Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	evil_a	heart_n	thought_n	2,080	5	8.0009	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40634	VVords to give to the young-man knowledg and discretion, or, The law of kindness in the tongue of a father to his son by Francis Fuller ...	Fuller, Francis, 1637?-1701.	1685 (1685)	Wing F2389; ESTC R7286	71,878	224

psal_n 139._o 2._o ezek._n 11._o 5._o what_o they_o will_v be_v before_o you_o think_v they_o or_o what_o they_o be_v when_o you_o have_v forget_v they_o they_o be_v reserve_v case_n know_v to_o he_o only_o nor_o can_v he_o forget_v they_o for_o he_o require_v that_o which_o 15._o eccles_n 3._o 15._o be_v past_a thought_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o judgement_n thought_n as_o well_o as_o word_n and_o action_n be_v write_v in_o god_n book_n and_o shall_v be_v make_v know_v 5._o eccles_n 12._o ult_n rom._n 2._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 5._o when_o the_o secret_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n make_v manifest_a and_o the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n bring_v into_o light_n and_o many_o who_o understanding_n speak_v they_o man_n and_o their_o word_n christian_n when_o on_o earth_n shall_v be_v find_v at_o that_o day_n by_o their_o thought_n to_o have_v be_v worse_a than_o beast_n evil_a thought_n be_v sin_n and_o transgression_n of_o god_n law_n the_o 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well_o employ_v think_v on_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v true_a and_o cast_v out_o all_o thought_n of_o a_o lie_n and_o hypocrisy_n think_v on_o the_o thing_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v honest_a and_o venerable_a and_o abhor_v all_o vanity_n and_o frothiness_n of_o spirit_n think_v on_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v just_a and_o let_v not_o a_o thought_n of_o fraud_n or_o deceit_n lodge_v within_o you_o think_v on_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v pure_a and_o away_o with_o whatever_o be_v immodest_a think_v on_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v lovely_a and_o hate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o peevishness_n and_o frowardness_n of_o spirit_n think_v on_o thing_n of_o good_a report_n and_o entertain_v not_o a_o thought_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v tend_v to_o your_o dishonour_n idleness_n be_v fuel_n to_o vicious_a thought_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v a_o axiom_n in_o state_n to_o set_v active_a spirit_n on_o work_n that_o they_o may_v do_v no_o mischief_n 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