Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	blood_n	drink_v	whore_n	1,518	5	10.5538	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51309	Paralipomena prophetica containing several supplements and defences of Dr Henry More his expositions of the Prophet Daniel and the apocalypse, whereby the impregnable firmness and solidity of the said expositions is further evidenced to the world. Whereunto is also added phililicrines upon R.B. his notes on the revelation of S. John; Apocalypsis Apocalypseos. Supplement.	More, Henry, 1614-1687.; More, Henry, 1614-1687. Plain and continued exposition of the several prophecies or divine visions of the Prophet Daniel.	1685 (1685)	Wing M2669; ESTC R490816	301,149	543

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all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 21.4_o three_o those_o many_o passage_n note_v in_o my_o exposition_n of_o this_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o be_v needless_a here_o to_o repeat_v plain_o demonstrate_v it_o to_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n and_o last_o the_o vial-angel_n the_o last_o doubtless_o as_o be_v near_o to_o this_o time_n that_o show_v john_n the_o bride_n the_o lamb_n wife_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o bloody_a whore_n of_o babylon_n destroy_v by_o he_o under_o the_o seven_o vial_n how_o natural_o do_v his_o show_v john_n the_o city_n new_a jerusalem_n upon_o his_o have_v destroy_v the_o city_n of_o babylon_n imply_v that_o he_o show_v he_o that_o polity_n that_o be_v to_o succeed_v that_o of_o babylon_n and_o that_o therefore_o this_o new_a

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my_o distinction_n of_o the_o beast_n forty_o two_o month_n prosperous_a reign_n from_o his_o reign_n at_o large_a upon_o the_o different_a readins_n of_o rev._n 13.5_o but_o prove_v that_o their_o read_n that_o read_v v._o 5._o that_o power_n be_v give_v he_o to_o make_v forty_o two_o month_n war_n with_o the_o saint_n or_o that_o he_o be_v to_o proceed_v prosperous_o or_o do_v prosperous_o forty_o two_o month_n and_o not_o to_o continue_v at_o large_a be_v the_o best_a and_o true_a sense_n as_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o remark_n i_o say_v that_o read_n or_o sense_n i_o contend_v for_o be_v not_o suppose_v but_o prove_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o issue_n even_o the_o final_a issue_n of_o that_o war_n be_v but_o a_o partial_a fall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o correspondent_a rise_n of_o the_o witness_n i_o pray_v consider_v the_o six_o seven_o and_o eight_o query_n and_o the_o note_n on_o they_o and_o i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v impossible_a for_o you_o 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