Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	call_v	lord_n	name_n	14,952	5	5.4219	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59660	The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between Himself and the faithfull ... cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author ... / by Thomas Shepard ...	Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.	1663 (1663)	Wing S3108; ESTC R14745	40,639	50

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last_o sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n mat._n 15.24_o and_o although_o he_o bid_v his_o disciple_n go_v preach_v to_o all_o nation_n yet_o act_v 3.26_o it_o be_v say_v unto_o you_o first_o have_v he_o send_v christ_n because_o you_o be_v child_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o covenant_n verse_n 25_o repent_v therefore_o and_o be_v convert_v verse_n 19_o do_v not_o resist_v or_o refuse_v christ_n for_o he_o have_v first_o send_v christ_n to_o you_o to_o bless_v you_o and_o turn_v you_o from_o your_o iniquity_n and_o the_o promise_n be_v full_a and_o fair_a rom._n 11.23_o if_o they_o abide_v not_o in_o unbelief_n i._n e._n in_o refuse_v grace_n and_o christ_n when_o offer_v they_o shall_v be_v graff_v in_o for_o god_n be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o will_v do_v it_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o lord_n give_v his_o people_n up_o to_o their_o own_o counsel_n it_o be_v because_o my_o people_n will_v no●e_v of_o i_o after_o all_o the_o mean_v god_n use_v for_o their_o good_a 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