Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	call_v	church_n	time_n	2,817	5	3.2368	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01810	Time well spent. Or, Opus iræ & labor benevolentiæ. In eight books. Viz, A compendious retractation for bookmaking, a godly zealous prayer, for peace and salvation a warning piece for England, a lamentable complaint, a patheticall apology, a potent vindication, a paradox, and the authours disaster for bookmaking, with his ship in division ... 11. May. 1643. Whereas Edward Browne ... hath presenteed to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty and the lords and commons in Parliament two petitions wherein is briefly described the miserable condition of this distracted kingdome as well as his own particuler grievances, it is therefore ordered that not onely his desire therein shall be granted, but that his time well spent in print shall be forthwith published ...	Browne, Edward.; Van Peene, Anne.	1643 (1643)	Wing B5107B; ESTC R175624	3,665	8

of_o my_o labour_n likewise_o and_o certify_v my_o fault_n therein_o with_o a_o pen_n and_o then_o send_v they_o unto_o i_o by_o some_o porter_n who_o pain_n i_o will_v requite_v and_o i_o shall_v esteem_v it_o a_o favour_n show_v to_o your_o poor_a servant_n edw_n browne_n 4._o aug._n 1643._o master_n browne_n i_o have_v peruse_v your_o book_n and_o i_o find_v they_o useless_a for_o i_o i_o find_v in_o they_o light_n with_o darkness_n holy_a thing_n and_o vain_a unprofitable_a thing_n mix_v which_o be_v altogether_o inconsistent_a and_o i_o be_o sure_a if_o you_o will_v not_o look_v beyond_o the_o moon_n but_o fix_v your_o eye_n a_o little_a there_o you_o may_v find_v there_o a_o dead_a fly_n which_o make_v your_o book_n of_o ointment_n unsavourie_a if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o error_n in_o your_o book_n the_o which_o there_o be_v many_o but_o you_o must_v not_o expect_v that_o i_o will_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o nominate_v the_o particular_a error_n in_o your_o book_n for_o then_o i_o shall_v begin_v to_o be_v a_o book-maker_n as_o well_o as_o you_o wherefore_o i_o will_v not_o now_o begin_v to_o confute_v book_n because_o god_n have_v not_o call_v i_o unto_o it_o as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o sir_n james_n cambel_n my_o dear_a decease_a uncle_n i_o suppose_v i_o know_v as_o well_o as_o yourself_o and_o therefore_o i_o need_v not_o your_o book_n to_o teach_v i_o the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o but_o if_o you_o will_v send_v i_o one_o of_o his_o picture_n which_o you_o cause_v to_o be_v draw_v upon_o a_o board_n the_o bearer_n hereof_o shall_v content_v you_o for_o it_o and_o here_o according_a unto_o your_o desire_n i_o have_v send_v you_o your_o two_o book_n as_o also_o a_o book_n of_o you_o which_o my_o brorhe_a walmesley_n entreat_v i_o to_o send_v you_o and_o thus_o i_o rest_v only_o advise_v you_o as_o a_o friend_n that_o you_o will_v cease_v to_o make_v more_o book_n unill_a you_o be_v enable_v to_o make_v such_o as_o may_v be_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o edify_v of_o his_o church_n lest_o at_o length_n you_o be_v call_v unto_o account_n by_o the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o misspend_v of_o your_o precious_a time_n in_o dishonour_v of_o he_o in_o this_o way_n of_o book-making_a and_o thus_o desire_v of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v by_o his_o save_n and_o illuminate_v spirit_n discover_v unto_o you_o the_o knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o he_o crucify_v for_o you_o and_o thus_o i_o commit_v you_o unto_o the_o protection_n of_o almighty_a god_n and_o rest_n your_o love_a friend_n anne_n van_fw-mi peene_n london_n aug._n 11._o anno_fw-la 1642._o the_o second_o letter_n come_v from_o