Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	lamb_n	life_n	write_v	5,499	5	6.5172	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93110	Of the foure last and greatest things: death, iudgement, heaven and hell. The description of the happinesse of heaven, and misery of hell, by way of antithesis. With the way or means to passe through death, and judgement, into heaven, and to avoid hell. / By VVilliam Shepheard, Esquire.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1649 (1649)	Wing S3196; Thomason E551_7; ESTC R205687	96,747	120

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shall_v pass_v upon_o man_n according_a to_o their_o forwardness_n and_o freeness_n in_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o family_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o mean_a kindness_n do_v to_o they_o christ_n will_v accept_v and_o will_v reward_v as_o do_v to_o himself_o mat._n 10._o 41._o 42._o god_n be_v not_o unfaithful_a that_o he_o shall_v forget_v your_o labour_n of_o love_n etc._n etc._n 5._o in_o the_o next_o place_n since_o at_o this_o great_a day_n our_o conscience_n shall_v give_v evidence_n against_o we_o and_o either_o accuse_v or_o excuse_v we_o and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o time_n of_o great_a trouble_n let_v we_o labour_n to_o get_v good_a and_o quiet_a conscience_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 14._o and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n the_o conscience_n happen_v to_o be_v defile_v or_o disquiet_v by_o sin_n let_v we_o by_o repentance_n and_o application_n of_o christ_n blood_n by_o faith_n get_v it_o to_o be_v cleanse_v and_o quiet_v again_o a_o good_a conscience_n will_v be_v 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