Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	holy_a	life_n	time_n	2,197	5	3.3218	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25421	The right government of thoughts, or, A discovery of all vain, unprofitable, idle, and wicked thoughts with directions for the getting, keeping, and governing of good thoughts, digested into chapters for the ease of the reader : whereunto are added four sermons / by ... John Angel ...	Angel, John, d. 1655.; T. B.	1659 (1659)	Wing A3162A; ESTC R13149	89,280	271

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and_o less_o troublesome_a unto_o ourselves_o a_o affectation_n of_o singularity_n be_v but_o the_o pride_n of_o a_o man_n heart_n and_o such_o usual_o to_o get_v applause_n for_o something_o of_o rare_a invention_n neglect_v the_o more_o profitable_a employment_n of_o their_o thought_n about_o their_o call_n and_o now_o we_o will_v proceed_v and_o prescribe_v a_o remedy_n to_o the_o four_o vanity_n of_o thought_n which_o appear_v in_o their_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n the_o remedy_n must_v be_v to_o suit_n and_o order_v our_o thought_n according_a to_o our_o business_n with_o respect_n to_o time_n and_o place_n and_o person_n the_o imagination_n be_v infinite_o fruitful_a and_o to_o order_v all_o her_o conception_n conservation_n composition_n separation_n creation_n of_o new_a species_n production_n of_o they_o into_o thought_n and_o proposition_n of_o they_o to_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n will_v be_v a_o labour_n too_o busy_a for_o i_o to_o meddle_v with_o in_o this_o case_n i_o 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