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	life_n	write_v	3,140	5	5.7901	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00412	The contempte of the vvorld, and the vanitie thereof, written by the reuerent F. Diego de Stella, of the order of S. Fr. deuided into three bookes, and of late translated out of Italian into Englishe, vvith conuenient tables in the end of the booke; Vanidad del mundo. English	Estella, Diego de, 1524-1578.; Cotton, George.	1584 (1584)	STC 10541; ESTC S101688	253,878	566

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commend_v s._n 〈◊〉_d baptist_n for_o his_o moderation_n and_o 〈◊〉_d ●●at_a behalf_n 16._o nor_o s._n luke_n the_o euange●●●●n_n write_v of_o the_o rich_a man_n will_v ne●●●_n have_v touch_v he_o for_o that_o he_o use_v to_o ●●●re_v precious_a and_o sumptuous_a apparel_n ●●●nd_v our_o saviour_n himself_o say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d which_o do_v apparel_n themselves_o in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o costly_a array_n 11._o do_v dwell_v in_o king_n ●●●ses_n in_o the_o house_n he_o say_v of_o tem●●●●ll_a king_n not_o the_o house_n of_o the_o eter●●●●_n king_n of_o heaven_n since_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o author_n of_o ●●●●pture_n condemn_v the_o proud_a apparel_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n that_o be_v damn_v 〈◊〉_d commend_v the_o holy_a precursor_n s._n 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o sharpness_n and_o austerity_n of_o 〈◊〉_d cloathinge_n it_o be_v a_o great_a argument_n to_o 〈◊〉_d in_o how_o great_a danger_n they_o do_v live_v 〈◊〉_d delight_n in_o rich_a array_n and_o how_o vain_a ●●●se_a person_n be_v that_o do_v spend_v their_o ●●●e_a and_o wealth_n in_o such_o kind_n of_o vanity_n 〈◊〉_d if_o thou_o do_v not_o apparel_v thou_o gorgeous_o to_o any_o ill_a end_n yet_o at_o the_o jest_n thou_o ●●●st_n lose_v much_o time_n therein_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d most_o precious_a thing_n that_o thou_o have_v and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o always_o di●●●●lye_v a_o sin_n to_o wear_v such_o curious_a and_o ●●●●ycate_a apparel_n yet_o have_v it_o always_o some_o ●●●itie_n annex_v unto_o it_o for_o common_o 〈◊〉_d which_o do_v wear_v it_o do_v love_n the_o ●●●re_v to_o be_v see_v and_o commend_v of_o man_n ●●●cy_o little_a do_v profit_n in_o virtue_n and_o their_o ●●rite_n do_v wax_n cold_a in_o devotion_n and_o 〈◊〉_d when_o thou_o have_v bestow_v all_o thy_o la●●●r_n to_o make_v thyself_o sign_n and_o trymme_a yet_o shall_v thou_o never_o be_v comparable_a 〈◊〉_d the_o poor_a flower_n of_o the_o field_n 6._o for_o salo●●_n with_o all_o his_o glory_n be_v never_o like_a unto_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o fresh_a flower_n of_o the_o field_n the_o apostle_n say_v that_o if_o we_o 〈◊〉_d wherewith_o to_o clothe_v we_o 6._o let_v we_o be_v con●●●ted_v it_o suffice_v for_o the_o simple_a follower_n 〈◊〉_d christ_n to_o wear_v such_o comely_a apparel_n 〈◊〉_d most_o conformable_a to_o his_o estate_n and_o ●●●ling_n fly_v from_o all_o curiosity_n for_o it_o be_v a_o ●●●ken_n that_o who_o so_o set_v much_o by_o 〈◊〉_d outward_a stuff_n be_v little_o occupy_v abo●●_n the_o adorn_v of_o the_o inward_a man_n king_n hollomon_a by_o mean_n of_o much_o adorn_v 〈◊〉_d himself_o and_o his_o court_n fall_v to_o be_v f●●●getfull_a of_o his_o duty_n toward_o god_n 〈◊〉_d take_v little_a care_n of_o his_o soul_n so_o as_o he_o 〈◊〉_d at_o last_o to_o the_o adore_v of_o idol_n man_n 〈◊〉_d use_v to_o