Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	brazen_a	look_v	serpent_n	839	5	9.9901	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60130	A discourse of tempting Christ by John Shower.	Shower, John, 1657-1715.	1694 (1694)	Wing S3662; ESTC R28141	35,083	122

he_o will_v have_v lead_v they_o nor_o be_v they_o satisfy_v with_o the_o provision_n that_o he_o make_v for_o they_o in_o the_o way_n but_o complain_v of_o their_o manna_n as_o light_a bread_n despise_v of_o it_o they_o will_v have_v every_o thing_n they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o and_o in_o that_o way_n and_o manner_n which_o they_o themselves_o will_v choose_v and_o thereupon_o will_v have_v put_v the_o power_n and_o the_o wisdom_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o far_a trial_n and_o by_o fall_v often_o into_o such_o a_o sin_n they_o tempt_v his_o patience_n to_o see_v how_o long_o he_o will_v bear_v with_o they_o how_o often_o say_v the_o psalmist_n do_v they_o provoke_v he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o tempt_v he_o in_o the_o desert_n yea_o they_o turn_v back_o and_o tempt_v god_n and_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n psal_n 78.40_o 41._o sect_n iv_o of_o the_o punishment_n by_o fiery_a serpent_n the_o wisdom_n of_o providence_n therein_o of_o the_o serpent_n in_o paradise_n upon_o what_o account_n serpent_n have_v be_v reckon_v sacred_a and_o venerable_a by_o the_o heathen_n iii_o it_o be_v for_o this_o sin_n that_o they_o be_v punish_v with_o fiery_a serpent_n which_o cost_v many_o of_o they_o their_o life_n there_o be_v many_o such_o in_o that_o wilderness_n who_o be_v before_o restrain_v but_o now_o let_v loose_a serpent_n that_o by_o their_o venom_n fire_v their_o blood_n and_o heat_v their_o body_n so_o as_o to_o torment_v they_o with_o thirst_n and_o that_o in_o a_o place_n where_o there_o be_v no_o water_n we_o read_v of_o the_o bite_n of_o some_o serpent_n that_o it_o affect_v the_o patient_n with_o madness_n by_o these_o fiery_a serpent_n they_o be_v stop_v in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o their_o travel_n before_o they_o get_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n and_o on_o this_o account_n they_o murmur_v at_o salmonah_n but_o the_o sin_n that_o be_v thus_o punish_v and_o that_o of_o their_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n 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