Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	divine_a	holy_a	scripture_n	3,228	5	5.6311	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97086	The considerator considered: or, A brief view of certain considerations upon the Biblia polyglotta, the prolegomena and appendix thereof. Wherein, amongst other things, the certainty, integrity, and divine authority of the original texts, is defended, against the consequences of athiests, papists, antiscripturists, &c. inferred from the various readings, and novelty of the Hebrew points, by the author of the said Considerations. The Biblia polyglotta, and translations therein exhibited, with various readings, prolegomena and appendix, vindicated from his aspersions and calumnies. And the questions about the punctation of the Hebrew text, the various readings, and the ancient Hebrew character briefly handled. / By Br. Walton. D.D.	Walton, Brian, 1600-1661.	1659 (1659)	Wing W657; Thomason E1860_1; ESTC R204072	144,833	308

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6._o de_fw-la variis_fw-la lectionibus_fw-la learnedvsher_n there_o also_o quote_v epist_n ad_fw-la lud._n capel_n p._n 21._o sententia_fw-la mea_fw-la haec_fw-la perpetua_fw-la fuit_fw-la hebraeum_n v._o testamenti_fw-la codicem_fw-la scribarum_fw-la erroribus_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la novi_fw-la codicem_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la alios_fw-la libros_fw-la what_o difference_n be_v there_o between_o the_o prolegomena_n and_o the_o word_n of_o this_o reverend_a primate_n and_o do_v not_o the_o considerator_n himself_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n when_o he_o grant_v various_a readins_n in_o the_o original_a text_n which_o he_o also_o say_v come_v from_o the_o fail_n and_o mistake_n of_o the_o scribe_n viii_o as_o for_o god_n special_a providence_n in_o preservation_n of_o these_o book_n the_o denial_n whereof_o he_o say_v border_n upon_o atheism_n he_o may_v have_v read_v in_o the_o same_o prolegomena_n 6._o sect._n 15._o that_o though_o there_o be_v such_o difference_n in_o some_o small_a matter_n of_o no_o consequence_n ita_fw-la tamen_fw-la invigilavit_fw-la providentia_fw-la divina_fw-la ecclesiaeque_fw-la diligentia_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la necessariae_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o mores_fw-la spectant_fw-la omne_fw-la pura_fw-la &_o integra_fw-la sint_fw-la and_o sect_n 3._o in_o the_o same_o prolegomena_n be_v cite_v the_o word_n of_o the_o learned_a bochartus_fw-la in_o that_o admirable_a work_n of_o he_o geogr._n sacr._n part._n 1._o lib._n 2._o c._n 13._o who_o after_o he_o have_v say_v the_o same_o with_o the_o prolegomena_n of_o various_a readins_n in_o the_o scripture_n as_o in_o other_o book_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o infer_v any_o uncertainty_n as_o some_o man_n fear_v add_v quamvis_fw-la exemplum_fw-la sit_fw-la valde_fw-la dispar_fw-la nam_fw-la multo_fw-la aliter_fw-la invigilavit_fw-la providentia_fw-la divina_fw-la ut_fw-la sacros_fw-la scripturae_fw-la codices_fw-la praestaret_fw-la immunes_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v in_o the_o same_o place_n which_o the_o adversary_n allege_v to_o make_v good_a his_o charge_n the_o contrary_a direct_o prove_v which_o he_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o observe_v and_o therefore_o what_o honesty_n or_o fair_a deal_n can_v be_v expect_v from_o he_o in_o other_o matter_n who_o have_v so_o wilful_o err_v in_o this_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o he_o have_v read_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o bible_n there_o he_o may_v have_v observe_v the_o publisher_n word_n p._n 1._o etsi_fw-la autem_fw-la in_o librorum_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la conservatione_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la opera_fw-la usus_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la tamen_fw-la speciali_fw-la providentia_fw-la ita_fw-la ●is_fw-la invigilavit_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la primo_fw-la inspiratos_fw-la esse_fw-la admiranda_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la conservatione_fw-la monstravit_fw-la dum_fw-la divina_fw-la 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