Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	law_n	lord_n	people_n	2,758	5	4.7826	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01737	The stewards last account Deliuered in fiue sermons vpon the sixteenth chapter of the gospell by Saint Luke, the first and second verses. By Robert Bagnall, Minister of the Word of God, at Hutton in Somersetshire.	Bagnall, Robert, b. 1559 or 60.	1622 (1622)	STC 1187; ESTC S119158	78,252	118

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child_n and_o shall_v have_v remain_v long_o in_o the_o land_n if_o you_o corrupt_v yourselves_o and_o make_v any_o grave_a image_n or_o likeness_n of_o any_o thing_n and_o work_v evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v against_o you_o this_o day_n that_o you_o shall_v short_o perish_v from_o the_o land_n whereunto_o you_o go_v over_o jordan_n to_o possess_v it_o you_o shall_v not_o prolong_v your_o day_n therein_o but_o shall_v utter_o be_v destroy_v the_o like_a place_n we_o have_v deut._n 30.19_o 30.19_o deut._n 30.19_o where_o the_o lord_n call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v against_o they_o say_v that_o he_o have_v set_v before_o they_o life_n and_o death_n a_o blessing_n and_o a_o curse_n and_o bid_v they_o choose_v life_n that_o they_o may_v live_v with_o their_o seed_n belove_a christian_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n what_o we_o do_v here_o on_o the_o earth_n for_o our_o say_n &_o do_n be_v know_v and_o see_v from_o above_o and_o the_o earth_n upon_o which_o our_o sin_n be_v commit_v can_v bear_v witness_n of_o the_o same_o against_o we_o if_o our_o word_n and_o deed_n be_v evil_a three_o the_o rust_n of_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n of_o covetous_a worldling_n shall_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o they_o which_o have_v be_v lay_v up_o till_o it_o rust_v for_o want_v of_o use_v and_o well_o employ_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o as_o their_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v eat_v up_o and_o fret_v with_o rust_n so_o they_o for_o not_o use_v their_o treasure_n well_o shall_v be_v eat_v up_o and_o devour_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v torment_v with_o everlasting_a flame_n