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	king_n	rule_v	1,351	5	9.4691	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71105	Generation-work, or, A brief and seasonable word offered to the view and consideration of the saints and people of God in this generation, relating to the work of the present age, or generation we live in wherein is shewed, I. What generation-work is, and how it differs from other works, II. That saints in the several generations they have lived in, have had the proper and peculiar works of their generations, III. That it is a thing of very great concernment for a saint to attend to and be industrious in, the work of his generation, IV. Wherein doth the work of the present generation lye, V. How each one in particular may find out that part or parcel of it, that is properly his work in his generation, VI. How generation-work may be so carried on, as that God may be served in the generation / by John Tillinghast ...	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.	1655 (1655)	Wing T1175; Wing T1177; Wing T1178; ESTC R17254	317,518	510

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saint_n not_o peculiar_a to_o martyr_n or_o sufferer_n only_o in_o rev._n chap._n 2.3_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o the_o several_a church_n which_o for_o their_o accomplishment_n have_v reference_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n run_v to_o overcommer_n he_o that_o overcom_v to_o he_o will_v i_o give_v power_n over_o the_o nation_n and_o he_o shall_v rule_v they_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n as_o the_o vessel_n of_o a_o potter_n shall_v they_o be_v break_v to_o shiver_n even_o as_o i_o receive_v of_o my_o father_n chap._n 2.26_o 27._o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o make_v a_o pillar_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o my_o god_n and_o he_o shall_v go_v no_o more_o out_o and_o i_o will_v write_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n of_o my_o god_n which_o be_v new_a jerusalem_n which_o come_v down_o out_o of_o heaven_n from_o my_o god_n and_o i_o will_v write_v upon_o he_o my_o new_a name_n chap_n 3.12_o to_o he_o that_o overcome_v will_v i_o grant_v to_o sit_v with_o i_o on_o my_o throne_n even_o as_o i_o also_o overcome_v and_o be_o set_v down_o with_o my_o father_n in_o his_o throne_n vers_fw-la 21._o which_o text_n as_o they_o clear_o prove_v that_o not_o martyr_n alone_o but_o all_o saint_n shall_v have_v their_o share_n of_o glory_n in_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n because_o a_o man_n may_v be_v a_o overcomer_n who_o notwithstanding_o may_v not_o be_v a_o martyr_n or_o a_o actual_a sufferer_n so_o also_o do_v they_o as_o strong_o prove_v that_o the_o saint_n now_o dead_a shall_v certain_o rise_v again_o and_o be_v inhabitant_n in_o this_o new_a jerusalem_n because_o otherwise_o these_o promise_n make_v to_o that_o time_n have_v be_v of_o no_o use_n nor_o can_v have_v administer_v any_o comfort_n to_o the_o saint_n in_o those_o church_n to_o who_o these_o be_v first_o make_v they_o be_v dead_a many_o hundred_o of_o year_n ago_o if_o so_o be_v they_o be_v not_o rise_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o thousand_o 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