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
A31961	An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral.	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1662 (1662)	Wing C241; ESTC R1910	251,365	374

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conversion_n sin_n against_o prayer_n vow_n promise_n covenant_n and_o oath_n o_o lord_n if_o thou_o do_v prefer_v thy_o bill_n against_o we_o we_o can_v not_o stand_v if_o we_o be_v weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n we_o shall_v be_v sound_a too_o light_a but_o holy_a father_n remember_v not_o against_o we_o our_o former_a sin_n ●…t_v rather_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o according_a to_o thy_o love_a kindness_n cross_n and_o blot_v out_o our_o iniquitre_n blot_v they_o out_o so_o full_o and_o whole_o that_o it_o may_v be_v to_o we_o as_o to_o judah_n in_o the_o promise_n that_o the_o sin_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o not_o find_v oh_o bathe_v our_o soul_n in_o that_o fountain_n that_o be_v set_v open_a for_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n though_o our_o sin_n have_v be_v as_o scarlet_a let_v they_o be_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n though_o they_o be_v red_a like_o crimson_a let_v they_o be_v like_o wool_n we_o have_v read_v that_o a_o flood_n of_o sin_n 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