Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	believe_v	eternal_a	live_v	4,587	5	5.4984	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

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and_o ascension_n be_v describe_v matthew_n mark_n luke_n and_o john_n be_v usual_o call_v by_o way_n of_o emphasis_n the_o four_o evangelist_n because_o they_o alone_o write_v the_o evangelicall_n history_n of_o jesus_n christ._n matthew_n and_o john_n be_v apostles_n matth._n 10.23_o mark_v 3.18_o 19_o mark_n and_o luke_n be_v though_o not_o apostle_n yet_o holy_a apostolical_a man_n the_o apostle_n disciple_n companion_n and_o assistant_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n the_o general_a and_o common_a scope_n of_o these_o four_o history_n and_o of_o the_o write_n of_o they_o be_v that_o which_o john_n express_v in_o particular_a viz._n that_o we_o may_v believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o believe_v we_o may_v have_v life_n through_o his_o name_n john_n 20.31_o particular_a end_n and_o occasion_n may_v be_v note_v in_o the_o particular_a consideration_n of_o they_o this_o one_o history_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v write_v by_o 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abroad_o the_o sweet_a odour_n of_o his_o knowledge_n etc._n etc._n d._n aurel._n augustin_n de_fw-fr consensu_fw-la evangelistarum_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 5_o 6_o 7._o tom._n 4._o august_n expos._n in_o evang._n joan._n tract_n 36._o iraen_n quo_fw-la supra_fw-la most_n accommodate_v that_o of_o the_o four_o 4._o live_a creature_n ezek_n 1.5_o and_o rev._n 4.6_o to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o evangelist_n but_o several_o ambrose_n give_v the_o man_n to_o matthew_n who_o begin_v with_o christ_n pedigree_n the_o lion_n to_o mark_n who_o begin_v his_o history_n of_o the_o lion-like_a ministry_n of_o john_n baptist_n that_o evangelicall_n elias_n christ_n immediate_a forerunner_n the_o calf_n to_o luke_n who_o begin_v his_o gospel_n with_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o in_o a_o stable_n there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o he_o in_o the_o inn_n and_o the_o eagle_n to_o john_n who_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o gospel_n soar_v aloft_o to_o that_o

and_o to_o prove_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ._n and_o this_o he_o do_v compendious_o as_o matthew_n have_v do_v before_o more_o copious_o he_o also_o note_v the_o series_n and_o order_n of_o the_o history_n principal_a part_n a_o historical_a narration_n of_o christ_n life_n and_o death_n be_v orderly_a and_o compendious_o lay_v down_o i._o christ_n life_n and_o conversation_n be_v describe_v 1._o by_o his_o forerunner_n john_n baptist_n c._n 1._o 2._o by_o thing_n do_v by_o jesus_n christ_n either_o 1._o before_o his_o transfiguration_n as_o the_o oracle_n which_o he_o preach_v and_o the_o miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v the_o splendour_n and_o glory_n of_o both_o which_o be_v much_o augment_v both_o by_o man_n and_o by_o god_n i._n by_o man_n and_o those_o both_o christ_n friend_n and_o christ_n foe_n 1._o christ_n friend_n as_o by_o matthewes_n call_v to_o the_o apostleship_n c._n 2._o by_o the_o 12_o apostle_n be_v send_v forth_o to_o preach_v c._n 3._o by_o the_o people_n 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in_o isaiah_n c._n 6._o testify_v but_o also_o his_o very_a stile_n clear_o evidence_v