Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	better_a	consider_v	great_a	263	4	2.0931	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18711	Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God, & man A treatise compendiously describing the nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies. Containing much variety of matter ... and apt applications singular for brevity, and perspicuity. By Henry Church.	Church, Hen. (Henry), fl. 1636-1638.	1637 (1637)	STC 5217; ESTC S107879	200,401	392

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christ_n isai_n 42.1_o his_o soul_n delight_v in_o christ_n matth._n 3.17_o in_o he_o he_o be_v quiet_v well_o please_v he_o only_o please_v he_o second_o in_o christ_n he_o love_v the_o elect_a colos_n 3.12_o they_o be_v belove_a one_o elect_v and_o belove_v 2._o the_o liberty_n of_o god_n love_n it_o be_v free_a no_o cause_n in_o we_o no_o cause_n out_o of_o himself_o benevolentia_fw-la benevolentia_fw-la hosea_n 15.5_o i_o will_v love_v they_o free_o 3._o the_o extent_n of_o his_o love_n it_o be_v large_a and_o great_a john_n 3.16_o so_o god_n love_v the_o world_n 1._o john_n 3.1_o behold_v what_o love_n behold_v it_o with_o admiration_n with_o acclamation_n