behold_v the_o outside_n but_o god_n l●●●keth_v into_o the_o heart_n and_o they_o seek_v 〈◊〉_d how_o to_o content_v man_n that_o be_v so_o much_o ●●●cupied_v in_o these_o exterior_a thing_n but_o harken_v what_o the_o apostle_n s._n pa●●_n say_v 1._o if_o i_o shall_v attend_v unto_o the_o plea●●●●_n of_o man_n i_o shall_v not_o then_o be_v the_o seru●●●_n of_o jesus_n christ._n if_o thou_o be_v mortificate_n thou_o ought_v to_o be_v thou_o will_v 〈◊〉_d all_o these_o superfluous_a care_n the_o outw●●●_n business_n drive_v away_o the_o good_a though●●_n from_o the_o hart_n one_o man_n can_v suffice_v so_o many_o care_n at_o once_o he_o must_v needs_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o one_o of_o they_o and_o for_o the_o setti●●_n out_o of_o his_o body_n confound_v his_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d apostle_n say_v that_o the_o holy_a father_n 〈◊〉_d old_a testament_n go_v apparel_v with_o 〈◊〉_d make_v of_o camel_n &_o goat_n hear_v 11_o 〈◊〉_d be_v man_n as_o we_o be_v but_o conside●●●●_n with_o themselves_o that_o they_o

world_n as_o though_o th●●_n shall_v always_o enjoy_v it_o there_o be_v ma●●_n which_o build_v fair_a house_n and_o when_o th●●_n have_v do_v other_o man_n do_v make_v th●●_n dwell_v in_o they_o take_v not_o these_o sligh●●_n thing_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v any_o better_a th●●_n they_o be_v in_o deed_n and_o since_o thou_o be_v every_o hour_n and_o moment_n depart_v hen●●_n by_o death_n esteem_v no_o such_o vanity_n of_o th●●_n world_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o steadfastness_n n●_n assurance_n every_o man_n be_v well_o content_a wi●●_n one_o evil_a night_n rest_v in_o his_o inn_n when_o 〈◊〉_d remember_v that_o the_o next_o day_n follow_v he_o be_v to_o rest_v at_o home_n in_o his_o own_o howse●●_n his_o ease_n this_o only_a consideration_n migh●●_n suffice_v thou_o to_o suffer_v with_o patience_n all_o th●_n trouble_v of_o this_o present_a life_n remember_v with_o thyself_o that_o they_o be_v not_o long_o to_o ●●●dure_v and_o continue_v here_o but_o that_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d ready_a still_o every_o day_n to_o take_v thy_o journey_n thy_o own_o house_n which_o be_v heaven_n 〈◊〉_d thou_o may_v take_v thy_o rest_n for_o ever_o have_v always_o in_o thy_o mind_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o holy_a prophet_n david_n say_v 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o a_o stranger_n here_o before_o thou_o and_z pilgrim_z 38._o as_o my_o parent_n have_v be_v be●●_n i_o if_o thou_o do_v consider_v how_o eternal_a 〈◊〉_d durable_a that_o life_n be_v which_o we_o look_v 〈◊〉_d hereafter_o that_o never_o be_v to_o have_v end_n 〈◊〉_d compare_v it_o with_o this_o life_n which_o we_o 〈◊〉_d lead_v here_o now_o all_o be_v it_o a_o thou●●●d_o of_o year_n yet_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o ●●er_a life_n to_o come_v which_o be_v perpetual_a 〈◊〉_d will_v think_v this_o to_o be_v scarce_o half_a a_o ●wer_n make_v well_o thy_o account_n and_o thou_o ●●●te_v find_v as_o the_o truth_n be_v in_o very_a deed_n ●●at_v this_o present_a life_n be_v in_o comparison_n 〈◊〉_d that_o other_o to_o come_v but_o even_o a_o moment_n 〈◊〉_d this_o move_v the_o apostle_n to_o suffer_v with_o ●●ience_n the_o great_a travailles_fw-fr &_o turmoil_n 〈◊〉_d his_o pilgrimage_n here_o say_v to_o the_o corinthians_n we_o do_v take_v pain_n here_o and_o do_v ●●●uaile_v but_o yet_o we_o be_v not_o forsake_v 4._o we_o ●●fer_v persecution_n but_o yet_o we_o shrink_v not_o ●t_z