Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	grace_n	kindness_n	temperance_n	1,155	5	11.6453	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42732	The right honourable, Pourtraid. Or, the vizard taken off pretenders With perswasive reasons to allure the will, and reduce mens actiosn to obtain the title. As also a set boundary to the honour of saints departed. By Samuel Gilbert, Philalēthḗd.	Gilbert, Samuel, d. 1692?; White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver.	1693 (1693)	Wing G718; ESTC R223675	16,536	72

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institution_n for_o historical_a commemoration_n only_o of_o their_o delivery_n from_o fiery_a serpent_n at_o last_o from_o historical_a commemoration_n it_o be_v translate_v to_o religious_a adoration_n so_o the_o saint_n be_v first_o honour_v out_o of_o affection_n at_o last_o worship_v out_o of_o superstition_n the_o persian_n in_o policy_n as_o xenophon_n tell_v the_o story_n teach_v their_o child_n to_o lie_v and_o not_o to_o lie_v but_o with_o this_o distinction_n to_o lie_v to_o their_o enemy_n but_o to_o tell_v truth_n to_o their_o friend_n but_o xenophon_n tell_v we_o the_o issue_n of_o this_o persian_a education_n their_o child_n forget_v their_o distinction_n and_o make_v bold_a even_o to_o lie_v to_o their_o best_a friend_n so_o the_o roman_a clergy_n teach_v the_o people_n to_o worship_n the_o saint_n and_o not_o to_o worship_v they_o so_o long_o till_o they_o forget_v their_o distinction_n and_o entitle_v the_o saint_n themselves_o to_o the_o same_o honour_n that_o be_v 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vigilantius_n and_o many_o of_o this_o last_o age_n to_o give_v they_o too_o much_o be_v first_o the_o error_n of_o the_o collyridians_n and_o at_o this_o day_n of_o the_o papist_n whereby_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o honour_v the_o saint_n as_o dishonour_v god_n the_o truth_n be_v we_o honour_v the_o saint_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n but_o we_o give_v they_o only_a honour_n charitatis_fw-la not_o honour_n religionis_fw-la we_o give_v they_o veneration_n but_o not_o adoration_n we_o honour_v their_o memory_n but_o we_o erect_v no_o idolatrous_a shrine_n we_o honour_v they_o as_o fellow_n servant_n now_o glorify_v but_o not_o as_o demi_a god_n half_o deify_v we_o honour_v they_o as_o pattern_n for_o imitation_n not_o as_o patron_n for_o protection_n we_o know_v no_o relic_n but_o their_o grace_n we_o observe_v their_o festival_n by_o the_o anniversary_n revolution_n of_o the_o year_n but_o we_o dedicate_v no_o day_n to_o the_o saint_n but_o only_o to_o the_o god_n of_o the_o saint_n 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