Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	assume_v	humane_a	union_n	3,291	5	9.5119	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14923	The soules progresse to the celestiall Canaan, or heavenly Jerusalem By way of godly meditation, and holy contemplation: accompanied with divers learned exhortations, and pithy perswasions, tending to Christianity and humanity. Divided into two parts. The first part treateth of the divine essence, quality and nature of God, and his holy attributs: and of the creation, fall, state, death, and misery of an unregenerated man, both in this life and in the world to come: put for the whole scope of the Old Testament. The second part is put for the summe and compendium of the Gospell, and treateth of the Incarnation, Nativity, words, works, and sufferings of Christ, and of the happinesse and blessednesse of a godly man in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. Collected out of the Scriptures, and out of the writings of the ancient fathers of the primitive Church, and other orthodoxall divines: by John Welles, of Beccles in the County of Suffolk.	Welles, John, of Beccles.	1639 (1639)	STC 25231; ESTC S119607	276,075	406

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2.7_o because_o he_o be_v the_o true_a light_n which_o illuminate_v the_o darkness_n of_o the_o world_n he_o be_v lay_v in_o a_o manger_n because_o he_o be_v the_o true_a food_n of_o our_o soul_n he_o be_v bear_v betwixt_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n that_o man_n which_o be_v become_v as_o beast_n beastly_a may_v be_v restore_v to_o their_o former_a dignity_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o bethlehem_n which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o bread_n because_o he_o bring_v with_o he_o the_o most_o plentiful_a food_n of_o divine_a benefit_n he_o be_v the_o first_o and_o only_o beget_v of_o his_o mother_n upon_o earth_n 8.9_o 2_o cor._n 8.9_o because_o he_o be_v according_a to_o his_o divine_a narture_n the_o first_o and_o only_o beget_v of_o his_o father_n in_o heaven_n he_o be_v bear_v poor_a and_o naked_a yet_o to_o purchase_v for_o we_o celestial_a riches_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o stable_n etc._n luk._n 2.10_o etc._n etc._n yet_o to_o bring_v we_o to_o his_o royal_a palace_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n 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