Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	act_n	grace_n	habit_n	906	5	9.7429	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10877	A short and sure way to heauen, and present happines Taught in a treatise of our conformity with the will of God. Written by the Reuerend Father Alfonsus Rodriguez of the Society of Iesus, in his worke intituled, The exercise of perfection and Christian vertue. Translated out of Spanish.; Ejercicio de perfección y virtudes cristianas. Part 1. Treatise 8. English	Rodríguez, Alfonso, 1526-1616.; I. C., fl. 1630.	1630 (1630)	STC 21144; ESTC S102292	144,041	352

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shall_v go_v increase_v and_o perfect_v yourself_o therein_o as_o also_o the_o great_a shall_v your_o profit_n and_o perfection_n in_o all_o other_o virtue_n be_v 2.3_o ecc._n 2.3_o coniunge_v te_fw-la d●o_fw-la &_o sustine_fw-la ut_fw-la ●rescat_fw-la in_o novissimo_fw-la vita_fw-la ●ua_fw-la say_v the_o wise_a man_n unite_v yourself_o to_o god_n conform_v yourself_o in_o all_o unto_o his_o holy_a will_n a_o other_o version_n have_v conglutinare_fw-la deo_fw-la be_v as_o it_o be_v glue_v unto_o he_o and_o make_v one_o with_o he_o and_o so_o you_o will_v exceed_o increase_v and_o profit_n in_o virtue_n for_o this_o reason_n the_o master_n of_o spiritual_a life_n do_v counsel_n we_o 15._o trac_n c._n 6_o 14._o &_o 15._o and_o it_o be_v a_o most_o good_a and_o profitabla_fw-mi advice_n to_o single_a out_o some_o one_o eminent_a &_o master_n virtue_n in_o which_o may_v be_v comprise_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o to_o bestow_v ourselves_o particular_o to_o prayer_n and_o the_o whole_a scope_n 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