Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	bear_v	speak_v	zion_n	33	3	8.9727	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

sense_n and_o that_o in_o christ_n admonition_n to_o the_o church_n of_o sardis_n chap._n 3.2_o 3._o yet_o consider_v that_o be_v but_o once_o and_o the_o other_o sense_n frequent_a there_o be_v hardly_o room_n leave_v can_v nothing_o else_o be_v say_v for_o a_o indifferency_n in_o the_o the_o thing_n whether_o the_o come_n here_o be_v spiritual_a or_o personal_a so_o as_o that_o we_o may_v take_v or_o leave_v but_o now_o when_o together_o with_o these_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o forego_n argument_n and_o scripture_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o the_o balance_n it_o will_v then_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o probability_n but_o a_o conclude_a strength_n in_o these_o also_o before_o i_o leave_v the_o thing_n i_o shall_v add_v yet_o further_o two_o argument_n more_o tend_v not_o so_o much_o to_o prove_v the_o personal_a ceme_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v here_o mean_v as_o in_o the_o general_a that_o the_o same_o be_v very_o near_o and_o therefore_o most_o likely_a to_o be_v 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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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