Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	faith_n	godliness_n	temperance_n	4,219	5	11.6041	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53957	A practical discourse concerning God's love to mankind written for the satisfaction of some scrupulous persons / by Edward Pelling ...	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1694 (1694)	Wing P1083; ESTC R21771	58,579	154

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those_o people_n who_o profess_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o obedience_n to_o he_o shall_v be_v censorious_a and_o uncharitable_a to_o other_o who_o own_o the_o lord_n jesus_n as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o who_o be_v for_o aught_o they_o know_v in_o as_o ready_a nay_o by_o their_o humility_n and_o charity_n in_o a_o ready_a way_n to_o eternal_a happiness_n than_o such_o as_o out_o of_o a_o principle_n of_o pharisaism_n and_o spiritual_a pride_n judge_v hardly_o of_o their_o brethren_n have_v they_o be_v baptise_a in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n so_o have_v we_o do_v they_o believe_v the_o several_a article_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n so_o do_v we_o do_v they_o use_v the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n so_o do_v we_o do_v they_o pretend_v holiness_n i_o pray_v god_n we_o may_v all_o appear_v holy_a in_o the_o day_n of_o god_n and_o i_o wish_v some_o be_v not_o gross_o mistake_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o holiness_n for_o it_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o a_o demure_a look_v nor_o in_o 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