Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	death_n	know_v	resurrection_n	1,580	5	9.6777	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17320	The Christians heauenly treasure. By William Burton of Reading in Barkeshire	Burton, William, d. 1616.	1608 (1608)	STC 4168; ESTC S115749	64,773	170

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know_v christ_n to_o be_v our_o redeemer_n but_o we_o must_v learn_v to_o see_v he_o and_o acknowledge_v he_o in_o every_o particular_a gift_n &_o blessing_n of_o god_n if_o man_n when_o they_o behold_v their_o meat_n and_o drinck_n can_v by_o faith_n behold_v in_o they_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n passion_n there_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n as_o there_o be_v if_o the_o like_a in_o their_o house_n and_o land_n their_o will_v not_o be_v so_o much_o fraud_n and_o deceit_n injustice_n and_o oppression_n also_o noble_a birth_n without_o new_a birth_n be_v but_o vanity_n the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o physic_n sleep_n health_n liberty_n recreation_n and_o very_o breathe_v itself_o therefore_o it_o be_v meet_v that_o with_o our_o earthly_a recreation_n we_o join_v spiritual_a medi●ation_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n then_o will_v there_o not_o be_v so_o many_o unlawful_a sport_n and_o delight_n and_o so_o much_o abuse_v of_o lawful_a 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he_o free_v himself_o from_o the_o punishment_n and_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n by_o the_o second_o he_o raise_v himself_o from_o death_n to_o life_n the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n divine_a power_n be_v great_a to_o all_o the_o faithful_a for_o the_o same_o power_n which_o free_v he_o from_o the_o punishment_n and_o imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n setu_v also_o to_o mortify_v and_o crucify_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o will_n mind_n and_o affection_n and_o the_o same_o which_o raise_v he_o from_o death_n to_o life_n serve_v also_o to_o raise_v those_o that_o belong_v to_o christ_n first_o from_o their_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n second_o from_o the_o grave_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o double_a virtue_n must_v not_o be_v only_o in_o the_o brain_n 〈◊〉_d experimental_a in_o the_o heart_n that_o be_v to_o feel_v the_o power_n of_o christ_n death_n kill_v sin_n in_o they_o that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o say_v with_o paul_n we_o li●e_z not_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o us._n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o excellent_a thing_n which_o pau●_n seek_v for_o ph●_n 3._o 10._o i_o have_v count_v all_o thing_n but_o dung_n that_o i_o may_v know_v he_o &_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o resurrection_n the_o way_n to_o know_v it_o be_v to_o cast_v off_o the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a through_o deceivable_a lust_n ephe._n 4._o 22._o the_o three_o benefit_n of_o christ_n example_n be_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o example_n for_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v know_v not_o only_o as_o a_o redeemer_n but_o also_o as_o a_o pattern_n of_o all_o good_a duty_n to_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o conform_v our_o life_n christ_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v of_o we_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o every_o good_a duty_n that_o may_v concern_v we_o without_o exception_n 〈…〉_z our_o conformity_n with_o christ_n be_v first_o in_o the_o frame_n of_o our_o inward_a life_n second_o in_o the_o practice_n of_o outward_a and_o moral_a duty_n conformity_n in_o spiritual_a 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