Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	holy_a	life_n	scripture_n	2,521	5	5.3655	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06430	The flowers of Lodowicke of Granado. The first part. In which is handled the conuersion of a sinner. Translated out of Latine into English, by T.L. doctor of phisicke; Flores. Part 1. English	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.	1601 (1601)	STC 16901; ESTC S103989	101,394	286

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