Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	time_n	write_v	year_n	7,404	5	4.7660	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93754	Sermon I. on Phil. IV. 11.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1698 (1698)	Wing S5131C; ESTC R233366	22,642	26

there_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o that_o knowledge_n even_o from_o the_o time_n of_o my_o youth_n and_o the_o day_n of_o my_o former_a year_n that_o what_o i_o do_v read_v in_o that_o book_n i_o shall_v apply_v unto_o myself_o and_o i_o remember_v particular_o that_o above_o ten_o year_n since_o when_o i_o be_v in_o my_o chamber_n and_o still_o as_o it_o be_v write_v search_v the_o scripture_n for_o in_o they_o you_o think_v that_o you_o have_v eternal_a life_n john_n 5._o 39_o of_o which_o salvation_n the_o prophet_n have_v inquire_v and_o search_v diligent_o search_v what_o or_o what_o manner_n of_o time_n the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n do_v signify_v 1_o pet._n 1._o 10._o 11._o so_o it_o be_v that_o not_o upon_o the_o outward_a customary_a or_o cursory_a read_n but_o upon_o the_o search_a mark_v that_o yea_o upon_o the_o search_a diligent_o of_o the_o scripture_n i_o find_v how_o that_o the_o whole_a current_n and_o stream_n of_o the_o promise_n and_o good_a thing_n of_o god_n 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