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
A76021	Unum necessarium, or, The great duty of a Christian in two tracts : the one, Of adhering to God, written in Latin, by Albertus Magnus, the other, Of the love of God, written in high- Dutch, by John Staupitz / both faithfully translated into English for the promoting of primitive Christianity.; De adhaerendo Deo. English. 1692	Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280.; Johannes von Kastl, 15th cent.; Staupitz, Johann von, d. 1524.	1692 (1692)	Wing A878; ESTC R42992	62,774	183

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present_a by_o his_o essence_n to_o every_o thing_n than_o the_o thing_n be_v to_o itself_o in_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v unite_v and_o one_o and_o in_o who_o they_o live_v eternal_o moreover_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o weakness_n or_o the_o unaccustomedness_n of_o the_o understanding_n any_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o meditate_v or_o contemplate_v on_o the_o creature_n than_o this_o will_v be_v the_o best_a true_a and_o most_o profitable_a way_n for_o he_o that_o at_o least_o in_o all_o his_o contemplation_n and_o meditation_n whether_o about_o creature_n or_o about_o the_o creator_n a_o delight_n in_o the_o creator_n himself_o the_o one_o and_o trine_n god_n may_v arise_v within_o he_o and_o that_o the_o fire_n of_o divine_a love_n and_o true_a life_n may_v thence_o flame_v forth_o in_o himself_o and_o in_o other_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o eternal_a felicity_n and_o here_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o contemplation_n of_o christian_a believer_n 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