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	write_v	5,518	5	5.5370	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93745	The mystery of iniquity somewhat laid open: in a letter to the present Governour wherein is also contained an history and recital and proposal of sundry things to be made known and remembred, and to be done accordingly. In that letter which I carried to thing house at Kensington on November 3. 1691. which was there burnt (as near as I can remember) the words contained therein was to this following effect, viz.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1692 (1692)	Wing S5124; ESTC R232302	23,922	25

before_o it_o be_v make_v know_v upon_o earth_n and_o so_o it_o remain_v notwithstanding_o they_o shall_v forget_v or_o lose_v the_o knowledge_n thereof_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v with_o thy_o ●el●_n and_o people_n and_o the_o officer_n under_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o real_a signification_n and_o true_a mean_v of_o those_o word_n which_o god_n have_v publish_v by_o i_o his_o servant_n and_o though_o you_o have_v burn_v that_o book_n yet_o i_o have_v by_o i_o more_o copy_n of_o the_o same_o book_n one_o whereof_o for_o thy_o own_o read_n and_o perusal_n thou_o may_v have_v whensoever_o thou_o will_v and_o beside_o what_o be_v there_o print_v god_n do_v keep_v the_o same_o in_o my_o memory_n and_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o write_v again_o according_a to_o the_o same_o word_n which_o i_o write_v down_o there_o and_o now_o you_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o add_v many_o like_a word_n as_o particular_o i_o do_v show_v some_o of_o they_o the_o last_o month_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o nottingham_n which_o i_o suppose_v either_o come_v not_o to_o his_o hand_n or_o he_o despise_v or_o conceal_v it_o so_o that_o if_o i_o will_v honour_v thou_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o ●●y_a people_n and_o only_o signify_v the_o same_o in_o a_o write_a copy_n this_o will_v not_o answer_v the_o end_n for_o i_o will_v have_v it_o make_v know_v unto_o thou_o so_o that_o i_o be_o force_v to_o publish_v even_o some_o more_o trivial_a matter_n which_o do_v not_o deserve_v to_o be_v make_v public_a but_o i_o be_o willing_a that_o several_a copy_n shall_v go_v out_o if_o perhaps_o one_o may_v come_v unto_o thou_o or_o to_o thy_o hear_n thereof_o and_o also_o when_o it_o be_v print_v thou_o can_v more_o easy_o read_v it_o than_o my_o hand-writing_n which_o be_v bad_a and_o difficult_a but_o then_o further_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o method_n and_o will_n of_o god_n that_o what_o sin_n or_o evil_a his_o creature_n do_v secret_o he_o will_v both_o reprove_v and_o punish_v 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the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n somewhat_o lay_v open_a in_o a_o letter_n to_o the_o present_a governor_n wherein_o be_v also_o contain_v a_o history_n and_o recital_n and_o proposal_n of_o sundry_a thing_n to_o be_v make_v know_v and_o remember_v and_o to_o be_v do_v according_o in_o that_o letter_n which_o i_o carry_v to_o thy_o house_n at_o kensington_n on_o november_n 3._o 1691._o which_o be_v there_o burn_v as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v remember_v the_o word_n contain_v therein_o be_v to_o this_o follow_a effect_n viz._n that_o i_o have_v publish_v my_o book_n entitle_v thing_n plain_a and_o weigh●●_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v a_o observable_a marginal_a note_n in_o page_n 12._o that_o god_n will_v remove_v the_o government_n off_o from_o thy_o shoulder_n and_o yet_o not_o hurt_v thy_o person_n it_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o make_v this_o know_v unto_o you_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o this_o be_v print_v and_o publish_v which_o be_v before_o thy_o last_o expedition_n into_o flanders_n 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