Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	according_a	dead_a	see_v	2,810	5	4.1648	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50525	The apostasy of the latter times in which, according to divine prediction, the world should wonder after the beast the mystery of iniquity should so farre prevaile over the mystery of godlinesse, whorish Babylon over the virgin-Church of Christ, as that the visible glory of the true church should be much clouded the true unstained Christian faith corrupted the purity of true worship polluted, or, The gentiles theology of dæmons i.e. inferiour divine powers, supposed to be mediatours between God and man : revived in the latter times amongst Christians in worshipping of angels, deifying and invocating of saints, adoring and templing of reliques, bowing downe to images, worshipping of crosses, &c : all which together with a true discovery of the nature, originall, progresse, of the great, fatall and solemn apotisy are cleared : delivered in publique some years since upon I Tim. 4. 1,2,3 / by Joseph Mede ...	Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.	1641 (1641)	Wing M1590; ESTC R22768	121,369	171

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antiquity_n of_o saint-worship_n why_o may_v not_o i_o with_o the_o like_a liberty_n allege_v it_o to_o show_v that_o monk_n and_o friar_n be_v ringleader_n therein_o but_o when_o the_o idolatry_n of_o image-worship_n come_v to_o be_v add_v to_o those_o of_o saint_n whether_o monk_n and_o friar_n be_v not_o the_o chief_a stickler_n therein_o judge_v when_o you_o shall_v hear_v how_o it_o fare_v with_o they_o in_o that_o great_a opposition_n against_o idol_n in_o the_o east_n of_o leo_n isaurus_n the_o first_o of_o those_o emperor_n that_o oppose_v image_n we_o have_v this_o in_o general_a out_o of_o the_o greek_a menology_n that_o he_o rage_v most_o cruel_o against_o bishop_n and_o monk_n which_o maintain_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n and_o that_o he_o burn_v a_o whole_a cloister_n of_o such_o kind_n of_o people_n in_o their_o monastery_n together_o with_o a_o famous_a library_n and_o all_o their_o furniture_n but_o constantine_n his_o son_n make_v a_o worse_a fray_n among_o they_o for_o the_o author_n of_o the_o act_n of_o monk_n stephen_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v reprove_v and_o convict_v for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v viz._n against_o image_n by_o the_o religious_a and_o worthy_a professor_n of_o monastical_a life_n he_o raise_v a_o implacable_a war_n against_o they_o call_v that_o noble_a habit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vesture_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o monk_n themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v unworthy_a of_o memory_n and_o beside_o term_v they_o all_o idolater_n for_o the_o worship_v of_o venerable_a image_n the_o same_o be_v confirm_v by_o theosterictus_n another_o author_n of_o that_o time_n who_o say_v that_o the_o whole_a aim_n and_o study_v of_o this_o emperor_n be_v to_o extinguish_v and_o root_v out_o the_o order_n of_o monk_n and_o for_o particular_n here_o what_o theophanes_n himself_o a_o monk_n and_o a_o little_a singe_v too_o in_o this_o flame_n before_o it_o end_v will_v inform_v we_o in_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o cause_v say_v he_o andreas_n calybite_v a_o worthy_a monk_n who_o reprove_v he_o for_o his_o impiety_n in_o demolish_n image_n to_o be_v scourge_v till_o he_o die_v lib._n 22._o cap._n 30._o hist._n miscell_n in_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o cause_v monk_n stephen_n to_o be_v drag_v by_o the_o heel_n in_o the_o street_n till_o be_v rend_v in_o piece_n he_o die_v both_o for_o the_o aforesaid_a offence_n and_o because_o he_o draw_v and_o persuade_v many_o to_o a_o monastical_a life_n ibid._n cap._n 39_o the_o same_o year_n the_o emperor_n say_v he_o disgrace_v and_o dishonour_v the_o monastical_a habit_n public_o command_v every_o monk_n to_o lead_v a_o woman_n by_o the_o hand_n so_o to_o march_v through_o the_o hippodrome_n all_o the_o people_n abuse_v they_o and_o spit_v upon_o they_o ibid._n cap._n 40._o in_o the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o year_n the_o monastery_n he_o say_v partly_o he_o destroy_v to_o the_o very_a foundation_n partly_o bestow_v they_o upon_o