Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	life_n	open_v	work_n	2,866	5	5.7385	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73707	A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable in these dayes of trouble and affliction in the church. Penned by a faithfull preacher, now with God, for more priuate vse, and now published for the further benefit of the people of God.	Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.	1622 (1622)	STC 4710.5; ESTC S124379	79,172	144

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he_o must_v be_v a_o learned_a man_n among_o they_o that_o must_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o of_o which_o diverse_a be_v of_o diverse_a opinion_n as_o namely_o that_o it_o signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d latinus_fw-la but_o that_o be_v too_o caballisticall_a the_o meaning_n whereof_o being_n not_o as_o certain_o yet_o attain_v unto_o though_o very_o probable_o guess_v at_o by_o many_o be_v to_o be_v pretermit_v apoc._n cap._n 14._o 1._o then_o i_o look_v and_o lo_o a_o lamb_n stand_v on_o mount_n zion_n and_o with_o he_o a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o have_v his_o father_n name_n write_v in_o their_o forehead_n etc._n etc._n