Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	ghost_n	holy_a	write_v	2,920	5	5.5618	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44701	A view of that part of the late considerations addrest to H.H. about the Trinity which concerns the sober enquiry, on that subject : in a letter to the former friend.	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1695 (1695)	Wing H3047; ESTC R39277	33,067	106

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and_o a_o catalogue_n of_o virtuous_a woman_n the_o three_o last_o hundred_o of_o select_a hymn_n collect_v out_o of_o the_o psalm_n of_o david_n by_o william_n barton_n a._n m._n late_a minister_n of_o st._n martin_n in_o leicester_n spiritual_a song_n or_o song_n of_o praise_n to_o almighty_a god_n upon_o several_a occasion_n together_o with_o the_o song_n of_o song_n which_o be_v solomon_n first_o turn_v then_o paraphase_v in_o english_a verse_n by_o john_n mason_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 4._o jud._n antiq._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n cap._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 16._o enn._n 6._o lib._n 7._o cap._n 5_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n quaestiones_fw-la aliae_fw-la contra_fw-la sabellii_n gregale_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tom._n 1._o p._n 241._o edit_fw-la paris_n tractat._n de_fw-fr definitionibus_fw-la tom._n 2._o 45._o ubi_fw-la vid._n plura_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n sext._n empir_n adversus_fw-la mathematicos_fw-la lib._n 8._o consideration_n on_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n sermon_n p._n 7_o 8._o these_o consideration_n p._n 31_o 32._o consideration_n pag._n 8._o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d libre_fw-la epist._n ad_fw-la athan._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rescript_n ath._n ad_fw-la liberium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d