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	read_v	time_n	3,650	5	3.4648	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40831	The Family prayers of those poor Christians who in court and country, in cities, towns, cottages and farm houses, are in good earnest with religion : together with their way of intercession or praying for others.		1675 (1675)	Wing F355; ESTC R18017	7,316	23

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not_o ●●il_v to_o redeem_v time_n for_o this_o little_a as_o one_o will_v say_v to_o find_v or_o make_v time_n for_o ●sing_v this_o sovereign_a antidote_n in_o your_o re●●ective_a family_n twice_o every_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n at_o the_o least_o or_o certain_o 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o understand_v what_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o and_o many_o suchlike_a scripture_n if_o yet_o you_o have_v not_o do_v it_o yet_o now_o at_o length_n do_v it_o and_o let_v not_o this_o reproach_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o profess_a christian_n that_o family-prayer_n like_v set_v and_o costly_a meal_n be_v to_o be_v see_v and_o find_v only_o among_o the_o rich_a and_o learned_a do_v but_o break_v into_o it_o and_o begin_v and_o after_o one_o week_n the_o devil_n and_o former_a neglect_n will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o cast_v you_o back_o into_o your_o old_a stupour_n indisposition_n and_o benummedness_n to_o conclude_v whereas_o that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a 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anteverteretur_fw-la partim_fw-la sanaretur_fw-la quod_fw-la faxit_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la &_o propter_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la advocatum_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o mediatorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la amen_n finis_fw-la