whereupon_o one_o say_v it_o be_v know_v to_o the_o learned_a that_o luke_n observe_v a_o more_o pure_a hellenisme_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o evangelist_n causab_n exerc._n 2._o c._n 1._o paul_n convert_v luke_n at_o the●es_n think_v hieronym_n eusebius_n and_o niceporus_fw-la luke_n live_v a_o single_a life_n and_o teach_v first_o in_o france_n italy_n macedonia_n and_o dalmatia_n think_v epiphan_n his_o death_n be_v various_o report_v he_o live_v 84_o year_n say_v hieron_n in_o catal._n and_o then_o die_v in_o bythinia_n hicrony_n in_o catal._n at_o ephesus_n think_v dorotheus_n he_o be_v hang_v on_o a_o fruitful_a olive-tree_n think_v nicephorus_n he_o write_v his_o gospel_n about_o fifteen_o year_n after_o christ_n ascension_n niceph._n and_o that_o in_o the_o part_n of_o achaiah_n hieronym_n occasion_n of_o his_o writing_n some_o say_n be_v the_o appointment_n of_o peter_n or_o paul_n that_o be_v doubtful_a probably_n the_o request_n of_o theophilus_n suppose_v to_o be_v some_o eminent_a senator_n to_o who_o he_o direct_v both_o his_o gospel_n and_o the_o acts._n though_o some_o take_v this_o name_n theophilus_n for_o any_o go●ly_a man_n lover_n of_o god_n luke_n himself_o clear_o set_v down_o one_o occasion_n viz._n the_o unsuccessful_a attempt_n of_o many_o who_o write_v false_a gospel_n luke_n 1.1.2_o scope_n beside_o the_o general_a aim_n of_o all_o the_o evangelist_n luke_n seem_v particular_o to_o intend_v to_o supply_v what_o other_o have_v omit_v and_o to_o record_v thing_n from_o the_o very_a first_o and_o that_o methodical_o in_o order_n that_o theophilus_n may_v know_v the_o certainty_n of_o thing_n wherein_o he_o have_v be_v instruct_v luke_n 1.3_o 4._o principal_a part_n in_o luke_n evangelical_n history_n be_v i._o the_o preface_n to_o the_o whole_a history_n c._n 1._o v._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o ii_o the_o body_n of_o the_o history_n itself_o which_o contain_v a_o narration_n of_o i._o christ_n life_n private_a or_o public_a 1._o private_a where_o 1._o of_o thing_n before_o his_o nativity_n and_o of_o his_o conception_n c._n 1._o 2._o of_o his_o nativity_n itself_o and_o his_o education_n c._n 2._o 2._o public_a in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n where_o be_v i._o his_o instalment_n into_o his_o public_a ministry_n c._n 3._o ii_o his_o execute_n of_o his_o ministry_n 1._o by_o himself_o alone_o both_o in_o teach_v c._n 4._o and_o in_o act_v c._n 5._o 2._o by_o his_o disciple_n also_o which_o disciple_n be_v either_o primary_n the_o 12_o apostle_n call_v and_o instruct_v c._n 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o send_v forth_o ●_o 9_o or_o secondary_a as_o the_o 70_o disciple_n send_v to_o preach_v c._n 10._o ii_o christ_n death_n be_v describe_v 1._o by_o the_o antecedent_n of_o it_o viz._n christ_n word_n and_o work_n in_o his_o journey_n to_o jerusalem_n here_o be_v considerable_a 1._o the_o term_n from_o which_o christ_n go_v from_o galilee_n c._n 9_o v._n 51._o 2._o his_o passage_n itself_o wherein_o christ_n discourse_v of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n inward_a and_o outward_a 1._o inward_a as_o 1._o prayer_n c._n 11._o 2._o i'faith_o c._n 12._o 3._o repentance_n whereof_o be_v lay_v down_o the_o motive_n c._n 13._o the_o impediment_n c._n 14._o the_o effect_n or_o fruit_n c._n 15._o 2._o outward_a viz._n 1._o of_o eschew_v evil_a i._n e._n the_o abuse_n of_o riches_n c._n 16._o and_o scandal_n c._n 17._o 2._o of_o do_v good_a duty_n