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	holy_a	scripture_n	5,852	5	5.6876	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42042	Concio ad clerum, or, A visitation sermon preached at Great Wycomb within the diocess of Lincoln, May 13, 1673 by Francis Gregory ...	Gregory, Francis, 1625?-1707.	1673 (1673)	Wing G1887; ESTC R37406	16,889	24

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concern_v that_o our_o person_n and_o our_o life_n be_v what_o these_o book_n not_o only_o be_v but_o require_v too_o righteous_a just_a and_o holy_a second_o we_o have_v to_o do_v in_o a_o especial_a manner_n with_o that_o solemn_a duty_n of_o prayer_n so_o the_o prophet_n let_v the_o priest_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v spare_v 17._o thy_o people_n o_o lord_n etc._n etc._n the_o minister_n be_v god_n mouth_n to_o man_n and_o man_n mouth_n to_o god_n from_o god_n we_o bring_v command_n from_o man_n we_o carry_v petition_n and_o 2._o how_o this_o must_v be_v do_v saint_n paul_n tell_v we_o i_o will_v that_o man_n pray_v lift_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d holy_a hand_n it_o be_v not_o manus_fw-la lotas_fw-la wash_v hand_n but_z manus_fw-la innocuas_fw-la innocent_a hand_n so_o tertullian_n certain_o that_o tongue_n that_o beg_v a_o mercy_n that_o eye_n which_o expect_v a_o kindness_n that_o hand_n which_o will_v fain_o receive_v some_o boon_n from_o god_n must_v be_v as_o calvin_n word_n it_o puri_fw-la cordis_fw-la indices_fw-la sign_n of_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o spotless_a soul_n three_o we_o have_v to_o do_v in_o a_o especial_a manner_n with_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o dreadful_a and_o sacred_a mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n 10._o saint_n bernard_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o administration_n of_o sacrament_n be_v munus_fw-la plùs_fw-la quam_fw-la angelicum_fw-la such_o a_o service_n as_o angel_n never_o have_v to_o do_v with_o it_o be_v true_a angel_n have_v be_v preacher_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v i_o bring_v you_o good_a tiding_n etc._n etc._n a_o angel_n have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v the_o very_a first_o preacher_n of_o our_o new_a bear_v jesus_n but_o as_o to_o the_o administration_n of_o sacrament_n it_o be_v 12._o the_o minister_n alone_o that_o have_v to_o do_v with_o this_o and_o certain_o upon_o this_o score_n be_v the_o minister_n high_o oblige_v to_o be_v holy_a thus_o saint_n chrysostom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o behove_v the_o minister_n when_o he_o stand_v at_o god_n table_n to_o be_v as_o holy_a as_o if_o he_o now_o stand_v in_o heaven_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o angel_n we_o must_v not_o be_v like_o those_o who_o saint_n bernard_n thus_o complain_v of_o non_fw-la sicut_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la in_o altari_fw-la sed_fw-la sicut_fw-la carnifice_n in_fw-la macello_fw-la they_o behave_v themselves_o not_o like_a priest_n at_o the_o altar_n but_o like_o butcher_n in_o the_o shambles_n we_o must_v remember_v it_o be_v such_o a_o service_n that_o require_v as_o thomas_n theodidactus_n express_v it_o mundas_fw-la manus_fw-la purum_fw-la os_fw-la immaculatum_fw-la cor_fw-la clean_a hand_n a_o pure_a mouth_n and_o a_o unspotted_a soul_n but_o four_o the_o holiness_n of_o our_o life_n be_v that_o to_o which_o the_o malice_n of_o our_o enemy_n do_v oblige_v we_o antigone_n sophocles_n tell_v we_o what_o a_o imprudent_a thing_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o give_v a_o enemy_n great_a occasion_n to_o laugh_v and_o jeer_v we_o and_o sure_o that_o counsel_n legatione_fw-la which_o demosthenes_n give_v the_o athenian_n in_o this_o matter_n concern_v we_o this_o day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o give_v not_o our_o enemy_n just_a ground_n to_o rejoice_v against_o we_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v store_n of_o enemy_n we_o be_v too_o sure_a the_o papist_n the_o heretic_n the_o sectary_n the_o atheist_n all_o these_o be_v the_o profess_a enemy_n of_o our_o church_n now_o if_o minister_n prove_v scandalous_a what_o then_o may_v i_o not_o say_v 2._o hoc_fw-la ithacus_n velit_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la mercentur_fw-la atridae_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o name_v that_o thing_n whereby_o we_o can_v gratify_v our_o enemy_n more_o than_o by_o be_v scandalous_a it_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o papist_n who_o magnify_v his_o own_o good_a work_n will_v magnify_v our_o bad_a one_o too_o it_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o fanatic_a who_o glori_v in_o the_o strictness_n of_o his_o own_o life_n will_v take_v advantage_n from_o the_o looseness_n of_o we_o and_o as_o for_o the_o atheist_n who_o own_v no_o god_n we_o shall_v but_o confirm_v and_o comfort_v he_o in_o that_o monstrous_a opinion_n if_o we_o who_o profess_v to_o serve_v a_o god_n do_v walk_v as_o if_o there_o be_v none_o well_o since_o we_o have_v such_o store_n of_o enemy_n let_v we_o make_v the_o best_a use_n of_o they_o that_o we_o can_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o malice_n let_v we_o learn_v to_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o innocent_a let_v we_o be_v as_o sure_a to_o avoid_v crime_n as_o they_o be_v to_o censure_v they_o if_o a_o sectary_n shall_v object_v that_o we_o be_v glutton_n or_o drunkard_n let_v our_o constant_a sobriety_n and_o temperance_n confute_v they_o if_o fanatic_n shall_v say_v as_o common_o they_o do_v that_o we_o be_v covetous_a muckworm_n let_v we_o give_v they_o 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