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	temperance_n	1,943	5	10.7125	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64135	Treatises of 1. The liberty of prophesying, 2. Prayer ex tempore, 3. Episcopacie : together with a sermon preached at Oxon. on the anniversary of the 5 of November / by Ier. Taylor.	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.	1648 (1648)	Wing T403; ESTC R24600	539,220	854

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praecepta_fw-la morum_fw-la be_v part_n of_o a_o good_a life_n salvian_n life_n quid_fw-la igitur_fw-la credulitas_fw-la vel_fw-la fides_fw-la opinor_fw-la fidelitèr_fw-la hominem_fw-la christo_fw-la credere_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la fidelem_fw-la deo_fw-la esse_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la fidelitèr_fw-la dei_fw-la mandata_fw-la seruare_fw-la so_o salvian_n and_o saint_n paul_n call_v faith_n or_o the_o form_n of_o sound_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o doctrine_n that_o be_v according_a to_o godliness_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 3._o cathol_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v our_o religion_n or_o faith_n the_o whole_a manner_n of_o serve_v god_n c._n de_fw-fr summâ_fw-la trinit_fw-la &_o fide_fw-la cathol_n and_o veritati_fw-la credere_fw-la and_o in_o injustitiâ_fw-la sibi_fw-la complacere_fw-la be_v by_o the_o same_o apostle_n oppose_v and_o intimate_v that_o piety_n and_o faith_n be_v all_o one_o thing_n faith_n must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d entire_a and_o 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