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	think_v	write_v	2,483	5	5.0529	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06063	The spirituall armour With which being furnished, a Christian may be able to stand fast in the euill day, and time of tryall; and to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Written by that godly and learned man, Paul Baine; sometime Preacher of Gods word at S. Andrewes in Cambridge.	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1620 (1620)	STC 1647; ESTC S116770	71,493	320

do_v not_o hinder_v we_o from_o be_v hear_v mark_v 9.22_o but_o if_o thou_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n help_v us._n mat._n 14.31_o oh_o thou_o of_o little_a faith_n wherefore_o do_v thou_o doubt_v ob._n 5_o five_o from_o our_o long_a ask_n and_o not_o receive_v it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o he_o to_o pray_v that_o ask_v and_o receive_v not_o ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr first_o we_o must_v examine_v whether_o our_o continue_v in_o some_o lust_n do_v not_o hinder_v the_o effect_n of_o our_o prayer_n james_n 4.3_o you_o ask_v and_o have_v not_o because_o you_o ask_v amiss_o we_o must_v know_v that_o god_n do_v defer_v we_o to_o try_v how_o we_o will_v persevere_v in_o prayer_n as_o a_o friend_n when_o he_o mean_v to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o do_v detract_v it_o at_o the_o first_o to_o see_v if_o the_o other_o will_v importune_v he_o three_o that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o worth_n of_o thing_n and_o have_v our_o joy_n double_v in_o receive_v they_o four_o it_o be_v a_o token_n god_n will_v give_v we_o more_o abundant_o the_o long_o he_o do_v hold_v we_o in_o request_n the_o wide_a one_o open_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o token_n we_o mean_v to_o put_v the_o more_o in_o it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a therefore_o to_o ask_v though_o we_o be_v not_o present_o answer_v see_v god_n do_v on_o so_o good_a occasion_n delay_v we_o in_o our_o suit_n and_o let_v we_o be_v sure_a of_o this_o that_o he_o that_o bottle_v up_o our_o tear_n file_n up_o our_o prayer_n put_v they_o on_o record_n before_o he_o mal._n 3.16_o then_o speak_v they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n every_o one_o to_o his_o neighbour_n &_o the_o lord_n hearken_v and_o hear_v it_o and_o a_o book_n of_o remembrance_n be_v write_v before_o he_o for_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o that_o think_v upon_o his_o name_n ob._n 6_o six_o the_o devil_n by_o tempt_v we_o to_o sin_n and_o distemper_a of_o we_o in_o the_o course_n of_o prayer_n 1._o pet._n 3.7_o likewise_o you_o husband_n dwell_v with_o your_o wife_n as_o man_n of_o 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