Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	know_v	lord_n	write_v	2,857	5	5.3193	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68568	Ruths recompence: or a commentarie vpon the booke of Ruth wherein is shewed her happy calling out of her owne country and people, into the fellowship and society of the Lords inheritance: her vertuous life and holy carriage amongst them: and then, her reward in Gods mercy, being by an honourable marriage made a mother in Israel: deliuered in seuerall sermons, the briefe summe whereof is now published for the benefit of the Church of God. By Richard Bernard ...	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1628 (1628)	STC 1962; ESTC S101697	273,649	490

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example_n witness_v they_o will_v defend_v it_o and_o that_o with_o bloodshed_n chap._n 6._o 30._o for_o idolater_n be_v of_o a_o murderous_a disposition_n as_o their_o god-devill_n be_v who_o they_o worship_v as_o manasses_n joash_n jehoram_n and_o other_o king_n do_v manifest_o declare_v and_o as_o we_o have_v experimental_o find_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o papist_n see_v here_o a_o toleration_n first_o than_o a_o approbation_n than_o a_o open_a defence_n of_o a_o idolatrous_a worship_n and_o when_o this_o be_v once_o on_o foot_n what_o darkness_n do_v not_o overspread_v they_o do_v what_o themselves_o list_v chap._n 17._o 6._o and_o 18._o 1._o and_o 21._o 25._o they_o fall_v to_o adultery_n and_o filthy_a sodomitry_n chap._n 19_o thus_o they_o forget_v the_o lord_n

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