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	hear_v	word_n	6,889	5	4.5466	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67643	Anti-Haman, or, An answer to Mr. G. Burnet's Mistery of iniquity unvailed wherein is shewed the conformity of the doctrine, worship, & practice of the Roman Catholick Church with those of the purest times : the idolatry of the pagans is truly stated ... / by W.E. ...	Warner, John, 1628-1692.	1678 (1678)	Wing W905_VARIANT; ESTC R34718	166,767	368

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alone_o do_v the_o feat_n i_o rather_o believe_v what_o you_o pretend_v that_o it_o real_o be_v design_v against_o atheism_n &_o so_o like_o a_o sword_n each_o part_n serve_v to_o wound_v your_o adversary_n i_o wish_v you_o have_v not_o with_o it_o mingle_v those_o point_n against_o popery_n which_o may_v reflect_v upon_o the_o rest_n for_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o suspect_v all_o when_o they_o find_v themselves_o once_o deceive_v irenaeus_n l._n 2._o c._n 24._o non_fw-la oportet_fw-la universum_fw-la ebibere_fw-la mare_fw-la cum_fw-la qui_fw-la vult_fw-la discere_fw-la quoniam_fw-la aqua_fw-la ejus_fw-la salsa_fw-la est_fw-la taste_v here_o &_o there_o of_o it_o be_v a_o conviction_n sufficient_a in_o nabuchodonosor_n statu_fw-la there_o be_v a_o little_a dirt_n mingle_v with_o the_o iron_n brass_n silver_n &_o gold_n all_o strong_a or_o precious_a except_o that_o small_a parcel_n which_o notwithstanding_o its_o littleness_n occasion_v the_o ruin_n of_o all_o god_n forbid_v any_o such_o 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