my_o reverend_a 〈◊〉_d in_o answer_n to_o those_o in_o my_o apology_n thus_o good_a master_n browne_n i_o must_v desire_v you_o to_o consider_v that_o my_o leisure_n will_v nor_o permit_v i_o to_o read_v such_o large_a volume_n and_o beside_o my_o eye_n can_v master_v so_o small_a a_o print_n otherwise_o i_o shall_v be_v glad_a to_o give_v you_o my_o furtherance_n in_o any_o course_n that_o may_v promote_v your_o contentment_n i_o do_v not_o yet_o well_o know_v why_o you_o send_v i_o the_o copy_n of_o these_o book_n which_o i_o have_v before_o niether_o be_v i_o able_a to_o read_v perfect_o half_a of_o your_o letter_n which_o may_v have_v acquaint_v i_o more_o full_o with_o your_o mind_n but_o by_o what_o i_o both_o see_v and_o conjecture_v i_o conceive_v you_o over-watcht_a your_o business_n and_o be_v too_o tender_o affect_v with_o the_o censure_n of_o man_n upon_o your_o book_n and_o yourself_o not_o remember_v that_o the_o best_a victory_n be_v get_v by_o neglect_v they_o i_o be_o sorry_a you_o put_v my_o name_n to_o your_o testimonial_a in_o print_n not_o as_o ashamed_a of_o it_o but_o as_o unwilling_a to_o have_v it_o public_a to_o a_o thing_n of_o no_o more_o moment_n and_o for_o your_o petition_n my_o judgement_n be_v that_o to_o prefer_v it_o to_o the_o king_n you_o shall_v do_v great_a wrong_v both_o to_o your_o master_n and_o the_o executor_n and_o yourself_o i_o the_o rather_o mind_v you_o of_o it_o because_o i_o will_v have_v you_o confident_a that_o i_o will_v always_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v you_o any_o good_a to_o my_o power_n as_o fit_v your_o love_a friend_n ri_n holdsworth_n em_n coll_n jan._n 6._o 1642._o

time_n well_o spend_v or_o opus_fw-la irae_fw-la &_o labour_n benevolentiae_fw-la in_o eight_o book_n viz._n a_o compendious_a retractation_n for_o bookmaking_n a_o godly_a zealous_a prayer_n for_o peace_n and_o salvation_n a_o warn_v piece_n for_o england_n a_o lamentable_a complaint_n a_o pathetical_a apology_n a_o potent_a vindication_n a_o paradox_n and_o the_o author_n disaster_n for_o bookmaking_n with_o his_o ship_n in_o division_n contain_v many_o brief_a and_o pleasant_a meditation_n very_o useful_a for_o these_o distract_a time_n worthy_a observation_n and_o imitation_n dies_fw-la ascensionis_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o salvatoris_fw-la in_o caelis_fw-la 11._o may._n 1643._o whereas_o edward_n browne_n sometime_o servant_n to_o sir_n james_n cambell_n knight_n and_o alderman_n of_o london_n decease_a have_v presenteed_n to_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n and_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n two_o petition_n wherein_o be_v brief_o describe_v the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o this_o distract_a kingdom_n as_o well_o as_o his_o own_o particular_a grievance_n it_o be_v therefore_o order_v that_o not_o only_o his_o desire_n therein_o shall_v be_v grant_v but_o that_o his_o time_n well_o spend_v in_o print_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o publi_v per_fw-la clericum_fw-la duiman_n ad_fw-la jgnoramum_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1643._o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v sufficient_o answer_v in_o my_o disaster_n paradox_n and_o vindication_n and_o the_o latter_a be_v likewise_o answer_v in_o my_o addition_n to_o those_o in_o my_o apology_n but_o therein_o i_o do_v forget_v to_o give_v his_o worship_n hearty_a thanks_o for_o his_o kind_a respect_n towards_o i_o &_o now_o i_o can_v wish_v that_o i_o have_v follow_v his_o grave_n advise_v than_o shall_v i_o have_v neglect_v the_o consure_n of_o man_n upon_o i_o and_o my_o book_n and_o so_o have_v be_v victorous_a by_o patience_n which_o be_v much_o better_a than_o strife_n and_o 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