Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	day_n	son_n	zion_n	24	3	8.8163	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33245	An answer to Richard Allen's essay, vindication and appendix wherein he endeavors to prove that singing of Psalms with conjoyn'd voices is a Christian duty / by R.C.	Claridge, Richard, 1649-1723.	1697 (1697)	Wing C4431; ESTC R33307	88,028	139

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●ounded_v trumpet_n or_o ramshorn_n but_o this_o not_o ●eing_v the_o word_n he_o insist_o upon_o let_v we_o see_v what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d birnanah_n translate_v with_o sing_v will_v do_v the_o septuagint_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierom_n in_o ex●ratione_n montanus_n in_o ovatione_fw-la in_o exultation_n and_o triumph_n which_o do_v not_o necessary_o imply_v sing●g_v because_o we_o may_v rejoice_v in_o or_o before_o the_o lord_n without_o a_o musical_a voice_n the_o root_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ranan_n ●nd_v in_o piel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rinnen_n he_o cry_v aloud_o in_o ●hich_v sense_n the_o substantive_n be_v use_v in_o psal_n 17.1_o 8.2_o 106.44_o 119.169_o &_o 142.6_o and_o render_v ●ry_n by_o our_o translator_n in_o 1_o king_n 22.36_o it_o be_v translate_v proclamation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vaijaabor_n harinna_n &_o transivit_fw-la clamour_v say_v heb._n say_v lenic_n heb._n buxtorf_n and_o there_o go_v a_o proclamation_n 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