Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	fire_n	set_v	tongue_n	3,652	5	9.4006	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07348	Ecclesiastica interpretatio: or The expositions vpon the difficult and doubtful passages of the seuen Epistles called catholike, and the Reuelation Collected out of the best esteemed, both old and new writers, together with the authors examinations, determinations, and short annotations. The texts in the seuen Epistles of Iames, Peter, Iohn and Iude are six and forty. The expositions vpon the Reuelation are set forth by way of question and answer. Here is also a briefe commentary vpon euery verse of each chapter, setting forth the coherence and sense, and the authors, and time of writing euery of these bookes. Hereunto is also annexed an antidot against popery. By Iohn Mayer, B. of D. and pastor of the Church of Little Wratting in Suffolke.	Mayer, John, 1583-1664.	1627 (1627)	STC 17731; ESTC S112551	448,008	564

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little_a fire_n pareus_n agree_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v take_v in_o a_o good_a or_o evil_a sense_n but_o both_o he_o and_o tho._n aquinas_n and_o piscator_fw-la will_v have_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o bridle_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o good_a sense_n only_o and_o this_o that_o follow_v of_o a_o little_a fire_n etc._n etc._n in_o a_o ill_a sense_n unto_o both_o which_o these_o word_n the_o tongue_n be_v a_o little_a member_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v equal_a reference_n so_o that_o they_o say_v it_o lift_v up_o itself_o sometime_o to_o much_o good_a according_a to_o the_o former_a similitude_n sometime_o to_o much_o