Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	body_n	right_a	sit_v	5,149	5	7.1964	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85424	The mystery of dreames, historically discoursed; or A treatise; wherein is clearly discovered, the secret yet certain good or evil, the inconsidered and yet assured truth or falsity, virtue or vanity, misery or mercy, of mens differing dreames. Their distinguishing characters: the divers cases, causes, concomitants, consequences, concerning mens inmost thoughts while asleep. With severall considerable questions, objections, and answers contained therein: and other profitable truths appertaining thereunto. Are from pertinent texts plainly and fully unfolded. / By Philip Goodwin preacher of the Gospel at Watford in Hartfordshire.	Goodwin, Philip, d. 1699.	1658 (1658)	Wing G1217; Thomason E1576_1; ESTC R200931	188,817	455

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bless_a and_o comfortable_a be_v the_o case_n of_o that_o christian_a who_o from_o personal_a experiance_n can_v hereof_o make_v report_n to_o such_o a_o purpose_n some_o ancient_a author_n etc._n do_v excellent_o open_v jacob_n dream_n gen._n 28._o let_v we_o chief_o mark_v what_o the_o scripture_n speak_v jacob_n dream_v and_o behold_v a_o ladder_n lift_v up_o and_o the_o top_n of_o it_o reach_v to_o heaven_n and_o behold_v upon_o it_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n ascend_v and_o descend_v and_o above_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n himself_o locum_fw-la stand_v and_o hear_v he_o speak_v such_o sweet_a word_n and_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o so_o well_o warm_v his_o heart_n that_o awake_v he_o break_v out_o sure_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o this_o place_n this_o be_v none_o other_o than_o the_o house_n of_o god_n this_o be_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n loc_n some_o of_o our_o more_o modern_a writer_n do_v also_o much_o admire_v this_o dream_n in_o the_o season_n and_o subject_n of_o it_o for_o the_o 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