Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	adam_n	law_n	moral_a	4,944	5	10.5377	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30636	Tagathon, or, Divine goodness explicated and vindicated from the exceptions of the atheist wherein also the consent of the gravest philosophers with the holy and inspired penmen in many of the most important points of Christian doctrine is fully evinced / by Richard Burthogge.	Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700.	1672 (1672)	Wing B6157; Wing B6156_CANCELLED	50,348	170

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fall_n of_o man._n this_o be_v a_o scriptural_a ground_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n that_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n show_v it_o for_o beside_o the_o use_n of_o man_n wherein_o the_o whole_a blood_n be_v look_v on_o as_o taint_a if_o but_o the_o father_n be_v a_o traitor_n and_o wherein_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a than_o for_o parent_n to_o covenant_n for_o child_n etc._n etc._n plutarch_n speak_v home_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d again_o if_o adam_n have_v not_o lapse_v than_o all_o descendant_n from_o he_o have_v be_v possess_v of_o the_o happiness_n which_o be_v enjoy_v and_o so_o have_v stand_v with_o he_o and_o the_o atheist_n hold_v not_o that_o unreasonable_a and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o that_o he_o shall_v stand_v it_o can_v be_v so_o he_o shall_v fall_v for_o his_o child_n since_o it_o be_v but_o reason_n that_o if_o child_n may_v be_v benefit_v and_o advantage_v by_o their_o parent_n they_o may_v be_v also_o disadvantage_v 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