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	soul_n	unite_v	970	5	9.6533	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64109	The rule and exercises of holy living. In which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every vertue, and the remedies against every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations. Together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion fitted to all occasions, and furnish'd for all necessities.	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver.	1650 (1650)	Wing T371; ESTC R203748	252,635	440

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that_o fall_v from_o thy_o table_n how_o great_a be_v thy_o mercy_n who_o have_v feast_v i_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o virgin_n with_o the_o wine_n of_o angel_n with_o manna_n from_o heaven_n o_o when_o shall_v i_o pass_v from_o this_o dark_a glass_n from_o this_o vail_n of_o sacrament_n to_o the_o vision_n of_o thy_o eternal_a clarity_n from_o eat_v thy_o body_n to_o behold_v thy_o face_n in_o thy_o eternal_a kingdom_n let_v not_o my_o sin_n crucify_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n again_o let_v it_o never_o be_v say_v concern_v i_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o betray_v i_o be_v with_o i_o on_o the_o table_n o_o that_o i_o may_v love_v thou_o as_o well_o as_o ever_o any_o creature_n lov_fw-mi d_o thou_o let_v i_o think_v nothing_o but_o thou_o desire_v nothing_o but_o thou_o enjoy_v nothing_o but_o thou_o o_o jesus_n be_v a_o jesus_n unto_o i_o thou_o be_v all_o thing_n unto_o i_o let_v nothing_o ever_o please_v i_o but_o what_o favour_n of_o thou_o and_o thy_o miraculous_a sweetness_n bless_a be_v the_o mercy_n of_o our_o lord_n who_o of_o god_n be_v make_v unto_o i_o wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n and_o sanctification_n and_o redemption_n he_o that_o glori_v let_v he_o glory_n in_o the_o lord_n amen_o the_o end_n london_n print_v by_o r._n norton_n mdcl_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arrian_n epict._n l._n 1._o c._n 13._o ezekiel_n 16.49_o s●nec_fw-la s●nec_fw-la ●ee_n chap._n 4._o ●●ct_n 6._o s._n bern._n the_o tripli_v ci_fw-fr custodia_fw-la laudatur_fw-la augustus_n caesar_n apud_fw-la lucanum_n media_fw-la inter_fw-la praelia_fw-la semper_fw-la stella●um_fw-la caelique_fw-la plaguy_a superisque_fw-la vacabat_fw-la cas●●an_n coll●●_n 24_o c._n ●1_n jerem._n 48.10_o plutarch_n ●e_z curio●t_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●rocop_fw-mi 2._o vandal_n 1_o cor._n 7.5_o 7.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pythag._n carm._n 1_o cor._n 1●_n 31._o seneca_n ●ui_fw-la furatur_fw-la ut_fw-la ●●●chetur_fw-la moechus_fw-la est_fw-la tragis_n quam_fw-la fur_n arist._n eth._n see_v sect._n 1._o of_o this_o chapt._n rule_n 18._o seneca_n ep._n 113._o s._n chrys._n l._n 2._o the_o compan_n cordis_fw-la s._n greg._n moral_a 8._o cap._n 25._o s._n ●ern_a lib._n de_fw-fr precept_n publius_n mimu●●●_n jer._n 23.24_o hebr._n 4._o ●3_n acts._n 17.28_o lib_fw-la 7._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la ●●p_n 3●_n mat._n 18.20_o heb._n 10.25_o 1_o king_n 5_o 9_o psal._n 138_o ●_o 2_o 1_o cor._n 3_o 16._o 2_o cor._n 6_o 16._o s._n aug._n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la don._n c._n 3_o psal_n 13●_n 7._o ●_o 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr con●ol_fw-mi ●sa_fw-la 26..12_o j●●em_n ●1_n 15_o sec●nd_n 〈◊〉_d edic_fw-la ●n_a vit●●_n s._n 〈◊〉_d ezek._n 9.9_o psal._n 10._o ●●_o rev._n 11._o ●7_n ●_o 5.10.13_o revel_v ●_o ●_o 3_o for_o the_o church_n for_o the_o glory_n for_o wife_n or_o husband_n for_o our_o child_n for_o friend_n &_o benefactor_n for_o our_o family_n for_o all_o in_o misery_n evening_n prayer_n psal._n 121_o psal._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 2.11_o 12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arrian_n c._n 2._o l._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n epist._n c._n 34_o 1_o cor._n 9.25_o apoc._n 2.17_o 〈…〉_z tum_fw-la 〈…〉_z desinant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d l._n 3_o 〈◊〉_d c._n 12._o fac●llus_n 〈…〉_z qua●_n 〈…〉_z 86._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluptate●_n ab●untes_v fellah_o &_o paenitentia_fw-la plenas_fw-la animus_fw-la nostris_fw-la nat●●a_fw-la ●ubi●cit_fw-la quo_fw-la minus_fw-la c●pide_n repetantur_fw-la senec._n l●ta_fw-la veni●e_fw-la ven●s_fw-la tris●is_fw-la abire_fw-la so_o ●et_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fo●lix_fw-la initium_fw-la prio_fw-la aetas_fw-la contenta_fw-la d●lcibus_fw-la arvis_fw-la facileque_fw-la se●a_fw-la solebat_fw-la jejunia_fw-la solvere_fw-la glande_n ●oeth_v l._n 1._o de_fw-fr consol_n arbuteos_fw-la ●erus_fw-la montanaque_fw-la frag●a_fw-la lege●_n