Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
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Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28532	The second booke, concerning the three principles of the divine essence of the eternall, dark, light, and temporary vvorld shewing what the soule, the image and the spirit of the soule are : as also what angels, heaven, and paradise are : how Adam was before the fall, in the fall, and after the fall : and what the wrath of God, sinne, death, the devils and hell are, how all things have been, now are, and how they shall be at the last / written in the German language by Jacob Behmen, aliàs Teutonicus Philosophus.; Beschreibung der drey Principien göttliches Wesens. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1648 (1648)	Wing B3417; ESTC R17042	460,920	444

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such_o seek_n in_o the_o mystery_n by_o the_o instigation_n and_o drive_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n yet_o every_o one_o seek_v in_o his_o own_o form_n own_o or_o form_n manner_n in_o his_o field_n wherein_o he_o stand_v and_o there_o he_o also_o find_v and_o so_o bring_v his_o invention_n to_o light_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v and_o this_o be_v the_o decree_n the_o or_o decree_n purpose_n of_o the_o great_a god_n that_o he_o may_v so_o be_v manifest_v in_o his_o wonder_n and_o it_o be_v not_o all_o from_o the_o devil_n as_o the_o world_n in_o babel_n in_o its_o great_a folly_n do_v babble_n do_v or_o babble_n teach_v where_o they_o cast_v all_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o will_v make_v a_o bonfire_n of_o it_o and_o set_v epicurism_n in_o its_o place_n 24._o behold_v i_o give_v you_o a_o fit_a similitude_n in_o a_o sour_a a_o sour_a till_v his_o ground_n the_o best_a he_o can_v and_o sow_v good_a wheat_n but_o now_o there_o be_v other_o seed_n among_o the_o wheat_n and_o 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