Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	lord_n	mountain_n	top_n	1,666	5	9.5413	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05358	An excellent and learned treatise of apostasie made by the most reuerend and godly learned man M. Iohn de l'Espine minister of the word of God in the churche of Angers in the dukedome of Anjou. Directed against the apostates in the churches of France. Written first in the French tongue by the author him selfe, and now faithfully translated into English. The contentes of the booke appeare in the page following; Traité de l'apostasie. English.	L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597.	1587 (1587)	STC 15511A; ESTC S106904	98,822	213

of_o man_n body_n to_o direct_v they_o in_o all_o their_o action_n furthermore_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o in_o the_o day_n without_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o in_o the_o night_n without_o a_o lantern_n to_o make_v good_a choice_n of_o the_o path_n wherein_o we_o must_v walk_v or_o walk_v in_o they_o any_o long_a time_n without_o stumble_v even_o so_o our_o understanding_n which_o be_v not_o only_o blind_a by_o nature_n but_o be_v even_o darkness_n itself_o can_v they_o any_o more_o think_v that_o which_o be_v good_a &_o right_n if_o they_o be_v not_o guide_v by_o a_o light_n from_o above_o 119.105_o psal_n 119.105_o but_o now_o there_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o david_n say_v thy_o word_n be_v a_o lantern_n unto_o my_o foot_n and_o a_o light_n unto_o my_o path_n i_o have_v swear_v and_o i_o will_v perform_v it_o that_o i_o will_v keep_v thy_o righteous_a judgement_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n in_o the_o same_o psalm_n 24._o vers_fw-la 24._o thy_o testimony_n be_v my_o delight_n and_o my_o conseller_n and_o in_o another_o place_n open_v my_o eye_n 18._o vers_fw-la 18._o that_o i_o may_v see_v the_o wonder_n of_o thy_o law_n it_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o all_o these_o place_n go_v before_o &_o many_o other_o like_a unto_o they_o that_o without_o the_o word_n of_o god_n man_n be_v altogether_o miserable_a and_o that_o the_o life_n honour_n riches_n pleasure_n and_o all_o true_a felicity_n do_v depend_v thereon_o and_o where_o it_o do_v want_v there_o want_v also_o with_o it_o all_o goodness_n and_o all_o good_a hope_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o prophet_n do_v so_o commend_v the_o read_n &_o meditation_n thereof_o unto_o the_o whole_a world_n 6.9_o psal_n 1.2_o deut._n 6.9_o and_o that_o moses_n exhort_v every_o one_o to_o write_v and_o engrave_v it_o in_o all_o the_o corner_n of_o their_o house_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v continual_o be_v set_v before_o their_o eye_n that_o they_o may_v ever_o have_v a_o 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they_o crucify_v again_o unto_o themselves_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o he_o the_o apostle_n do_v propound_v unto_o they_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o fearful_a look_v for_o of_o judgement_n and_o violent_a fire_n which_o shall_v devour_v the_o adversary_n moreover_o be_v no_o more_o participant_a of_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n or_o of_o the_o prayer_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 17.9_o joh._n 17.9_o who_o go_v to_o his_o death_n declare_v that_o he_o pray_v not_o for_o the_o world_n and_o by_o consequent_a they_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n what_o hope_n be_v there_o of_o their_o salvation_n i_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o do_v jest_n at_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o say_v and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v either_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o we_o but_o they_o ought_v to_o note_v that_o which_o s._n paul_n speak_v 10.22_o 1._o cor._n 10.22_o namely_o that_o neither_o we_o nor_o 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