Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	good_a	read_v	scripture_n	3,013	5	5.7839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76069	Basilius Valentinus, monk, of the Order of St. Bennet: his last will and testament Which being alone, he hid under a table of marble, behinde the high-altar of the Cathedral Church, in the Imperial City of Erford: leaving it there to be found by him, whom Gods providence should make worthy of it. Wherein, he sufficiently, declares the wayes he wrought to obtain the philosophers stone: which he taught unto his fellow collegians, so that they all attained the said philosophers stone, whereby not onely the leprous bodies of the impure, and inferior metals are reduced unto the pure and perfect body of gold and silver, but also all manner of diseases whatsoever are cured in the bodies of unhealthfull men, and kept thereby in perfect health unto the prolonging of their lives. A work long expected.	Basilius Valentinus.	1658 (1658)	Wing B1016; ESTC R231639	202,436	343

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the_o seed_n of_o metal_n pag._n 4_o the_o 3._o chap._n of_o metalline_a nutriment_n pag._n 6_o 4._o of_o the_o shop_n or_o officine_n of_o metal_n pag._n 9_o 5._o of_o the_o egression_n and_o ingression_n of_o metal_n pag._n 11_o 6._o of_o the_o dissolution_n and_o reduction_n of_o metal_n pag._n 14_o 7._o of_o the_o ascension_n and_o descension_n of_o metal_n pag._n 16_o 8._o of_o the_o respire_v metal_n or_o quick_a oar_n pag._n 18_o 9_o of_o the_o expire_a or_o die_a metal_n pag._n 21_o 10._o of_o pure_a and_o fine_a metal_n pag._n 22_o 11._o of_o the_o impure_a metal_n pag._n 25_o 12._o of_o the_o perfect_a metal_n pag._n 27_o 13._o of_o the_o imperfect_a metal_n pag._n 30_o 14._o of_o the_o soap_n metal_n pag._n 32_o 15._o of_o the_o inhalation_n or_o inbrethe_v pag._n 34_o 16._o of_o the_o exhalation_n and_o outbreathing_n pag._n 36_o 17_o of_o coruscation_n adhalation_n or_o glitter_a pag._n 38_o 18._o of_o folium_fw-la and_o spolium_fw-la shimmer_n and_o glower_n pag._n 39_o 19_o of_o the_o fuliginous_a vapour_n and_o ash_n pag._n 40_o 20._o of_o the_o metalline_a water_n or_o lie_v pag._n 42_o 21._o of_o the_o seed_n and_o of_o the_o hull_n of_o the_o seed_n pag._n 44_o 22._o of_o the_o shine_a or_o fire_n rod_n pag._n 45_o 23._o of_o the_o glow_a rod._n pag._n 47_o 24._o of_o the_o leap_a rod_n pag._n 48_o 25._o of_o the_o furcilla_fw-la or_o strike_v rod_n pag._n 50_o 26._o of_o the_o tremble_a rod_n pag._n 52_o 27._o of_o the_o fall_n or_o nether_a rod_n pag._n 53_o 28._o of_o the_o superior_a rod_n pag._n 55_o 29._o of_o rest_a vapour_n or_o sediment_n pag._n 57_o 30._o of_o the_o weather_n salt_n pag._n 58_o 31._o of_o the_o stone_n salt_n pag._n 59_o 32._o of_o the_o subterranean_a pool_n pag._n 60_o 33._o of_o the_o metalline_a gold_n or_o of_o the_o metalline_a bed_n pag._n 61_o chap._n 34._o of_o metalline_a stream_n pag._n 62_o 35._o of_o chalk_n or_o stone_n meal_n pag._n 63_o 36._o of_o the_o blast_n pag._n 64_o 37._o of_o the_o brittle_a 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86_o 5._o of_o copper_n oar_n its_o stone_n and_o strike_v passage_n pag._n 88_o 6._o of_o iron_n oar_n its_o stock_n float_n fall_n and_o strike_a passage_n pag._n 92_o 7._o of_o lead_v oar_n it_o be_v i_o and_o strike_v passage_n pag._n 95_o 8._o of_o tin_n oar_n its_o stock_n float_n fall_n &_o strike_v passage_n pag._n 98_o 9_o of_o mercurial_a oar_n and_o its_o passage_n pag._n 100_o 10._o of_o wismuth_n antimony_n sulphur_n salt_n salpeter_n and_o talk_n pag._n 101_o 11._o of_o a_o comparison_n between_o god_n word_n &_o the_o mineral_n pag._n 102_o 12._o how_o jewel_n be_v wrought_v the_o blessing_n god_n bestow_v on_o miner_n pag._n 107_o 13._o of_o the_o essence_n of_o gold_n pag._n 108_o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o part_n be_v a_o declaration_n of_o the_o xii_o key_n the_o first_o be_v declare_v pag._n 119_o the_o second_o key_n declare_v pag._n 120_o the_o three_o key_n declare_v pag._n 122_o the_o rest_n be_v declare_v according_a to_o the_o course_n go_v on_o in_o 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