Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	acceptable_a	special_a	zion_n	18	3	9.4410	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71105	Generation-work, or, A brief and seasonable word offered to the view and consideration of the saints and people of God in this generation, relating to the work of the present age, or generation we live in wherein is shewed, I. What generation-work is, and how it differs from other works, II. That saints in the several generations they have lived in, have had the proper and peculiar works of their generations, III. That it is a thing of very great concernment for a saint to attend to and be industrious in, the work of his generation, IV. Wherein doth the work of the present generation lye, V. How each one in particular may find out that part or parcel of it, that is properly his work in his generation, VI. How generation-work may be so carried on, as that God may be served in the generation / by John Tillinghast ...	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.	1655 (1655)	Wing T1175; Wing T1177; Wing T1178; ESTC R17254	317,518	510

lord_n curse_v you_o bitter_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o because_o they_o come_v not_o to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o mighty_a whereas_o contrariwise_o jael_n the_o wife_n of_o heber_n the_o kenite_fw-la have_v no_o other_o call_v but_o this_o very_a call_n meroz_n have_v for_o though_o it_o be_v prophesy_v a_o woman_n shall_v slay_v sisera_n yet_o be_v not_o that_o reveal_v to_o she_o or_o in_o case_n it_o be_v yet_o no_o particular_a woman_n name_v that_o be_v no_o warrant_n for_o she_o in_o obedience_n hereto_o slay_v sisera_n be_v double_o blessed_v and_o that_o above_o woman_n as_o the_o other_o be_v double_o and_o bitter_o curse_v verse_n 24_o 25._o bless_a above_o woman_n shall_v jael_n the_o wife_n of_o heber_n the_o kenite_n be_v blessed_n shall_v she_o be_v above_o woman_n in_o the_o tent_n 2_o generation-work_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o great_a work_n and_o a_o neglect_n herein_o the_o great_a sin_n my_o 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truth_n have_v i_o drop_v doubtful_a word_n concern_v the_o same_o yet_o because_o this_o answer_n be_v none_o at_o all_o and_o i_o will_v not_o have_v any_o take_v bare_a word_n for_o argument_n and_o yet_o be_o loath_a here_o neither_o be_v it_o proper_a to_o start_v the_o question_n therefore_o set_v aside_o the_o joint_n and_o concurrent_a testimony_n of_o every_o of_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n jonah_n only_a except_v which_o be_v rather_o a_o history_n than_o a_o prophecy_n in_o this_o thing_n the_o truth_n whereof_o be_v not_o much_o more_o difficult_a to_o prove_v than_o to_o affirm_v i_o shall_v only_o commend_v to_o such_o that_o of_o paul_n rom._n 11._o who_o speak_v express_o not_o of_o spiritual_a but_o of_o natural_a jew_n who_o therefore_o he_o all_o along_o oppose_v to_o the_o gentile_n call_v they_o also_o branch_n break_v off_o which_o can_v be_v spiritual_a branch_n but_o natural_a v._o 21._o &_o the_o same_o break_v off_o shall_v be_v graft_v in_o 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all_o they_o gather_v themselves_o together_o they_o come_v to_o thou_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o sea_n or_o nation_n shall_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o the_o force_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o which_o that_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o jew_n be_v clear_a because_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o gentile_n and_o that_o the_o time_n of_o their_o redemption_n be_v here_o speak_v of_o appear_v if_o you_o look_v back_o to_o chap._n 59.20_o compare_v with_o rom._n 11.26_o so_o zach._n 2.11_o many_o nation_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n what_o day_n be_v that_o see_v vers_fw-la 12._o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v inherit_v judah_n his_o portion_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o shall_v choose_v jerusalem_n again_o so_o zach._n 8.20.21_o 22_o 23._o to_o all_o which_o add_v rom._n 11.25_o 26._o where_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n mention_n also_o a_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n about_o that_o 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