Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	church_n	paul_n	timothy_n	1,351	5	10.3835	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91733	Rules for the government of the tongue: together, with directions in six particular cases. [brace] 1 Confession of our faults to men. 2 Confession of Christ before men. 3 Reprehension of faults in others. 4 Christian communication. [brace] Vrbanity and eloquence. 5 Consolation of the afflicted. 6 Self-commendation, and a disproof of perfection in this life. Added, as a supplement, to the Rules for governing [brace] 1 the thoughts, 2 the affections, in the Precepts for Christian practice, or, The rule of the new creature, new model'd. / By Edward Reyner, minister of the Gospel in Lincolne.	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.; Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. Precepts for Christian practice.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1230; Thomason E1594_2; ESTC R208861	220,132	401

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qui_fw-la perfectior_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la appetit_fw-la et_fw-la in_o co_fw-la cuique_fw-la perfectiorem_fw-la se_fw-la probat_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la majorem_fw-la tendit_fw-la perfectionem_fw-la no_o man_n be_v perfect_a who_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v more_o perfect_a and_o herein_o every_o one_o prove_v himself_o more_o perfect_a in_o that_o he_o reach_v after_o a_o great_a perfection_n prosper_n prosper_n nemo_n in_o hac_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la perfectè_fw-la perfectus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la adhuc_fw-la san●t_fw-la a_o est_fw-la sed_fw-la quotidie_fw-la sanatur_fw-la plorum_fw-la infirmitas_fw-la say_v prosper_n no_o man_n be_v perfect_o perfect_a in_o this_o life_n for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v not_o yet_o heal_v but_o be_v heal_v daily_o augustine_n have_v many_o pretty_a pithy_a say_n to_o this_o purpose_n as_o augustin_n augustin_n 38_o augustin_n in_o psal_n 38_o aliter_fw-la hic_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la esse_fw-la perfectus_fw-la 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perfectio_fw-la suae_fw-la imperfectionis_fw-la