Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	charity_n	faith_n	good_a	2,904	5	4.2122	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11927	The three partes of commentaries containing the whole and perfect discourse of the ciuill warres of Fraunce, vnder the raignes of Henry the Second, Frances the Second, and of Charles the Ninth : with an addition of the cruell murther of the Admirall Chastilion, and diuers other nobles, committed the 24 daye of August, anno 1572 / translated out of Latine into English by Thomas Timme minister.; Commentariorum de statu religionis et reipublicae in regno Galliae. English. 1574	Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598.; Hotman, François, 1524-1590. De furoribus gallicis.; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620.; Ramus, Petrus, 1515-1572.	1574 (1574)	STC 22241.5; ESTC S4897	661,140	976

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king_n edict_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o declare_v and_o show_v forth_o my_o innocency_n as_o i_o will_v for_o these_o cause_n i_o be_o compel_v to_o take_v the_o sword_n in_o hand_n as_o the_o only_a and_o last_o refuge_n the_o which_o see_v i_o have_v take_v into_o my_o hand_n both_o at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o also_o for_o my_o office_n and_o calling_n sake_n which_o i_o be_o of_o in_o this_o realm_n i_o protest_v that_o i_o be_o in_o the_o same_o mind_n that_o i_o will_v never_o lay_v away_o the_o same_o until_o such_o time_n as_o my_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n be_v of_o all_o man_n peaceable_o obey_v his_o edict_n observe_v &_o my_o innocency_n &_o the_o innocency_n also_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o fellow_n be_v make_v evident_a &_o plain_a to_o all_o man_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n &_o my_o duty_n persuade_v i_o hereunto_o &_o i_o can_v choose_v but_o publish_v the_o same_o therefore_o i_o and_o my_o fellow_n protest_v before_o god_n 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