Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	build_v	mount_n	zion_n	18	3	9.1833	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17140	Itinerarium totius Sacræ Scripturæ. Or, the trauels of the holy patriarchs, prophets, iudges, kings, our sauiour Christ, and his Apostles, as they are related in the Old and New Testaments. With a description of the townes and places to which they trauelled, and how many English miles they stood from Ierusalem. Also a short treatise of the weights, monies, and measures mentioned in the Scriptures, reduced to our English valuations, quantitie, and weight. Collected out of the workes of Henry Bunting, and done into English by R.B.; Itinerarium totius Sacræ Scripturæ. English	Bünting, Heinrich, 1545-1606.; R. B., fl. 1619.	1636 (1636)	STC 4020; ESTC S106784	396,681	582

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glory_n of_o capernaum_n this_o city_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o pleasant_a and_o comfortable_a situation_n of_o it_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n matthew_n call_v it_o capharnacum_n i._n the_o town_n of_o comfort_n be_v derive_v of_o nocham_n i_o consolation_n in_o this_o town_n our_o saviour_n dwell_v after_o he_o have_v leave_v nazareth_n and_o in_o it_o wrought_v many_o miracle_n as_o the_o heal_n of_o the_o sick_a cast_v out_o of_o devil_n and_o such_o like_a whereof_o you_o may_v read_v mat._n 8._o mark_v 1_o luke_n 5.7_o john_n 4._o it_o stand_v in_o the_o land_n of_o genesareth_n upon_o the_o west_n and_o north_n side_n of_o jordan_n in_o a_o angle_n of_o land_n join_v to_o the_o sea_n of_o galilee_n 56_o mile_n from_o jerusalem_n northward_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issacher_n and_o as_o it_o be_v think_v by_o some_o just_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n mat._n 9_o call_v it_o the_o city_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o that_o christ_n be_v no_o stranger_n but_o a_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o city_n it_o be_v manifest_a mat._n 17._o where_o christ_n when_o he_o give_v tribute_n to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o this_o city_n ask_v peter_n say_v of_o who_o do_v the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n take_v tribute_n peter_n say_v of_o stranger_n then_o quoth_v he_o the_o child_n be_v free_a yet_o nevertheless_o etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o he_o be_v no_o stranger_n but_o a_o inhabitant_n in_o capernaum_n it_o have_v upon_o the_o northside_n of_o it_o the_o three_o tribe_n nepthalim_fw-la aser_n and_o zabulon_n upon_o the_o south_n benjamin_n juda_n dan_n and_o simeon_n upon_o the_o west_n issacher_n ephraim_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasses_n and_o upon_o the_o east_n reuben_n gad_n and_o the_o other_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasses_n so_o that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o 12_o tribe_n of_o israel_n furthermore_o it_o be_v a_o goodly_a market_n town_n and_o have_v as_o well_o relation_n to_o tyrus_n and_o sidon_n two_o town_n of_o the_o gentile_n within_o 44_o mile_n of_o it_o as_o to_o jerusalem_n from_o whence_o may_v be_v verify_v that_o say_n of_o esa_n ca._n 8.9_o the_o land_n of_o zebulon_n and_o nepthalim_fw-la near_o the_o way_n of_o the_o sea_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o galilee_n of_o the_o gentile_n a_o people_n which_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n see_v a_o great_a light_n this_o town_n be_v therefore_o inst_o call_v the_o city_n of_o comfort_n and_o consolation_n since_o our_o saviour_n christ_n dwell_v there_o who_o with_o his_o doctrine_n and_o preach_v refresh_v &_o comfort_v all_o such_o as_o be_v afflict_v with_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o the_o great_a man_n that_o be_v inhabitant_n of_o this_o city_n have_v more_o respect_n to_o their_o private_a profit_n than_o to_o the_o doctrine_n &_o miracle_n that_o christ_n wrought_v among_o they_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v neglect_v and_o contemn_v that_o good_a which_o god_n have_v offer_v unto_o they_o which_o make_v our_o saviour_n say_v and_o thou_o capernaum_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v exalt_v up_o unto_o heaven_n shall_v be_v cast_v down_o into_o hell_n for_o if_o the_o miracle_n have_v be_v do_v in_o sodom_n and_o gomorah_n which_o have_v be_v do_v in_o thou_o they_o have_v continue_v until_o this_o day_n very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o it_o shall_v be_v easy_a for_o sodom_n and_o gomorah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n than_o for_o thou_o mat._n 11._o for_o there_o be_v no_o such_o benefit_n offer_v to_o any_o city_n neither_o such_o honour_n and_o dignity_n as_o be_v to_o capernaum_n our_o saviour_n himself_o dwell_v there_o wherefore_o for_o their_o ingratitude_n and_o impiety_n the_o city_n have_v diverse_a time_n be_v waste_v and_o destroy_v as_o well_o by_o the_o roman_n as_o other_o nation_n so_o that_o at_o this_o day_n this_o glorious_a city_n be_v become_v so_o desolate_a that_o there_o be_v scarce_o 8_o house_n stand_v and_o they_o also_o like_o small_a shed_n of_o sichar_n in_o ancient_a time_n this_o town_n be_v call_v sichem_n of_o which_o you_o may_v read_v more_o both_o in_o the_o travel_n of_o jacob_n and_o abimilech_n after_o it_o come_v to_o be_v call_v sichar_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o luther_n upon_o genesis_n because_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n be_v give_v to_o pleasure_n and_o voluptuousness_n the_o great_a part_n of_o their_o delight_n be_v in_o drink_v and_o quaff_v for_o sichar_n be_v derive_v of_o schachar_n signify_v to_o be_v drink_v or_o inordinate_o to_o swallow_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a wine_n of_o which_o there_o be_v great_a plenty_n in_o that_o town_n make_v of_o the_o juice_n of_o apple_n the_o fruit_n of_o palm_n tree_n and_o honey_n which_o may_v very_o well_o resemble_v hippocras_n or_o metheglin_n as_o some_o author_n have_v it_o and_o although_o by_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o roman_n it_o 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jerusalem_n upon_o the_o right_a hand_n above_o this_o well_o there_o stand_v a_o mountain_n of_o a_o exceed_a height_n divide_v into_o two_o top_n the_o one_o of_o they_o be_v call_v gerizim_n the_o other_o heball_n in_o mount_n gerizim_n the_o patriarch_n joshuah_n build_v a_o altar_n and_o the_o people_n stand_v upon_o mount_n heball_n he_o cause_v the_o whole_a book_n of_o deuteronomie_n to_o be_v read_v over_o with_o the_o blessing_n and_o curse_n so_o that_o all_o the_o people_n may_v hear_v they_o for_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o jos_n 8._o the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o people_n stand_v close_o by_o mount_n gerizim_n and_o the_o other_o by_o mount_n heball_n etc._n etc._n deuteronom_n chap._n 27._o these_o two_o great_a mountain_n begin_v upon_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o city_n sichar_n and_o extend_v themselves_o in_o length_n to_o the_o city_n of_o jericho_n upon_o the_o left_a side_n of_o this_o well_o be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o great_a town_n which_o be_v 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