Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	army_n	great_a	king_n	2,868	5	3.7890	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67098	Worse and worse: or, A description of their desperate condition who shall presume to take the new Oath or covenant		1643 (1643)	Wing W3611A; ESTC R205419	9,104	17

worse_o and_o worse_o or_o a_o description_n of_o their_o desperate_a condition_n who_o shall_v presume_v to_o take_v the_o new_a oath_n or_o covenant_n print_a in_o the_o year_n 1643._o concern_v the_o oath_n and_o new_a covenant_n what_o be_v lawful_a swear_v nothing_o be_v manifest_v in_o scripture_n to_o be_v more_o sacred_a than_o a_o oath_n which_o though_o make_v to_o man_n and_o proceed_n from_o man_n yet_o be_v make_v with_o relation_n to_o god_n be_v call_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n exod._n 22._o as_o a_o principal_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n deut._n 10._o and_o it_o be_v most_o just_o call_v a_o worship_n of_o god_n since_o thereby_o the_o just_a swearer_n glorifi_v god_n by_o profess_v first_o his_o omniscience_n as_o the_o only_a searcher_n of_o his_o heart_n to_o know_v whether_o he_o swear_v right_o or_o not_o second_o his_o inviolable_a justice_n to_o condemn_v the_o unjust_a swearer_n and_o three_o his_o omnipotency_n &_o unresistable_a power_n to_o take_v vengeance_n upon_o every_o godless_a violator_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o godless_a he_o must_v needs_o be_v who_o observe_v not_o all_o the_o property_n of_o a_o oath_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v prescribe_v even_o these_o three_o record_v jerem_n 4_o thou_o shall_v swear_v in_o justice_n in_o judgement_n and_o in_o truth_n first_o in_o justice_n that_o the_o case_n be_v necessary_a and_o just_a whereunto_o i_o be_o to_o be_v swear_v second_o in_o judgement_n that_o know_v it_o to_o be_v such_o because_o whosoever_o do_v it_o doubtful_o condemn_v himself_o rom._n 14.5_o 22.23_o last_o in_o truth_n abhor_v from_o all_o deceitfulness_n of_o speech_n either_o by_o verbal_a equivocation_n or_o which_o be_v the_o art_n of_o lie_v by_o any_o mental_a reservation_n for_o although_o it_o be_v the_o easy_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n to_o delude_v man_n yet_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v we_o know_v that_o god_n be_v not_o mock_v 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