Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	evil_a	evil_n	good_a	2,339	5	3.8849	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00818	The curse of corne-horders with the blessing of seasonable selling. In three sermons, on Pro. II.26. Begun at the general sessions for the county of Cornwall, held at Bodmyn, and continued at Fowy. By Charles Fitz-Geffrie.	Fitz-Geffry, Charles, 1575?-1638.	1631 (1631)	STC 10939; ESTC S115075	43,052	70

the_o hand_n of_o god_n but_o enforce_v by_o the_o cruel_a covetousness_n of_o man_n p._n 33_o a_o invective_n against_o covetousness_n p._n 35_o these_o corne-horders_a worse_o than_o usurer_n ibid._n the_o pitiful_a estate_n of_o poor_a labouring-man_n in_o these_o time_n deplore_v p._n 36_o concio_fw-la tertia_fw-la the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text_n wherein_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v selling_n p._n 39_o 2._o the_o recompense_n blessing_n p._n 40_o doct._n 3._o there_o be_v a_o charity_n sometime_o in_o sell_v as_o well_o as_o in_o give_v ibid._n use_v 1_o to_o teach_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n in_o accept_v any_o service_n do_v at_o his_o command_n though_o for_o our_o own_o advantage_n p._n 41_o god_n sometime_o accept_v sell_v where_o there_o be_v ability_n of_o give_v ibid._n use_v 2._o to_o incite_v those_o who_o be_v of_o ability_n to_o this_o duty_n of_o sell_v p._n 42_o four_o thing_n require_v in_o charitable_a sell_n p._n 43_o 1_o to_o sell_v that_o which_o be_v good_a for_o quality_n convenient_a grain_n ibid._n 2_o to_o sell_v for_o convenient_a gain_n at_o a_o reasonable_a price_n ibid._n 3_o to_o sell_v in_o convenient_a season_n p._n 44_o 4_o with_o measure_n convenient_a p._n 45_o 2_o da._n 2_o de_fw-la the_o recompense_n blessing_n ibid._n obseruat_fw-la the_o reward_n more_o emphatical_o lay_v down_o than_o the_o judgement_n threaten_v p_o 46_o doct._n 4._o god_n will_v bless_v he_o who_o sell_v charitable_o in_o time_n of_o extremity_n though_o man_n be_v unthankful_a ibid._n two_o sin_n of_o the_o poor_a 1_o murmur_a 2_o unthankfulness_n ibid._n neither_o of_o these_o shall_v discourage_v we_o from_o charitable_a action_n for_o though_o man_n be_v ungrateful_a yet_o god_n be_v not_o forgetful_a p._n 47_o application_n 1._o unto_o magistrate_n exhort_v they_o to_o do_v their_o duty_n in_o this_o behalf_n according_a to_o his_o majesty_n order_n ibid._n and_o to_o draw_v on_o other_o by_o their_o example_n p._n 48_o dehortation_n from_o withhold_a justice_n and_o from_o sell_v it_o p._n 50_o 2._o to_o minister_n to_o be_v careful_a and_o and_o faithful_a in_o distribute_v spiritual_a corn_n for_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n especial_o in_o these_o dangerous_a day_n ibid._n 3._o to_o the_o poor_a here_o be_v no_o warrant_n for_o they_o to_o revenge_v their_o wrong_n with_o curse_n as_o common_o they_o do_v p._n 51_o but_o rather_o to_o accuse_v their_o own_o sin_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o their_o calamity_n p._n 52_o 4._o encouragement_n and_o comfort_n to_o charitable_a seller_n p._n 54_o god_n shall_v crown_v they_o with_o blessing_n external_a internal_a eternal_a p._n 55_o 56._o the_o curse_n of_o corn-horders_a the_o first_o sermon_n prov_n 11._o 26._o he_o that_o withholdeth_a corn_n the_o people_n shall_v curse_v he_o but_o blessing_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o he_o who_o sell_v it_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o time_n do_v even_o extort_v from_o i_o 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