Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	form_n	prayer_n	read_v	3,014	5	7.0928	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30035	The pilgrim's progress, from Quakerism to Christianity containing, a farther discovery of the dangerous growth of Quakerism, not only in points of doctrine, but also in their politicks, respecting their government, and opposite to it, together with their fund or common bank to support the same : with a remedy proposed for this malady, and the cure of Quakerism : to which is added an appendix, discovering a most damnable plot, contriv'd and carrying on by New-Rome, by an united confederacy, against the reformed religion and professors thereof, as will appear from the designs of their silent meetings, their monthly, quarterly, second-day, six-week, and yearly meeting, all which are particularly herein treated on / by ... Fr. Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1700 (1700)	Wing B5383; ESTC R20744	232,865	530

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world_n 27._o world_n the_o teacher_n of_o the_o world_n unvail_v etc._n etc._n p._n 27._o see_v also_o his_o book_n news_n come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o north_n etc._n etc._n p._n 15_o 41._o which_o be_v very_o large_a on_o this_o head_n x._o the_o quaker_n the_o one_o only_a church_n a._n s._n have_v say_v the_o roman_a church_n be_v the_o one_o only_a church_n of_o christ_n josiah_n coale_n deny_v it_o say_v the_o quaker_n be_v the_o one_o only_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o do_v not_o hold_v a_o negative_a doctrine_n to_o the_o romish_a church_n and_o this_o i_o shall_v prove_v by_o the_o same_o number_n of_o instance_n by_o which_o i_o have_v show_v that_o they_o be_v one_o with_o the_o romish_a church_n in_o the_o affirmative_a and_o 1._o the_o whore_n unvail_v etc._n etc._n p._n 40._o but_o for_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v say_v j._n coale_n some_o may_v say_v the_o grand_a question_n propound_v by_o a._n s._n in_o his_o second_o chapter_n be_v not_o yet_o answer_v 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christ_n and_o elect_a people_n of_o god_n call_v quaker_n 8._o the_o anarchy_n of_o the_o ranter_n etc._n etc._n that_o as_o the_o true_a and_o pure_a principle_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v restore_v by_o the_o quaker_n testimony_n so_o the_o ancient_a apostolical_a order_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v re-establish_v among_o they_o and_o settle_a upon_o its_o right_a basis_n and_o foundation_n rome_n foundation_n for_o more_o of_o r._n barkley_n see_v p._n 40._o all_o which_o show_n they_o do_v not_o hold_v in_o this_o a_o negative_a doctrine_n to_o rome_n 9_o the_o quaker_n challenge_n etc._n etc._n p._n 3._o the_o quaker_n be_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o none_o but_o they_o consequent_o the_o quaker_n be_v the_o only_a true_a church_n for_o this_o be_v the_o testimony_n of_o one_o of_o their_o decease_a prophet_n sol._n eccles_n that_o the_o quaker_n be_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o none_o but_o they_o idolatry_n they_o see_v pag._n 261._o where_o this_o bird_n sol._n eccles_n 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roman_n catholic_n say_v so_o say_v i_o as_o in_o his_o reconciler_n of_o religion_n etc._n etc._n p._n 2._o the_o true_a church_n militant_a be_v compose_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a of_o wheat_n and_o tare_n etc._n etc._n to_o this_o josiah_n coal_n in_o his_o whore_n vnvail_v etc._n etc._n p._n 10._o reply_n like_o himself_o i._n e._n like_o a_o right_a quaker_n say_v which_o thing_n i_o do_v abominate_a to_o acknowledge_v and_o it_o be_v blasphemy_n the_o true_a church_n be_v not_o compose_v of_o wheat_n and_o tare_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a but_o of_o good_a only_a wheat_n only_a see_v pag._n 254_o to_o pag._n 284._o whether_o their_o church_n be_v all_o wheat_n another_o of_o their_o teacher_n in_o his_o book_n a_o rod_n to_o drive_v out_o the_o wild_a boar_n etc._n etc._n say_v there_o be_v no_o hypocrite_n in_o the_o true_a church_n they_o that_o say_v there_o be_v hypocrite_n in_o the_o true_a church_n do_v err_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n etc._n etc._n read_v the_o 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