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	time_n	2,817	5	3.2368	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89689	The life and death of Mr. Ignatius Jurdain, one of the aldermen of the city of Exeter; who departed this life July 15th. 1640. Drawn up and published by Ferd. Nicolls, minister of the Gospel at Mary Arches, Exon.	Nicolls, Ferdinando, 1598?-1662.	1655 (1655)	Wing N1139; Thomason E730_9; ESTC R206858	29,189	39

know_v not_o whether_o the_o city_n do_v more_o honour_n he_o in_o choose_v he_o to_o be_v major_a or_o he_o the_o city_n in_o his_o zealous_a and_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o his_o office_n and_o public_a trust_n magistracy_n his_o public_a life_n in_o his_o magistracy_n but_o i_o intend_v to_o limit_v my_o relation_n to_o his_o act_n and_o do_n as_o a_o magistrate_n yet_o therein_o he_o be_v most_o exemplary_a to_o all_o that_o succeed_v in_o that_o place_n of_o dignity_n or_o the_o like_a in_o any_o other_o city_n or_o corporation_n but_o shall_v declare_v that_o which_o have_v be_v partly_o observe_v and_o testify_v by_o man_n of_o know_a fidelity_n digni_fw-la fidelity_n testes_fw-la fide_fw-la digni_fw-la and_o integrity_n and_o partly_o note_v by_o my_o own_o experience_n and_o observation_n which_o that_o i_o may_v the_o more_o distinct_o record_n i_o shall_v refer_v all_o to_o three_o head_n his_o piety_n justice_n and_o charity_n show_v how_o he_o honour_v god_n therein_o and_o then_o how_o god_n honour_a &_o preserve_v he_o when_o he_o be_v about_o his_o work_n 1._o to_o begin_v with_o his_o piety_n wherein_o he_o be_v most_o eminent_a there_o have_v be_v few_o man_n observe_v to_o walk_v so_o with_o god_n as_o enoch_n piety_n 1._o his_o piety_n gen._n 9.5_o and_o before_o he_o as_o it_o be_v enjoin_v to_o abraham_n gen_n 17._o and_o to_o hold_v so_o constant_a and_o close_a communion_n with_o he_o as_o he_o do_v it_o be_v his_o constant_a practice_n 17.1_o practice_n gen._n 5.22_o chap._n 17.1_o for_o many_o year_n together_o even_o to_o his_o old_a age_n to_o arise_v betwixt_o two_o and_o three_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o that_o in_o the_o cold_a season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o then_o to_o meditate_v and_o pray_v in_o secret_a until_o six_o a_o clock_n the_o appoint_a time_n of_o the_o morning_n sacrifice_n in_o the_o family_n when_o he_o be_v call_v from_o secret_a devotion_n to_o the_o exercise_n of_o religious_a family-duty_n 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see_v dr._n prostons_n sermon_n on_o that_o text._n eph._n 5._o but_o though_o he_o study_v to_o approve_v himself_o to_o god_n and_o to_o walk_v as_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n 2.17_o god_n 2_o cor._n 2.17_o 2._o cor_fw-la 2._o yet_o he_o can_v not_o escape_v the_o malicious_a censure_n of_o man_n if_o he_o do_v all_o in_o hypocrisy_n he_o know_v that_o he_o have_v the_o imputation_n of_o dissemble_a and_o hypocrisy_n cast_v upon_o he_o by_o man_n void_a of_o charity_n and_o sincerity_n but_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n do_v more_o comfort_n he_o than_o the_o uncharitable_a censure_n of_o man_n deject_v he_o and_o he_o have_v wont_a upon_o that_o occasion_n to_o take_v up_o the_o word_n of_o job_n chap_n 27._o 27.5_o 27._o job_n 27.5_o till_o i_o die_v i_o will_v not_o remove_v my_o integrity_n from_o i_o and_o many_o have_v often_o hear_v he_o to_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v not_o willing_o sin_n to_o get_v a_o world_n though_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o question_v he_o rom._n 7.25_o his_o sincerity_n question_v will_v not_o do_v that_o he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o best_a of_o man_n rom._n 7.1_o and_o he_o do_v bewail_v it_o with_o grief_n of_o heart_n the_o sincerity_n hoth_v of_o his_o intention_n and_o action_n have_v be_v question_v and_o some_o have_v not_o be_v ashamed_a to_o say_v that_o under_o colour_n of_o do_v justice_n and_o provide_v for_o the_o poor_a he_o rob_v the_o poor_a and_o help_v to_o keep_v his_o own_o house_n with_o that_o money_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o poor_a but_o for_o that_o falsehood_n which_o be_v charge_v upon_o he_o there_o be_v none_o can_v ever_o better_a clear_v he_o from_o it_o then_o himself_o not_o only_o his_o conscience_n witness_v for_o he_o before_o god_n but_o his_o book_n wherein_o he_o keep_v a_o exact_a record_n of_o the_o money_n which_o he_o receive_v for_o swear_v and_o drunkenness_n according_a to_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o officer_n that_o 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