Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	evil_a	good_a	indifferent_a	2,973	5	9.5052	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00554	Counsel to the husband: to the wife instruction A short and pithy treatise of seuerall and ioynt duties, belonging vnto man and wife, as counsels to the one, and instructions to the other; for their more perfect happinesse in this present life, and their eternall glorie in the life to come.	Ste. B.	1608 (1608)	STC 1069; ESTC S118841	33,892	104

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come_v solomon_n prou._n 19.13_o contention_n proper_o ascribe_v to_o the_o wife_n by_o solomon_n that_o solomon_n speak_v so_o much_o and_o that_o so_o bitter_o about_o the_o contention_n of_o the_o wife_n call_v they_o as_o by_o a_o proper_a name_n the_o contention_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o her_o the_o contentious_a person_n if_o there_o be_v any_o strife_n between_o she_o and_o her_o husband_n who_o although_o he_o speak_v of_o diverse_a wicked_a man_n and_o of_o diverse_a imperfection_n of_o man_n yet_o never_o speak_v of_o the_o husband_n do_v he_o call_v it_o the_o husband_n contention_n but_o the_o contention_n of_o the_o wife_n 27.15_o prou._n 27.15_o compare_v she_o and_o her_o contention_n to_o the_o drop_n of_o a_o house_n or_o gutter_n note_v thereby_o the_o poor_a husband_n misery_n that_o be_v so_o match_v with_o a_o contentious_a wife_n misery_n the_o poor_a husband_n misery_n as_o if_o he_o stand_v continual_o under_o the_o drop_n of_o a_o house_n as_o also_o note_v 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wife_n duty_n be_v extend_v to_o the_o uttermost_a and_o the_o wife_n likewise_o when_o the_o husband_n be_v enlarge_v especial_o it_o be_v a_o good_a token_n of_o a_o good_a spirit_n to_o delight_n in_o the_o ●earing_n of_o our_o own_o duty_n especial_o but_o this_o be_v no_o good_a sign_n either_o of_o a_o good_a husband_n or_o a_o virtuous_a wife_n the_o better_a husband_n the_o more_o he_o delight_v to_o see_v and_o understand_v both_o the_o property_n of_o the_o good_a husband_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o follow_v they_o and_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o bad_a husband_n that_o he_o may_v avoid_v they_o the_o good_a wife_n likewise_o have_v her_o eye_n bend_v to_o the_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v excellent_a that_o her_o obedience_n may_v be_v perfect_a