Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	call_v	great_a	king_n	4,654	5	3.5737	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16215	Meditations upon the XLII. Psalme. By William Bloys esquire	Bloys, William, 17th cent.	1632 (1632)	STC 3140; ESTC S114171	95,230	372

cause_n do_v the_o hart_n desire_v the_o water_n but_o our_o reason_n to_o pant_v after_o the_o lord_n the_o fountain_n of_o life_n be_v much_o great_a which_o do_v not_o only_o cleanse_v we_o from_o the_o outward_a leprosy_n of_o the_o body_n as_o jordane_n do_v naaman_n heal_v all_o our_o disease_n but_o from_o the_o inward_a leprosy_n of_o the_o soul_n purify_n we_o from_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o corruption_n neither_o can_v we_o pretend_v that_o this_o precious_a water_n be_v hide_v and_o seal_v up_o from_o we_o tu●neb_n veteres_n ad_fw-la purification●m_fw-la non_fw-la quavis_fw-la aqua_fw-la contentos_fw-la sed_fw-la vivam_fw-la etc._n etc._n tu●neb_n for_o this_o fountain_n be_v open_a for_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o wash_v in_o and_o the_o water_n thereof_o be_v stir_v not_o by_o one_o alone_o but_o by_o many_o angel_n and_o that_o not_o at_o certain_a season_n only_o 5.4_o john_n 5.4_o but_o as_o well_o out_o of_o season_n as_o in_o season_n that_o so_o not_o only_o he_o 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