Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	speak_v	time_n	word_n	2,779	5	3.8641	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16852	A most comfortable exposition of the last and most difficult part of the prophecie of Daniel from the 26. verse of the 11. chap, to the end of the 12. chapter. Wherin the restoring of the Iewes and their callinge to the faith of Christ, after the utter overthrow of their three last enemies, is set forth in livelie coulours, by the labour and studie of that bright and worthie man of God, Thomas Brightman Englishman & once fellowe of Queenes College in Cambridge.	Brightman, Thomas, 1562-1607.	1635 (1635)	STC 3753; ESTC S117062	70,294	116

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i_o have_v be_v often_o request_v to_o translate_v mr._n brightman_n upon_o daniel_n &_o the_o canticle_n into_o english_a as_o he_o be_v already_o upon_o the_o revelation_n i_o have_v at_o length_n yield_v to_o do_v one_o be_v both_o short_a and_o pithy_a leave_v the_o other_o to_o such_o as_o have_v more_o store_n of_o gift_n and_o leisure_n for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o myself_o which_o i_o must_v crave_v also_o to_o keep_v unto_o myself_o although_o i_o confess_v i_o will_v be_v glad_a that_o all_o our_o english_a church_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o godly_a &_o learned_a labour_n of_o such_o a_o worthy_a english_a man_n nay_o what_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v a_o english_a prophet_n as_o some_o learned_a beyond_o the_o sea_n have_v style_v he_o for_o as_o or_o bless_a saviour_n say_v and_o it_o be_v his_o own_o lot_n and_o portion_n a_o prophet_n be_v not_o without_o honour_n but_o in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o among_o his_o own_o kindred_n marc._n 6.4_o i_o have_v see_v indeed_o both_o jesuit_n and_o lutheran_n abroad_o and_o also_o protestant_n at_o home_n both_o in_o pulpit_n and_o in_o private_a bark_v and_o carp_n against_o this_o excellent_a and_o worthy_a man_n but_o i_o spare_v and_o pity_v they_o not_o any_o of_o they_o able_a to_o do_v or_o speak_v as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o speak_v and_o many_o of_o they_o not_o worthy_a to_o carry_v his_o book_n after_o he_o it_o be_v far_o more_o easy_a ●o_o ca●p_v at_o a_o worthy_a writer_n then_o to_o compile_v a_o book_n like_o he_o let_v they_o either_o mend_v he_o which_o will_v be_v a_o hard_a talk_n for_o they_o speak_v better_o or_o hold_v their_o peace_n he_o be_v indeed_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o great_a &_o gracious_a many_o way_n both_o in_o life_n and_o in_o learning_n dum_fw-la ea_fw-la docuit_fw-la quae_fw-la fecit_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la fecit_fw-la quae_fw-la docuit_fw-la &_o verba_fw-la vertebat_fw-la in_o opera_fw-la he_o teach_v that_o he_o do_v practice_v and_o do_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o apostle_n say_v very_o elegant_o in_o that_o eloquent_a exhortation_n rom._n 12.3_o jmum_fw-la humilitatis_fw-la summum_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la the_o depth_n of_o humility_n be_v the_o height_n of_o divinity_n the_o low_a in_o or_o self_n the_o high_a with_o god_n as_o himself_o speak_v esai_n 57.15_o though_o he_o be_v high_a and_o lofty_a and_o dwell_v in_o the_o high_a and_o holy_a place_n yet_o he_o will_v dwell_v also_o with_o the_o contrite_a and_o humble_a spirit_n &_o unto_o such_o will_v he_o be_v a_o guide_n and_o teach_v they_o his_o way_n and_o counsel_n ps_n 25.9.14_o and_o therefore_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o god_n reveal_v much_o unto_o he_o &_o let_v he_o see_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o into_o these_o mystical_a &_o dark_a passage_n