Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	world_n	write_n	write_v	503	4	5.1932	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53694	Exercitations concerning the name, original, nature, use, and continuance of a day of sacred rest wherein the original of the Sabbath from the foundation of the world, the morality of the Fourth commandment with the change of the Seventh day are enquired into : together with an assertion of the divine institution of the Lord's Day, and practical directions for its due observation / by John Owen.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1671 (1671)	Wing O751; ESTC R25514	205,191	378

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this_o world_n it_o have_v not_o be_v safeguard_v in_o the_o ark_n with_o the_o other_o nine_o which_o be_v inseparable_a from_o man_n covenant_n obedience_n unto_o god_n but_o have_v be_v leave_v with_o other_o ceremonial_a ordinance_n at_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n in_o a_o readiness_n to_o be_v remove_v when_o the_o appoint_a time_n shall_v come_v 4._o god_n himself_o separate_v this_o command_n from_o they_o which_o be_v ceremonial_a in_o their_o principal_a intention_n and_o whole_a subject_a matter_n when_o he_o call_v the_o whole_a systeme_n of_o precept_n in_o the_o two_o table_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o ten_o word_n or_o commandment_n deut._n 10._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o ten_o word_n which_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o mount_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o assembly_n no_o consider_v person_n can_v read_v these_o word_n but_o he_o will_v find_v a_o most_o signal_n emphasis_n in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o they_o the_o day_n of_o the_o assembly_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v that_o which_o the_o jew_n so_o celebrate_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o station_n in_o sinai_n the_o day_n that_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o church_n state_n when_o they_o solemn_o covenant_v with_o god_n about_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o law_n deut._n 5._o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o and_o the_o lord_n himself_o speak_v these_o word_n that_o be_v in_o a_o immediate_a and_o especial_a manner_n which_o be_v still_o observe_v where_o any_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o they_o as_o exod._n 20._o deut._n 5._o &_o 10._o and_o say_v moses_n he_o speak_v they_o unto_o you_o that_o be_v immediate_o unto_o all_o the_o assembly_n deut._n 5._o 22._o where_o it_o be_v add_v that_o he_o speak_v they_o out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o of_o the_o thick_a darkness_n with_o a_o great_a voice_n that_o every_o individual_a person_n may_v hear_v it_o and_o he_o 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appoint_a annual_a feast_n or_o sabbath_n so_o we_o do_v grant_v that_o the_o sabbath_n as_o relate_v unto_o temple_n worship_n there_o intend_v and_o describe_v have_v that_o accompany_v it_o which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o ceremonial_a as_o we_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o but_o absolute_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o oppose_v unto_o nor_o reject_v in_o comparison_n of_o other_o or_o any_o moral_a duty_n 6._o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n be_v press_v on_o the_o church_n on_o the_o same_o ground_n and_o with_o the_o same_o promise_n as_o the_o great_a and_o most_o indispensible_a moral_a duty_n and_o together_o with_o they_o oppose_v unto_o those_o fast_n which_o belong_v unto_o ceremonial_a institution_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o nature_n and_o use_v of_o it_o at_o large_a discourse_v isa._n 58._o v._n 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o §_o 46_o now_o it_o be_v assure_o worth_a our_o enquiry_n what_o be_v the_o just_a 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