Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	authority_n	believe_v	infallible_a	5,104	5	10.1902	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64835	Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing V227; ESTC R38004	77,776	241

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8.31_o what_o shall_v we_o then_o say_v to_o these_o thing_n 1._o i_o say_v by_o way_n of_o inference_n and_o information_n that_o sin_n do_v not_o become_v but_o be_v the_o disgrace_n and_o reproach_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n our_o bless_a lord_n and_o saviour_n have_v not_o patience_n the_o zeal_n of_o his_o father_n house_n do_v so_o possess_v and_o eat_v he_o up_o to_o behold_v the_o temple_n the_o house_n of_o prayer_n and_o holiness_n to_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n he_o can_v not_o bear_v it_o nor_o endure_v the_o sight_n matth._n 21.12_o 13._o when_o he_o find_v in_o the_o temple_n those_o that_o sell_v ox_n and_o sheep_n and_o dove_n and_o the_o changer_n of_o money_n sit_v he_o make_v a_o scourge_n of_o small_a cord_n and_o drive_v they_o all_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o say_v take_v these_o thing_n hence_o and_o make_v not_o my_o father_n house_n a_o house_n of_o merchandise_n certain_o such_o thing_n as_o lofty_a and_o scorn_v pride_n gripe_v and_o 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