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	moses_n	people_n	3,133	5	5.0838	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94143	Calamus mensurans the measuring reed. Or, The standard of time. Containing an exact computation of the yeares of the world, from the creation thereof, to the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Stating also, and clearing the hid mysteries of Daniels 70. weekes, and other prophecies, the time of Herods reigne; the birth, baptisme and Passion of our Saviour, with other passages never yet extant in our English tongue. In two parts. / By John Swan.	Swan, John, d. 1671.	1653 (1653)	Wing S6235; Thomason E706_4; ESTC R203659	246,136	350

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according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o moon_n as_o in_o hieroms_n bible_n may_v be_v see_v the_o like_a he_o repeat_v afterward_o of_o another_o passeover_n chap._n 7._o verse_n 10._o high_a than_o thus_o go_v rabbi_n moses_n ben_n maimon_n affirm_v that_o the_o month_n of_o the_o year_n be_v the_o month_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o that_o in_o moses_n his_o time_n they_o be_v so_o account_v evermore_o begin_n as_o philo_n before_o have_v note_v from_o the_o first_o sight_n or_o vision_n of_o the_o moon_n for_o the_o ancient_a manner_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o till_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 500_o about_o which_o time_n the_o sapientes_fw-la gemarae_fw-la cease_v as_o petavius_n note_v and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o learned_a langius_n say_v ritum_fw-la hunc_fw-la de_fw-la sanctificanda_fw-la neomenia_n à_fw-la temporibus_fw-la antiquissimis_fw-la &_o mosis_fw-la

same_o period_n 4126._o which_o space_n be_v thus_o gather_v namely_o by_o the_o time_n after_o the_o four_o year_n of_o king_n solomon_n to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 4.5_o ezek._n 4.5_o after_o which_o be_v 390._o year_n teach_v we_o by_o ezekiel_n in_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o ezekiel_n his_o prophecy_n at_o the_o end_n whereof_o the_o land_n be_v leave_v desolate_a of_o all_o her_o inhabitant_n in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n almost_o 427._o year_n after_o the_o temple_n begin_v to_o be_v build_v for_o the_o first_o year_n of_o jeroboam_n be_v temple_n be_v because_o k._n solomon_n reign_v 40._o year_n and_o but_o 3_o before_o he_o begin_v to_o build_v the_o temple_n 37_o year_n after_o king_n solomon_n begin_v to_o lay_v the_o foundation_n to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v 390._o we_o have_v 427._o now_o out_o of_o this_o number_n we_o must_v deduct_v 4_o because_o the_o temple_n 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