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
A42885	Instruction concerning penance and holy communion the second part fo the instruction of youth, containing the means how we may return to God by penance, and remain in his grace by the good and frequent use of the sacraments. By Charles Gobinet, Doctor of Divinity, of the house and Society of Sorbon, principal of the college of Plessis-Sorbon.; Instruction de la jeunesse en la piété chrétienne. Part 2. English	Gobinet, Charles, 1614-1690.; Gobinet, Charles, 1614-1690. Instruction sur la pénitence et sur la sainte communion. English.	1689 (1689)	Wing G904C; ESTC R223681	215,475	423

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let_v every_o one_o consider_v say_v this_o holy_a father_n not_o so_o much_o the_o punishment_n which_o another_o have_v receive_v as_o what_o he_o himself_o have_v deserve_v and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o have_v avoid_v the_o chastisement_n because_o as_o yet_o it_o be_v something_o delay_v since_o he_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v much_o more_o afraid_a to_o who_o god_n in_o his_o just_a judgement_n have_v defer_v the_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n to_o a_o long_a time_n article_n vi_o of_o the_o end_n we_o ought_v to_o propose_v to_o ourselves_o in_o the_o holy_a communion_n beside_o the_o purity_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o have_v that_o of_o rectitude_n of_o intention_n to_o communicate_v well_o for_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o a_o action_n how_o good_a soever_o it_o may_v be_v in_o itself_o lose_v its_o worth_n and_o value_n by_o the_o default_n of_o a_o good_a intention_n and_o it_o become_v evil_a and_o vicious_a if_o the_o 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relapse_n the_o ingratitude_n the_o perfidiousness_n and_o the_o contempt_n of_o god._n this_o be_v to_o show_v you_o yet_o more_o clear_o the_o grievousness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o relapse_n from_o three_o circumstance_n which_o it_o include_v and_o which_o render_v it_o most_o enormous_a the_o first_o be_v a_o prodigious_a ingratitude_n which_o it_o discover_v towards_o god_n in_o offend_v he_o over_o and_o over_o after_o innumerable_a benefit_n receive_v from_o his_o hand_n and_o above_o the_o rest_n after_o he_o have_v be_v by_o god_n pure_a mercy_n deliver_v not_o only_o once_o or_o twice_o but_o many_o time_n from_o sin_n and_o eternal_a death_n ponder_v well_o upon_o this_o ingratitude_n theotime_o &_o judge_v what_o it_o be_v for_o a_o slave_n to_o be_v ungrateful_a to_o his_o lord_n his_o redeemer_n to_o he_o to_o who_o he_o owe_v all_o he_o have_v in_o fine_a to_o god_n himself_o if_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n exaggerate_v with_o such_o vigour_n the_o first_o sin_n which_o 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