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	word_n	write_v	6,386	5	5.7967	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62091	Primitive baptism, and therein infants and parents rights	Sylvester, Matthew, 1636 or 7-1708.	1690 (1690)	Wing S6332; ESTC R220779	19,616	43

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joshua_n make_v that_o famous_a repetition_n of_o the_o law_n josh_n 8.34_o 35._o and_o afterward_o he_o read_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n according_o to_o all_o that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o all_o that_o moses_n command_v which_o joshuah_n read_v not_o before_o all_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n with_o the_o woman_n and_o little_a one_o and_o though_o it_o be_v say_v in_o nehem._n 8.2_o 3._o man_n and_o woman_n and_o all_o that_o can_v hear_v with_o understanding_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o say_v they_o only_o as_o if_o infant_n be_v except_v neither_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v for_o we_o know_v that_o whatsoever_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v to_o they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n rom._n 3.19_o and_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n deut._n 31.11_o 12_o 13._o be_v that_o the_o solemnity_n there_o appoint_v shall_v be_v with_o the_o woman_n and_o 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