Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	witness_n	wonderful_a	write_v	19	3	5.0706	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B07983	Meditations concerning praiers to almighty God, for the safety of England, when the Spaniards were come into the narrow seas, August 1588. As also other meditations concerning thanksgiuing, for deliuering Englande from the cruelty of the Spaniards, and for their meruailous confusion and ouerthrow. / By O.Pygge. ; With a spirituall song of praises by P. Turner Doctor of Physicke..	Pigg, Oliver, b. ca. 1551.; Turner, Peter, 1542-1614. Spirituall song to the praise of almightie God, for deliuering England from the Spaniards.	1589 (1589)	STC 19916.3; ESTC S94725	23,900	73

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these_o to_o bewail_v our_o sin_n &_o to_o turn_v unto_o thou_o as_o it_o do_v become_v us._n but_o have_v despise_v thy_o prophet_n which_o speak_v to_o we_o in_o thy_o name_n and_o have_v still_o go_v away_o from_o thou_o multiply_v our_o transgression_n against_o thy_o majesty_n so_o as_o now_o most_o just_o there_o belong_v to_o we_o to_o our_o prince_n governor_n teacher_n and_o to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n 8._o dan._n 9.7_o 8._o nothing_o but_o shame_n and_o confusion_n of_o face_n yea_o utter_a destruction_n of_o our_o nation_n and_o state_n whereof_o when_o we_o look_v into_o our_o great_a sin_n we_o may_v fear_v that_o thou_o have_v prepare_v the_o spaniard_n and_o such_o as_o take_v his_o part_n to_o be_v thy_o executioner_n wherein_o also_o we_o do_v confess_v