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	son_n	work_n	16,121	5	6.3028	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20540	Three godlie and fruitful sermons; the two first preached by Maister Iohn Dod: the last by Maister Robert Cleauer. Whereunto are annexed, fiue propositions, or points of doctrine, comprehended in three other sermons, by the same author	Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625. aut	1610 (1610)	STC 6950; ESTC S117481	100,240	192

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15._o rom._n 8._o 15._o whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n so_o that_o none_o can_v confident_o call_v god_n father_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o bless_a spirit_n if_o unregenerate_a man_n will_v pray_v to_o their_o father_n christ_n tell_v they_o who_o he_o be_v when_o speak_v to_o such_o kind_n of_o person_n he_o say_v you_o be_v 44._o joh._n 8._o 44._o of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n and_o how_o prove_v he_o that_o the_o lust_n of_o your_o father_n you_o will_v do_v as_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v assure_o the_o child_n of_o god_n even_o so_o they_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o satan_n be_v without_o doubt_n the_o child_n of_o satan_n and_o if_o they_o will_v pray_v unto_o their_o father_n they_o must_v pray_v unto_o the_o devil_n again_o in_o that_o very_a place_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o spirit_n help_v our_o infirmity_n for_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o 26_o rom._n 8._o 26_o pray_v as_o we_o ought_v 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