Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	blood_n	body_n	bread_n	3,259	5	8.1871	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11189	A way of reconciliation of a good and learned man touching the trueth, nature, and substance of the body and blood of Christ in the sacrament. Translated out of Latin by the right honorable Lady Elizabeth Russell, dowager to the right honourable the Lord Iohn Russell, Baron, and sonne and heire to Francis Earle of Bedford.	Russell, Elizabeth Cooke Hoby, Lady, ca. 1540-1609.	1605 (1605)	STC 21456; ESTC S101217	72,992	116

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you_o eat_v you_o this_o be_v my_o body_n and_o the_o hallow_v be_v repeat_v take_v you_o drink_v you_o this_o be_v my_o blood_n therefore_o even_o as_o the_o height_n of_o the_o heaven_n the_o depth_n of_o water_n and_o largeness_n of_o earth_n have_v their_o be_v of_o nothing_o sudden_o at_o the_o beck_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o command_v so_o with_o the_o like_a power_n in_o the_o spiritual_a sacrament_n when_o power_n command_v effect_n obei_v how_o great_a therefore_o and_o wonderful_a benefit_n the_o force_n of_o the_o heavenly_a blessing_n do_v work_v how_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o seem_v a_o new_a &_o unpossible_a matter_n to_o thou_o that_o earthly_a and_o mortal_a thing_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o substance_n of_o christ_n ask_v thyself_o that_o be_v