c._n 18._o 3._o the_o term_n to_o which_o he_o come_v viz._n to_o jerusalem_n where_o of_o his_o 1._o entertainment_n c._n 19_o 2._o disputation_n c._n 20._o 3._o prophecy_n c_o 21._o 2_o by_o the_o manner_n of_o it_o begin_v of_o his_o passion_n c._n 22._o progress_fw-la c._n 23._o period_n c._n 23._o 3._o by_o the_o consequent_n of_o his_o death_n c._n 24._o john_n the_o gospel_n according_a to_o john_n this_o book_n be_v thus_o entitle_v from_o the_o penman_n of_o it_o viz._n not_o john_n the_o baptist_n as_o he_o be_v surname_v luke_n 1.63_o nor_o john_n surname_v mark_n act._n 15.37_o but_o john_n the_o apostle_n compare_v matth._n 10.2_o with_o john_n 21.20_o 24._o this_o be_v the_o disciple_n which_o testify_v of_o these_o thing_n and_o write_v these_o thing_n he_o write_v also_o three_o epistle_n and_o the_o revelation_n in_o patmos_n john_n be_v original_o a_o hebrew_n name_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jochanan_n 1_o chron_n 12.22_o jerem._n 40.13_o it_o be_v also_o sometime_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i●hochanan_n as_o in_o 1_o chron._n 26.3_o it_o be_v compound_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jehovah_n the_o proper_a and_o essential_a name_n of_o god_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chanan_o i._n e._n he_o have_v be_v gracious_a whence_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d

chen_n i._n e._n grace_n so_o that_o john_n import_v the_o lord_n have_v be_v gracious_a or_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o john_n be_v the_o son_n of_o zebedee_n and_o brother_n of_o james_n all_o of_o they_o fisherman_n by_o trade_n matth._n 4.21_o and_o 10.2_o mark_v 1.19_o luke_n 5.10_o salome_n mention_v mark_v 15_o 40._o and_o 16.1_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v john_n mother_n as_o john_n be_v with_o his_o father_n and_o brother_n in_o the_o ship_n mend_v their_o net_n jesus_n call_v he_o and_o his_o brother_n matth._n 4.21_o luke_n 5.10_o it_o be_v think_v that_o john_n live_v a_o single_a life_n yet_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o john_n be_v the_o bridegroom_n at_o cana_n in_o galilie_o joh._n 2.1.9_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o john_n be_v one_o 1_o of_o the_o three_o who_o christ_n take_v up_o with_o he_o to_o mount_v tabor_n to_o behold_v his_o trans-figuration_a matth._n 17.1_o etc._n etc._n mark_v 9.2_o luke_n 9.28_o etc._n etc._n and_o z_o one_o of_o the_o two_o who_o christ_n send_v to_o prepare_v his_o last_o passeover_n luke_n 22.8_o and_o 3_o that_o disciple_n who_o jesus_n peculiar_o love_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n joh._n 13.23_o and_o 19.26_o and_o 20.2_o &_o 21.7.20_o 4_o who_o lean_v on_o jesus_n breast_n at_o supper_n and_o 5_o to_o who_o christ_n by_o a_o private_a token_n discover_v that_o judas_n shall_v betray_v he_o joh._n 13.23_o 24_o 25_o 26._o and_o 6_o to_o who_o christ_n die_v on_o the_o cross_n commence_v his_o own_o mother_n joh._n 19.25_o 26_o 27._o after_o christ_n ascension_n john_n with_o peter_n heal_v miraculous_o the_o lame_a man_n as_o they_o be_v go_v into_o the_o temple_n act._n 3.3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n preach_v bold_o against_o all_o prohibition_n act._n 4.13_o 19_o be_v send_v to_o samaria_n have_v receive_v the_o word_n from_o the_o apostle_n at_o jerusalem_n act_v 8.14_o tertullian_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n john_n after_o he_o in_o rome_n have_v be_v cast_v into_o