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	life_n	write_v	5,211	5	5.2860	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54151	The guide mistaken, and temporizing rebuked, or, A brief reply to Jonathan Clapham's book intituled, A guide to the true religion in which his religion is confuted, his hypocrisie is detected, his aspersions are reprehended, his contradictions are compared / by W.P., a friend to the true religion.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1668 (1668)	Wing P1301; ESTC R15309	49,937	66

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church_n of_o england_n according_a to_o her_o present_a administration_n have_v this_o guide_n the_o least_o honesty_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o question_n with_o he_o now_o although_o i_o fear_v he_o be_v scarce_o so_o honest_a as_o to_o make_v it_o one_o my_o paradox_n be_v orthodox_n or_o be_v conscientious_a in_o his_o former_a persuasion_n but_o have_v ever_o forfeit_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o sincere_a person_n and_o not_o be_v esteem_v other_o than_o a_o gross_a temporizer_n i_o easy_o shall_v grant_v it_o very_o requisite_a for_o he_o who_o belly_n be_v his_o god_n and_o that_o mind_v earthly_a thing_n to_o commune_v with_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o her_o present_a administration_n but_o as_o for_o christian_n i_o shall_v not_o ask_v his_o leave_n to_o dissent_v unless_o he_o can_v produce_v better_a argument_n to_o warrant_v his_o confident_a assertion_n his_o first_o run_v thus_o it_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v by_o all_o dissenter_n that_o have_v understanding_n 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