Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	church_n	england_n	3,146	5	6.0876	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02400	Two letters of the right reverend father in God Doctor John Cosin, later Lord Bishop of Durham, with annotations on the same. Also the opinion of the Reverend Peter Heylin, D.D. concerning the metrical version of David's Psalms, with remarks and observation upon them. / By R. Watson, D.D.	Watson, R.; Cosin, John, 1594-1672.; Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1686 (1686)	Wing C6363B; ESTC R220851	37,011	111

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skip_v to_o psal_n 50._o and_o afterward_o step_v in_o a_o great_a stranger_n with_o half_a a_o name_n under_o a_o single_a letter_n n._n psal_n 101.102_o as_o alike_o do_v m._n a_o no_o less_o uncertain_a quidam_fw-la psal_n 131._o so_o that_o if_o we_o will_v bring_v the_o whole_a number_n parcel_v among_o the_o several_a capital_n and_o own_v they_o to_o be_v distinct_a composer_n as_o they_o will_v be_v think_v the_o portion_n allot_v to_o each_o be_v these_o viz._n to_o t._n s._n psal_n 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22_o and_o 23._o as_o post_v after_o w._n w._n who_o have_v the_o preference_n of_o the_o two_o paraphrast_n 25.26.28.29.32.33.34.41.43.44.53.63.66.68_o 73.103.120.123.128_o to_o j._n h._n psal_n 24.27.30.31.35.36.38.39.40.42.45.46.47.48.49.50_o set_a after_o one_o entitle_v to_o w._n w._n as_o in_o like_a manner_n be_v psal_n