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	know_v	time_n	2,755	5	3.2913	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05879	A strange and wonderful relation of Margaret Gurr of Tunbridge, in Kent; shewing, how she was afflicted with devils. As also, how they entred into her, and spake in her and tempted her to kill herself; and how she was taken up by devils and witches and was flying in the ayr. Also, the marvelous cures done by Dr. Skinner in these three counties, viz. Sussex, Surrey, and Kent, the like strange cures hath scarce been done or heard of ... / Iohn Skinner, of Westram, in Kent ...	Skinner, John, fl. 1681.	1681-1684? (1684)	Wing S3944; ESTC R184269	5,663	26

lively_a and_o cheerful_a countenance_n and_o be_o very_o well_o moreover_o here_o be_v to_o be_v note_a the_o wonderful_a blessing_n and_o love_n of_o god_n to_o i_o his_o poor_a handmaid_n that_o before_o this_o great_a affliction_n be_v lay_v upon_o i_o i_o know_v not_o any_o letter_n in_o the_o bible_n or_o testament_n but_o since_o my_o endure_v this_o heavy_a punishment_n or_o hell_n upon_o earth_n i_o can_v now_o learn_v my_o book_n and_o be_o wonderful_o delight_v in_o reading_n and_o spend_v all_o my_o spare_a time_n in_o prayer_n and_o meditate_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o i_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o my_o life_n much_o give_v to_o prayer_n and_o will_v often_o pray_v when_o i_o be_v alone_o and_o have_v leisure_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o any_o vicious_a and_o wicked_a life_n that_o i_o have_v lead_v as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o that_o know_v i_o that_o the_o lord_n lay_v these_o fore_a affliction_n upon_o i_o but_o i_o hope_v for_o my_o good_a know_v that_o those_o who_o the_o lord_n love_v he_o chastize_v so_o that_o my_o trust_n may_v be_v always_o in_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o my_o loss_n may_v henceforth_o become_v my_o gain_n for_o to_o my_o great_a comfort_n i_o can_v now_o read_v the_o divine_a word_n of_o god_n which_o before_o i_o can_v not_o all_o the_o while_o i_o be_v in_o this_o desolate_a condition_n my_o brother_n nor_o any_o of_o my_o friend_n come_v not_o near_o i_o but_o all_o forsake_v i_o they_o hear_v how_o i_o be_v tempt_v and_o torture_v with_o witch_n and_o devil_n above_o a_o hundred_o time_n to_o curse_n and_o swear_v in_o my_o prayer_n before_o the_o devil_n appear_v to_o i_o so_o that_o now_o i_o be_o well_o my_o own_o brother_n will_v as_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v the_o at_o a_o distance_n be_v go_v out_o of_o my_o sight_n and_o not_o speak_v a_o word_n to_o i_o be_v still_o afraid_a of_o i_o so_o that_o i_o have_v no_o comfort_n from_o they_o hebrew_n 12.6_o 7_o 8._o but_o have_v undergo_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n correction_n here_o now_o in_o m●_n youth_n i_o take_v courage_n hope_v that_o as_o i_o gro●_n in_o year_n to_o grow_v in_o grace_n as_o david_n do_v wh●●_n he_o say_v psalm_n 119.71_o it_o be_v good_a that_o have_v be_v afflict_v that_o i_o may_v learn_v th●_n statute_n psal_n 34.19_o many_o be_v the_o affliction_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o the_o lord_n deliver●_n they_o out_o of_o all_o therefore_o let_v none_o think_v 〈◊〉_d hard_a to_o be_v tempt_v see_v that_o our_o lord_n an●_n maker_n mat._n 4.5_o be_v tempt_v and_o carr●●●_n about_o of_o devil_n as_o well_o as_o i_o the_o servant_n 〈◊〉_d not_o great_a than_o his_o lord_n to_o conclude_v i_o desire_v all_o good_a people_n 〈◊〉_d consider_v their_o latter_a end_n and_o be_v fervent_a in_o pra●●●_n lest_o they_o enter_v into_o temptation_n therefore_o 〈◊〉_d ought_v to_o be_v arm_v with_o patience_n 1_o pet._n 1._o ●_o ephe._n 