Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	body_n	life_n	part_n	1,110	5	4.3119	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54048	A question to the professors of Christianity, whether they have the true, living, powerful saving knowledge of Christ or no? with some queries concerning Christ, and his appearances, his taking upon him our flesh : as also concerning his flesh and blood, and our being formed thereof, and feeding thereon, and an incitation to professors seriously to consider, whether they or we fail, in the true acknowledgment and owning of the Christ which died at Jerusalem : likewise some propositions and considerations concerning the nature of church-worships and ordinances, since the death of the apostles, for the sake of simplicity, which hath been long held captive therein : with the sounding of bowels towards thee, O England : also a faithful guidance to the principle and path of truth, with some sensible experimental questions and answers from the tenth chapter of John / by Isaac Penington ...	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1667 (1667)	Wing P1184; ESTC R18236	42,725	54

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for_o who_o the_o father_n prepare_v a_o body_n and_o who_o take_v it_o up_o to_o do_v the_o will_n and_o do_v the_o will_n in_o it_o be_v he_o not_o the_o arm_n of_o god_n the_o power_n of_o god_n the_o saviour_n and_o salvation_n of_o god_n the_o jesus_n and_o christ_n of_o god_n quer._n 6._o to_o who_o do_v the_o name_n and_o title_n jesus_n and_o christ_n chief_o &_o in_o the_o first_o place_n belong_v do_v they_o belong_v to_o the_o body_n which_o be_v take_v by_o he_o or_o to_o he_o who_o take_v the_o body_n the_o body_n have_v its_o nature_n and_o property_n and_o the_o eternal_a word_n or_o son_n of_o god_n the_o pure_a spotless_a lamb_n the_o fountain_n of_o innocency_n its_o nature_n and_o property_n now_o the_o query_n be_v which_o be_v the_o appoint_a saviour_n of_o the_o father_n which_o be_v the_o anoint_v of_o the_o father_n chief_o and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n whether_o the_o body_n prepare_v or_o he_o for_o who_o the_o body_n be_v prepare_v to_o do_v the_o will_n 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nourishment_n of_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v of_o a_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a nature_n quer._n 8._o what_o be_v the_o bread_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n be_v not_o the_o bread_n and_o the_o flesh_n all_o one_o outwardly-visible_a flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v not_o in_o heaven_n nor_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n but_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n do_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n which_o the_o heavenly_a birth_n feed_v on_o and_o life_n by_o for_o that_o which_o redeem_v that_o which_o be_v jesus_n the_o saviour_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o body_n of_o flesh_n here_o on_o earth_n in_o which_o he_o manifest_v himself_o as_o king_n priest_n and_o prophet_n and_o do_v the_o work_n appoint_v he_o by_o the_o father_n john_n 17.1_o etc._n etc._n quer._n 9_o what_o be_v that_o which_o save_v people_n outward_o from_o their_o outward_a infirmity_n and_o disease_n while_o christ_n be_v on_o the_o earth_n in_o that_o body_n be_v it_o the_o body_n or_o 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