Selected quad for the lemma: rest_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	day_n	holy_a	week_n	3,801	5	10.1130	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17410	The rules of a holy life. Or A treatise containing the holy order of our liues, prescribed in the Scripture concerning our carriage: towards God, towards men, towards our selues. With generall rules of preparation, that concerne either the helps, or the maner of a holy conuersation. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.	1619 (1619)	STC 4233.5; ESTC S122202	69,705	372

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best_a but_o babe_n in_o christ_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o there_o be_v strife_n and_o envy_n and_o division_n among_o they_o roman_n 9_o 19_o hebrew_n 12._o 14._o mark_v 9_o ult._n i._o cor._n 3._o 3_o his_o eye_n must_v look_v straight_o thing_n and_o his_o eye-lidde_n right_a before_o he_o prou._n 4._o 25._o he_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o go_v about_o and_o fetch_v of_o compass_v in_o religion_n jer._n 31._o 32._o he_o must_v be_v still_o aim_v at_o the_o mark_n of_o the_o high_a prize_n of_o his_o call_n be_v sure_o that_o the_o thing_n he_o employ_v himself_o in_o tend_v direct_o to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o his_o salvation_n and_o not_o lose_v his_o time_n in_o unprofitable_a study_n or_o practice_n proceed_v from_o one_o degree_n to_o another_o till_o he_o come_v to_o a_o ripe_a age_n in_o christ._n 13._o scripture_n he_o must_v be_v conversanrt_n in_o the_o scripture_n &_o be_v familiar_o acquaint_v with_o they_o that_o they_o may_v dwell_v plenteous_o in_o he_o 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