Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	day_n	night_n	utter_v	1,344	5	10.6230	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90280	Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoyned some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internall Light, revelation, &c. / By Iohn Owen: D.D.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1659 (1659)	Wing O784; Thomason E1866_1; Thomason E1866_1*; ESTC R203092	144,024	386

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to_o be_v make_v of_o they_o sect._n 17._o there_o remain_v only_o as_o to_o my_o purpose_n in_o hand_n that_o some_o brief_a account_n be_v take_v of_o what_o be_v yet_o further_o insinuate_v of_o the_o liberty_n to_o observe_v various_a lection_n in_o the_o bible_n upon_o supposition_n of_o gross_a corruption_n that_o may_v be_v creep_v into_o it_o as_o also_o of_o the_o specimen_fw-la of_o various_a lection_n gather_v out_o of_o grotius_n his_o annotation_n and_o somewhat_o of_o the_o whole_a bulk_n of_o they_o as_o present_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o appendix_n for_o the_o corruption_n suppose_v i_o can_v hearty_o wish_v that_o learned_a man_n will_v abstain_v from_o such_o insinuation_n unless_o they_o be_v able_a to_o give_v they_o some_o pretence_n by_o instance_n it_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o this_o or_o that_o copy_n which_o by_o the_o error_n of_o the_o scribe_n or_o printer_n may_v have_v important_a mistake_v find_v in_o it_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o man_n critical_a ability_n to_o rectify_v such_o mistake_n other_o copy_n be_v at_o