Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	holy_a	son_n	spirit_n	92,207	5	6.2343	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65864	Enthusiasm above atheism, or, Divine inspiration and immediate illumination (by God Himself) asserted and the children of light vindicated : in answer to a book entituled, The danger of enthusiasm discovered / by George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1674 (1674)	Wing W1926; ESTC R24552	32,776	82

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they_o that_o speak_v not_o according_a to_o the_o word_n it_o be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o morning_n in_o they_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o there_o be_v no_o light_n at_o all_o in_o they_o for_o there_o may_v be_v some_o light_n in_o they_o before_o the_o morning_n upon_o joh._n 1._o 9_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o that_o christ_n so_o enlighten_v all_o man_n as_o with_o what_o he_o ought_v to_o believe_v and_o do_v in_o order_n to_o his_o salvation_n without_o outward_a teach_v can_v be_v prove_v p._n 41._o and_o yet_o confess_v that_o christ_n indeed_o as_o god_n do_v enlighten_v every_o man_n by_o which_o he_o may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v that_o he_o be_v placable_a and_o that_o this_o may_v be_v a_o light_n sufficient_a to_o direct_v the_o heathen_a to_o do_v as_o much_o as_o god_n expect_v from_o they_o if_o they_o live_v up_o to_o it_o but_o in_o contradiction_n again_o he_o call_v this_o a_o natural_a light_n not_o sufficient_a etc._n etc._n p._n 42._o obseru._n what!_o a_o light_a sufficient_a to_o give_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o worship_n &_o that_o he_o be_v placable_a and_o to_o direct_v the_o heathen_a to_o as_o much_o as_o he_o expect_v from_o they_o and_o yet_o not_o sufficient_a to_o enlighten_v man_n with_o a_o knowledge_n of_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o believe_v and_o do_v in_o order_n to_o salvation_n be_v not_o this_o palpable_a contradiction_n that_o man_n may_v by_o the_o light_n within_o be_v direct_v to_o acknowledge_v and_o worship_n god_n and_o to_o as_o much_o as_o he_o expect_v from_o they_o and_o yet_o not_o be_v save_v these_o can_v never_o hold_v together_o any_o more_o than_o that_o the_o light_n in_o the_o heathen_a may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o direct_v they_o to_o as_o much_o as_o god_n expect_v and_o yet_o not_o to_o believe_v in_o his_o son_n for_o salvation_n according_a to_o pag._n 42._o as_o if_o god_n do_v not_o 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