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	john_n	see_v	6,758	5	4.2083	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56215	The sword of Christian magistracy supported, or, A vindication of the Christian magistrates authority under the Gospell, to punish idolatry, apostacy, heresie, blasphemy, and obstinate schism, with corporall, and in some cases with capitall punishments ... by William Prinne of Lincolns Inne, Esquire.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1653 (1653)	Wing P4099; ESTC R15969	222,705	186

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non_fw-la dico_fw-la adversus_fw-la tot_fw-la homines_fw-la sed_fw-la adversus_fw-la tot_fw-la gentes_fw-la catholicas_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la mansuetudine_fw-la gloriamini_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la vestram_fw-la partem_fw-la neminem_fw-la cogitis_fw-la isto_fw-la modo_fw-la nota._n &_o milvus_fw-la cum_fw-la pullos_fw-la rapere_fw-la territus_fw-la non_fw-la potuerit_fw-la columbum_fw-la se_fw-la nominat_fw-la ubi_fw-la enim_fw-la potuistis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la fecistis_fw-la unde_fw-la ostenditis_fw-la quòd_fw-la plura_fw-la faceretis_fw-la si_fw-la possetis_fw-la quando_fw-la julianus_n vobis_fw-la christi_fw-la invidon_n paci_fw-la basilicas_fw-la reddidit_fw-la unitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la strages_fw-la a_o vobis_fw-la factae_fw-la sunt_fw-la quando_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la apertis_fw-la templis_fw-la suis_fw-la etiam_fw-la daemon_n exultabant_fw-la quis_fw-la commemorare_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la bello_fw-la firmiano_n quae_fw-la à_fw-la vobis_fw-la rogatus_n maurus_n pertulerit_fw-la ipsa_fw-la mauritania_n caesariensis_n interrogetur_fw-la &_o tempora_fw-la gildoniani_n quia_fw-la unus_fw-la collega_fw-la vester_fw-ge familiarissimus_fw-la amicus_fw-la ejus_fw-la fuit_fw-la viderint_fw-la maximinianistae_fw-la quae_fw-la senserint_fw-la nam_fw-la felicianum_n ipsum_fw-la qui_fw-la modo_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la ad_fw-la jusiurandum_fw-la liceret_fw-la provocare_fw-la utrum_fw-la ad_fw-la communionem_fw-la vestram_fw-la non_fw-la invitum_fw-la optatus_n redire_fw-la compulerit_fw-la movere_fw-la labia_fw-la non_fw-la auderet_fw-la praesertim_fw-la si_fw-la ejus_fw-la faciem_fw-la populus_fw-la musticanus_n intueretur_fw-la quo_fw-la testae_fw-la illa_fw-la tunc_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la isti_fw-la ut_fw-la dixi_fw-la viderint_fw-la quae_fw-la passi_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la rogato_fw-la talia_fw-la fecerant_fw-la ipsa_fw-la