Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	believe_v	time_n	write_v	1,609	5	5.2438	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34986	A Babylonish opposer of truth by the truth reproved and his enmity, falshood, and confusion manifested in answer to an impertinent paper sent abroad by Thomas Crisp, in which his false foundation is discovered, and his building brought upon his own head / written by Stephen Crisp ; with a postscript by J. Penington and R. Richardson.	Crisp, Stephen, 1628-1692.; Penington, John, 1655-1710.; Richardson, Richard, 1623?-1689.	1681 (1681)	Wing C6924; ESTC R27135	15,223	20

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god_n do_v or_o may_v allow_v he_o to_o pay_v tyther_o or_o marry_v by_o a_o priest_n and_o that_o by_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o god_n another_o might_n b●_n require_v not_o to_o pay_v they_o or_o not_o to_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n this_o thomas_n crisp_n speak_v the_o day_n and_o year_n abovesaid_a and_o consent_v to_o be_v write_v and_o print_v and_o take_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o abovesaid_a word_n with_o he_o witness_v j._n feild_n jun._n 2_o sam._n 12_o 14._o this_o be_v write_v before_o s._n c_o be_v answer_v 1_o cor._n 15.29_o with_o chap._n 1.2_o &_o 2_o cor._n 3.2_o 3._o gualther_n on_o amos._n deut._n 16._o ●2_n isa_n 5.14_o mal._n 2.16_o book_n of_o mart._n 1_o sam._n 12.3_o 2_o cor._n 7.2_o 1_o cor._n 6.2_o zach._n 12.12_o joel_n 2.26_o act_n 16.13_o at_o vienna_n in_o france_n judg._n 4.4_o 2_o chr._n 34.22_o 2_o kin._n 22.14_o 2_o sam._n 20.18_o 1_o pet._n 5.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n hab._n 1.3_o page_n 14._o in_o cod._n theodos_n &_o justin_n page_n 14._o see_v my_o book_n against_o tithe_n p._n 16_o 69_o 70_o 71._o j._n selden_n be_v hist_n of_o tithe_n p._n 293_o 398_o 402._o isa_n 22.12_o rom._n 14.22_o luke_n 11.48_o see_v w.r._n 2_o part_n p._n 43._o john_n 10.4_o phil._n 3.16_o 17._o 1_o pet._n 5.3_o