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	word_n	world_n	1,625	5	4.4299	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30158	I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also, or, A discourse touching prayer, from I Cor. 14.15 wherein is briefly discovered 1. What prayer is, 2. What it is to pray with the spirit, 3. What it is to pray with the spirit and with the understanding also / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1663 (1663)	Wing B5541; ESTC R33259	38,056	122

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affection_n and_o earnestness_n of_o he_o that_o pray_v that_o be_v any_o thing_n regard_v of_o god_n without_o it_o luke_n 18._o 11_o 12._o isa._n 58._o 2_o 3._o for_o man_n as_o man_n be_v so_o full_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n that_o as_o he_o can_v keep_v a_o word_n or_o thought_n so_o much_o less_o a_o piece_n of_o prayer_n clean_o and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n through_o christ._n and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o pharisee_n with_o their_o prayer_n be_v reject_v no_o question_n but_o they_o be_v excellent_o able_a to_o express_v themselves_o in_o word_n and_o also_o for_o length_n of_o time_n too_o they_o be_v very_o notable_a but_o they_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o help_v they_o and_o therefore_o they_o do_v what_o they_o do_v with_o their_o infirmity_n or_o weakness_n only_o and_o so_o fall_v short_a of_o a_o sincere_a sensible_a affectionate_a pour_v out_o of_o their_o soul_n to_o god_n through_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o 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