Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	apostle_n	speak_v	word_n	3,803	5	4.2444	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47631	A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...	Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1014; ESTC R19654	173,632	533

9_o 10_o 1●_n 19_o 20_o 21._o 4_o 1._o 7_o 16_o 17._o 8_o 3_o 4._o 13_o 8_o 14_o 13._o 15_o 4._o 16_o 15._o 17_o 14_o 16._o 18_o 8_o 21._o 19_o 9_o 20_o 6._o 21_o 3_o 4_o 6_o 7_o 24_o 26._o 22_o 4_o 5_o 7_o 14_o 17_o 20._o finis_fw-la the_o table_n of_o the_o first_o book_n in_o this_o first_o book_n six_o thing_n concern_v the_o promise_n in_o general_a be_v handle_v 1._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o promise_n where_o 1._o the_o wo●d_a i●_n op●ned_v according_a to_o the_o expres●ion●_n of_o it_o in_o language_n and_o acception_n of_o i●_n a_o scripture_n 2._o t●e_v thing_n desire_v in_o general_a 〈◊〉_d distinguish_v into_o ●_o c●vill_n 2._o ●_z ●_o divine_a whic●_n d●vine_a promi●e●_n be_v 1_o define_v 2_o diff●●enc●●_n from_o a_o 1._o purpo●●_n threaten_v ●_o comm●nd_n 3._o describe_v to_o be_v the_o 1_o ground●●_n ou●_n 〈◊〉_d 2_o 〈◊〉_d out_o fa●●_n 2._o the_o kind_n of_o they_o the_o promise_n be_v 1._o ●eg●llor_n evangelicall_a 2_o general_n or_o particular_a ●_o principal_n or_o 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father_n that_o be_v the_o good_a promise_v viz._n the_o holy_a ghost_n you_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o promise_n ephes._n 1.13_o that_o be_v with_o the_o spirit_n promise_v so_o gal._n 3.22_o that_o the_o promise_n by_o faith_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v the_o thing_n promise_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o life_n everlasting_a heb._n 10.36_o you_o have_v need_n of_o patience_n that_o you_o may_v receive_v the_o promise_n that_o be_v eternal_a glory_n promise_v heb._n 6.12_o who_o through_o faith_n and_o patience_n inherit_v the_o promise_n that_o be_v 39_o life_n promise_v by_o a_o metonymy_n 2_o tim._n 1.1_o it_o be_v call_v the_o promise_n of_o life_n for_o life_n promise_v a_o promise_n be_v a_o revelation_n of_o some_o such_o truth_n general_n as_o shall_v be_v beneficial_a to_o i_o in_o particular_a the_o truth_n of_o such_o a_o promise_n consist_v in_o the_o certainty_n of_o performance_n the_o goodness_n of_o it_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o thing_n 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