Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	blood_n	body_n	efficacy_n	860	5	10.4794	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14923	The soules progresse to the celestiall Canaan, or heavenly Jerusalem By way of godly meditation, and holy contemplation: accompanied with divers learned exhortations, and pithy perswasions, tending to Christianity and humanity. Divided into two parts. The first part treateth of the divine essence, quality and nature of God, and his holy attributs: and of the creation, fall, state, death, and misery of an unregenerated man, both in this life and in the world to come: put for the whole scope of the Old Testament. The second part is put for the summe and compendium of the Gospell, and treateth of the Incarnation, Nativity, words, works, and sufferings of Christ, and of the happinesse and blessednesse of a godly man in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. Collected out of the Scriptures, and out of the writings of the ancient fathers of the primitive Church, and other orthodoxall divines: by John Welles, of Beccles in the County of Suffolk.	Welles, John, of Beccles.	1639 (1639)	STC 25231; ESTC S119607	276,075	406

unto_o as_o many_o as_o shall_v receive_v the_o same_o according_a to_o christ_n institution_n 1.16_o joh._n 1.16_o that_o he_o will_v according_a to_o his_o promise_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o crucify_a body_n and_o blood_n as_o very_o feed_v our_o soul_n to_o eternal_a life_n as_o our_o body_n be_v by_o bread_n and_o wine_n nourish_v to_o this_o temporal_a life_n and_o to_o this_o end_n christ_n in_o the_o action_n of_o the_o sacrament_n real_o give_v his_o body_n and_o blood_n to_o every_o faithful_a receiver_n 2.5_o 1_o cor._n 11.24_o &_o 2.5_o christ_n be_v very_o present_a in_o the_o sacrament_n by_o a_o double_a union_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v spiritual_a betwixt_o christ_n and_o the_o worthy_a receiver_n the_o second_o be_v sacramental_a betwixt_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o outward_a sign_n in_o the_o sacrament_n if_o you_o look_v to_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v unite_v this_o union_n be_v essential_a if_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o union_n it_o be_v real_a if_o to_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o be_v wrought_v it_o be_v spiritual_a it_o be_v not_o our_o faith_n that_o make_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v present_a in_o the_o sacrament_n but_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n dwell_v in_o he_o and_o we_o note_n note_n our_o faith_n do_v but_o receive_v and_o apply_v unto_o our_o soul_n those_o heavenly_a grace_n which_o be_v offer_v in_o the_o sacrament_n the_o other_o be_v the_o sacramental_a union_n be_v not_o a_o physical_a or_o local_a we_o the_o word_n and_o the_o sacrament_n be_v the_o two_o brief_o wherewith_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n do_v nourish_v we_o but_o a_o spiritual_a conjunction_n of_o the_o earthly_a sign_n which_o be_v bread_n and_o wine_n with_o the_o heavenly_a grace_n which_o be_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o act_n of_o receive_v as_o if_o by_o a_o mutual_a relation_n they_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o 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be_v not_o the_o regeneration_n signify_v he_o call_v the_o sign_n the_o thing_n which_o it_o signify_v though_o it_o be_v call_v regeneration_n neither_o be_v the_o cup_n the_o new_a testament_n though_o christ_n call_v it_o the_o new_a testament_n the_o sacrament_n be_v the_o sign_n which_o present_v the_o thing_n signify_v when_o this_o sacrament_n be_v institute_v and_o christ_n say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n he_o have_v not_o then_o a_o glorify_a body_n therefore_o it_o be_v demand_v whether_o they_o receive_v a_o mortal_a or_o glorify_a body_n papist_n demand_v of_o the_o papist_n because_o one_o of_o these_o two_o body_n they_o must_v needs_o receive_v if_o