Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	day_n	keep_v	sabbath_n	798	5	10.4111	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59601	Immanuel, or, A discovery of true religion as it imports a living principle in the minds of men, grounded upon Christ's discourse with the Samaritaness : being the latter clause of The voice crying in a wilderness, or, A continuation of the angelical life / mostly composed at the same time by S.S.	Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.	1667 (1667)	Wing S3038; ESTC R35174	154,749	423

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sabidi_fw-la nec_fw-la possum_fw-la dicere_fw-la quare_fw-la etc._n etc._n though_o the_o outward_a bodily_a act_n of_o religion_n be_v ordinary_o force_v yet_o this_o pure_a chaste_a virgin-affection_n can_v be_v ravish_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o peculiar_a in_o the_o soul_n though_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o understanding_n by_o this_o property_n of_o it_o it_o be_v elegant_o describe_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n cant._n 8._o 7._o if_o a_o man_n will_v give_v all_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o house_n for_o love_n it_o will_v utter_o be_v contemn_v it_o can_v be_v buy_v with_o money_n or_o money-worth_n can_v be_v purchase_v with_o gift_n or_o art_n and_o if_o any_o shall_v offer_v to_o bribe_v it_o it_o will_v give_v he_o a_o sharp_a and_o scornful_a check_n in_o the_o language_n of_o peter_n to_o simon_n thy_o money_n perish_v with_o thou_o love_n be_v no_o hireling_n no_o base_a bear_v mercenary_a affection_n but_o noble_a free_a and_o generous_a 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