Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	hear_v	read_v	write_v	2,381	5	5.2462	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60699	An Exalted Diotrephes reprehended, or, The spirit of error and envy in William Rogers against the truth and many of the antient and faithful Friends thereof manifested in his late monstrous birth or, work of darkness, (viz.), his false and scandalous book, intituled, The Christian Quaker-distinguished, &c. ...	Snead, Richard, d. 1711.	1681 (1681)	Wing S4390; ESTC R4219	32,521	50

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the_o life_n of_o christianity_n we_o have_v already_o manifest_v how_o much_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o it_o through_o his_o perverse_a practice_n among_o we_o and_o corrupt_a nature_n rule_v in_o he_o and_o consequent_o a_o very_a unfit_a man_n to_o be_v set_v up_o as_o so_o great_a a_o reformer_n or_o to_o concern_v himself_o so_o much_o about_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o other_o as_o he_o account_v they_o mat._n 7.5_o thou_o hypocrite_n first_o cast_v out_o the_o beam_n out_o of_o thy_o own_o eye_n &_o then_o shall_v thou_o see_v clear_o to_o cast_v out_o the_o mote_n out_o of_o thy_o brother_n eye_n and_o as_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christianity_n not_o to_o insist_v upon_o his_o say_n and_o unsay_n again_o viz._n in_o that_o he_o have_v