Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	good_a	know_v	knowledge_n	3,077	5	7.3450	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61227	Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain he heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them, Psal.39.6.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5142; ESTC R221820	22,526	32

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thing_n now_o to_o improve_v the_o whole_a forego_v discourse_n in_o woe_n or_o three_o practical_a uses_n and_o inference_n the_o first_o shall_v be_v that_o we_o know_v ourselves_o the_o fault_n and_o error_n of_o the_o reasonable_a creature_n be_v that_o he_o study_v and_o be_v employ_v about_o thing_n which_o be_v outward_a but_o he_o do_v not_o come_v so_o home_o and_o near_o to_o himself_o as_o he_o shall_v do_v he_o look_v too_o much_o without_o but_o not_o within_o himself_o the_o heathen_a do_v imagine_v that_o this_o say_n know_v thyself_o do_v descend_v from_o heaven_n because_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o it_o but_o chief_o because_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n our_o creator_n that_o we_o shall_v know_v ourselves_o and_o the_o more_o we_o know_v of_o ourselves_o the_o more_o we_o know_v of_o our_o own_o vanity_n it_o have_v be_v say_v that_o all_o people_n will_v know_v themselves_o first_o or_o last_o but_o this_o be_v the_o fault_n and_o error_n of_o 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alike_a reason_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v reject_v and_o not_o receive_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n herein_o we_o shall_v have_v boldness_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n which_o will_v be_v fear_n and_o shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n to_o they_o in_o this_o matter_n because_o as_o he_o be_v so_o be_v we_o in_o this_o present_a world_n namely_o because_o that_o in_o my_o preach_a and_o write_v i_o have_v so_o learn_v from_o he_o my_o lord_n and_o example_n who_o step_n herein_o i_o follow_v i_o do_v also_o teach_v the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o truth_n neither_o care_n i_o for_o any_o man_n for_o i_o regard_v not_o the_o person_n of_o man_n mat._n 22._o 16._o for_o if_o i_o yet_o please_v man_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n wherefore_o holy_a brethren_n partaker_n of_o the_o heavenly_a call_v consider_v the_o apostle_n and_o high_a priest_n of_o our_o profession_n christ_n jesus_n who_o be_v faithful_a to_o he_o that_o appoint_v he_o as_o also_o moses_n be_v 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