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	jesus_n	lord_n	8,211	5	3.8236	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65884	A rambling pilgrim, or, Profane apostate, exposed being an answer to two persecuting books, falsly entitled, I. The pilgrim's progess from Quakerism to Christianity, II. A modest defence, with an epistle dedicatory to his bountiful benefactors / by G.W.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1700 (1700)	Wing W1951; ESTC R20202	45,954	62

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sorry_a for_o thou_o under_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o lamentable_a desperate_a state_n how_o dare_v thou_o thus_o proceed_v to_o sin_n against_o light_n and_o knowledge_n to_o invent_v such_o a_o scurrilous_a sermon_n in_o above_o two_o large_a sheet_n in_o print_n and_o call_v it_o george_n whitehead'_v sermon_n when_o thou_o know_v it_o be_v a_o defame_v counterfeit_v device_n and_o romance_n of_o thy_o own_o have_v also_o give_v thyself_o the_o lie_n by_o say_v it_o be_v a_o sermon_n for_o g._n w._n how_o bind_v be_v god_n command_n to_o thou_o viz._n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n exod._n 20._o yet_o thou_o audacious_o proceed_v in_o thy_o forgery_n and_o false-witness-bearing_a against_o i_o and_o our_o friend_n and_o in_o my_o name_n as_o thus_o preach_v viz._n forgery_n you_o know_v that_o we_o ourselves_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n do_v make_v a_o kind_n of_o prayer_n to_o our_o light_n within_o when_o we_o be_v at_o their_o table_n when_o company_n be_v present_a but_o if_o alone_a either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o we_o seldom_o give_v thanks_o for_o our_o food_n and_o seldomer_n with_o our_o eye_n towards_o heaven_n as_o christ_n do_v as_o stephen_n do_v or_o as_o the_o martyr_n do_v no_o you_o know_v we_o be_v of_o another_o yea_o of_o a_o different_a faith_n and_o practice_n from_o all_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n and_o holy_a confessor_n and_o all_o christian_a church_n to_o this_o day_n be_v exalt_v above_o they_o for_o we_o sit_v in_o heavenly_a place_n sing_v the_o song_n of_o zion_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n without_o sin_n or_o any_o imperfection_n p._n 117_o 118._o obs._n i_o challenge_v f._n bugg_n and_o all_o his_o abettor_n and_o other_o adversary_n in_o the_o world_n to_o prove_v when_o and_o where_o ever_o i_o or_o any_o of_o we_o preach_v such_o a_o sermon_n as_o this_o import_v such_o dissimulation_n in_o prayer_n public_a or_o neglect_v of_o it_o in_o private_a or_o any_o such_o self-exaltation_n above_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n or_o all_o christian_a church_n etc._n etc._n no_o i_o abhor_v such_o vain_a ostentation_n foolish_a and_o false_a boast_v and_o profess_v or_o preach_v up_o a_o faith_n and_o practice_n different_a from_o they_o and_o it_o be_v as_o notorious_o false_a that_o we_o pray_v to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n and_o seldom_o give_v thanks_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o if_o alone_o and_o that_o we_o so_o make_v prayer_n to_o our_o light_n within_o as_o have_v our_o whole_a god_n within_o we_o as_o safe_o as_o the_o papist_n have_v their_o crucifix_n in_o their_o pocket_n p._n 117_o 118._o this_o also_o be_v a_o ignorant_a contemn_v scoff_n and_o flout_v as_o well_o as_o forgery_n and_o a_o slight_a also_o put_v upon_o the_o light_n within_o which_o though_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v our_o light_n life_n and_o salvation_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o limit_v nor_o confine_v he_o as_o the_o whole_a god_n within_o we_o only_o he_o be_v a_o omnipresent_v and_o all-seeing_a god_n who_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n can_v contain_v forgery_n my_o very_a doctrine_n show_v it_o to_o be_v the_o ten_o commandment_n first_o by_o tell_v the_o priest_n they_o may_v as_o well_o carry_v the_o ten_o commandment_n to_o christ_n the_o consequence_n of_o which_o be_v that_o christ_n have_v as_o much_o need_n to_o learn_v they_o as_o we_o p._n 118._o obs._n though_o he_o unjust_o make_v this_o a_o part_n of_o my_o sermon_n it_o be_v none_o of_o my_o doctrine_n or_o preach_v neither_o be_v the_o word_n i_o as_o cite_v he_o refer_v to_o truth_n defend_v the_o quaker_n print_v 1659._o p._n 18_o but_o false_o quote_v the_o word_n i_o do_v not_o tell_v the_o priest_n they_o may_v as_o well_o carry_v the_o ten_o commandment_n 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shall_v appear_v then_o shall_v you_o also_o appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n now_o this_o diulne_a life_n of_o a_o christian_a which_o be_v christ_n can_v be_v under_o the_o law_n as_o a_o rule_n to_o he_o though_o the_o law_n be_v our_o schoolmaster_n to_o bring_v we_o unto_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o faith_n but_o after_o that_o faith_n be_v come_v we_o be_v no_o long_o under_o a_o schoolmaster_n gal._n 3._o 24_o 25._o and_o if_o you_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n gal._n 5._o 18._o therefore_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n their_o life_n their_o lord_n and_o master_n they_o be_v grow_v past_o the_o state_n of_o such_o child_n who_o be_v under_o such_o a_o schoolmaster_n as_o the_o law_n be_v no_o more_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n for_o what_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v to_o those_o who_o be_v under_o the_o law_n that_o the_o wholé_fw-fr world_n may_v become_v guilty_a before_o god_n which_o his_o 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