Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	lord_n	people_n	write_v	3,185	5	5.5489	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65490	Englands face in Israels glasse, or, The sinnes, mercies, judgements of both nations delivered in eight sermons upon Psalme 106, 19, 20 &c. : also, Gospel-sacrifice, in two sermons on Hebr. 13 / by Thomas Westfield.	Westfield, Thomas, 1573-1644.; T. S.	1646 (1646)	Wing W1416; ESTC R24612	107,991	268

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