Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	prescribe_v	simplicity_n	unfaithful_a	12	3	15.6890	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70779	A treatise of oaths containing several weighty reasons why the people call'd Qvakers refuse to swear : and those confirmed by numerous testimonies out of Gentiles, Jews and Christians, both fathers, doctors and martyrs : presented to the King and great council of England, assembled in Parliament.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.; Richardson, Richard, 1623?-1689.; Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1675 (1675)	Wing P1388; ESTC R17219	94,426	174

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we_o be_v as_o a_o oath_n for_o verity_n and_o speak_v to_o man_n he_o be_v say_v to_o swear_v and_o this_o also_o the_o saint_n do_v utter_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n that_o as_o they_o themselves_o speak_v will_v have_v credit_n to_o be_v give_v they_o so_o likewise_o they_o themselves_o shall_v give_v credit_n to_o god_n for_o as_o a_o man_n word_n confirm_v a_o oath_n so_o also_o those_o thing_n that_o god_n speak_v oath_n because_o of_o the_o firmness_n and_o immutability_n of_o his_o will_n be_v to_o be_v repute_v oath_n the_o same_o also_o that_o be_v there_o write_v confirm_v my_o say_v for_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v and_o will_v not_o repent_v as_o a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v retract_v by_o repent_v but_o certain_o to_o be_v effect_v according_a to_o the_o engagement_n of_o a_o oath_n this_o also_o god_n do_v declare_v in_o genesis_n say_v i_o have_v swear_v by_o myself_o but_o that_o be_v not_o a_o oath_n for_o he_o swear_v not_o by_o another_o which_o be_v 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condemn_v the_o superstition_n of_o old_a disobedience_n etc._n etc._n write_n suarez_n de_fw-fr juram_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 1_o 2._o xlii_o the_o next_o testimony_n we_o shall_v pitch_v upon_o in_o confirmation_n of_o our_o reason_n and_o the_o sense_n we_o take_v our_o master_n precept_n in_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o be_v afford_v we_o out_o of_o the_o apostolical_a institution_n asscribe_v to_o clemens_n romanus_n report_v by_o suarez_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr juramentis_fw-la our_o master_n say_v clemens_n have_v command_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o swear_v no_o not_o by_o the_o true_a god_n but_o that_o our_o word_n shall_v be_v more_o credible_a than_o a_o oath_n itself_o which_o be_v a_o plain_a indication_n of_o the_o apostolical_a doctrine_n to_o have_v be_v the_o absolute_a prohibition_n of_o oath_n in_o that_o sense_n wherein_o they_o be_v only_o repute_v lawful_a for_o if_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o swear_v no_o not_o by_o the_o true_a god_n then_o consequent_o by_o no_o 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