Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	add_v	holy_a	word_n	2,185	5	4.3267	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65309	Religion our true interest, or, Practical notes upon the third chapter of Malachy the sixteen, seventeen and eighteen verses : seasonable for the times / by Thomas Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1682 (1682)	Wing W1139; ESTC R34736	91,573	245

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friend_n may_v be_v forgetful_a but_o god_n will_v not_o p._n 150_o g_o god_n deal_v with_o his_o saint_n as_o a_o father_n with_o his_o son_n p._n 195_o god_n deal_v well_o with_o his_o people_n when_o he_o afflict_v they_o p._n 217_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o good_a in_o his_o child_n p._n 130_o god_n harken_v to_o we_o shall_v make_v we_o hearken_v to_o he_o p._n 138_o god_n have_v a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n for_o his_o people_n p._n 140_o god_n own_v of_o his_o people_n p._n 161_o god_n spare_v they_o p._n 201_o good_a conference_n to_o be_v use_v p._n 82_o grace_n of_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v perfect_a p._n 191_o h_n hasty_a word_n show_v the_o devil_n to_o be_v in_o the_o tongue_n p._n 87_o heart_n deceit_n p._n 62_o heart_n not_o to_o be_v harden_v against_o god_n p._n 156_o help_n to_o good_a discourse_n p._n 100_o help_n to_o holy_a thought_n p._n 127_o hell_n how_o far_o to_o be_v fear_v by_o a_o believer_n p._n 73_o honour_n attend_v holiness_n p._n 174_o i_o 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