Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	apostle_n	good_a	word_n	2,348	5	3.7556	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55344	A sermon preach'd to young people January the first, 1697. And now publish'd at their request. By Samuel Pomfret.	Pomfret, Samuel, d. 1722.	1698 (1698)	Wing P2798A; ESTC R217924	45,878	51

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and_o you_o read_v in_o psal_n 11._o 6._o upon_o the_o wicked_a he_o shall_v rain_v snare_n fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o a_o horrible_a tempest_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o portion_n of_o their_o cup._n so_o that_o if_o you_o can_v credit_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n himself_o in_o his_o holy_a word_n who_o can_v lie_v this_o matter_n be_v resolve_v that_o repentance_n itself_o in_o the_o very_a exercise_n of_o it_o be_v that_o which_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o comfort_n and_o content_a it_o be_v true_a indeed_o it_o discover_v sad_a thing_n to_o the_o sinner_n it_o show_v he_o his_o sin_n and_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n as_o due_a to_o he_o for_o sin_n but_o than_o it_o show_v they_o so_o as_o to_o deliver_v he_o from_o they_o whereas_o impenitency_n blind_v the_o sinner_n so_o that_o he_o see_v not_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n that_o be_v just_a before_o he_o and_o every_o moment_n be_v upon_o the_o brink_n of_o it_o ready_a to_o drop_v in_o you_o know_v a_o man_n 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