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	testament_n	1,961	5	8.3321	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36292	Biathanatos a declaration of that paradoxe or thesis, that selfe-homicide is not so naturally sinne, that it may never be otherwise : wherein the nature and the extent of all those lawes, which seeme to be violated by this act, are diligently surveyed / written by Iohn Donne ...	Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Donne, John, 1604-1662.	1644 (1644)	Wing D1858; ESTC R13744	139,147	240

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have_v it_o seem_v he_o ought_v to_o have_v permit_v the_o keeper_n to_o proceed_v to_o facilitate_v thereby_o his_o way_n of_o escape_v sect_n iii_o which_o also_o infer_v some_o answer_n to_o another_o 8._o place_n of_o saint_n paul_n where_o he_o deliver_v and_o discharge_v himself_o and_o his_o fellow_n apostle_n of_o have_v teach_v this_o doctrine_n that_o a_o man_n may_v do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v well_o and_o by_o just_a collection_n pronounce_v that_o he_o forbid_v that_o doctrine_n and_o we_o also_o humble_o subscribe_v to_o that_o rule_n and_o accept_v it_o so_o as_o saint_n paul_n intend_v it_o that_o good_a be_v in_o thing_n which_o nature_n and_o not_o circumstance_n make_v evi●…l_a and_o in_o these_o also_o when_o any_o such_o circumstance_n do_v make_v they_o evil_a as_o another_o circumstance_n to_o the_o contrary_n do_v not_o praeponderate_a and_o over-rule_v this_o this_o therefore_o we_o must_v have_v liberty_n to_o 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as_o in_o 38._o cramp_n which_o be_v contortion_n of_o the_o sinew_n or_o in_o tetar_n which_o be_v rigour_n and_o stiffeness_n in_o the_o muscle_n we_o may_v procure_v to_o another_o ourself_o a_o fever_n to_o thaw_v they_o or_o we_o may_v procure_v they_o in_o a_o burn_a fever_n to_o condense_a and_o attemper_v our_o blood_n again_o so_o in_o all_o rebellion_n and_o disobedience_n of_o our_o flesh_n we_o may_v minister_v to_o ourselves_o such_o correction_n and_o remedy_n as_o the_o magistrate_n may_v if_o the_o fact_n be_v evident_a but_o because_o though_o for_o prevention_n of_o evil_a we_o may_v do_v all_o the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n upon_o ourselves_o in_o such_o secret_a case_n but_o whether_o we_o have_v that_o authority_n to_o do_v it_o after_o or_o no_o especial_o in_o capital_a matter_n be_v disputable_a and_o at_o this_o time_n we_o need_v not_o affirm_v it_o precise_o i_o will_v examine_v the_o largeness_n of_o that_o power_n no_o far_o now_o but_o descend_v to_o that_o kind_n of_o evil_a which_o dispense_v must_v of_o necessity_n be_v understand_v in_o this_o place_n of_o paul_n which_o be_v that_o we_o account_v natural_o evil_a and_o even_o in_o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v exercise_v their_o power_n gloss_n to_o dispense_v with_o bigamy_n which_o be_v in_o their_o doctrine_n direct_o against_o god_n commandment_n and_o therefore_o natural_o evil_a so_o do_v c5_n nicholas_n the_o five_o dispense_v with_o a_o bishop_n in_o germany_n to_o consult_v with_o w●…tches_n for_o recovery_n of_o his_o health_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o amass_n many_o case_n of_o like_a boldness_n in_o like_a manner_n 11._o the_o imperial_a law_n tolerate_v usury_n prescription_n mala_fw-la fidei_fw-la and_o deceit_n ad_fw-la medium_fw-la and_o express_o allow_v ●…rum_fw-la witchcraft_n to_o good_a