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	scripture_n	write_v	3,176	5	5.5421	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41780	Hear the church, or, An appeal to the mother of us all to all the baptized believers in England, exhorting them to stedfastness in the truth, according to the scriptures : together with some farther considerations of seven queries, sent to the baptized believers in Lincolnshire, concerning the judge of contriversies in matters of religion : in three parts / by Thomas Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1536; ESTC R5931	41,980	66

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tradition_n tradition_n the_o principle_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n repentance_n faith_n doctrine_n of_o baptism_n lay_v on_o of_o hand_n resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a eternal_a judgement_n christ_n as_o receive_v in_o the_o power_n and_o order_n of_o these_o principle_n become_v a_o foundation_n to_o his_o church_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o principle_n be_v here_o call_v the_o foundation_n also_o mark_v 16._o 15._o rom._n 10._o 17._o joh._n 17._o 3._o act_n 2._o 38._o tit._n 2._o 12._o mat._n 28._o 19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 2._o rom._n 6._o 4._o joh._n 3._o 3_o 5._o eph._n 5._o 26._o mat._n 28._o 18._o mat._n 28._o 18._o act._n 2._o 28._o act._n 22._o 16._o rom._n 12._o 13._o heb._n 10._o 22._o act_n 2._o 38._o act._n 8._o act._n 19_o gal._n 3._o 14._o mat._n 20._o 22_o 23._o 1_o cor._n 15._o acts._n 17._o 31._o 1_o cor._n 5._o 10._o acts._n 2._o 40._o mark_n 1._o 5._o act_n 8._o 36_o 37._o mark_v 1._o 15._o john_n 3._o 23._o act_n 8._o 38._o mat._n 28._o 19_o act_n 20._o 7._o gal._n 3._o 13._o heb._n 10._o 12_o 14._o mat._n 26._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 23_o 24._o john_n 6._o 35._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o mat._n 26._o 30._o dr._n willet_n synop_n papis_fw-la p._n 561._o act_n 2._o 27._o heb._n 7._o 24._o this_o catechise_v be_v print_v with_o the_o approbation_n of_o william_n hide_v d._n d._n precedent_n of_o the_o english_a college_n at_o douai_n the_o present_a baptise_a believer_n only_o do_v hold_v to_o the_o old_a religion_n at_o least_o in_o the_o point_n of_o sacred_a baptism_n