6.11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o ja●…_n 1.8_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o thing_n i_o have_v hereunto_o set_v my_o hand_n tunbridge_n in_o kent_n margaret_n gurr_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o these_o four_o witness_n namely_o christopher_n elderidge_n and_o his_o wife_n and_o a●●ry_a marlot_n and_o william_n tully_n here_o follow_v a_o relation_n of_o a_o male_a servant_n about_o 17_o year_n of_o age_n who_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o devil_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o greyhound_n henry_n choun_v live_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o hadlaw_n in_o kent_n have_v a_o servant-boy_n about_o the_o age_n of_o seventeen_o year_n he_o be_v much_o incline_v to_o read_v the_o scripture_n and_o lively_a enough_o and_o a_o ●ood-servant_n and_o healthy_a his_o master_n send_v ●●m_fw-la out_o in_o his_o ground_n where_o he_o have_v not_o be_v …_o ing_z but_o there_o appear_v unto_o he_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o grey_a hound_n which_o make_v towards_o he_o and_o speak_v say_v you_o must_v go_v into_o virginia_n it_o say_v no_o more_o but_o vanish_v the_o b●t_n immediate_o go_v home_n and_o tell_v his_o master_n of_o what_o he_o have_v see_v but_o he_o come_v home_o in_o a_o great_a fright_n and_o as_o it_o be_v amaze_v and_o look_v very_o strange_o after_o that_o he_o grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o and_o after_o a_o strange_a manner_n he_o will_v six_o his_o eye_n and_o be_v extreme_a melancholy_n and_o his_o speech_n begin_v to_o fail_v all_o people_n suppose_v he_o to_o be_v under_o a_o evil_a tongue_n or_o bewitch_v the_o boy_n grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o look_v out_o for_o help_v for_o they_o fear_v the_o boy_n will_v make_v away_o with_o himself_o and_o they_o be_v much_o trouble●_n thereat_o his_o master_n hear_v of_o the_o many_o cure_v i_o h●●_n do_v bring_v he_o over_o to_o i_o and_o after_o i_o h●●_n examine_v the_o business_n and_o well_o consider_v of_o it_o i_o find_v he_o be_v possess_v with_o the_o devil_n for_o h●_n be_v as_o it_o be_v in_o amaze_n and_o his_o eye_n be_v always_o fix_v in_o his_o head_n and_o i_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o get_v he_o to_o speak_v a_o word_n but_o by_o my_o urge_v o●_n he_o he_o do_v confess_v that_o he_o be_v tempt_v in_o hi●_n mind_n and_o be_v lead_v on_o and_o tempt_v to_o strange_a thing_n as_o to_o go_v to_o sea_n and_o matter_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o mention_v so_o that_o when_o i_o right_o understand_v his_o condition_n and_o how_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n he_o be_v take_v and_o his_o temptation_n do_v increase_v upon_o he_o i_o understand_v what_o the_o mean_n must_v be_v that_o must_v relieve_v he_o and_o give_v order_n for_o the_o put_n up_o of_o medicine_n for_o the_o mean_n must_v be_v speedy_a or_o else_o it_o can_v be_v perform_v he_o be_v very_o willing_a to_o take_v or_o make_v use_n of_o any_o mean_n and_o i_o order_v his_o mother_n to_o come_v to_o i_o the_o next_o week_n or_o when_o he_o have_v make_v use_n of_o those_o thing_n so_o she_o do_v and_o bring_v i_o news_n he_o be_v much_o amend_v to_o the_o admiration_n of_o many_o that_o hear_v how_o it_o be_v with_o he_o with_o those_o that_o come_v to_o i_o at_o tunbridge_n march_v to_o inquire_v how_o he_o do_v he_o say_v then_o he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o trouble_a but_o only_o with_o a_o pain_n in_o his_o belly_n so_o that_o he_o have_v something_o more_o send_v he_o and_o by_o god_n help_n be_v make_v perfect_o well_o in_o 18_o day_n time_n neither_o have_v any_o thing_n attempt_v to_o trouble_v he_o since_o in_o the_o least_o when_o i_o