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
A91366	The way step by step to sound and saving conversion, with a clear discovery of the two states, viz: nature, & grace: and how to know in which state one is, and the way to come out of the one into the other. Or, The ready and right path-way for the first Adams posterity to get out of their fallen estate accompanied with sin and misery, into the relation and family of the last Adam, which estate is attended with grace and glory, &c. With many weighty questions answered, and cases of conscience resolved, for the clearing and confirming the truths asserted. / By Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1659 (1659)	Wing P4241; Thomason E1800_1; ESTC R209703	66,581	144

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but_o he_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n retain_v some_o footstep_n and_o impression_n though_o not_o of_o grace_n yet_o of_o gift_n he_o do_v not_o utter_o lose_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n nor_o do_v his_o posterity_n for_o that_o be_v learn_v by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v rom._n 1._o 20._o nor_o do_v he_o utter_o lose_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n for_o adam_n confess_v gen_n 3._o that_o when_o he_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n he_o be_v afraid_a there_o remain_v some_o scrap_n of_o wisdom_n by_o which_o he_o act_v prudent_o as_o to_o worldly_a affair_n luke_n 16._o 8._o again_o he_o walk_v towards_o his_o fellow-creature_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o certain_a act_n of_o duty_n and_o charity_n as_o they_o stand_v relate_v to_o he_o and_o his_o light_n or_o conscience_n excuse_v or_o accuse_v according_a to_o his_o act_n q._n how_o come_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n be_v but_o one_o man_n to_o be_v make_v the_o sin_n of_o so_o many_o man_n yea_o of_o all_o see_v they_o eat_v 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