Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	2,997	5	5.5080	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26041	The envious man's character a sermon preached at S. Mary's Church in Cambridge / by William Aspin ...	Aspin, William, 1635 or 6-1714.	1684 (1684)	Wing A4003; ESTC R217	17,795	37

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38._o 20._o term_n be_v distinguish_v from_o that_o grief_n which_o beast_n may_v have_v because_o of_o some_o present_a bodily_a pain_n that_o they_o be_v afflict_v with_o who_o though_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o grieve_v be_v of_o a_o sensible_a nature_n yet_o they_o can_v envy_v one_o another_o because_o they_o can_v have_v no_o imagination_n of_o the_o prosperity_n that_o other_o enjoy_v above_o themselves_o it_o be_v a_o grief_n conceive_v in_o the_o mind_n at_o another_o good_n and_o hereby_o it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o hatred_n which_o have_v for_o its_o object_n evil_a it_o be_v true_a a_o man_n may_v be_v hate_v for_o do_v good_a as_o it_o be_v david_n lot_n but_o then_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o evil._n but_o envy_n have_v good_a for_o its_o object_n not_o our_o own_o which_o will_v excite_v our_o joy_n but_o another_o which_o cause_v our_o envy_n and_o solomon_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v not_o for_o any_o evil_n but_o for_o good_a for_o every_o 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he_o shall_v be_v envy_v by_o some_o body_n for_o it_o and_o it_o be_v a_o common_a proverb_n among_o the_o rabbi_n that_o every_o artificer_n hate_v the_o child_n of_o his_o own_o craft_n 2._o a_o man_n shall_v be_v envy_v of_o his_o neighbour_n for_o every_o right_a work_n of_o nature_n such_o i_o account_v be_v all_o natural_a perfection_n either_o of_o mind_n or_o body_n as_o be_v wit_n beauty_n strength_n or_o the_o like_a they_o who_o have_v either_o any_o or_o all_o of_o these_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v envy_v by_o some_o that_o want_v they_o 3._o for_o every_o right_a work_n of_o grace_n for_o if_o a_o man_n live_v upright_o and_o do_v just_o in_o all_o probability_n he_o be_v like_a to_o be_v a_o considerable_a gainer_n by_o it_o in_o this_o world_n though_o fool_n be_v apt_a to_o think_v otherwise_o it_o be_v the_o likely_a mean_n to_o advance_v both_o his_o reputation_n and_o estate_n which_o man_n that_o have_v the_o great_a deal_n in_o the_o world_n seem_v to_o be_v 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another_o enjoy_v be_v that_o which_o cause_v his_o neighbour_n to_o look_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o evil_a eye_n which_o be_v the_o three_o particular_a to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o definition_n which_o i_o have_v give_v you_o of_o it_o 4._o it_o be_v for_o that_o good_a especial_o that_o a_o man_n be_v envy_v by_o which_o the_o envious_a person_n receive_v no_o injury_n for_o if_o one_o possess_v a_o good_a by_o which_o another_o be_v injure_v it_o make_v he_o hate_v rather_o than_o envy_v because_o he_o come_v by_o it_o by_o evil_n and_o indirect_a mean_n that_o be_v by_o injure_v of_o another_o but_o what_o injury_n can_v it_o be_v to_o a_o artificer_n to_o have_v another_o to_o perfect_a a_o more_o curious_a piece_n of_o work_n than_o he_o it_o may_v accidental_o be_v a_o loss_n to_o he_o because_o most_o will_v make_v use_n of_o he_o that_o be_v best_a skill_v in_o his_o art_n but_o injury_n it_o can_v be_v none_o and_o what_o wrong_n be_v it_o to_o i_o if_o another_o author_n sim_n ipse_fw-la foelix_fw-la sint_fw-la alii_fw-la foeliciores_fw-la non_fw-la equidem_fw-la invideo_fw-la mihi_fw-la nihil_fw-la detrahetur_fw-la cumberland_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la naturae_fw-la p._n 128._o a_o say_n like_o that_o excellent_a author_n be_v witty_a handsome_a and_o strong_a than_o i_o i_o have_v never_o the_o less_o of_o either_o because_o he_o have_v more_o that_o degree_n which_o he_o have_v above_o i_o be_v not_o take_v from_o i_o and_o so_o if_o he_o excel_v i_o in_o any_o virtue_n or_o as_o a_o reward_n of_o that_o virtue_n if_o he_o be_v better_o think_v of_o find_v great_a favour_n and_o be_v prefer_v before_o i_o it_o be_v but_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v he_o have_v what_o he_o deserve_v and_o i_o be_o not_o injure_v by_o it_o for_o though_o he_o have_v more_o than_o i_o yet_o i_o may_v not_o have_v less_o but_o more_o than_o i_o deserve_v thus_o you_o see_v the_o object_n of_o envy_n be_v another_o good_a a_o man_n be_v envy_v for_o any_o good_a of_o art_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o grace_n too_o for_o the_o high_a virtue_n goodness_n and_o innocence_n be_v no_o fence_n against_o it_o as_o be_v plain_a because_o our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o for_o envy_n be_v deliver_v over_o to_o be_v proceed_v against_o by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n nay_o as_o synesius_n have_v providentia_fw-la de_fw-fr providentia_fw-la observe_v envy_n be_v not_o so_o much_o suppress_v by_o virtue_n as_o inflame_v or_o not_o so_o much_o appease_v as_o enrage_v neither_o can_v that_o good_a which_o be_v possess_v without_o the_o wrong_n of_o any_o one_o secure_v a_o man_n from_o it_o that_o good_a of_o another_o be_v especial_o the_o object_n of_o it_o by_o