Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	church_n	exact_a	good_a	15	3	2.0868	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51685	A treatise of morality in two parts / written in French by F. Malbranch, author of The search after truth ; and translated into English, by James Shipton, M.A.; Traité de morale. English	Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.; Shipton, James, M.A.	1699 (1699)	Wing M319; ESTC R10000	190,929	258

to_o one_o single_a person_n be_v more_o cruel_a than_o the_o inhuman_a phalaris_n that_o it_o be_v just_a that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v like_o that_o wretched_a prince_n the_o same_o fire_n into_o which_o he_o have_v make_v other_o fall_v and_o that_o it_o be_v better_o for_o he_o as_o our_o saviour_n speak_v that_o he_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o sea_n with_o a_o millstone_n about_o his_o neck_n xviii_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o shall_v see_v that_o he_o who_o labour_v under_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o eternal_a temple_n be_v incomparable_o more_o valuable_a than_o the_o great_a architect_n that_o ever_o be_v there_o be_v nothing_o now_o to_o be_v see_v of_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o great_a solomon_n the_o habitation_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o a_o whole_a people_n but_o this_o man_n work_n shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o xix_o we_o shall_v see_v clear_o that_o a_o deform_a body_n a_o rude_a and_o unpolished_a mind_n a_o lively_a and_o irregular_a imagination_n a_o man_n of_o no_o reputation_n or_o fortune_n in_o the_o world_n without_o friend_n and_o without_o any_o qualification_n to_o recommend_v he_o that_o such_o a_o man_n i_o say_v if_o he_o be_v true_o pious_a if_o he_o fear_v and_o love_v his_o god_n be_v infinite_o more_o worthy_a of_o our_o esteem_n than_o the_o most_o beautiful_a man_n in_o the_o world_n the_o most_o caressed_a and_o honour_v for_o his_o admirable_a quality_n but_o with_o something_o less_o religion_n certain_o not_o one_o will_v dare_v to_o say_v that_o god_n the_o righteous_a judge_n prefer_v this_o man_n before_o the_o other_o therefore_o we_o also_o be_v bind_v to_o prefer_v the_o other_o if_o we_o be_v sufficient_o convince_v of_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o piety_n xx._n a_o man_n may_v esteem_v the_o quality_n of_o a_o physician_n more_o than_o that_o of_o a_o lawyer_n this_o be_v indifferent_a and_o depend_v on_o custom_n which_o vary_v according_a to_o time_n and_o place_n 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