Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	father_n	son_n	union_n	3,723	5	9.2365	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45356	A discourse of the excellency of Christianity	Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703?	1671 (1671)	Wing H461; ESTC R25404	37,770	96

and_o this_o truth_n be_v of_o so_o high_a and_o great_a concern_v we_o not_o only_o believe_v but_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v all_o possible_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o heathen_a to_o the_o jew_n we_o say_v that_o it_o be_v long_o ago_o declare_v by_o their_o own_o prophet_n isa_n ix_o 6._o for_o unto_o we_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v unto_o we_o a_o son_n be_v give_v and_o the_o government_n shall_v be_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v wonderful_a counsellor_n the_o mighty_a god_n the_o everlasting_a father_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n this_o the_o more_o ancient_a rabbin_n always_o interpret_v of_o the_o messiah_n and_o it_o be_v but_o a_o groundless_a conceit_n of_o r._n solomon_n to_o transfer_v it_o to_o hezekiah_n for_o who_o see_v not_o that_o these_o appellation_n of_o the_o mighty_a god_n and_o the_o everlasting_a father_n can_v possible_o agree_v to_o hezekiah_n again_o chap._n seven_o 14._o behold_v a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n immanuel_n i._n e._n god_n with_o we_o god_n dwell_v and_o converse_v in_o human_a nature_n and_o by_o the_o heathen_n this_o mystery_n be_v not_o think_v impossible_a since_o julian_n believe_v that_o aesculapius_n the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o be_v incarnate_a appear_v first_o at_o epidaurum_n then_o in_o many_o other_o place_n that_o he_o may_v cure_v the_o body_n and_o restore_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o their_o pristine_a rectitude_n and_o perfection_n and_o be_v there_o any_o great_a difficulty_n in_o believe_v that_o the_o word_n the_o bless_a son_n of_o god_n be_v once_o incarnate_a and_o dwell_v among_o we_o but_o further_o to_o make_v out_o this_o great_a truth_n to_o those_o that_o already_o believe_v the_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v true_a 1._o we_o may_v take_v a_o view_n of_o those_o many_o operation_n jesus_n perform_v in_o the_o nature_n he_o assume_v some_o of_o 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