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	read_v	scripture_n	8,342	5	5.9261	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10825	The crovvne of life Containing the combate betwixt the flesh and the spirit, with meditations and prayers in time of afflictions, directing to liue christianly, and die blessedly. Also a comfortable and heauenly dialogue betweene Christ and the soule. Written to comfort the afflicted consciences of all those that groane vnder the burthen of their sinnes.	Robertson, Bartholomew, fl. 1620.	1618 (1618)	STC 21097; ESTC S103183	116,851	548

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we_o must_v be_v save_v to_o he_o give_v all_o the_o prophet_n witness_n 10.43_o act._n 10.43_o that_o through_o his_o name_n whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v receive_v remission_n of_o sin_n where_o sin_n abound_v 5.20_o rom._n 5.20_o grace_n abound_v much_o more_o if_o god_n be_v for_o we_o 8.31_o rom_n 8.31_o who_o can_v be_v against_o us._n he_o that_o spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n but_o deliver_v he_o up_o for_o we_o all_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_v it_o be_v god_n that_o justifi_v who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v yea_o rather_o that_o be_v rise_v again_o who_o be_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n who_o also_o make_v intercession_n for_o us._n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n 8.38_o rom._n 8.38_o nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v etc._n 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it_o diligent_o and_o make_v it_o familiar_a unto_o my_o soul_n and_o not_o be_v as_o a_o vessel_n that_o be_v crack_v and_o can_v hold_v no_o liquor_n 2.1_o h●b_n 2.1_o illuminate_v my_o understan●ding_n and_o confirm_v my_o memory_n that_o i_o may_v ever_o call_v thy_o joyful_a comfort_n to_o mind_n and_o be_v that_o good_a portion_n of_o ground_n which_o in_o a_o honest_a and_o good_a heart_n may_v hear_v and_o keep_v thy_o word_n and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n with_o patience_n unto_o the_o end_n grant_v this_o o_o lord_n god_n for_o jesus_n christ_n sake_n to_o who_o be_v all_o glory_n and_o honour_n amen_n flesh._n what_o else_o be_v behooveful_a to_o comfort_v the_o sick_a on_o his_o bed_n spirit_n i_o have_v set_v down_o every_o where_n prayer_n for_o thou_o which_o thou_o may_v use_v as_o occasion_n serve_v and_o the_o disposition_n of_o thy_o sickness_n require_v but_o the_o most_o special_a be_v the_o lord_n prayer_n which_o here_o also_o thou_o shall_v remember_v say_v our_o father_n which_o &c._n &c._n sundry_a prayer_n and_o medition_n may_v thou_o have_v out_o of_o the_o learned_a and_o godly_a father_n as_o augustine_n and_o bernard_n and_o out_o of_o holy_a latter_a writer_n as_o also_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n in_o the_o which_o thou_o may_v use_v these_o most_o frequent_o o_o lord_n rebuke_v i_o not_o in_o thy_o anger_n etc._n etc._n 8._o psal._n 8._o the_o lord_n be_v my_o shepherd_n etc._n etc._n 23._o 23._o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n do_v i_o lift_v up_o my_o soul_n &c_n &c_n 25._o 25._o bless_v be_v he_o who_o transgression_n be_v forgive●_n 32._o 32._o as_o the_o hart_n pant_v after_o the_o water_n brook_n