Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	christian_a	church_n	faith_n	1,944	5	5.0013	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09229	The apocalyps unveyl'd, or, A paraphrase on the Revelation of the holy apostle and evangelist John the Devine in which the syncronisms of Mr. Joseph Mede, and the expositions of other interpreters are called in question, and a new exposition given of the prophecies of the Revelation, never before extant in any author, from the 6th chapter to the 18th, with variety of reasons for the exposition / by An Orthodox Divine.	Hayter, Richard, 1611?-1684.; Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638. Clavis apocalyptica.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1224; ESTC R202384	176,063	254

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o revelation_n therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o revelation_n be_v the_o nominative_a case_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v see_v 7._o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o latin_a copy_n of_o irenaeus_n the_o word_n be_v visum_fw-la in_o the_o neuter_n gender_n yet_o in_o the_o latin_a copy_n of_o eusebius_n the_o word_n be_v visa_fw-la in_o the_o feminine_a gender_n and_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o one_o of_o they_o i_o find_v these_o word_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 96._o joannes_n in_o patmon_n relegatus_fw-la scripsit_fw-la apocalypsin_fw-la in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o lord_n 96._o john_n be_v banish_v into_o patmos_n and_o then_o write_v the_o revelation_n 8._o let_v the_o word_n

to_o oppose_v and_o persecute_v the_o christian_a jew_n and_o thereupon_o the_o gnostic_n compliance_n and_o make_v as_o if_o they_o be_v jew_n to_o avoid_v persecution_n be_v so_o oft_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o st._n paul_n gal._n 6.12_o and_o elsewhere_o and_o by_o all_o the_o epistle_n both_o of_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n write_v from_o about_o that_o time_n of_o claudius_n the_o gnostic_n be_v every_o where_o touch_v on_o as_o the_o pest_n that_o be_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n against_o which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o fortify_v the_o believer_n and_o assure_v they_o that_o those_o persecution_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v short_o end_v by_o their_o destruction_n that_o night_n of_o sadness_n far_o spend_v and_o the_o day_n of_o deliverance_n and_o refreshment_n at_o hand_n rom._n 13.12_o rom._n 16.20_o and_o that_o then_o the_o gnostic_n which_o be_v so_o solicitous_a to_o save_v their_o life_n shall_v lose_v they_o i._n e._n shall_v perish_v with_o 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