Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	call_v	church_n	national_a	2,044	5	11.4074	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65936	That great duty and comfortable evidence (keeping our selves from our iniquity) opened and applied in some sermons upon Psal. 18, 23 / by John Whitlock.	Whitlock, John, 1625-1709.	1698 (1698)	Wing W2029; ESTC R26359	57,005	130

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the_o regenerate_v for_o every_o true_a believer_n have_v the_o seed_n of_o god_n within_o he_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n seminal_o and_o habitual_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o grace_n in_o which_o some_o particular_a saint_n be_v most_o eminent_a and_o excel_v other_o saint_n abraham_n be_v commend_v as_o eminent_a for_o faith_n joseph_n for_o chastity_n moses_n for_o meekness_n job_n for_o patience_n david_n for_o spiritual_a affection_n hezekiah_n and_o josiah_n for_o zeal_n against_o sin_n and_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n now_o all_o these_o have_v all_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n habitual_o in_o the_o principle_n of_o they_o yet_o they_o do_v more_o particular_o and_o eminent_o excel_v in_o those_o grace_n they_o be_v in_o the_o word_n more_o especial_o commend_v for_o and_o this_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o proposition_n that_o there_o be_v a_o propension_n in_o every_o man_n to_o some_o sin_n more_o than_o to_o other_o which_o david_n have_v a_o special_a respect_n to_o in_o the_o expression_n in_o the_o text._n prop._n iu._n as_o there_o be_v particular_a special_a personal_a sin_n man_n be_v more_o incline_v to_o than_o to_o other_o which_o may_v be_v true_o call_v their_o iniquity_n so_o there_o be_v also_o local_a and_o national_a sin_n sin_n that_o the_o people_n of_o some_o nation_n church_n and_o place_n be_v peculiar_o incline_v to_o more_o than_o to_o other_o sin_n and_o more_o than_o other_o nation_n and_o church_n be_v thus_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o old_a world_n be_v ungodly_a marriage_n and_o violence_n gen._n 6.2_o 4_o 13._o sodom_n special_a sin_n be_v pride_n fullness_n of_o bread_n idleness_n and_o filthy_a fleshly_a unnatural_a lust_n the_o jew_n great_a sin_n be_v idolatry_n and_o murmur_a and_o at_o last_o rejection_n and_o crucify_a of_o christ_n babylon_n sin_n be_v cruelty_n the_o athenian_n sin_n be_v curiosity_n and_o affect_v of_o novelty_n act_n 17.21_o the_o cretan_n sin_n be_v 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