Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	allege_v	place_n	prove_v	2,569	5	5.5703	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15495	Physicke, to cure the most dangerous disease of desperation Collected for the direction and comfort of such Christians as trauayling and being heauie loaden in their consciences, with the burthen of their sinnes, stand in danger either in time of their sicknesse to fall away from their God, through deepe despaire, or else in time of their health, to yeelde to one desparate end, or other, to the ruine and vtter confusion of both bodyes and soules for euer. By W.W.	Willymat, William, d. 1615.	1605 (1605)	STC 25762; ESTC S102526	47,571	122

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8.28_o rom._n 8.28_o rom._n 8.28_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n for_o even_o the_o affliction_n and_o trouble_n of_o god_n child_n be_v so_o sanctify_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o spirit_n 10._o heb._n 12_o 10._o that_o by_o the_o same_o they_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o god_n holiness_n 14._o heb._n 12_o 14._o by_o the_o same_o they_o enjoy_v the_o quiet_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n 1.6_o 1_o thes_n 1.6_o by_o the_o same_o they_o attain_v unto_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 14._o gal._n 6_o 14._o by_o the_o same_o the_o world_n be_v crucify_v to_o they_o and_o they_o to_o the_o world_n by_o the_o same_o they_o be_v make_v conformable_a to_o christ_n death_n 11.32_o 1_o cor._n 11.32_o by_o the_o same_o they_o be_v keep_v from_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o same_o they_o learn_v experience_n 5.5_o rom._n 5.5_o patience_n hope_v etc._n etc._n so_o that_o these_o thing_n right_o 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