Selected quad for the lemma: father_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
father_n	person_n	son_n	true_a	14,186	5	5.5218	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03698	The shield of the righteous: or, The Ninety first Psalme, expounded, with the addition of doctrines and vses Verie necessarie and comfortable in these dayes of heauinesse, wherein the pestilence rageth so sore in London, and other parts of this kingdome. By Robert Horn, minister of Gods Word.	Horne, Robert, 1565-1640.	1625 (1625)	STC 13825; ESTC S104237	130,560	160

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must_v needs_o be_v somewhat_o curb_v when_o it_o be_v so_o much_o and_o evident_o reproove_v by_o the_o righteous_a deed_n of_o good_a man_n use_v 1_o a_o strong_a motive_n to_o our_o faith_n in_o god_n and_o fear_v of_o he_o see_v that_o by_o obedience_n to_o he_o and_o the_o reverence_n of_o his_o name_n man_n may_v not_o only_o put_v danger_n from_o themselves_o but_o be_v mean_n of_o faluation_n to_o other_o when_o danger_n come_v 2._o sam._n 20.22_o eccles_n 9_o 15._o now_o to_o deliver_v one_o soul_n from_o death_n be_v a_o praise_n worthy_a thing_n how_o much_o more_o to_o deliver_v or_o to_o be_v mean_n to_o deliver_v a_o whole_a town_n or_o city_n but_o this_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v for_o their_o sake_n by_o way_n of_o honour_n that_o honour_v he_o in_o his_o commandment_n thus_o will_v he_o bind_v the_o preservation_n of_o many_o to_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o some_o few_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o thus_o will_v he_o manifest_v to_o the_o mighty_a and_o most_o how_o much_o he_o love_v his_o own_o and_o can_v there_o be_v a_o great_a spur_n to_o godliness_n and_o bridle_n from_o sin_n than_o this_o it_o seem_v a_o unreasonable_a thing_n to_o one_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o nabal_n that_o david_n and_o his_o man_n have_v be_v a_o wall_n to_o nabal_n and_o his_o shepherd_n both_o by_o night_n and_o by_o day_n shall_v be_v rail_v on_o as_o he_o be_v by_o his_o master_n 1_o sam._n 25.14.16_o and_o he_o can_v not_o but_o say_v evil_a will_v sure_o come_v upon_o he_o for_o it_o verse_n 17._o and_o what_o great_a honour_n then_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o a_o enemy_n or_o to_o be_v