Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	according_a	great_a	write_v	2,348	5	5.0480	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39501	An Earnest call to family-catechising and reformation by a reverend divine.		1693 (1693)	Wing E95; ESTC R31403	30,606	74

late_a assembly_n recommend_v catechise_v in_o general_a be_v any_o instruction_n by_o word_n of_o mouth_n more_o particular_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a and_o familiar_a instruct_v of_o person_n mouth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sono_fw-la est_fw-la viuâ_fw-la voce_fw-la instituere_fw-la to_o instruct_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n in_o the_o rudiment_n of_o any_o doctrine_n but_o yet_o most_o strict_o of_o all_o it_o be_v take_v for_o teach_v the_o principle_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o we_o have_v both_o the_o word_n and_o thing_n itself_o in_o scripture_n this_o catechise_n be_v either_o public_a and_o as_o such_o perform_v by_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n say_v the_o apostle_n let_v he_o that_o be_v teach_v or_o catechise_v in_o the_o word_n communicate_v unto_o he_o that_o teach_v or_o catechise_v in_o all_o good_a thing_n gal._n 6._o 6._o where_o we_o read_v both_o of_o the_o catechist_n or_o he_o 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