Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	death_n	die_v	sin_n	7,544	5	5.6678	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50429	The snare broken, or, The natural and eternal deity of the Son of God, as also of the Holy Ghost, asserted by a person, who having been formerly a a [sic] Socinian, and then an Arrian, came at length, by a free consideration of the Scriptures, to be fully convinc'd of the truth of the Catholick faith concerning the blessed Trinity.	Mayne, Zachary, 1631-1694.	1692 (1692)	Wing M1488; ESTC R19321	12,820	17

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〈◊〉_d and_o i_o can_v and_o do_v call_v god_n to_o witness_v that_o what_o i_o write_v be_v not_o for_o worldly_a interest_n nay_o i_o be_o sensible_a that_o i_o may_v do_v myself_o considerable_a damage_n by_o it_o but_o i_o think_v it_o a_o piece_n of_o honesty_n at_o this_o time_n to_o cast_v in_o my_o mite_n to_o the_o treasury_n of_o those_o many_o worthy_a labour_n which_o will_v be_v occasion_v as_o i_o suppose_v to_o be_v publish_v through_o the_o raw_a and_o bold_a attempt_n of_o divers_a to_o divest_v our_o saviour_n of_o his_o natural_a deity_n as_o be_v the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n of_o his_o be_v the_o most_o high_a god_n also_o i_o be_o much_o trouble_v to_o think_v what_o work_v man_n may_v make_v of_o it_o upon_o this_o subject_a learn_v i_o suppose_v be_v never_o so_o common_a nor_o perhaps_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n of_o any_o age_n ever_o more_o quick_a and_o smart_a or_o the_o humour_n of_o man_n in_o a_o great_a ferment_n than_o they_o 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