burn_a oil_n and_o suffer_v nothing_o thereby_o be_v banish_v into_o a_o island_n tertul._n lib._n the_o praescriptione_n adversus_fw-la haereticos_fw-la cap._n xxxvi_o p._n 211_o edit_n franeker_n 1597._o nero_n sling_v he_o into_o the_o burn_a oil_n as_o be_v think_v domitian_n banish_v he_o into_o the_o isle_n patmos_n rev._n 1.9_o 10._o whence_o it_o be_v suppose_v he_o return_v under_o nerva_n come_v to_o ephesus_n in_o the_o 97_o year_n of_o his_o age_n where_o he_o live_v and_o teach_v till_o he_o be_v 99_o he_o make_v his_o sepulchre_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n leave_v his_o disciple_n papias_n at_o jerusalem_n policarpus_fw-la at_o smyrna_n and_o ignatius_n at_o antioch_n he_o be_v suppose_v to_o write_v his_o gospel_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n alsted_n praecog_n theol._n l._n 2._o c._n 123._o john_n gospel_n have_v still_o be_v have_v of_o most_o high_a account_n with_o antiquity_n see_v basil._n in_o homil_n sub_fw-la princ._n joan._n chrysost_o in_o prologue_n comment_fw-fr super_fw-la joan_n ambros._n l._n 3._o de_fw-la sacram_fw-la c._n 2._o cyrill_n in_o prologue_n joan._n hieronym_n proem_n comment_fw-fr in_o matth._n august_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 10._o c._n 29._o and_o tract_n 56._o in_o joan._n occasion_n of_o john_n writing_n his_o gospel_n ecclesiastical_a writer_n tell_v we_o be_v twofold_a viz._n 1._o to_o oppose_v and_o confute_v the_o blasphemous_a heresy_n of_o ebion_n and_o cerinthus_n who_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n hence_o john_n so_o clear_o assert_v it_o john_n 1._o see_v iren._n advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 257._o edit_n colon._n 1596._o hieronym_n in_o proem_n comment_fw-fr in_o matth._n 2._o to_o supply_v what_o the_o other_o three_o evangelist_n have_v omit_v who_o principal_o relate_v thing_n do_v by_o christ_n but_o for_o one_o year_n wherein_o christ_n suffer_v after_o john_n be_v cast_v into_o prison_n euseb._n hist_o l._n 6._o c._n 13._o ex_fw-la clem._n alexandr_n scope_n of_o john_n writing_n be_v express_o note_v john_n 20.31_o these_o be_v write_v that_o you_o may_v believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o believe_v you_o may_v have_v life_n through_o his_o name_n the_o principal_a part_n or_o general_n branch_n of_o this_o hist._n be_v i._o a_o description_n of_o christ_n person_n according_a to_o his_o divine_a and_o humane_a nature_n c._n 1._o ii_o a_o delineation_n of_o christ_n office_n discharge_v by_o he_o in_o his_o four_o ominent_fw-la journey_n to_o jerusalem_n viz._n 1._o at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n john_n 2.12_o 13._o here_o be_v considerable_a 1._o the_o term_n whence_o he_o go_v from_o cana_n of_o galilee_n c._n 2._o 2._o his_o abode_n there_o the_o doctrine_n that_o he_o preach_v and_o the_o act_n he_o do_v c._n 2.14_o etc._n etc._n and_o ●_o 3_o and_o 4.1_o 2_o 3._o 3._o his_o return_n from_o jerusalem_n through_o samaria_n and_o his_o deed_n and_o act_n there_o c._n 4._o 2._o at_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n wherein_o 1._o he_o cure_v he_o that_o have_v the_o palsy_n thirty_o eight_o year_n c._n 5._o 2._o he_o feed_v the_o multitude_n above_o five_o thousand_o with_o five_o loaf_n and_o two_o fish_n and_o preach_v himself_o the_o true_a mannah_n c_o 6._o 3._o at_o the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n where_o be_v 1._o christ_n come_v to_o jerusalem_n c._n 7_o 1._o to_o 15._o 2._o his_o