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
A62570	Of sincerity and constancy in the faith and profession of the true religion, in several sermons by the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson ... ; published from the originals, by Ralph Barker. ...	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.; Barker, Ralph, 1648-1708.	1695 (1695)	Wing T1204; ESTC R17209	175,121	492

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there_o be_v a_o mistake_n in_o number_v of_o these_o sermon_n the_o ten_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o nine_o and_o so_o on_o to_o the_o end_n for_o there_o be_v but_o fifteen_o sermon_n in_o this_o volume_n and_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o serm._n xi_o 2_o cor._n v._o 7._o for_o we_o walk_v by_o faith_n not_o by_o sight_n p._n 309_o serm._n xii_o heb._n x._o 38._o but_o if_o any_o man_n draw_v back_o my_o soul_n shall_v have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o he_o p._n 337_o serm._n xiii_o fourteen_o matth_n xvi_o 24._o then_o say_v jesus_n unto_o his_o disciple_n if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o p._n 367_o 395_o serm._n xv._n xvi_o heb._n xi_o 13._o and_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o pilgrim_n on_o the_o earth_n p._n 421_o 449_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o kingston_n july_n 29._o 1694._o the_o last_o his_o grace_n preach_v john_n i_o 47._o jesus_n see_v nathanael_n come_v to_o he_o and_o say_v 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