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	scripture_n	teach_v	2,798	5	6.1836	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75616	Armilla catechetica. A chain of principles; or, An orderly concatenation of theological aphorismes and exercitations; wherein, the chief heads of Christian religion are asserted and improved: by John Arrowsmith, D.D. late master both of St Johns and Trinity-Colledge successively, and Regius professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. Published since his death according to his own manuscript allowed by himself in his life time under his own hand.	Arrowsmith, John, 1602-1659.	1659 (1659)	Wing A3772; Thomason E1007_1; ESTC R207935	193,137	525

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v expound_v erasmus_n translate_v praefiniti_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la predestinate_v of_o god_n three_o thing_n be_v allege_v by_o grotius_n for_o overthrow_v of_o this_o sense_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a his_o first_o plea_n be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o usual_a for_o all_o of_o a_o city_n a_o congregation_n that_o be_v predestinate_v to_o believe_v at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n therefore_o that_o which_o we_o assert_v be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v the_o meaning_n here_o for_o answer_v i_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v not_o usual_a no_o more_o be_v it_o to_o have_v three_o thousand_o inhabitant_n of_o one_o city_n bring_v in_o to_o god_n on_o one_o day_n but_o what_o if_o god_n willing_a to_o glorify_v his_o gospel_n and_o the_o power_n of_o convert_v grace_n as_o he_o call_v three_o thousand_o jew_n in_o one_o day_n by_o peter_n ministry_n act_v the_o second_o so_o here_o by_o st._n paul_n at_o his_o first_o solemn_a 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