Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	call_v	time_n	word_n	2,121	5	3.9897	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64059	A disquisition touching the sibylls and the sibylline writings in which their number, antiquity, and by what spirit they were inspired, are succinctly discussed, the objections made by Opsopæus, Isaac Casaubon, David Blondel, and others, are examined, as also the authority of those writings asserted : which may serve as an appendix to the foregoing learned discourse touching the truth and certainty of Christian religion.	Twysden, John, 1607-1688.; Yelverton, Henry, Sir, 1566-1629. Short discourse of the truth & reasonableness of the religion delivered by Jesus Christ.	1662 (1662)	Wing T3546_PART; ESTC R31870_PART	53,956	102

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that_o she_o compile_v this_o her_o rapsodie_n between_o the_o year_n after_o christ_n 138_o and_o 151._o that_o be_v between_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o adrian_n and_o that_o part_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o antoninus_n when_o justin_n martyr_v present_v his_o apology_n the_o word_n refer_v to_o be_v these_o 403._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n lib._n 8._o p._n 403._o we_o therefore_o that_o be_v spring_v from_o the_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a generation_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o word_n say_v he_o she_o evident_o manifest_v herself_o to_o have_v live_v after_o christ_n though_o i_o may_v accommodate_v many_o answer_n to_o this_o place_n and_o tell_v you_o that_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o that_o have_v be_v save_v be_v regenerate_v by_o christ_n whether_o exhibit_v or_o to_o be_v exhibit_v and_o that_o future_a thing_n be_v often_o declare_v as_o past_a yet_o since_o it_o be_v not_o my_o task_n to_o justify_v all_o thing_n in_o those_o eight_o 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7.11_o genes_n 8.14_o for_o whereas_o moses_n tell_v you_o that_o noah_n continue_v in_o the_o ark_n from_o the_o 17_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n to_o the_o 27_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n follow_v 183._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sibyl_n orac._n lib._n 1._o p._n 183._o the_o author_n of_o this_o work_n plain_o say_v that_o noah_n go_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n the_o eight_o person_n after_o he_o have_v fulfil_v forty_o and_o one_o day_n in_o the_o water_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n if_o this_o learned_a man_n have_v as_o much_o endeavour_v to_o have_v gather_v argument_n for_o the_o assert_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o sibylline_a predictiction_n answ_n as_o he_o be_v curious_a and_o diligent_a to_o heap_v up_o all_o imaginable_a matter_n that_o can_v be_v find_v out_o any_o way_n to_o impugn_v their_o authority_n he_o may_v from_o this_o place_n have_v find_v out_o as_o well_o reason_n to_o 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