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	world_n	write_v	4,962	5	5.8081	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33290	The divine authority of the Holy Scriptures asserted in two discourses the former shewing the nature and extent of the inspiration vouchsaf't by the Holy Ghost to the penmen of the Scriptures ... : the latter shewing the divine authority of the vowels and accents in the Hebrew text ... in a discourse concerning the division of the Bible into chapters and verses : to which is added, A discourse concerning the testimony of the Spirit on Rom. 8. 16. / by Sam. Clark ...	Clark, Samuel, 1626-1701.	1699 (1699)	Wing C4490; Wing C4991_CANCELLED; ESTC R14562	28,221	56

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under_o the_o law_n hence_o the_o scripture_n in_o general_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o oracle_n of_o god_n rom._n 3.2_o §_o 8._o 2._o that_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n i_o prove_v by_o a_o distinct_a view_n and_o consideration_n of_o the_o several_a book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n whereby_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o there_o be_v a_o evident_a character_n and_o stamp_n of_o divinity_n imprint_v upon_o '_o they_o first_o for_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n they_o contain_v a_o account_n of_o many_o thing_n before_o his_o own_o time_n which_o he_o must_v have_v either_o by_o revelation_n tradition_n or_o write_n and_o record_n 1._o some_o thing_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v by_o revelation_n as_o what_o god_n say_v to_o cain_n gen._n 4.6_o 7_o 9_o etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v very_o unlikely_a that_o cain_n himself_o will_v tell_v it_o to_o any_o so_o lamech_n speech_n to_o his_o wife_n v._o 23_o 24._o god_n purpose_n to_o destroy_v the_o old_a world_n by_o the_o flood_n ch_n 6._o 3_o etc._n etc._n god_n accept_v of_o noah_n sacrifice_n ch_n 8._o 21._o he_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n what_o god_n say_v concern_v the_o build_n of_o babel_n ch_n 11._o 6_o 7._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o plague_n on_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o house_n ch_z 12._o 17._o god_n deal_n with_o abimelech_n concern_v sarah_n ch_n 20._o 3._o etc._n etc._n the_o passage_n between_o abimelech_n and_o isaac_n concern_v his_o wife_n ch_n 26._o 8._o etc._n etc._n what_o god_n say_v to_o laban_n in_o a_o dream_n ch_n 31._o 24._o rachel_n sit_v upon_o the_o image_n v._o 34._o the_o conspiracy_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n against_o he_o ch_z 37._o 18_o etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n why_o