Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	good_a	great_a	see_v	7,557	5	3.1788	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75506	An apology for the sentiment of the modalists and a defence of the scriptural terms.		1700 (1700)	Wing A3556A; ESTC N52941	8,889	8

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to_o take_v he_o for_o the_o most_o high_a god_n because_o god_n dwell_v with_o he_o assist_v he_o and_o manifest_v his_o wisdom_n in_o he_o if_o this_o difficulty_n be_v resolve_v that_o be_v all_o that_o the_o orthodox_n need_v to_o do_v and_o indeed_o all_o they_o can_v do_v for_o to_o pretend_v a_o more_o gross_a incarnation_n than_o what_o have_v be_v own_a and_o assert_v will_v not_o only_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n to_o reason_n and_o scripture_n but_o will_v also_o be_v a_o petitio_fw-la principii_fw-la see_v that_o incontestable_o it_o be_v not_o cler_n and_o evident_a to_o say_v no_o more_o of_o it_o if_o any_o man_n will_v lay_v it_o down_o as_o certain_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v three_o infinite_a and_o divine_a spirit_n which_o indeed_o will_v be_v to_o assert_v three_o god_n and_o that_o one_o of_o these_o infinite_a spirit_n be_v incarnate_a in_o a_o human_a body_n after_o the_o gross_a manner_n imaginable_a and_o will_v make_v the_o 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