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	time_n	year_n	3,095	5	4.4824	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35120	The counterfeit convert discovered, or, William Haworth's book, entituled (The Quaker converted to Christianity re-established) refuted wherein his absurd assertion, viz. that our (own) righteousness consists in the gifts and vertues which the spirit of God works in our minds &c. is manifested ... / by John Crook and William Bayley ; also an answer to the postscript at the end of William Haworth's wicked pamphlet called An Antidote &c. by C.T.	Crook, John, 1617-1699.; Bayly, William, d. 1675.; Taylor, Christopher, ca. 1615-1686.	1676 (1676)	Wing C7199; ESTC R24285	95,721	143

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the_o lord_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o effectual_a fervent_a prayer_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n avail_v much_o jam._n 5.16_o w._n h._n why_o do_v thou_o still_o pervert_v and_o abuse_v my_o word_n shall_v i_o never_o see_v one_o page_n of_o thy_o book_n empty_a of_o such_o thing_n from_o the_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o thou_o may_v well_o call_v it_o a_o full_a reply_n for_o i_o never_o see_v a_o book_n full_a of_o those_o unsavoury_a and_o vile_a thing_n which_o manife_v thy_o emptiness_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a grave_a and_o savoury_a the_o ornament_n of_o a_o true_a christian_a minister_n how_o dare_v thou_o say_v that_o i_o call_v the_o light_a the_o blood_n

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to_o render_v we_o odious_a but_o thy_o refuge_n of_o lie_n must_v fall_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n who_o will_v but_o have_v think_v even_o now_o when_o thou_o begin_v thy_o prayer_n for_o i_o but_o that_o thou_o have_v be_v almost_o weary_a of_o belie_v i_o &_o pervert_v my_o word_n but_o i_o doubt_v thou_o be_v so_o accustom_v to_o it_o that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o thou_o to_o leave_v it_o however_o i_o must_v mind_v thou_o of_o thy_o portion_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o just_a pure_a god_n if_o thou_o go_v on_o and_o repente_v not_o speedy_o it_o will_v be_v to_o be_v shut_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a city_n as_o thou_o may_v read_v rev._n 22.15_o &_o 21.8_o among_o they_o that_o love_n and_o make_v lie_n therefore_o be_v warn_v in_o time_n before_o the_o trumpet_n sound_v he_o that_o be_v filthy_a let_v he_o he_o filthy_a still_o and_o he_o that_o be_v holy_a let_v he_o be_v holy_a still_o for_o time_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o this_o be_v in_o love_n to_o thy_o soul_n 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