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
B13585	The saints hope, and infalliblenes thereof. or Two sermons preached before the English companie at Middelb. about the moneth of October, 1608. Written by Mr. Iohne Forbes, at the earnest request of the hearers, and now published by them for the generall instruction and comfort of all Gods children	Forbes, John, 1568?-1634.	1610 (1610)	STC 11134; ESTC S115118	69,305	128

therefore_o do_v the_o apostle_n so_o describe_v he_o in_o this_o place_n christ_n the_o father_n to_o be_v consider_v as_o god_n and_o father_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o which_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v note_v 1._o that_o the_o father_n must_v be_v the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o the_o son_n before_o we_o obtain_v this_o blessing_n 2._o that_o the_o son_n must_v be_v our_o lord_n before_o the_o father_n be_v now_o both_o god_n and_o father_n to_o the_o son_n do_v bestow_v upon_o we_o this_o blessing_n the_o first_o teach_v we_o that_o our_o adoption_n call_v etc._n etc._n be_v in_o and_o for_o christ_n not_o simple_o as_o he_o be_v god_n nor_o simple_o as_o he_o be_v man_n but_o as_o he_o be_v both_o god_n and_o man_n and_o so_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n for_o as_o he_o be_v man_n the_o father_n be_v his_o god_n and_o so_o do_v he_o himself_o call_v he_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o and_o as_o he_o be_v god_n the_o father_n be_v his_o father_n from_o all_o eternity_n the_o second_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o must_v be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o these_o who_o be_v give_v by_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n and_o for_o who_o the_o son_n have_v dye_v to_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n that_o they_o shall_v serve_v he_o without_o fear_n all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n before_o he_o 1.74_o luc._n 1.74_o both_o these_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o word_n the_o first_o in_o that_o he_o give_v thanks_n to_o god_n for_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v read_v and_o father_n of_o christ_n for_o this_o blessing_n of_o hope_n the_o second_o in_o that_o he_o style_v christ_n our_o lord_n both_o contain_v not_o only_o rare_a &_o wonderful_a mystery_n but_o matter_n of_o most_o singular_a comfort_n and_o necessary_a instruction_n to_o all_o christian_n to_o speak_v a_o little_a of_o the_o first_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o great_a admiration_n to_o see_v the_o love_n 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