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	year_n	1,978	5	4.3484	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67743	The cause and cure of ignorance, error, enmity, atheisme, prophanesse, &c., or, A most hopefull and speedy way to grace and salvation, by plucking up impediments by the roote reduced to explication, confirmation, application, tending to illumination, sanctification, devotion / by R. Younge ...	Younge, Richard.	1648 (1648)	Wing Y143; ESTC R16605	116,892	303

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as_o i_o suppose_v may_v serve_v as_o spectacle_n to_o see_v the_o devil_n ●nd_v his_o work_n by_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o hatred_n and_o persecution_n sect_n 14_o quest._n to_o begin_v with_o the_o second_o point_n propose_v have_v dispatch_v the_o first_o and_o to_o proceed_v from_o explication_n to_o confirmation_n age_n and_o so_o to_o application_n how_o prove_v you_o that_o there_o have_v be_v in_o all_o age_n past_a be_v now_o and_o ever_o shall_v be_v between_o these_o two_o king_n satan_n and_o christ_n and_o their_o regiment_n the_o wicked_a and_o the_o godly_a a_o perpetual_a war_n enmity_n and_o strife_n according_a to_o the_o lord_n prediction_n or_o proclamation_n ans._n for_o proof_n i_o can_v produce_v testimony_n and_o example_n innumerable_a there_o be_v scarce_o a_o page_n in_o the_o bible_n which_o do_v not_o ●ither_o express_v or_o imply_v somewhat_o touch_v this_o enmity_n yea_o as_o if_o the_o scripture_n contain_v nothing_o else_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 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opposition_n nor_o think_v the_o worse_a of_o themselves_o if_o such_o reproach_n they_o never_o so_o the_o corinthian_n exceed_o slight_v paul_n he_o be_v this_o and_o he_o be_v that_o but_o what_o say_v pa●l_o with_o i_o it_o be_v a_o very_a small_a thing_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v judge_v of_o you_o 1_o cor._n 43.3_o 4_o alas_o the_o best_a of_o they_o ●aw_v no_o more_o than_o saint_n paul_n outside_n the_o grace_n of_o his_o heart_n the_o rapture_n of_o his_o soul_n the_o ravish_a delight_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n and_o the_o like_a spiritual_a privilege_n more_o glorious_a than_o the_o state_n of_o kingdom_n be_v to_o these_o sensualist_n as_o a_o cover_a mess_n and_o indeed_o natural_a man_n be_v as_o ●it_a to_o judge_v of_o spiritual_a matter_n as_o ●●●nd_v man_n be_v fit_a to_o judge_v of_o colour_n we_o know_v little_o child_n will_v often_o laugh_v at_o wise_a man_n when_o they_o be_v about_o serious_a &_o necessary_a affair_n &_o business_n which_o notwithstanding_o be_v 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