get_v the_o boy_n to_o speak_v which_o be_v with_o much_o ado_n his_o speech_n be_v not_o according_a to_o a_o natural_a speech_n of_o his_o body_n but_o as_o if_o something_o do_v make_v a_o noise_n within_o he_o or_o as_o if_o he_o speak_v through_o the_o nose_n as_o we_o call_v it_o for_o it_o be_v not_o his_o own_o speech_n but_o the_o spirit_n or_o devil_n within_o he_o that_o tempt_v he_o also_o and_o tell_v he_o many_o strange_a thing_n the_o boy_n seem_v to_o amend_v while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o room_n with_o i_o for_o when_o he_o go_v away_o with_o his_o master_n he_o can_v talk_v and_o speak_v much_o better_a and_o be_v abundant_o more_o lively_a i_o undertake_v the_o cure_n at_o a_o price_n as_o by_o bargain_v with_o his_o master_n for_o what_o i_o shall_v have_v take_v one_o half_a of_o the_o money_n in_o hand_n and_o the_o rest_n i_o be_v to_o have_v when_o i_o have_v do_v the_o cure_n and_o cast_v out_o the_o evil_a spirit_n or_o devil_n out_o of_o he_o and_o at_o the_o four_o night_n end_n or_o master_n come_v and_o pay_v i_o for_o the_o cure_n for_o the_o boy_n be_v as_o well_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v here_o follow_v two_o wonderful_a and_o miraculous_a cure_n which_o be_v by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n perform_v by_o i_o in_o a_o short_a time_n mr._n woldredge_n live_v at_o west-chittington_a in_o sussex_n his_o daughter_n susan_n h●●_n the_o evil_a in_o her_o eye_n and_o a_o great_a rheum_n an●_n inflammation_n follow_v it_o she_o have_v be_v with_o other●_n before_o she_o come_v to_o i_o her_o father_n come_v over_o an●_n ask_v my_o advice_n i_o tell_v he_o she_o will_v be_v wel●_n and_o bid_v he_o go_v home_o so_o he_o do_v but_o soon_o after_o h●●_n daughter_n be_v in_o extreme_a misery_n with_o swell_a and_o rage_a pain_n in_o her_o eye_n insomuch_o that_o th●●_n think_v certain_o she_o will_v have_v lose_v her_o eye_n but_o on_o a_o sudden_a it_o begin_v to_o mend_v and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d better_a and_o better_o her_o father_n come_v again_o and_o send_v she_o a_o purge_n with_o some_o other_o matter_n a●●_n she_o be_v in_o a_o short_a time_n make_v perfect_o well_o a●●_n 〈…〉_o ●●er_o since_o be_v six_o ●ears_n or_o hereabouts_o her_o friend_n much_o rejoice_v ●nd_n well_o reward_v i_o a_o woman_n in_o west-grunstee_a in_o sussex_n this_o woman_n have_v the_o evil_a in_o her_o throat_n and_o hear_v of_o my_o cure_n do_v desire_v one_o goody_n archpoll_n to_o pray_v i_o to_o meet_v she_o at_o ashington-fair_a so_o i_o do_v and_o talk_v with_o she_o to_o at_o that_o time_n i_o have_v naught_o to_o give_v she_o but_o do_v order_v she_o to_o come_v over_o and_o she_o do_v promise_v she_o will_v but_o i_o do_v ●ear_v no_o more_o of_o she_o so_o i_o do_v order_n goody_n archpoll_n to_o inquire_v why_o she_o do_v not_o come_v so_o she_o do_v and_o the_o woman_n say_v she_o have_v no_o need_n for_o she_o sound_v herself_o begin_v to_o mend_v from_o that_o same_o time_n and_o be_v now_o perfect_o well_o and_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o same_o relation_n the_o aforementioned_a g●o●●_n archpoll_n in_o sussex_n can_v testify_v one_o goody_n halle_n at_o seavenock_n in_o kent_n have_v 〈◊〉_d most_o lamentable_a pain_n in_o her_o head_n near_o her_o eye_n ●ike_v to_o make_v her_o distract_a for_o she_o be_v in_o lamentable_a pain_n night_n and_o day_n and_o can_v never_o be_v at_o rest_n she_o have_v be_v with_o many_o doctor_n and_o take_v ●uch_o physic_n of_o they_o but_o do_v no_o good_a she_o ●ame_n to_o i_o and_o be_v at_o ease_n immediate_o and_o 〈◊〉_d cure_a from_o that_o time_n i_o send_v she_o home_o with_o some_o medicine_n and_o now_o she_o remain_v in_o ●ound_n and_o perfect_a health_n finis_fw-la