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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	darkness_n	light_n	shine_v	6,357	5	9.4256	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46823	A help for the understanding of the Holy Scripture intended chiefly for the assistance and information of those that use constantly every day to reade some part of the Bible, and would gladly alwayes understand what they read if they had some man to help them : the first part : containing certain short notes of exposition upon the five books of Moses, to wit Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomie : wherein all such passages in the text are explained as were thought likely to be questioned by any reader of ordinary capacity ... / by Arthur Jackson ...	Jackson, Arthur, 1593?-1666.	1643 (1643)	Wing J67; ESTC R35433	692,552	595

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daily_a bucket_n of_o water_n pour_v out_o upo●_n they_o and_o as_o corn_n that_o be_v sow_v in_o watery_a ground_n which_o must_v needs_o flourish_v and_o grow_v mighty_o whence_o be_v that_o esa_n 32._o 20._o bless_a be_v you_o that_o sow_n beside_o all_o water_n that_o send_v forth_o thi●_n she_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o ox_n and_o the_o ass_n and_o his_o king_n shall_v be_v high_o than_o agag_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v than_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o though_o the_o king_n of_o the_o amalekite_n be_v here_o only_a instance_a in_o who_o be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n agag_n as_o the_o egyptian_a king_n by_o the_o name_n phara●h_n because_o they_o be_v now_o most_o po●ent_a ver_fw-la 20._o amalek_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o nation_n yet_o under_o this_o all_o other_o king_n be_v comprehend_v this_o be_v fulfil_v in_o saul_n 1._o sam._n 15._o 7_o 8._o and_o saul_n sm●te_v the_o amalekite_n from_o havilah_n until_o thou_o come_v to_o shur_n that_o be_v over_o 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and_o kingdom_n and_o this_o king_n be_v david_n or_o solomon_n as_o type_n of_o christ_n for_o in_o their_o day_n the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n be_v raise_v to_o a_o exceed_a height_n of_o splendour_n and_o glory_n and_o david_n it_o be_v that_o do_v vanquish_v the_o moabite_n 2._o sam._n 8._o 2._o etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o this_o king_n shall_v do_v and_o second_o it_o be_v principal_o christ_n himself_o that_o king_n of_o glory_n that_o enlightner_n guide_n and_o comforter_n of_o his_o people_n who_o say_v of_o himself_o rev._n 22._o 16._o i_o be_o the_o root_n and_o the_o offspring_n of_o david_n and_o the_o bright_a and_o morning_n star_n and_o of_o who_o s._n john_n say_v john_n 1._o 9_o that_o be_v the_o true_a light_n which_o lighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n who_o be_v therefore_o as_o some_o conceive_v discover_v to_o the_o wise_a man_n by_o a_o star_n matth._n 2._o 2._o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v that_o 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