Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	apostle_n	patience_n	temperance_n	876	5	11.3169	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62579	The remaining discourses, on the attributes of God Viz. his Goodness. His mercy. His patience. His long-suffering. His power. His spirituality. His immensity. His eternity. His incomprehensibleness. God the first cause, and last end. By the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. Being the seventh volume; published from the originals, by Ralph Barker, D.D. chaplain to his Grace.	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.; Barker, Ralph, 1648-1708, publisher.	1700 (1700)	Wing T1216; ESTC R222200	153,719	440

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who_o only_o have_v pervert_v his_o nature_n ever_o seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o itself_o and_o since_o all_o brute_n creature_n be_v so_o loath_a to_o go_v out_o of_o be_v we_o may_v probable_o conclude_v that_o if_o they_o can_v deliberate_v whether_o they_o will_v be_v or_o not_o they_o will_v choose_v to_o come_v into_o be_v even_o upon_o these_o hard_a condition_n but_o however_o that_o be_v this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o they_o suffer_v chief_o from_o we_o and_o upon_o our_o account_n we_o who_o be_v their_o natural_a lord_n have_v deprave_v ourselves_o first_o be_v become_v cruel_a and_o tyrannical_a to_o they_o nay_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o suffer_v for_o our_o sake_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a creation_n groan_v and_o be_v in_o bondage_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n and_o this_o be_v not_o unreasonable_a that_o be_v make_v principal_o for_o man_n they_o shall_v suffer_v upon_o his_o account_n as_o a_o part_n of_o his_o good_n and_o estate_n not_o 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