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	king_n	law_n	3,185	5	4.7509	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30660	The bow, or, The lamentation of David over Saul and Jonathan, applyed to the royal and blessed martyr, K. Charles the I in a sermon preached the 30th of January, at the Cathedral Church of S. Peter in Exon / by Arth. Bury ...	Bury, Arthur, 1624-1713.	1662 (1662)	Wing B6189; ESTC R14782	26,212	54

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that_o david_n take_v warning_n from_o the_o wound_n which_o saul_n receive_v from_o the_o philistian_a archer_n to_o teach_v the_o child_n of_o juda_n that_o military_a art_n be_v to_o confess_v a_o unpardonable_a ignorance_n it_o be_v their_o usual_a weapon_n the_o learned_a grotius_n observe_v the_o lamentation_n to_o be_v musical_a come_v so_o far_o towards_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o truth_n as_o to_o say_v david_n will_v have_v they_o teach_v to_o use_v music_n in_o their_o war_n but_o what_o music_n with_o a_o bow_n be_v the_o jew_n teach_v that_o practice_n which_o the_o ancient_a german_n use_v in_o their_o war_n to_o encourage_v themselves_o with_o the_o sprightly_a twang_n of_o their_o beat_a bowstring_n as_o we_o do_v by_o beat_v of_o drum_n what_o harmony_n will_v that_o interpretation_n keep_v with_o the_o lamentation_n thus_o harsh_o interrupt_v the_o omission_n of_o the_o lxx_o and_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a give_v we_o a_o fair_a hint_n for_o a_o smooth_a 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