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
A52802	A Christians walk and work on earth, until he attain to heaven which may serve as a practical guide, and a plain direction in his pilgrimage thither, through his personal and relative duties : marvelously useful to all persons, and families of all ranks and qualities, both in city and country / by Christopher Nesse ...	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.	1678 (1678)	Wing N443; ESTC R3369	121,975	273

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3._o or_o the_o song_n of_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 15._o 3._o for_o shall_v a_o man_n sing_v a_o good_a song_n with_o his_o voice_n and_o play_v a_o bad_a one_o upon_o his_o instrument_n it_o will_v make_v but_o a_o ungrateful_a grate_a noise_n so_o it_o be_v with_o they_o who_o lip_n and_o life_n be_v not_o relative_n and_o who_o action_n contradict_v their_o say_n and_o sing_n yet_o every_o thing_n that_o have_v breath_n shall_v praise_v the_o lord_n psal_n 150._o last_o and_o such_o as_o can_v do_v what_o they_o ought_v they_o resolve_v to_o reform_v ought_v to_o do_v what_o they_o can_v see_v the_o positive_a command_n for_o this_o duty_n be_v general_a and_o universal_a sing_v to_o the_o lord_n all_o the_o earth_n psal_n 96._o 1._o and_o make_v a_o joyful_a noise_n all_o you_o land_n psal_n 100_o 12._o and_o sing_v to_o the_o lord_n all_o you_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n psal_n 68_o 32._o the_o duty_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n as_o he_o be_v a_o great_a 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