Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	father_n	holy_a	2,466	5	4.6244	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16444	Here begynneth a lytell boke, that speketh of purgatorye [et] what purgatorye is [et] in what place, and of the paynes that be therin, and whiche soules do abyde therin tyll they be pourged of synne, and whiche abyde not there. ...; Prick of conscience. Book 4.	Rolle, Richard, of Hampole, 1290?-1349, attributed name.	1534 (1534)	STC 3360; ESTC S104624	17,494	44

¶_o here_o begyn_v a_o lytell_a book_n that_o speak_v of_o purgatorye_n &_o what_o purgatorye_n be_v &_o in_o what_o place_n and_z of_o the_o pain_n that_o be_v therein_o and_o which_o soul_n do_v abide_v therein_o till_o they_o be_v pourge_v of_o sin_n and_o which_o abide_v not_o there_o and_o for_o what_o syne_v a_o soul_n go_v to_o hell_n &_o of_o the_o help_n that_o soul_n in_o purgatorye_n may_v have_v of_o their_o frendꝭ_n that_o be_v on_o fyve_o &_o what_o pardon_n aveyf_v to_o man_n soul_n ¶_o the_o prologue_n many_o man_n speak_v as_z they_o in_o the_o book_n rede_v of_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatorye_n but_o few_o it_o drede_v for_o many_o a_o man_n wot_v not_o what_o thing_n it_o be_v therefore_o they_o drede_v it_o the_z less_o ywy_n and_o for_o some_o man_n have_v thereof_o not_o know_v of_o the_o place_n of_o purgatorye_n not_o understand_v therefore_o i_o will_v tell_v what_o it_o be_v in_o likeness_n and_o in_o what_o place_n as_z the_o book_n be_v wytnes_n and_o which_o 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since_o that_o god_n be_v bear_v and_z to_o the_o jew_n sell_v for_o the_o least_o pain_n of_o the_o pain_n there_o be_v more_o bitter_a than_o the_o most_o pain_n that_o be_v here_o as_o wytness_v a_o great_a clerk_n and_o say_v short_o in_o a_o book_n that_o speak_v of_o purgatorye_n minima_fw-la pena_fw-la purgatorii_fw-la maior_fw-la est_fw-la maxima_fw-la pena_fw-la mundi_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v the_o least_o pain_n be_v well_o more_o in_o purgatorye_n that_o greve_v sore_o than_o the_o most_o pain_n that_o may_v be_v in_o all_o this_o world_n to_o feel_v or_o see_v for_o the_o pain_n there_o is_z more_o fierce_a and_o fell_a than_o herte_n may_v think_v or_o tongue_n may_v tell_v between_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n certain_o and_o between_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatorye_n be_v no_o dyfference_n but_o certes_o that_o one_o shall_v have_v a_o end_n and_o that_o other_o none_o for_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o cease_v ne_o the_o soul_n therein_o have_v never_o release_v 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aquaram_fw-la etc._n etc._n ¶_o lord_n ihesu_fw-la chryste_n delyver_v out_o of_o hell_n honde_a all_o chrysten_v soul_n that_o ben_fw-mi there_o under_o bond_n that_o be_v from_o that_o place_n in_z to_o heaven_n bliss_n for_o moche_n pine_v have_v soul_n there_o ywysse_o but_o from_o the_o low_a hell_n without_o any_o doubt_n may_v no_o soul_n then_v be_v delyver_v out_o of_o mercy_n to_o have_v be_v no_o hope_n ne_o trust_v as_o holy_a job_n tell_v that_o the_o soothe_v wyste_v quia_fw-la in_o inferno_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la redemptio_fw-la ¶_o he_o say_v that_o in_o hell_n that_o be_v so_o far_o down_o be_v never_o delyveraunce_n for_o no_o raunsowne_n and_o therefore_o mass_n &_o prayer_n help_v they_o nought_o to_o the_o same_o soul_n that_o thither_o be_v bring_v for_o mass_n ne_o prayer_n abate_v not_o their_o pine_n as_o wytness_v the_o holy_a man_n saint_n austyne_n si_fw-mi sarem_fw-la patrem_fw-la aut_fw-la matrem_fw-la in_o inferno_fw-la non_fw-it pro_fw-la eye_v 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