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	scripture_n	4,820	5	6.0088	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61648	The best interest, or, A treatise of a saving interest in Christ wherein is shewn how a man may know that he hath a saving interst in Christ, how they that have not yet an interest in Christ may get a saving interest in him ... with several other practical cases / by Owen Stockton ...	Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680.	1682 (1682)	Wing S5696; ESTC R37593	197,314	400

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to_o receive_v he_o let_v he_o that_o be_v athirst_a come_v and_o whosoever_o will_v let_v he_o take_v the_o water_n of_o life_n 3._o this_o general_a offer_n of_o christ_n and_o salvation_n by_o christ_n be_v make_v upon_o term_n of_o free_a grace_n whosoever_o will_v let_v he_o take_v the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o and_o christ_n with_o his_o save_a benefit_n be_v offer_v to_o every_o one_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o receive_v he_o he_o be_v offer_v to_o you_o as_o well_o as_o to_o any_o other_o person_n in_o the_o world_n this_o free_a and_o general_a offer_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o point_n of_o very_o great_a concernment_n i_o shall_v far_o open_v and_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o free_a and_o general_a offer_n of_o christ_n with_o all_o his_o save_a benefit_n to_o every_o one_o that_o find_v a_o want_n of_o he_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o receive_v he_o and_o that_o will_v appear_v these_o way_n 1_o by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n for_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o 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