Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	deny_v	live_v	ungodliness_n	2,303	5	11.2667	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29515	The easiness and difficulty of the Christian religion in a sermon preach'd before the Lord Mayor, and court of Aldermen of the city of London, at Guild-Hall chappel, on Sunday May 26. 1689 / by Isaac Bringhurst ...	Bringhurst, Isaac, d. 1697.	1689 (1689)	Wing B4695; ESTC R14226	21,221	40

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rom._n 13.8_o 9_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n or_o jealousy_n one_o of_o another_o in_o love_n but_o perfect_a love_n cast_v out_o such_o torment_a passion_n as_o these_o be_v and_o make_v man_n confident_a in_o one_o another_o and_o that_o be_v the_o great_a security_n and_o perfection_n of_o society_n in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v but_o two_o thing_n which_o make_v man_n uneasy_a to_o one_o another_o aptness_n to_o provoke_v and_o to_o be_v provoke_v how_o effectual_o our_o religion_n have_v provide_v against_o these_o we_o read_v in_o 1_o cor._n 13._o it_o make_v charity_n the_o root_n or_o spring_n of_o all_o our_o religious_a action_n so_o necessary_a that_o without_o it_o we_o be_v nothing_o neither_o can_v we_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o religion_n ver_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o then_o tell_v we_o how_o it_o secure_v the_o world_n against_o both_o these_o troublesome_a humour_n verse_n the_o four_o charity_n suffer_v long_o and_o be_v kind_a therefore_o be_v not_o easy_o provoke_v envy_v 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