Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	world_n	worldly_a	worthy_a	24	3	5.7779	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28313	The nature and mischief of envy a sermon preach'd before the Queen, Aug. 20, 1693 / by Jonathan Blagrave ...	Blagrave, Jonathan, 1652-1698.	1693 (1693)	Wing B3110; ESTC R12893	14,097	30

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worthy_a man_n be_v envy_v it_o be_v not_o for_o their_o virtue_n but_o it_o be_v for_o those_o worldly_a advantage_n which_o they_o get_v by_o it_o as_o for_o virtue_n itself_o it_o be_v in_o every_o man_n power_n he_o may_v have_v it_o if_o he_o will_v go_v to_o the_o cost_n but_o those_o advantage_n which_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o it_o be_v common_o in_o the_o power_n of_o other_o and_o man_n do_v not_o grieve_v for_o want_v of_o that_o which_o it_o be_v in_o their_o own_o power_n to_o have_v but_o for_o want_v of_o that_o which_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o other_o to_o give_v this_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o instance_n i_o mention_v of_o cain_n envy_v his_o brother_n for_o god_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o need_v not_o be_v cast_v down_o since_o he_o may_v do_v well_o and_o be_v accept_v but_o he_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o do_v well_o and_o yet_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o be_v accept_v and_o to_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o so_o that_o he_o envy_v not_o his_o brother_n 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