Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	canonical_a	holy_a	scripture_n	5,721	5	6.0092	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13964	The trial of trueth or a treatise vvherein is declared vvho should be iudge betvvene the Reformed Churches, and the Romish in which is shewed, that neither Pope, nor Councels, nor Fathers, nor traditions, nor succession, nor consent, nor antiquitie of custome: but the onely written worde of God, ought to determine the controuersies of religio[n]: wherin also is declared which is the true religion, and Catholick church. Written for the pleasure of the Popes, Cardinalles, prelates, abbots, monkes: and speciallie the Iesuites, which of late were driuen out of Transyluania, by the states there. Published in Latine by a certaine Hungarian, a fauourer of the trueth: and translated into English by Richard Smith.; Oratio de constituendo iudice controversiorum religionis. English.	Smith, Richard, tr.	1591 (1591)	STC 24274; ESTC S100745	49,352	68

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6._o de_fw-la sali_fw-la pa._n 239._o lom_n li._n 4._o do_v 45._o ron._n do_v 45._o art_n 2_o heb._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d io._n 2._o heb._n 9_o isa_n 53._o &_o 63._o 43._o run_v 3._o act_n 4_o con._n trid._n ses_fw-fr 6._o c_o 2._o cat_n rome_n pa._n 11._o gab_n bi._n do_v 12._o lind._o l._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 375._o ephes_n 4._o rom._n 〈◊〉_d io._n 1._o psal_n 19_o esay_n 53._o psal_n 5._o ●om_n li._n 4._o do_v 16._o ●at_a ro_o pa._n 442._o comp_n th●●l_n 6._o cap._n 24._o con_v try_v ses_fw-fr 4._o and._n 〈◊〉_d 19_o 〈◊〉_d 28._o joh._n 10._o ephes_n 2._o 1._o cor._n 3._o mar._n 28_o sot_n def_n cat_n de_fw-fr eccle_n pag._n 291._o ius_fw-la can._n di_o 4._o trid._n con_v ses_fw-fr 5._o cap._n 2._o mat._n 18._o gal._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d luke_n 11._o 1._o cor._n 2._o psal_n 116._o 12._o 6_o tap._n art_n 〈◊〉_d p._n 〈◊〉_d so●_n ass_n cat_n de_fw-fr consil_n 〈◊〉_d mat._n 28._o mar._n 16_o 1._o cor._n 11._o aug._n ●p_n 218._o ad_fw-la ianuar_fw-la lib._n 3._o the_o doct_n chri_fw-la cap._n 9_o trid._n confess_v 7._o cap_n 1._o ses_fw-fr 7._o cap._n 8._o lind._o li._n 4._o cap._n 57_o rom._n 8._o psal_n 111_o 1._o tim._n 2._o lind._o li._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 73._o con_v try_v ses_fw-fr 4._o cap_n 9_o th._n aqui._n li._n 4._o do_v 〈◊〉_d art_n 3._o soc_fw-la ass_n cat_n de_fw-fr e●ch_n psal_n 32._o rom._n 18_o sot_n in_o cath._n sch._n idem_fw-la in_o ass●r_n cath._n heb._n 12._o 1._o cor._n 7_o 1._o tim._n 4._o chrisost_n hom_n 1._o in_o titum_fw-la ius_n can._n do_v 28._o pig_n cat._n rom._n pag._n 552._o col._n 2._o mat._n 11._o 1._o io._n 1._o ephes_n 2_o gal._n 3._o mat._n 15._o con._n trid._n ses_fw-fr 7._o can_n 1._o cat_n rom._n pa._n 319._o 499._o con._n try_v say_v 4._o can_n 1_o 174._o grat._n ca._n 1._o do_v 5._o john_n 1_o heb._n 10._o sot_n ass_n cath._n and._n pa._n 11._o extravag_n aqui_fw-la li._n 44._o 4_o 3._o col._n 2._o galat._n 5._o 1._o cor._n 7._o lind._o l._n 3._o c._n 27._o con._n trid._n ses_fw-fr 3._o con_v 6._o in_o b●l._n cap._n may_v 1548._o edita_fw-la rom._n 3._o act._n 4._o 6._o and._n li._n 3._o pag._n 326._o 324._o ex._n 20._o mat._n 4._o act_n 14._o apo._n 22_o 1._o john_n 4._o ecchius_n in_o ench_n lom_n li._n 4._o do_v 46._o con._n trid._n ses_fw-fr 6._o cap._n 3._o lind._o li._n 3._o cap._n 32._o bon._n do_v 459._o 3._o deut._n 4._o con._n trid._n ses_fw-fr 4._o 1._o tim._n 4._o col._n 4._o rom._n 14._o mat._n 15_o sot_n ass●r_n cath._n de●eiun_n 1._o jo._n 2._o tetzel_n prop._n 11._o 46._o 64._o 62._o extravag_n leg_n tit_n 9_o ●l●m_n 6._o epbe_n 4._o col._n 1._o cont._n flor._n io._n de_fw-fr tur_fw-la crem_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 64._o f●l_n l._n 1._o cent_n ronvere_n psal_n 26._o mar._n 9_o rom._n 8._o ant._n pag._n 4._o tit_n 6._o cap._n 267._o 1._o io._n 2._o mat._n 24._o dan._n 12._o apo._n 17._o 2._o thess_n 2._o comp._n the._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 8._o &_o 14._o joh._n 5._o apoc._n 14._o cat._n rom._n pa._n 127_o comp_n the._n lib._n 7._o ca._n 3._o ingel_n stad_n propes_n the_o pope_n can_v not_o be_v judge_n of_o religion_n for_o eight_o reason_n 1._o proof_n of_o the_o impiety_n of_o pope_n dist_n 96._o 〈◊〉_d satis_fw-la ca_fw-mi quoniam_fw-la de_fw-fr imminut_n 6._o dist_n 30._o 4._o c._n si_fw-la papam_fw-la phi._n dex_n con_fw-la ●37_n no_o 3._o vol._n 1._o jason_n con_fw-la 145._o no._n 2._o vol._n 1._o bal._n lib._n ult_n c._n sen_fw-la f●l_n ca._n ●go_fw-la no._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la 2._o proof_n of_o impiety_n benon_fw-mi caridinalis_fw-la raphael_n volatterranus_fw-la io._n mont._n li_n de_fw-fr relig._n pa._n 101._o sabellius_n ennead_n 9_o li._n 6._o see_v the_o book_n of_o conformity_n fol._n 288._o col_fw-fr 4._o &_o 231._o col_fw-fr 1._o anton._n in_o hist_o par_fw-fr 3._o tit_n 23._o &_o 24._o anton._n tit_n 23._o §._o 17._o fol._n 197._o the_o first_o proof_n of_o tyranny_n usurp_v the_o second_o proof_n of_o tyranny_n the_o donation_n of_o constantine_n be_v prove_v counterfeit_a by_o ten_o reason_n 1._o part_n hist_o ti●_n 8._o cap._n 1._o l._n de_fw-fr con_fw-mi cath._n 3_o in_o