Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	answer_v	word_n	write_v	1,797	5	5.2534	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69826	The Cry of the innocent for justice being a relation of the tryal of John Crook, and others, at the general sessions, held in the Old Bayley, London : beginning the 25th day of the 4th month, called June, in the year 1662 : before the lord mayor of the city of London, and recorder of the same, chief justice Forster, and divers other judges and justices of the peace, so called : published for no other end but to prevent mistakes, and to satisfie all moderate enquirers, concerning the dealings and usages that the said J.C. and others met withal, from the beginning of the said tryals to the end.	Crook, John, 1617-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing C7200; ESTC R38831	38,768	46

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stud._n chap._n 2._o pag._n 4._o there_o be_v a_o law_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n which_o be_v man_n create_v in_o that_o image_n of_o god_n and_o this_o law_n be_v always_o good_a and_o righteous_a stir_v up_o a_o man_n to_o do_v good_a and_o to_o abhor_v the_o evil_a and_o therefore_o against_o this_o law_n prescription_n statute_n custom_n may_v not_o prevail_v and_o if_o any_o be_v bring_v in_o against_o it_o they_o be_v void_a and_o against_o justice_n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n with_o many_o such_o like_a that_o may_v be_v mention_v sufficient_a to_o condemn_v all_o those_o that_o act_n contrary_a but_o this_o be_v enough_o at_o present_a for_o this_o end_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a some_o of_o they_o who_o have_v be_v so_o long_o converse_v with_o the_o law_n of_o man_n without_o that_o they_o have_v forget_v to_o mind_v the_o law_n of_o god_n within_o upon_o which_o all_o the_o law_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v build_v as_o themselves_o confess_v 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