we_o be_v throw_v down_o but_o yet_o we_o ●●rish_v not_o we_o faint_a not_o because_o our_o tribulation_n be_v here_o in_o this_o present_a time_n but_o ●ie_v and_o short_a we_o live_v now_o beholdinge_v 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o we_o see_v with_o our_o bodelie_a ●es_n but_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o see_v not_o 〈◊〉_d visible_a thing_n be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n but_o 〈◊〉_d invisible_a thing_n be_v for_o ever_o with_o ●s_n contemplation_n both_o of_o the_o brevity_n 〈◊〉_d this_o life_n and_o of_o be_v but_o as_o a_o pilgrim_n 〈◊〉_d it_o do_v the_o holy_a apostle_n digest_v the_o heavy_a storm_n which_o he_o suffer_v here_o 〈◊〉_d his_o pilgrimage_n towards_o heaven_n and_o while_o thou_o take_v thyself_o 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o a_o wayfaring_a man_n here_o thou_o ned●_n not_o great_o to_o care_n for_o that_o thou_o be_v 〈◊〉_d better_o regard_v of_o man_n here_o in_o this_o lyf●_n if_o the_o travail_n of_o thy_o life_n seem_v ou●●_n burdenous_a unto_o thou_o remember_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d endure_v but_o for_o a_o short_a space_n of_o the_o sai●●_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n 11._o s._n paul_n say_v th●●_n they_o confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v but_o pi●●grims_n and_o stranger_n upon_o the_o earth_n livi●●_n in_o cave_n and_o vault_n under_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d that_o in_o this_o life_n they_o never_o have_v rest_n 〈◊〉_d continue_a still_o in_o wander_v on_o of_o the●●_n pilgrimage_n live_v not_o here_o as_o though_o thou_o we●●_n a_o inhabiter_n in_o this_o world_n cain_n begin_v 〈◊〉_d build_v city_n here_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o a●●ter_v he_o lose_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o heaven_n th●_n first_o that_o seek_v to_o live_v on_o this_o earth_n ly●●_n a_o inhabiter_n thereof_o be_v in_o deed_n 〈◊〉_d a_o pilgrim_n be_v cain_n who_o be_v afterwards_o damn_v s._n peter_n be_v worthy_o reprehend●●_n by_o our_o m._n christ_n for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o bei●●_n but_o a_o pilgrim_n upon_o the_o earth_n will_v 〈◊〉_d needs_o have_v have_v a_o house_n build_v on_o th●●_n mount_n thabor_n as_o though_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d to_o have_v make_v his_o mansion_n still_o on_o the_o ear●●_n and_o have_v continue_v a_o inhabiter_n there●●_n they_o which_o travail_n through_o stran●●_n country_n towards_o their_o own_o dwelling_n do_v never_o use_v to_o buy_v any_o thing_n by_o 〈◊〉_d ●ay_n as_o they_o travail_n but_o that_o which_o they_o ●ay_v easalie_v carry_v with_o they_o they_o neither_o ●●y_v house_n nor_o tree_n nor_o such_o unportable_a ware_n but_o only_o thing_n of_o easy_a carriage_n 〈◊〉_d pearl_n or_o jewel_n which_o be_v of_o more_o ●●ice_n &_o great_a value_n than_o they_o be_v either_o numberous_a or_o heavy_a to_o carry_v with_o they_o ●●to_fw-mi their_o country_n remember_v that_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d a_o traveler_n and_o a_o pilgrim_n and_o that_o of_o ●●●y_v worldly_a substance_n thou_o can_v not_o car●●e_v aught_o hence_o with_o thou_o here_o must_v thou_o ●●edes_o leave_v all_o thy_o honour_n &_o riches_n behind_o thou_o thy_o good_a work_n be_v only_o ●●e_v thing_n that_o thou_o must_v look_v to_o carry_v ●ith_n thou_o and_o therefore_o labour_v thou_o to_o ●ette_v good_a store_n of_o they_o all_o other_o thing_n ●olde_v annoy_v thou_o and_o