Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	canon_n	church_n	read_v	2,503	5	6.6327	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10189	A looking-glasse for all lordly prelates Wherein they may cleerely behold the true divine originall and laudable pedigree, whence they are descended; together with their holy lives and actions laid open in a double parallel, the first, betweene the Divell; the second, betweene the Iewish high-priests, and lordly prelates; and by their double dissimilitude from Christ, and his Apostles.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1636 (1636)	STC 20466; ESTC S121078	71,933	128

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which_o he_o &_o themselves_o have_v subscribe_v such_o undoubted_a son_n disciple_n and_o follower_n be_v they_o of_o our_o saviour_n in_o this_o particular_a 11._o our_o saviour_n christ_n when_o he_o preach_v read_v only_o his_o text_n and_o then_o close_v the_o book_n and_o give_v it_o again_o to_o the_o minister_n &_o sit_v down_o &_o preach_v without_o book_n luke_n 4._o 17._o to_o 22._o our_o prelate_n when_o ever_o they_o chance_v to_o preach_v common_o read_v not_o only_o their_o text_n but_o their_o who●…e_a sermon_n too_o if_o not_o their_o very_a prayer_n be_v so_o dull_a of_o memory_n that_o whereas_o our_o stage-player_n can_v get_v their_o part_n by_o heart_n though_o they_o act_v every_o day_n of_o the_o week_n yet_o their_o stupid_a blockheaded_n lordship_n can_v con_v one_o sermon_n by_o heart_n in_o a_o year_n or_o two_o their_o doctrine_n be_v so_o far_o from_o sink_v into_o their_o own_o heart_n that_o it_o never_o so_o much_o as_o enter_v into_o their_o head_n 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20._o which_o now_o for_o sooth_n our_o lordly_a prelate_n condemn_v and_o censure_v for_o a_o conventicle_n yea_o he_o bid_v and_o command_v his_o disciple_n go_v into_o all_o the_o world_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n teach_v they_o to_o observe_v all_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v command_v they_o math._n 28._o 19_o 20._o m●…rke_n 16._o 15._o yea_o he_o enjoin_v they_o earnest_o to_o seed_v his_o flock_n and_o lamb_n john_n 21._o 15_o 16_o 17._o our_o lord_n prelate_n silence_n and_o suspend_v christ_n faithful_a minister_n prohibit_v they_o not_o only_o in_o private_a house_n but_o in_o church_n to_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o their_o people_n send_v they_o about_o only_o to_o read_v divine_a service_n and_o homily_n and_o command_v they_o to_o observe_v and_o subscribe_v to_o whatsoever_o canon_n order_n article_n ceremony_n and_o injunction_n they_o shall_v prescribe_v they_o though_o con●…rary_a to_o christ_n charge_v they_o not_o to_o feed_v but_o 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