Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	incense_n	prayer_n	smoke_n	1,391	5	11.4786	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52999	A new systeme of the Apocalypse, or, Plain and methodical illustrations of all the visions in the Revelation of St. Iohn written by a French minister in the year 1685. and finisht but two days before the dragoons plunderd him of all, except this treatise ; to which is added, this author's Defence of his illustrations, concerning the non-effusion of the vials, in answer to Mr. Jurieu ; faithfully Englished.	French minister.	1688 (1688)	Wing N780; ESTC R40048	187,478	388

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the_o lamb._n v._o 11._o and_o all_o the_o angel_n etc._n etc._n v._o 12._o say_v amen_o blessing_n and_o glory_n and_o wisdom_n and_o thanksgiving_n &_o honour_n and_o power_n &_o may_v be_v unto_o our_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n v._o 13._o and_o one_o of_o the_o elder_n answer_v say_v unto_o i_o what_o be_v these_o which_o be_v array_v in_o white_a robe_n and_o whence_o be_v they_o v._o 14._o and_o i_o say_v unto_o he_o sir_n thou_o know_v and_o he_o say_v to_o i_o these_o be_v they_o which_o come_v out_o of_o great_a tribulation_n and_o have_v wash_v their_o robe_n and_o make_v they_o white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb._n v._o 15._o therefore_o be_v they_o before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o day_n and_o night_n in_o his_o temple_n and_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n shall_v dwell_v among_o they_o v._o 16._o they_o shall_v hunger_n no_o more_o neither_o thirst_v any_o more_o neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n light_n on_o they_o nor_o any_o 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song_n say_v thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o take_v the_o book_n and_o to_o open_v the_o seal_n thereof_o for_o thou_o have_v redeem_v we_o etc._n etc._n which_o word_n seem_v to_o give_v light_n to_o that_o say_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o 13._o chap._n of_o mark_n v_o 32._o but_o of_o that_o day_n and_o hour_n of_o judgement_n know_v no_o man_n no_o not_o the_o angel_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n neither_o the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o the_o father_n then_o the_o son_n as_o man_n know_v it_o not_o because_o he_o have_v not_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o death_n for_o the_o satisfy_a divine_a justice_n but_o now_o he_o know_v both_o the_o day_n