Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	exercise_v	good_a	great_a	252	4	2.0921	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02339	Two guides to a good life The genealogy of vertue and the nathomy of sinne. Liuely displaying the worth of one, and the vanity of the other.; Anathomie of sinne.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656, attributed name.; Humfrey, Richard, attributed name.	1604 (1604)	STC 12466; ESTC S118647	67,276	265

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as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n in_o the_o affair_n and_o enterprise_n of_o this_o world_n sometime_o we_o hope_v for_o one_o thing_n and_o the_o clean_a contrary_n happen_v unto_o us._n a_o learned_a athenian_a be_v wont_a to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n very_o hurtful_a unto_o man_n hope_v and_o love_n the_o one_o lead_v they_o on_o to_o seek_v out_o mean_n to_o execute_v their_o thought_n and_o the_o other_o persuade_v they_o of_o good_a success_n but_o as_o the_o one_o prove_v oftentimes_o a_o false_a guide_n so_o the_o other_o deceive_v they_o with_o their_o promise_a reward_n the_o fruit_n of_o hope_n hope_n be_v commend_v in_o this_o that_o it_o steal_v away_o our_o labour_n cause_v fear_n of_o peril_n to_o cease_v give_v we_o comfort_v in_o adversity_n be_v in_o ill_a case_n promise_v we_o better_o fortune_n abide_v with_o they_o that_o have_v no_o other_o good_n and_o like_o a_o sovereign_a medicine_n or_o precious_a balm_n hourelye_o apply_v preserve_v man_n 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