Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	air_n	earth_n	part_n	7,610	5	5.1031	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30977	The genuine remains of that learned prelate Dr. Thomas Barlow, late Lord Bishop of Lincoln containing divers discourses theological, philosophical, historical, &c., in letters to several persons of honour and quality : to which is added the resolution of many abstruse points published from Dr. Barlow's original papers.	Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691.	1693 (1693)	Wing B832; ESTC R3532	293,515	707

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to_o be_v annihilate_v than_o to_o be_v in_o such_o misery_n but_o this_o their_o judgement_n be_v rather_o erroneous_a than_o conform_a to_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o their_o reason_n be_v bias_v either_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o present_a pain_n or_o be_v render_v disorderly_a prejudicate_v and_o fantastical_a as_o bonaventur_fw-la say_v ibid._n but_o pass_v by_o all_o these_o sense_n in_o which_o the_o question_n may_v be_v take_v we_o shall_v confine_v it_o only_o to_o this_o sense_n if_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o it_o be_v more_o eligible_a to_o be_v miserable_a than_o to_o be_v annihilate_v or_o if_o according_a to_o the_o solid_a and_o judicious_a dictate_v of_o rectify_a reason_n the_o enjoy_v the_o good_a of_o existence_n though_o accompany_v with_o misery_n be_v not_o preferable_a to_o annihilation_n and_o consequent_o the_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o existential_a good_a viz_o the_o good_a both_o of_o 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la 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