Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	call_v	earth_n	sea_n	3,957	5	6.9260	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32805	Of God Almighty's providence both in the sending and dissolving great snows & frosts, and the improvement we ought to make of it a sermon occasioned by the late extreme cold weather, preached in it to his neighbours, and now thought fit to be made more public, for the common good / by Benj. Camfield ...	Camfield, Benjamin, 1638-1693.	1684 (1684)	Wing C382; ESTC R5822	19,660	35

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of_o god_n almighty_n providence_n both_o in_o the_o send_v and_o dissolve_v great_a snow_n &_o frost_n and_o the_o improvement_n we_o ought_v to_o make_v of_o it_o a_o sermon_n occasion_v by_o the_o late_a extreme_a cold_a wether_n preach_v in_o it_o to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o now_o think_v fit_a to_o be_v make_v more_o public_a for_o the_o common_a good_n by_o benj._n camfield_n rector_n of_o aileston_n near_o leicester_n london_n print_v for_o r._n chiswell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1684._o to_o the_o reader_n st_n paul_n speak_v of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d somewhat_o considerable_a that_o may_v be_v know_v of_o god_n from_o the_o book_n of_o his_o creature_n and_o this_o with_o a_o competent_a degree_n of_o evidence_n and_o satisfaction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o man_n have_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o light_n of_o common_a reason_n to_o guide_v they_o for_o say_v he_o the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o he_o from_o 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they_o ps_n cxix_o xci_o eccles_n xlii_o xxi_o xxiii_o and_o this_o he_o prosecute_v more_o particular_o ch._n xliii_o but_o i_o will_v only_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o may_v serve_v to_o illustrate_v the_o follow_a text_n and_o discourse_n ver._n xiii_o to_o xxii_o by_o his_o commandment_n he_o make_v the_o snow_n to_o fall_v apace_o unget_fw-la accelerate_v nivem_fw-la and_o send_v swift_o the_o lightning_n of_o his_o judgement_n that_o be_v by_o which_o he_o be_v wont_v sometime_o to_o execute_v his_o judgement_n when_o he_o make_v the_o creature_n his_o weapon_n for_o the_o revenge_n of_o his_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n see_v wisd_v v._o xvii_o xx_o xxii_o xuj_o xxiv_o through_o this_o or_o for_o this_o same_o end_n and_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ejusdem_fw-la judicii_fw-la exequendi_fw-la causâ_fw-la the_o treasure_n or_o magazine_n of_o heaven_n be_v open_v and_o cloud_n charge_v as_o he_o please_v fly_v forth_o as_o fowl_n on_o the_o wing_n with_o speed_n isa_n lx_o 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