Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	add_v	grace_n	temperance_n	1,517	5	11.5641	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00993	A divine herball together with a forrest of thornes In five sermons. ... By Tho. Adams.	Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.	1616 (1616)	STC 111; ESTC S100387	74,730	164

a_o divine_a herbal_a together_o with_o a_o forest_n of_o thornes_n in_o five_o sermon_n 1._o the_o garden_n of_o grace_n 2._o the_o praise_n of_o fertility_n 3._o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o herb_n 4._o the_o forest_n of_o thornes_n 5._o the_o end_n of_o thornes_n by_o tho._n adam_n isaiah_n 55._o 11._o my_o word_n say_v the_o lord_n shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o void_a but_o shall_v prosper_v in_o the_o thing_n whereto_o i_o send_v it_o august_n de_fw-fr benedict_v jaco_n &_o esav_n simul_fw-la pluit_fw-la dominus_fw-la super_fw-la segetes_fw-la &_o super_fw-la spinas_fw-la sed_fw-la segeti_fw-la pluit_fw-la ad_fw-la horreum_fw-la spinis_fw-la ad_fw-la ignem_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la una_fw-la est_fw-la pluvia_fw-la london_n print_v by_o george_n purslowe_n for_o john_n budge_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o great_a south-dore_n of_o paul_n and_o at_o britain_n burse_n 1616._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a william_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n lord_n chamberlain_n of_o his_o majesty_n household_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n and_o knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n the_o most_o noble_a embracer_n and_o encourager_n of_o goodness_n right_o honourable_a i_o be_o bold_a to_o present_v to_o your_o honour_n a_o short_a contemplation_n of_o those_o herb_n cut_v in_o rough_a piece_n which_o grow_v real_o and_o plentiful_o in_o your_o own_o garden_n and_o give_v so_o good_a nourishment_n to_o your_o virtue_n delightful_a taste_n to_o the_o church_n and_o odoriferous_a savour_n to_o all_o that_o like_o the_o vine_n in_o jothams_n parable_n they_o cheer_v the_o heart_n of_o both_o god_n &_o man_n your_o honour_n i_o ●now_v can_v dislike_v that_o in_o sight_n which_o you_o so_o preserve_v in_o sense_n and_o for_o a_o happy_a reward_n do_v and_o shall_v preserve_v you_o you_o be_v zealous_o honour_v of_o all_o those_o that_o know_v goodness_n and_o have_v daily_a as_o many_o 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double_v it_o to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o mighty_a 28._o the_o offend_a lord_n deliver_v that_o servant_n to_o the_o tormentor_n that_o do_v not_o extort_v from_o his_o fellow_n that_o he_o have_v no_o right_n to_o nor_o wrest_v away_o a_o other_o good_n but_o do_v only_o say_v pay_v i_o that_o thou_o owe_v and_o in_o a_o harsh_a manner_n or_o unmerciful_a measure_n require_v his_o own_o due_a it_o be_v the_o form_n of_o the_o last_o doom_n 42._o i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o meat_n though_o you_o take_v not_o away_o mine_n yet_o for_o not_o give_v your_o own_o go_v you_o curse_v but_o if_o that_o ground_n be_v near_o unto_o curse_v that_o bring_v not_o forth_o herb_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o that_o which_o bring_v forth_o weed_n what_o hell_n and_o how_o many_o torment_n be_v provide_v for_o oppress_v dives_fw-la when_o dives_fw-la that_o but_o deny_v his_o own_o shall_v be_v torture_v in_o endless_a flame_n if_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o a_o 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