Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	bring_v	sin_n	strait_a	254	4	16.2504	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14721	Theologicall questions, dogmaticall observations, and evangelicall essays, vpon the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to St. Matthew Wherein, about two thousand six hundred and fifty necessary, and profitable questions are discussed; and five hundred and eighty speciall points of doctrine noted; and five hundred and fifty errours confuted, or objections answered: together with divers arguments, whereby divers truths, and true tenents are confirmed. By Richard VVard, sometimes student in the famous vniversities of Cambridge in England: St. Andrews in Scotland: and Master of Arts of both the kingdoms; and now a preacher in the famous city of London.	Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684.	1640 (1640)	STC 25024; ESTC S118017	1,792,298	907

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cure_v five_o have_v thus_o humble_v ourselves_o by_o fast_v and_o true_a godly_a sorrow_n and_o wash_v our_o soul_n with_o the_o tear_n of_o contrition_n and_o not_o only_o repent_v we_o of_o our_o sin_n by_o past_a but_o full_o purpose_v and_o resolve_v never_o to_o turn_v unto_o sin_n any_o more_o then_o we_o must_v lie_v in_o the_o sunshine_n of_o god_n grace_n assure_v ourselves_o that_o faithful_a be_v he_o who_o have_v call_v such_o unto_o he_o and_o have_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v receive_v they_o into_o favour_n and_o pardon_v their_o former_a sin_n and_o preserve_v they_o from_o sin_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v and_o enable_v they_o to_o serve_v he_o as_o become_v a_o new_a and_o renew_v creature_n four_o the_o serpent_n stop_v her_o ear_n at_o the_o answ_n 4_o voice_n of_o the_o charmer_n and_o will_v not_o hear_v his_o incantation_n now_o if_o any_o desire_n to_o know_v how_o a_o serpent_n can_v stop_v both_o her_o ear_n antoninus_n lart_n 4._o tit._n 2._o cap._n 4._o §_o 1._o say_v she_o lay_v one_o care_n close_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o stop_v the_o other_o with_o her_o tail_n thus_o must_v we_o do_v when_o the_o devil_n will_v seduce_v allure_v or_o inchant_v we_o by_o any_o wicked_a suggestion_n or_o temptation_n we_o must_v stop_v our_o ear_n and_o thought_n and_o affection_n lest_o be_v allure_v by_o his_o provoke_a temptation_n we_o shall_v assent_v and_o consent_v thereunto_o and_o this_o we_o shall_v do_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o end_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o serpent_n tail_n namely_o destruction_n for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o the_o end_n of_o sinner_n damnation_n answ_n 5_o five_o the_o serpent_n see_v that_o he_o be_v hate_v do_v careful_o decline_v and_o shun_v whatsoever_o may_v be_v hurtful_a unto_o he_o so_o the_o child_n of_o god_n must_v take_v heed_n that_o they_o do_v not_o rash_o expose_v themselves_o to_o danger_n neither_o live_v negligent_o but_o wise_o and_o circumspect_o ephes_n 5.15_o colos_n 4.5_o answ_n 6_o six_o the_o serpent_n carry_v poison_n in_o her_o mouth_n do_v ever_o put_v it_o out_o before_o she_o drink_v so_o when_o we_o come_v either_o to_o the_o word_n or_o prayer_n or_o sacrament_n we_o must_v strive_v to_o lay_v aside_o our_o malice_n hatred_n envy_n bitterness_n yea_o all_o wickedness_n whatsoever_o and_o thus_o in_o some_o few_o particular_n we_o see_v wherein_o the_o serpent_n be_v to_o be_v imitate_v quest_n 2_o who_o err_v here_o by_o misunderstanding_n of_o our_o saviour_n answ_n the_o ophites_n who_o because_o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o serpent_n be_v here_o commend_v and_o because_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o christ_n do_v