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
A14721	Theologicall questions, dogmaticall observations, and evangelicall essays, vpon the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to St. Matthew Wherein, about two thousand six hundred and fifty necessary, and profitable questions are discussed; and five hundred and eighty speciall points of doctrine noted; and five hundred and fifty errours confuted, or objections answered: together with divers arguments, whereby divers truths, and true tenents are confirmed. By Richard VVard, sometimes student in the famous vniversities of Cambridge in England: St. Andrews in Scotland: and Master of Arts of both the kingdoms; and now a preacher in the famous city of London.	Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684.	1640 (1640)	STC 25024; ESTC S118017	1,792,298	907

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dico_fw-la i_o say_v unto_o you_o quest_n first_o because_o he_o be_v their_o master_n and_o therefore_o answ_n 1_o they_o shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n answ_n 2_o second_o because_o he_o be_v wise_a they_o be_v foolish_a and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v give_v credit_n unto_o he_o answ_n 3_o three_o because_o he_o himself_o do_v as_o he_o say_v for_o he_o be_v not_o careful_a and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v to_o obey_v have_v both_o his_o precept_n and_o precedent_n for_o it_o sect._n 2_o §_o 2._o quapropter_fw-la wherefore_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o we_o may_v observe_v here_o how_o christ_n persuade_v unto_o and_o dissuade_v from_o nothing_o without_o reason_n he_o dissuade_v from_o coveteousnesse_n and_o give_v reason_n for_o it_o he_o dissuade_v from_o carefulness_n and_o give_v reason_n for_o it_o yea_o ever_o and_o anon_o do_v so_o as_o else_o where_o what_o will_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n to_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o loose_v 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