abode_n there_o during_o which_o he_o teach_v c._n 7_o 14._o to_o the_o end_n he_o dispute_v c._n 8._o he_o cure_v the_o man_n bear_v blind_a c._n 9_o he_o preach_v himself_o the_o true_a shepherd_n of_o his_o sheep_n c._n 10._o 3._o his_o return_n thence_o beyond_o jordan_n c._n 10.40_o &c_n &c_n whence_o he_o come_v again_o into_o judea_n to_o bethany_n to_o raise_v lazarus_n from_o the_o dead_a c._n 11._o 4._o at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o true_a passeover_n when_o christ_n our_o passeover_n be_v sacrifice_v for_o we_o where_o christ_n death_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o antecedent_n manner_n and_o consequent_n of_o it_o 1._o by_o the_o antecedent_n go_v before_o his_o death_n viz._n 1._o his_o action_n enter_v into_o the_o city_n c._n 12._o wash_v his_o disciple_n foot_n at_o supper_n c._n 13._o 2._o his_o word_n speak_v either_o at_o supper_n c._n 13_o 31._o to_o the_o end_n and_o c._n 14._o as_o they_o be_v go_v to_o the_o garden_n of_o gethsemane_n 1_o warn_v his_o disciple_n of_o the_o world_n persecution_n c._n 15._o 2_o comfort_v they_o against_o the_o cross_n c._n 16._o 3_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o all_o his_o elect_n c._n 17._o 2._o by_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o passion_n 1._o in_o the_o garden_n c._n 18_o 1._o to_o 15._o 2._o in_o the_o high-priest_n palace_n c._n 18_o 15._o to_o 28._o 3._o in_o the_o hall_n of_o judgement_n before_o pilate_n c._n 18_o 28._o to_o c._n 19_o v._n 17._o 4._o in_o the_o place_n of_o execution_n c._n 19_o ver_fw-la 17._o to_o the_o end_n 3._o by_o the_o consequent_n of_o his_o passion_n viz._n christ_n appear_v after_o his_o resurrection_n 1._o to_z marry_o magdalene_n and_o the_o disciple_n in_o judea_n c._n 20._o 2._o to_o the_o disciple_n fish_v in_o galilee_n c._n 21._o the_o act_n the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n his_o body_n and_o that_o in_o the_o pure_a primitive_a apostolical_a time_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o holy_a apostle_n so_o denominate_v from_o the_o principal_a subject_a matter_n of_o this_o book_n viz._n the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n therein_o record_v historical_o penman_n of_o this_o history_n be_v luke_n the_o belove_a physician_n who_o also_o write_v the_o gospel_n of_o who_o see_v what_o be_v there_o speak_v as_o appear_v 1._o by_o the_o preface_n or_o introduction_n here_o prefix_v wherein_o he_o mention_n the_o former_a treatise_n of_o the_o gospel_n pen_v by_o he_o name_n theophilus_n to_o who_o he_o direct_v particular_o this_o history_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o well_o as_o that_o history_n of_o christ_n and_o also_o he_o connect_v or_o knit_v this_o book_n to_o his_o gospel_n by_o continue_v the_o history_n where_o he_o former_o leave_v viz._n at_o the_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o here_o be_v somewhat_o more_o full_o describe_v and_o what_o follow_v thereupon_o act._n 1.1_o 2._o so_o that_o his_o gospel_n and_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v but_o as_o one_o continue_a history_n 2._o by_o the_o very_a stile_n which_o seem_v notable_o to_o indigitate_v luke_n unto_o we_o partly_o it_o be_v complete_a and_o polish_a greek_n become_v luke_n a_o accurate_a grecian_a who_o have_v also_o most_o diligent_o peruse_v the_o septuagint_a version_n partly_o it_o be_v replenish_v with_o hebraism_n suitable_a to_o luke_n native_a genius_n be_v by_o country_n a_o