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	read_v	write_v	3,405	5	5.0561	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86890	A rejoynder to Mr. Drake or a reply unto his book entituled, A boundary to the holy Mount. VVhich being approach'd, is found so dreadfull, that the people do exceedingly quake and fear, lest they be consumed. By John Humfrey Master of Arts, and minister of Froome in Somerset-shire.	Humfrey, John, 1621-1719.	1654 (1654)	Wing H3705; Thomason E1466_2; ESTC R208675	155,461	285

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cause_n for_o i_o he_o will_v bring_v i_o forth_o to_o the_o light_n and_o i_o shall_v behold_v his_o righteousness_n the_o second_o be_v page_z 206._o how_o just_o may_v be_v at_o last_o be_v look_v at_o as_o a_o weed_n by_o our_o great_a husbandman_n who_o will_v cherish_v weed_n etc._n etc._n methinks_v it_o be_v enough_o for_o mr._n d._n to_o have_v pass_v a_o suspension_n on_o i_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o book_n he_o need_v not_o have_v prosecute_v it_o to_o the_o end_n and_o even_o to_o the_o last_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o for_o he_o to_o take_v the_o tribunal_n and_o condemn_v i_o for_o a_o weed_n at_o the_o great_a day_n i_o desire_v god_n that_o this_o man_n rashness_n may_v teach_v i_o to_o consider_v his_o righteous_a judgement_n that_o i_o may_v sanctify_v he_o in_o my_o heart_n and_o make_v he_o my_o fear_n and_o my_o dread_n so_o shall_v i_o reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o censure_n without_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o i_o must_v humble_o acknowledge_v if_o the_o 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the_o pommel_n and_o the_o chapiters_n and_o the_o wreath_n to_o cover_v the_o pommel_n of_o the_o chapiters_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o pillar_n finis_fw-la reader_n the_o absence_n of_o the_o author_n must_v excuse_v the_o error_n of_o the_o press_n of_o which_o these_o be_v apart_o page_n 84._o line_n 12._o read_v minister_n p._n 115._o l._n 13._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 179._o l._n 5._o r._n other_o p._n ibid._n l._n 7_o r._n be_v the_o same_o p._n 181._o l._n 18._o for_o never_a r._n near_o p._n 191._o l._n 26._o r._n i_o give_v place_n p._n 217._o l._n 6._o for_o out_o r._n of_o