Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	new_a	testament_n	write_v	6,542	5	5.9777	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44281	Gospel musick, or, The singing of Davids psalms, &c. in the publick congregations, or private families asserted, and vindicated, against a printed pamphlet, entitled, Certain reasons by way of confutation of singing psalms in the letter, objections sent in, in writing, scruples of some tender consciences by thy loving brother, N.H., D.D., M.M.S. ; vnto which is added, the iudgement of our worthy brethren of New-England touching singing of psalms, as it is learnedly and gravely set forth in their preface to the Singing psalms, by them translated into metre.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1644 (1644)	Wing H2567; ESTC R13654	26,991	33

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whereas_o the_o church_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n in_o the_o ten_o persecution_n sugar_a and_o sweeten_v their_o meeting_n and_o duty_n with_o sing_v of_o psalm_n afore_o they_o part_v as_o we_o hear_v before_o the_o truth_n be_v devout_a sing_v of_o psalm_n be_v a_o savoury_a sauce_n to_o relish_v every_o condition_n and_o ordinance_n that_o be_v a_o iterate_a ordinance_n for_o baptism_n after_o once_o administration_n be_v never_o to_o be_v repeat_v before_o sermon_n the_o church_n sing_v to_o quicken_v their_o heart_n to_o prayer_n after_o the_o communion_n they_o sing_v to_o raise_v they_o up_o in_o praise_n yea_o i_o may_v say_v this_o spiritual_a sauce_n be_v meat_n itself_o in_o sing_v we_o pray_v we_o praise_v we_o confess_v we_o petition_v we_o exhort_v we_o meditate_v we_o believe_v we_o joy_v we_o mourn_v sing_v be_v praise_v ephes_n 5.19.20_o speak_v to_o yourselves_o in_o psalm_n and_o give_v thanks_n always_o it_o be_v joy_v in_o the_o same_o place_n make_v melody_n in_o your_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d psal_n 38._o ritle_n or_o first_o vers_n so_o in_o hebr._n so_o gr._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v meditate_v in_o the_o same_o place_n speak_v to_o yourselves_o as_o david_n entitle_v one_o of_o his_o psalm_n a_o psalm_n to_o bring_v to_o remembrance_n it_o be_v teach_v exhort_v and_o admoni_v our_o own_o soul_n coloss_n 3.16_o teach_v and_o admonish_v yourselves_o in_o psalm_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v mourning_n see_v david_n many_o penitential_a psalm_n and_o that_o 102._o psalm_n who_o title_n or_o first_o verse_n so_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v a_o prayer_n of_o the_o afflict_a when_o he_o be_v overwhelm_v and_o pour_v out_o his_o complaint_n before_o the_o lord_n when_o we_o will_v be_v merry_a in_o the_o lord_n we_o must_v sing_v jam._n 5.13_o but_o he_o do_v not_o say_v but_o that_o when_o we_o be_v sad_a before_o the_o lord_n we_o may_v sing_v as_o the_o saint_n have_v do_v as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o instance_n we_o have_v give_v to_o which_o add_v the_o sad_a song_n of_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremiah_n for_o the_o affliction_n of_o the_o church_n and_o make_v in_o curious_a metre_n with_o great_a variety_n as_o they_o that_o know_v the_o hebrew_n can_v see_v which_o the_o jew_n sing_v for_o many_o year_n 2_o chron._n 35.24_o 25._o and_o all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v for_o josiah_n for_o his_o death_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o church_n and_o jeremiah_n lament_v for_o josiah_n time_n for_o 22_o year_n at_o least_o till_o the_o captivity_n in_o zedechia_n his_o time_n and_o all_o the_o sing_a man_n and_o sing_v woman_n speak_v of_o josiah_n in_o their_o lamentation_n to_o this_o day_n and_o make_v they_o a_o ordinance_n in_o israel_n and_o behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o the_o lamentation_n by_o that_o we_o have_v say_v of_o mourning_n in_o