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	love_n	temperance_n	1,648	5	11.0080	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73706	Three profitable sermons. 1. A pastorall charge. 2. Christs Larum-bell. 3. The soules sentinell Preached at seuerall times vpon sundry occasions, by Richard Carpenter pastor of Sherwill in Devon.	Carpenter, Richard, 1575-1627.	1617 (1617)	STC 4683.5; ESTC S125294	87,026	278

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all_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n of_o do_v good_a to_o other_o it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o fire_n in_o the_o flint_n which_o can_v hardly_o be_v strike_v out_o but_o like_o fire_n in_o the_o sinu_fw-la amor_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ignis_fw-la in_o filice_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o sinu_fw-la bosom_n which_o can_v be_v conceal_v this_o will_v make_v we_o in_o all_o case_n and_o in_o all_o place_n to_o open_v ourselves_o to_o our_o friend_n and_o to_o deal_v friendly_a and_o faithful_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o they_o which_o we_o do_v affect_v and_o to_o help_v they_o by_o counsel_n to_o comfort_v they_o in_o grief_n to_o succour_v they_o what_o we_o may_v in_o the_o sundry_a disaster_n of_o fortune_n which_o daily_o and_o casual_o occur_v as_o jonathan_n deal_v chap._n 1_o sam._n 19_o and_o 20._o chap._n with_o david_n and_o to_o shut_v up_o this_o reason_n love_v it_o be_v alone_o which_o make_v we_o all_o one_o this_o make_v we_o vigilant_a to_o pry_v out_o every_o occasion_n wise_a 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soever_o thou_o be_v be_v prudent_a and_o provident_a as_o it_o beseem_v thy_o year_n thy_o place_n thy_o office_n thy_o state_n embrace_z eliphaz_n his_o exhortation_n 21._o job_n 12._o 21._o acquaint_v thyself_o with_o god_n make_v thy_o peace_n with_o he_o there_o by_o shall_v thou_o have_v prosperity_n job_n 22._o wisdom_n say_v solomon_n be_v the_o gray_a 4._o sap._n 4._o hair_n and_o a_o undefiled_a life_n be_v the_o old_a age_n let_v these_o o_o let_v these_o wisdom_n and_o a_o undefiled_a life_n meet_v together_o in_o thou_o and_o kiss_v each_o other_o look_v narrow_o to_o thy_o way_n lest_o either_o in_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o power_n thou_o forget_v god_n or_o in_o the_o abundance_n of_o thy_o pleasure_n remember_v not_o thyself_o be_v not_o like_o nabuchadnezar_n who_o in_o the_o ruff_n of_o his_o pride_n remember_v not_o who_o have_v make_v he_o till_o god_n have_v mar_v he_o neither_o acknowlege_v who_o set_v his_o joint_n together_o till_o god_n have_v rend_v his_o 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