Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	authority_n	new_a	testament_n	2,897	5	7.9529	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01377	The Christians profession, or A treatise of the grounds and principles of diuinity by way of question and answer. In which all the chiefe grounds of religion are so plainely proued and explained by the Word of God, as that the meanest capacitie may by reading vnderstand the same.	I. G., fl. 1630.	1630 (1630)	STC 11498; ESTC S120492	43,346	118

a_o fast_a pag._n 88_o concer_fw-fr a_o holy_a feast_n ibid._n concer_fw-fr the_o exercise_n for_o the_o day_n pag._n 89._o concer_fw-fr the_o person_n belong_v to_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n pag._n 90_o concern_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a pag._n 91._o concern_v what_o be_v common_a to_o both_o and_o proper_a to_o each_o ibid._n concern_v the_o last_o resurrection_n pag._n 92._o concern_v the_o last_o judgement_n pag._n 93._o concern_v the_o sign_n go_v before_o pag._n 95._o conce_n the_o end_n of_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n pag._n 96._o concer_fw-fr the_o glorification_n of_o the_o saint_n ibid._n concer_fw-fr christ_n deliver_v up_o his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o father_n ibid._n concer_fw-fr god_n be_v all_o in_o all._n pag._n 97._o the_o christian_n profession_n question_n whereupon_o ought_v faith_n and_o true_a religion_n to_o be_v ground_v answer_n upon_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n contain_v in_o the_o 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