cumber_v thou_o these_o ●●ll_v comfort_v thou_o and_o relieve_v thou_o what_o wisdom_n be_v it_o for_o thou_o to_o ●●eke_v to_o be_v rich_a here_o from_o whence_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d daily_o pass_v in_o haste_n and_o after_o when_o ●●ou_fw-mi be_v go_v hence_o to_o live_v a_o beggarly_a ●●●d_v a_o bare_a life_n at_o home_n in_o thy_o own_o ●owse_n seek_v to_o carry_v with_o thou_o in_o thy_o pilgrimage_n the_o precious_a jewel_n of_o good_a merit_n that_o thou_o may_v come_v rich_a home_o and_o live_v in_o prosperity_n and_o honourable_a wealth_n for_o ever_o in_o heaven_n that_o the_o beauty_n of_o th●_n soul_n be_v more_o to_o be_v set_v by_o them_z the_o bew●●_n of_o thy_o body_n which_o be_v but_o a_o ver●●_n small_a thing_n to_o be_v make_v account_n 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o be_v thy_o mind_n to_o be_v fixe●_n upon_o the_o contemplation_n of_o divine_a an●_n celestial_a thing_n which_o ought_v only_o 〈◊〉_d be_v love_v and_o esteem_v chap._n 15._o 31._o beauty_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a thing_n say_v the_o wise_a ma●_n and_o if_o all_o vanity_n be_v to_o 〈◊〉_d esteem_v as_o nothing_o the●_n with_o great_a reason_n ought_v this_o bodily_a bewtye_n of_o ou●_n be_v accomt_v as_o nothing_o amongst_o all_o o●ther_n vanity_n which_o worldly_a man_n do_v de●lyght_n in_o all_o which_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o goo●_n servant_n of_o christ_n ought_v to_o despise_v there_o be_v none_o great_a than_o that_o delight_n which_o be_v take_v in_o the_o beauty_n of_o our_o body_n and_o true_o they_o seem_v to_o want_n the_o use_n 〈◊〉_d reason_n and_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v little_a bette●_n than_o fool_n that_o take_v felicity_n in_o any_o suc●_n vain_a pleasure_n let_v not_o thy_o own_o beauty_n decey●●_n thou_o nor_o be_v not_o delight_v with_o the_o vay●●_n shadow_n thereof_o lest_o it_o happen_v to_o th●●_n as_o it_o do_v to_o that_o fond_a fellow_n narcissus_n 〈◊〉_d ●●e_v delight_n that_o he_o take_v in_o his_o own_o ●●●e_a fall_v into_o such_o a_o foolish_a fantasy_n 〈◊〉_d often_o beholdinge_v the_o shadow_n of_o ●●ce_n in_o the_o water_n that_o he_o after_o perish_v 〈◊〉_d shameful_o thereby_o absalon_n goodly_a fair_a lock_n of_o hear_v 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o instrument_n of_o his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d 18._o ●hat_n beauty_n which_o almighty_a god_n have_v ●●●wed_v upon_o his_o creature_n be_v to_o the_o end_n 〈◊〉_d the_o creator_n may_v the_o more_o be_v glo●●●●_n thereby_o and_o himself_o the_o better_a ●●●ven_n by_o his_o creature_n do_v it_o not_o often_o ●●●nce_o unto_o thou_o as_o thou_o travayle_v by_o ●●●aye_n to_o espy_v a_o small_a stream_n of_o water_n ●●●●inge_n which_o when_o thou_o folowe_v thou_o ●●●st_n thereby_o the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o 〈◊〉_d ●●●e_a so_o of_o every_o ●●●porall_a beauty_n that_o 〈◊〉_d behold_v thou_o ●●st_n look_v to_o find_v 〈◊〉_d by_o due_a examyne_v and_o diligent_a sear●●●●ge_n of_o one_o thing_n by_o a_o other_o until_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o do_v find_v out_o the_o principal_a 〈◊〉_d and_o fountain_n thereof_o which_o be_v god_n ●●●selfe_n from_o who_o all_o beauty_n procee●●●_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o little_a child_n 〈◊〉_d they_o look_v in_o their_o book_n to_o mark_v 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o goodly_a gay_a letter_n in_o all_o 〈◊〉_d book_n and_o nothing_o to_o