Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	let_v	praise_v	save_a	2,613	5	13.5379	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44497	Essays about general and special grace y way of distinction between; or distinct consideration of 1. The object of divine faith, or the truth to be preached to, and believed by men. And, 2. Gods purposes for dispensing. And, 3. His dispensations of the said truth, and the knowledge of it to men. And, 4. The operations of God with it in men in the dispensation of it. By Jo. Horne, late of Lin-Allhallows.; Essayes about general and special grace.	Horn, John, 1614-1676.	1685 (1685)	Wing H2802; ESTC R216477	249,720	501

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20._o otherwise_o he_o may_v be_v confound_v before_o the_o people_n and_o reject_v of_o god_n as_o for_o some_o time_n it_o seem_v he_o be_v in_o way_n to_o have_v be_v and_o paul_n understand_v the_o same_o concern_v himself_o that_o though_o a_o choose_a vessel_n to_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n among_o the_o gentile_n yet_o unless_o faithful_a to_o god_n and_o christ_n therein_o woe_n to_o he_o god_n will_v reject_v he_o as_o he_o imply_v 1_o cor._n 9.16.27_o prove_v the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o apprehension_n therein_o from_o god_n deal_n with_o the_o father_n honour_a by_o he_o and_o yet_o with_o many_o of_o they_o abuse_v god_n goodness_n god_n not_o well_o please_v but_o they_o be_v destroy_v

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v consider_v or_o mind_v they_o may_v be_v evident_o see_v it_o be_v true_a they_o do_v not_o distinct_o discover_v christ_n as_o make_v man_n and_o suffer_v and_o die_v for_o we_o but_o that_o glory_n goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o by_o mean_n of_o christ_n be_v stream_v forth_o more_o general_o to_o man_n be_v in_o great_a measure_n manifest_v in_o they_o 1.3_o joh._n 1.1_o 2_o 3._o col._n 1.16_o 17._o heb._n 1.3_o and_o the_o god_n they_o witness_v and_o lead_v to_o be_v christ_n and_o god_n in_o he_o inasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v christ_n and_o the_o father_n in_o and_o by_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o creator_n upholder_n and_o orderer_n of_o they_o the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n his_o greatness_n power_n majesty_n and_o goodness_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o firmament_n show_v his_o handy_a work_n who_o make_v they_o day_n to_o day_n teach_v knowledge_n and_o night_n to_o night_n utter_v speech_n psal_n 19.1_o 2._o yea_o they_o declare_v that_o his_o name_n be_v near_o so_o as_o it_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n be_v see_v know_v and_o understand_v of_o man_n psal_n 75._o 〈◊〉_d all_o his_o work_n praise_v commend_v and_o set_v he_o forth_o even_o he_o who_o be_v god_n o●_n saviour_n god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n in_o by_z and_o through_o who_o he_o only_o ordere●_n and_o dispose_v of_o they_o psal_n 145_o 1●_n now_o concern_v this_o way_n of_o evidence_v himself_o and_o truth_n let_v these_o thing_n further_o be_v mind_v 1._o that_o this_o be_v a_o universal_a medium_fw-la of_o manifest_v himself_o and_o truth_n to_o man_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o time_n and_o place_n in_o all_o age_n and_o to_o all_o people_n and_o nation_n he_o afford_v this_o discovery_n of_o himself_o as_o psal_n 19.3_o there_o be_v no_o speech_n or_o language_n where_o their_o voice_n be_v not_o hear_v their_o lin●_n be_v go_v out_o into_o all_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o word_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n so_o as_o that_o by_o 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wise_a they_o have_v become_v fool_n and_o their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v in_o they_o 23._o rom._n 1.21_o 22_o 23._o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v plain_o distinguish_v between_o what_o god_n manifest_v by_o his_o work_n to_o and_o in_o man_n and_o what_o they_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n and_o much_o more_o when_o for_o that_o vanity_n they_o be_v give_v up_o of_o god_n to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n conclude_v from_o they_o and_o traditional_o lay_v down_o for_o truth_n concern_v he_o as_o about_o the_o plurality_n of_o god_n the_o acceptableness_n of_o image-worship_n to_o he_o thing_n clear_o discover_v to_o be_v false_a even_o by_o the_o light_n of_o god_n shine_v in_o those_o work_n as_o by_o that_o paul_n reprove_v they_o act._n 17.24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o the_o philosopher_n conceive_v and_o teach_v many_o thing_n from_o what_o they_o see_v in_o god_n work_n which_o yet_o his_o work_n do_v not_o signify_v to_o they_o even_o as_o many_o now_o do_v collect_v 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