Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	ghost_n	holy_a	scripture_n	18,784	5	6.1696	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90999	Euchologia: or, The doctrine of practical praying. By the Right Reverend Father in God, John Prideaux, late Bishop of Worcester. Being a legacy left to his daughters in private, directing them to such manifold uses of our Common Prayer Book. As may satisfie upon all occasions, without looking after new lights from extemporal flashes.	Prideaux, John, 1578-1650.	1655 (1655)	Wing P3425; Thomason E1515_1; ESTC R209505	69,265	323

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the_o sore_n thereof_o for_o it_o shake_v thou_o have_v show_v thy_o people_n heavy_a thing_n thou_o have_v give_v we_o a_o drink_n of_o deadly_a wine_n when_o you_o therefore_o consider_v my_o daughter_n which_o i_o will_v you_o serious_o and_o conscionable_o to_o do_v the_o irreverent_a contempt_n and_o worse_o than_o heathenish_a profaneness_n that_o be_v fall_v of_o late_a upon_o god_n worship_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o exacter_n teach_v and_o pure_a reformation_n you_o may_v betake_v yourselves_o to_o that_o complaint_n of_o the_o psalmist_n help_v lord_n for_o there_o be_v not_o one_o godly_a man_n leave_v 12.1_o psalm_n 12.1_o the_o faithful_a be_v minish_v from_o among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n the_o wicked_a walk_n on_o every_o side_n ult_n ver._n ult_n when_o the_o vile_a man_n be_v exalt_v and_o turn_v that_o reproof_n of_o our_o saviour_n into_o a_o necessary_a prayer_n 21.13_o mat._n 21.13_o o_o lord_n thy_o house_n shall_v be_v call_v and_o so_o ever_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n but_o behold_v it_o be_v now_o make_v not_o only_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n but_o a_o stable_a for_o horse_n and_o a_o receptacle_n for_o zim_n and_o ohim_n and_o daughter_n of_o the_o owl_n to_o act_v their_o part_n therein_o 34.14_o isai_n 34.14_o man_n of_o worse_a than_o heathenish_a condition_n be_v come_v into_o thy_o inheritance_n 79.1_o psalm_n 79.1_o thy_o holy_a temple_n have_v they_o defile_v and_o make_v thy_o jerusalem_n a_o heap_n of_o stone_n etc._n etc._n 2._o when_o you_o recount_v with_o yourselves_o thing_n consecrate_v to_o god_n to_o be_v alienate_v to_o curse_a use_n the_o shepherd_n smite_v the_o flock_n scatter_v and_o that_o not_o by_o stranger_n but_o at_o home_n in_o the_o house_n of_o our_o friend_n 13.6_o zach._n 13.6_o how_o seasonable_o will_v that_o be_v think_v upon_o out_o of_o the_o seventy_o four_o psalm_n o_o god_n 74.1_o psalm_n 74.1_o why_o be_v thou_o absent_a from_o we_o so_o long_o why_o be_v thy_o wrath_n so_o hot_a against_o the_o sheep_n of_o thy_o pasture_n thy_o adversary_n roar_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o set_v up_o their_o banner_n for_o token_n break_v down_o the_o carve_a work_n set_v up_o for_o thy_o worship_n with_o axe_n and_o hammer_n let_v we_o make_v havoc_n of_o they_o altogether_o say_v they_o root_n they_o out_o 83.12_o psal_n 83.12_o that_o they_o be_v no_o more_o a_o people_n that_o we_o may_v take_v the_o house_n of_o god_n into_o our_o own_o possession_n be_v it_o not_o time_n therefore_o for_o all_o good_a christian_n to_o cry_v out_o arise_v o_o lord_n 74.23_o psal_n 74.23_o and_o maintain_v thy_o own_o cause_n remember_v how_o the_o foolish_a man_n blaspheme_v thou_o daily_o 3_o at_o the_o