Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	people_n	read_v	scripture_n	3,073	5	5.7739	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09916	A shorte treatise of politike pouuer and of the true obedience which subiectes owe to kynges and other ciuile gouernours, with an exhortacion to all true naturall Englishe men, compyled by. D. I.P. B. R. VV.	Ponet, John, 1516?-1556.	1556 (1556)	STC 20178; ESTC S115045	90,036	182

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all_o these_o plague_n light_v on_o you_o and_o the_o rest_n will_v short_o follow_v without_o fail_v look_v upon_o the_o xxviij_o chap._n of_o deuteronomy_n where_o it_o be_v write_v thus_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o keep_v and_o to_o do_v all_o his_o commandment_n and_o his_o ordinance_n which_o i_o con●…aunde_v the_o this_o day_n all_o these_o curse_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o overtake_v thou_o curse_a shall_v thou_o be_v in_o the_o tow_n ne_fw-fr and_o curse_a in_o the_o field_n curse_a shall_v thy_o basket_n be_v and_o thy_o store_n curse_a be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o land_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o ox_n and_o the_o flock_n of_o thy_o sheep_n the_o lord_n shall_v send_v upon_o thou_o curse_v destruction_n and_o rebuke_n to_o all_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hand_n to_o and_o that_o thou_o do_v until_o he_o destroy_v thou_o and_o bring_v thou_o to_o naught_o quick_o 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