_o envy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jam._n 3._o 14._o if_o you_o have_v bitter_a envy_v and_o strife_n in_o your_o heart_n glory_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n bezam_n in_o textum_fw-la de_fw-la zelo_fw-la distinguentem_fw-la 2_o for_o misguided_a blind_a zeal_n phil._n 3._o 9_o concern_v zeal_n persecute_v the_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n 1._o 14._o being_n more_o exceed_o zealous_a of_o the_o 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