Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	wonderful_a	work_n	work_v	30	3	5.9284	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17384	A commentary: or, sermons vpon the second chapter of the first epistle of Saint Peter vvherein method, sense, doctrine, and vse, is, with great variety of matter, profitably handled; and sundry heads of diuinity largely discussed. By Nicholas Byfield, late preacher of God's Word at Isle-worth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1623 (1623)	STC 4211; ESTC S107078	497,216	958

unity_n with_o the_o godly_a the_o building_n must_v hold_v proportion_n with_o the_o wall_n as_o well_o as_o with_o the_o foundation_n psal._n 122.3_o 1._o cor._n 8.1_o and_o 13._o rom._n 15.2_o eph._n 4.12_o 16._o nine_o sobriety_n in_o the_o use_n of_o lawful_a thing_n all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a but_o all_o thing_n edify_v not_o 1._o corinthian_n 10.23_o ten_o prayer_n for_o except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n in_o vain_a do_v they_o labour_v to_o build_v it_o psalm_n 127.1_o out_o of_o all_o this_o we_o may_v inform_v ourselves_o concern_v the_o cause_n of_o not_o profit_v in_o many_o the_o reason_n why_o many_o christian_n be_v not_o build_v up_o or_o why_o they_o increase_v not_o in_o godliness_n be_v that_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o these_o or_o some_o of_o these_o thing_n imply_v in_o these_o direction_n first_o edify_v some_o profit_n not_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o irresolution_n about_o the_o take_n up_o of_o their_o cross_n in_o follow_v christ_n they_o thrust_v 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they_o do_v it_o usual_o the_o holy_a ghost_n here_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v do_v as_o the_o usual_a course_n in_o all_o age_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o it_o have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n past_a the_o condition_n of_o godly_a man_n to_o be_v evil_o speak_v of_o and_o slander_v god_n child_n be_v as_o sign_n and_o wonder_n isaiah_n 8._o and_o whosoever_o refrayn_v himself_o from_o evil_a make_v himself_o a_o prey_n isaiah_n 59.15_o the_o throat_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v the_o ordinary_a bury_a place_n for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o righteous_a rom._n 3._o and_o this_o be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v heed_v if_o we_o mark_v in_o scripture_n either_o person_n reproach_v or_o the_o person_n reproach_v or_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o reproach_n or_o the_o manner_n for_o the_o person_n reproach_v we_o shall_v read_v sometime_o that_o man_n be_v reproach_v by_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o same_o religion_n with_o they_o psalm_n 50.16_o isaiah_n 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