Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	aaron_n	answer_v	call_v	17	3	4.2359	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79909	Agapai aspiloi, or The innocent love-feast. Being a sermon preached at S. Lawrence Jury in London, the sixth day of September, Anno Domini 1655. On the publick festival of the county of Hertford; and published this present May 1656. / By William Clarke.	Clarke, William, d. 1679.	1656 (1656)	Wing C4566; ESTC R206588	32,538	47

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personal_a indignity_n or_o disobligement_n but_o it_o be_v in_o the_o philosopher_n phrase_n pertinax_fw-la bonitas_fw-la senec._n senec._n a_o grace_n which_o as_o no_o worldly_a inducement_n wrought_v in_o we_o so_o no_o worldly_a discouragement_n can_v blast_v but_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d last_a and_o perpetual_a charity_n which_o construction_n of_o the_o word_n i_o need_v not_o crave_v aid_n of_o profane_a author_n to_o justify_v though_o suidas_n and_o other_o frequent_o use_v it_o for_o jugis_fw-la and_o assiduus_fw-la but_o i_o can_v give_v you_o express_v scripture_n for_o it_o act._n 12.5_o peter_n be_v keep_v in_o prison_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o translate_v fervent_a prayer_n but_o prayer_n without_o cease_v be_v make_v by_o the_o church_n to_o god_n for_o