Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	faith_n	great_a	overcome_v	2,679	5	9.0725	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29687	The crovvn & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered in LVIII sermons from Heb. 12. 14, where you have the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and glory of holiness set forth, with the resolution of many weighty questions and cases, also motives and means to perfect holiness : with many other things of very high and great importance to all the sons and daughters of men, that had rather be blessed then cursed, saved then damned / by Thomas Brooks ...	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1662 (1662)	Wing B4939; ESTC R36378	584,294	672

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and_o follow_v i_o luk._n 21.12_o but_o before_o all_o these_o they_o shall_v lay_v their_o hand_n on_o you_o and_o persecute_v you_o deliver_v you_o up_o to_o the_o synagogue_n and_o into_o prison_n be_v bring_v before_o king_n and_o ruler_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n john_n 15.20_o remember_v the_o word_n that_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o great_a than_o the_o lord_n if_o they_o have_v persecute_v i_o tert._n non_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la pati_fw-la timet_fw-la ejus_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la passus_fw-la est_fw-la he_o that_o be_v afraid_a to_o suffer_v can_v be_v his_o disciple_n who_o suffer_v so_o much_o tert._n they_o will_v also_o persecute_v you_o if_o they_o have_v keep_v my_o say_n they_o will_v keep_v you_o also_o ah_o christian_n since_o they_o have_v crown_v your_o head_n with_o thorn_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o you_o shall_v expect_v to_o be_v crown_v with_o rosebud_n godfrey_a of_o bullen_n first_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n refuse_v to_o be_v 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