Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	great_a	king_n	lord_n	3,359	5	3.6445	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61113	A discovrse of divers petitions of high concernment and great consequence delivered by the authour into the hands of King James, of famous memory, and into the hands of our gracious King Charles : and divers other letters delivered unto some great peers of the land and divers knights and ladies and others of great worth and quality : a treatise of melancholie and the strange effects thereof : with some directions for the comforting of poor afflicted soules and wounded consciences : and some directions for the curing and reclaiming surious mad men and some rare inventions in case of great extremity to feed them and preserve them from famishing and to procure them to speak : which it pleased the God of wisdom to enable me to finde out in the long time of fifty years experience and observation / by John Spencer, gentleman.	Spencer, John, Gentleman.	1641 (1641)	Wing S4953; ESTC R19173	61,728	130

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fatherless_a and_o widow_n sanctify_v our_o foot_n that_o they_o may_v be_v swift_a to_o hear_v thy_o word_n to_o visit_v the_o poor_a in_o their_o afflict_a state_n and_o sanctify_v our_o body_n that_o we_o may_v keep_v they_o pure_a and_o undefiled_a all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n for_o these_o and_o other_o grace_n which_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o lord_n merciful_o supply_v they_o for_o our_o lord_n jesus_n sake_n in_o who_o most_o holy_a name_n in_o who_o most_o holy_a word_n we_o pray_v unto_o thou_o as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n have_v teach_v we_o say_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la