Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	certain_a	describe_v	great_a	29	3	2.1235	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34075	The nature and usefulness of solemn judicial swearing with the impiety and mischief of vain and false-swearing in a sermon preached July 14th, 1681, in the cathedral church of S. Peter in York at the assizes for that county / by Thomas Comber.	Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.	1682 (1682)	Wing C5479; ESTC R27905	20,585	44

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confirm_v it_o not_o by_o a_o great_a indeed_o as_o we_o do_v because_o there_o be_v no_o great_a but_o by_o himself_o gen._n xxii_o 16._o by_o myself_o have_v i_o swear_v say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o this_o abraham_n do_v believe_v the_o promise_n and_o so_o ought_v we_o also_o now_o from_o the_o word_n thus_o explain_v we_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o use_v a_o oath_n for_o confirmation_n in_o solemn_a case_n we_o see_v that_o god_n do_v take_v a_o oath_n and_o if_o oath_n be_v evil_a in_o themselves_o it_o be_v certain_a god_n will_v not_o swear_v 895._o since_o he_o can_v neither_o do_v nor_o be_v tempt_v to_o do_v evil_a james_n i._n 13._o yea_o his_o swear_v certain_o prove_v it_o be_v good_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o his_o oath_n be_v design_v to_o comply_v with_o humane_a custom_n as_o a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o word_n on_o a_o great_a and_o just_a occasion_n by_o this_o imitation_n and_o design_n god_n 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