Selected quad for the lemma: word_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	good_a	gospel_n	tiding_n	2,799	5	11.8558	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47193	The universall free grace of the Gospell asserted, or, The light of the glorious Gospell of Jesus Christ, shining forth universally, and enlightning every man that coms [sic] into the world, and therby giving unto every man, a day of visitation wherin it is possible for him to be saved, which is glad tydings unto all people, being witnessed and testifyed unto, by us the people called in derision Quakers : and in opposition to all denyers of it, of one sort and another proved by many infallible arguments, in the evidence and demonstration of the spirit of truth, according to Scripture testimonies and sound reason : with the objections of any seeming weight against it, answered it, answered / by George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Furly, Benjamin, 1636-1714.	1671 (1671)	Wing K228; ESTC R13258	128,214	140

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3._o 35._o and_o there_o be_v a_o more_o special_a give_v which_o be_v only_o applicable_a to_o the_o saint_n who_o be_v his_o child_n and_o these_o can_v but_o come_v unto_o he_o as_o peter_n say_v lord_n to_o who_o shall_v go_v but_o unto_o thou_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v other_o place_n urge_v by_o they_o but_o these_o adduce_v be_v the_o most_o usual_a and_o the_o answer_v give_v unto_o they_o will_n be_v right_o apply_v suffice_v to_o any_o other_o so_o that_o who_o judge_n of_o this_o matter_n according_a to_o the_o witness_n of_o god_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o do_v therein_o ponder_v the_o scripture_n will_v find_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o national_n teacher_n concern_v election_n and_o reprobation_n not_o to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n nor_o scripturall_a but_o indeed_o a_o most_o pernicious_a doctrine_n to_o the_o hinder_v of_o the_o growth_n and_o spread_v of_o piety_n in_o the_o world_n as_o may_v appear_v from_o what_o be_v already_o say_v i_o shall_v now_o 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