Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	able_a	accompany_v	act_n	10	3	4.5748	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67823	Piety's address to the magistrate delivered in a sermon at the assizes held in Winchester, July 11th, 1695 / by E. Young ...	Young, Edward, 1641 or 2-1705.	1695 (1695)	Wing Y62; ESTC R34111	14,263	33

piety_n address_v to_o the_o magistrate_n deliver_v in_o a_o sermon_n at_o the_o assize_n hold_v in_o winchester_z july_n 11_o 1695._o by_o e._n young_z fellow_z of_o winchester_z college_n and_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop's-head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1695._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a and_o honored_n the_o justice_n of_o peace_n for_o the_o county_n of_o southampton_n late_o assemble_v at_o the_o assize_n hold_v in_o winchester_n sir_n when_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o despair_n of_o ever_o get_v free_a from_o the_o egyptian_a yoke_n because_o the_o red_a sea_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o invincible_a stoppage_n to_o their_o flight_n god_n command_v moses_n to_o lift_v up_o his_o rod_n and_o that_o instrumental_o divide_v the_o water_n and_o make_v they_o room_n to_o escape_v in_o this_o appointment_n of_o providence_n moses_n his_o rod_n be_v the_o complete_a emblem_n of_o the_o magistrate_n coercive_a power_n which_o be_v the_o only_a competent_a mean_n under_o god_n to_o recover_v man_n from_o the_o bondage_n of_o reign_v vice_n and_o to_o force_v a_o passage_n through_o their_o oppose_a inclination_n without_o which_o it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a they_o shall_v ever_o get_v free_n what_o present_a need_n we_o have_v that_o this_o rod_n of_o moses_n shall_v be_v lift_v up_o and_o what_o success_n it_o promise_v towards_o the_o public_a reformation_n of_o manner_n and_o how_o hopeless_a all_o other_o method_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o this_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n which_o you_o have_v honour_v with_o a_o liberal_a approbation_n i_o can_v but_o send_v it_o among_o you_o to_o be_v a_o far_a remembrance_n of_o what_o be_v therein_o offer_v to_o give_v advice_n be_v a_o familiar_a and_o easy_a task_n and_o that_o be_v i_o but_o to_o take_v advice_n of_o this_o nature_n as_o you_o appear_v to_o have_v do_v indicates_z so_o much_o both_o of_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n that_o i_o hope_v the_o honour_n of_o it_o will_v always_o accompany_v you_o in_o this_o life_n and_o follow_v you_o to_o the_o future_a to_o be_v able_a to_o assist_v public_a virtue_n be_v a_o glorious_a power_n and_o this_o be_v in_o your_o hand_n to_o assist_v it_o be_v a_o more_o glorious_a act_n and_o this_o be_v in_o your_o choice_n god_n invigorate_a and_o prosper_v and_o crown_v your_o just_a endeavour_n to_o do_v so_o thus_o humble_o pray_v he_o who_o be_v you_o with_o all_o respect_n and_o observance_n e._n young_a a_o sermon_n on_o 1_o tim_n two_o 2._o for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n that_o we_o may_v lead_v a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n in_o the_o forego_n verse_n the_o apostle_n give_v direction_n concern_v prayer_n he_o require_v we_o to_o pray_v in_o entire_a charity_n for_o all_o man_n and_o his_o choice_n of_o word_n point_v out_o what_o it_o be_v we_o be_v to_o pray_v for_o 〈◊〉_d in_o 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