Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	day_n	holy_a	lord_n	2,528	5	4.0404	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45630	Horæ consecratæ, or, Spiritual pastime. concerning divine meditations upon the great mysteries of our faith and salvation : occasional meditations and gratulatory reflexions upon particular providences and deliverances, vouchsafed to the author and his family : also a scripture-catechisme dedicated to the service of his wife and children, and now published, together with other treatises mentioned in the following page for common use / by Sir James Harrington ...	Harrington, James, Sir, 1607-1680.; Harrington, James, Sir, 1607-1680. Meditations upon the creation, man's fall, and redemption by Christ.; Harrington, James, Sir, 1607-1680. Noah's dove.	1682 (1682)	Wing H803E_PARTIAL; Wing H815_PARTIAL; Wing H831_CANCELLED; ESTC R4540	368,029	493

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israel_n who_o say_v that_o to_o he_o the_o porter_n open_v and_o the_o sheep_n hear_v his_o voice_n 10.3_o that_o he_o call_v his_o own_o sheep_n by_o name_n and_o lead_v they_o out_o be_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n to_o protect_v his_o subject_n to_o reward_v they_o as_o well_o as_o to_o restrain_v and_o overcome_v their_o enemy_n and_o be_v not_o this_o true_a of_o our_o good_a shepward_a who_o give_v his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n be_v not_o like_o the_o hireling_n 10.12_o who_o see_v the_o wolf_n come_v flieth_z and_o leave_v the_o sheep_n yea_o all_o blessing_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a abound_v to_o they_o that_o be_v admit_v into_o his_o fold_n for_o he_o promise_v that_o if_o any_o enter_v therein_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v 10.9_o and_o shall_v go_v in_o and_o out_o and_o find_v pasture_n last_o be_v it_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n to_o see_v and_o judge_v of_o the_o action_n of_o inferior_n to_o give_v dignity_n and_o honour_n to_o the_o well-meriting_a and_o 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