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	great_a	king_n	3,363	5	3.4821	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01518	The droomme of Doomes day VVherin the frailties and miseries of mans lyfe, are lyuely portrayed, and learnedly set forth. Deuided, as appeareth in the page next following. Translated and collected by George Gascoigne Esquyer.	Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577.; Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 61-1216. De contemptu mundi. English.	1576 (1576)	STC 11641; ESTC S102877	200,832	291

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of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v worship_v he_o general_o with_o they_o all_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v as_o you_o 5._o have_v give_v over_o your_o member_n to_o serve_v uncleanness_n and_o iniquity_n so_o now_o say_v he_o give_v over_o your_o member_n to_o do_v right●…esse_n and_o holiness_n and_o this_o it_o be_v to_o honour_n god_n worthy_o &_o to_o do_v for_o his_o honour_n whatsoever_o we_o may_v possible_o do_v to_o please_v he_o yea_o and_o yet_o nevertheless_o humble_o to_o confess_v that_o we_o do_v nothing_o worthy_a of_o thanks_n or_o merit_n therofore_o it_o be_v write_v to_o glorify_v god_n as_o much_o as_o lie_v 43._o in_o we_o shall_v prevail_v with_o his_o mercy_n and_o be_v beyond_o all_o praise_n defer_v not_o then_o my_o well-beloved_a to_o geve_v