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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	become_v	great_a	time_n	820	5	3.1243	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69593	Theosophick letters, or, Epistles of the man from God enlightned in Grace, Jacob Behme ... wherein every where are divine, blessed exhortations to true repentance and amendment : as also plaine instructions concerning the highly worthy and precious knowledge of the divine and naturall vvisdome : together with a right touchstone, or tryall of these times for an introduction to the authours other writings / published in English for the good of the sincere lovers of true Christianity by John Sparrow.; Theosophische Send-Briefe. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3415; ESTC R14771	47,795	68

19_o to_o she_o c._n b._n 1622._o 3._o july_n here_o print_v 19_o 8._o 20._o to_o h._n j._n d._n k._n 1621._o 3._o july_n 15._o 2._o apol._n to_o b._n tylcken_n 25._o 21._o to_o h._n c._n b._n 1621._o 8._o july_n here_o print_v 21._o 4._o 22._o 1621._o 17._o october_n 37._o  _fw-fr 9_o 38._o 23._o to_o h._n c._n b._n 1621._o 29._o october_n here_o print_v 23._o 6._o 24._o to_o h._n v_o s._n 1622._o 1._o january_n question_v about_o a_o statue_n 24._o 14._o 25._o to_o c._n v_o e._n 1622._o 22._o february_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 29._o 5._o 26._o to_o c._n b._n 1622._o 28._o april_n here_o print_v 26._o 13._o 27._o to_o c._n b._n 1622._o 21._o june_n here_o print_v 27._o 13._o 28_o to_o she_o h._n v_o t._n 1622._o 6._o july_n to_o chr._n steinberger_n medicus_n 23._o 18._o 29._o to_o f._n k._n m._n d._n 1622._o 17._o july_n 10._o to_o fred._n krausen_n 14._o 10._o 30._o to_o n._n n._n 1622._o 1._o november_n 27._o of_o kill_v of_o antichrist_n in_o us._n 10._o 27._o 31._o to_o herr_n c._n b._n 1622._o 12._o november_n here_o print_v 31._o 11._o 32._o to_o herr_n n._n n._n 1622._o 10._o december_n 24._o  _fw-fr 31._o 12._o 33._o to_o she_o j._n b._n 1622._o 30._o december_n to_o john_n budorfsky_n 12._o 10._o 34._o to_o she_o c._n b._n 1622._o 13._o december_n here_o print_v 34._o 7._o 35._o to_o hr._n n._n n._n 1623._o 19_o february_n 14._o 7._o 25._o 36._o to_o hr._n f._n k._n 1622._o 19_o february_n 16._o to_o fred._n kraussen_n dr._n med._n 21._o 17._o 37._o to_o hr._n a._n v_o s._n 1623._o 20._o february_n 13._o of_o predestination_n 20._o 22._o 38._o to_o hr._n g._n f._n v_o f._n m.d.z.g._n 1623._o 27._o february_n of_o predestination_n 19_o 42._o 39_o to_o hr._n n._n n._n 1623._o 30._o march_n 21._o of_o temptation_n 13._o 21._o 40._o to_o hr._n c._n b._n 1623._o 13._o october_n here_o print_v 40._o 14._o 41._o to_o hr._n n._n n._n 1623._o 76._o of_o a_o true_a christian_a 1._o 76._o 42._o to_o hr._n g._n f._n &_o j._n h._n 1623._o 12._o november_n 36._o of_o the_o 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