Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	inquire_v	part_n	watchman_n	32	3	15.9591	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88600	The watchmans watchword. A sermon preached at White-Hall upon the 30 of March last, being the fifth Wednesday in Lent, and the day of the monethly fast: by Richard Love D.D. Master of Corpus Christi Colledge in Cambridge, and chaplain in ordinary to his Majestie. Published by command.	Love, Richard, 1596-1661.	1642 (1642)	Wing L3193; Thomason E145_4; ESTC R19765	34,052	46

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you_o will_v inquire_v inquire_v return_v come_v that_o be_v the_o latter_a part_n the_o directory_n of_o our_o watchman_n watchword_n a_o part_n that_o be_v rich_a in_o matter_n and_o full_a of_o life_n but_o must_v be_v strangle_v by_o the_o time_n the_o step_n be_v three_o the_o prophet_n have_v express_v they_o in_o three_o word_n i_o must_v dispatch_v they_o in_o almost_o as_o few_o where_o our_o first_o inquiry_n be_v about_o inquiry_n if_o you_o will_v inquire_v inquire_v inquire_v of_o who_o and_o of_o what_o of_o what_o inquire_v of_o thy_o own_o state_n to_o godward_o then_o of_o who_o shall_v thou_o inquire_v but_o of_o god_n and_o thou_o inquire_v of_o god_n in_o his_o word_n of_o thyself_o in_o thy_o conscience_n p●…s_n p●…s_n nec_fw-la te_fw-la quaesiveris_fw-la extrá_fw-fr let_v god_n word_n tell_v thou_o what_o thou_o ought_v to_o do_v let_v thy_o conscience_n tell_v thou_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v the_o result_n of_o these_o two_o inquiry_n will_v tell_v thou_o true_o 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