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	see_v	word_n	2,798	5	3.6685	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93646	The guilty-covered clergy-man unvailed; in a plain and candid reply unto two bundles of wrath and confusion, wrapt up in one and twenty sheets of paper. The one written by Christopher Fowler and Simon Ford of Reading; the other by William Thomas of Ubley in Somersetshire. Wherein all their malicious slanders and false accusations, which they cast upon the truth, are clean wash'd off; their weapons with which they war against the Lamb, broken over their own heads; and they, with the rest of the tyth-exacting teachers, proved to be the great incendaries, and mis-leaders of these nations. In which also there is made a brief and sober application, to the magistrates, and other inhabitants, within the city of Bristol. / By Thomas Speed, a friend to all that tremble at the Word of the Lord; but an irreconcileable enemy to the mysterious deceit, and monstrous hypocrisie of those that do teach for hire, and divine for money.	Speed, Thomas, b. 1622 or 3.	1657 (1657)	Wing S4905; Thomason E893_1; ESTC R203614	61,807	87

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to_o swear_v it_o and_o he_o that_o can_v affirm_v or_o deny_v a_o thing_n false_o with_o his_o yea_o yea_o nay_o nay_o will_v not_o scruple_n to_o seal_v the_o same_o with_o his_o oath_n as_o for_o the_o example_n you_o offer_v of_o abraham_n require_v a_o oath_n of_o his_o servant_n jacob_n of_o joseph_n nehemiah_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o all_o fall_n to_o the_o ground_n with_o circumcision_n and_o other_o rite_n practise_v by_o the_o same_o person_n not_o only_o by_o the_o come_n but_o the_o countermand_n of_o the_o great_a lawgiver_n who_o say_v swear_v not_o at_o all_o of_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o yourselves_o you_o pass_v from_o they_o and_o in_o your_o close_a query_n by_o which_o you_o think_v to_o have_v strike_v i_o silent_a do_v confident_o demand_v of_o i_o whether_o the_o apostle_n paul_n do_v well_o or_o ill_o to_o swear_v who_o say_v behold_v 1.20_o gal._n 1.20_o before_o god_n i_o lie_v not_o rep._n monstrous_a impiety_n matchless_a impudence_n what_o be_v it_o not_o sufficient_a for_o you_o to_o clip_v and_o mince_v the_o commandment_n of_o christ_n but_o you_o must_v audacious_o attempt_v to_o fasten_v a_o slanderous_a accusation_n upon_o innocent_a paul_n by_o charge_v he_o for_o a_o swearer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v paul_n saying_n before_o god_n any_o more_o than_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n or_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n do_v you_o not_o know_v which_o induce_v i_o to_o believe_v that_o you_o sin_n against_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n in_o your_o conscience_n that_o the_o same_o greek_a word_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v so_o in_o more_o than_o twenty_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d luke_n 15.10_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o luke_n use_v the_o same_o word_n when_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v joy_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o angel_n over_o one_o repent_v sinner_n do_v not_o the_o same_o evangelist_n use_v the_o same_o word_n for_o 17.1_o luk._n 1.15_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o conspeclu_fw-la meo_fw-la gen_n 17.1_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n say_v touch_v john_n baptist_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v great_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o god_n command_v abraham_n say_v walk_v before_o i_o and_o be_v thou_o perfect_a and_o luke_n commend_v zacharias_n and_o elizabeth_n for_o be_v both_o righteous_a before_o god_n and_o do_v god_n and_o luke_n swear_v in_o these_o say_n 〈◊〉_d luk._n 1.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nay_o by_o this_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n of_o you_o how_o will_v you_o absolve_v christ_n himself_o from_o be_v a_o swearer_n who_o beside_o other_o instance_n in_o scripture_n do_v use_v the_o same_o expression_n three_o time_n in_o one_o chapter_n say_v