Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	good_a	read_v	word_n	3,211	5	4.1636	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72089	The practise of Christian workes. Written in Spanish by the R. Father Francis Borgia, sometymes Duke of Gandia, and the third generall of the Society of Iesus. Togeather with a short rule, how to live well. Englished by a father of the same society. VVhereunto are adioyned certaine pious meditations vpon the beades: translated also out of the Spanish	Borja, Francisco de, Saint, 1510-1572.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.; Cresswell, Joseph, 1556-1623.	1620 (1620)	STC 11315; ESTC S124739	63,056	286

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of_o death_n aue_fw-la maria._n 3._o infection_n from_o bad_a to_o worse_o aue_fw-la maria._n 4._o a_o sore_a without_o salve_n aue_fw-la maria._n 5._o misery_n without_o mercy_n or_o refuge_n aue_fw-la maria._n 6._o subjection_n to_o all_o curse_n and_o misfortune_n aue_fw-la maria._n 7._o it_o renounce_v god_n by_o work_n aue_fw-la maria._n 8._o it_o presume_v against_o reason_n of_o his_o mercy_n aue_fw-la maria._n 9_o it_o adventure_v foolish_o against_o his_o justice_n aue_fw-la maria._n 10._o it_o exchange_v the_o great_a good_a for_o the_o great_a evil_n aue_fw-la maria._n 5._o o_o marry_o mother_n of_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n pater_fw-la noster_fw-la 1._o it_o lose_v the_o suffrage_n of_o holy_a church_n aue_fw-la maria._n 2._o the_o participation_n of_o the_o meryt_n of_o christ_n aue_fw-la maria._n 3._o it_o tread_v under_o foot_n his_o precious_a blood_n aue_fw-la maria._n 4._o it_o renew_v his_o sacred_a wound_n and_o passion_n aue_fw-la maria._n 5._o it_o crucifi_v he_o again_o aue_fw-la maria._n 6._o it_o prefer_v the_o say_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o judgement_n of_o heaven_n aue_fw-la maria._n 7._o it_o leave_v truth_n for_o falsehood_n aue_fw-la maria._n 8._o it_o change_v wisdom_n for_o folly_n aue_fw-la maria._n 9_o it_o sell_v the_o eternal_a for_o the_o momentary_a aue_fw-la maria._n 10._o it_o lose_v heaven_n and_o gayn_v hell_n aue_fw-la maria._n 6._o o_o mary_n mother_n of_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n pater_fw-la noster_fw-la 1._o he_o that_o persever_v in_o one_o sin_v deserve_v that_o god_n shall_v permit_v he_o to_o fall_v into_o other_o aue_fw-la maria._n 2._o he_o deserve_v also_o loss_n of_o honour_n and_o good_n aue_fw-la maria._n 3._o of_o health_n &_o life_n aue_fw-la maria._n 4._o and_o of_o all_o other_o temporal_a prosperity_n aue_fw-la maria._n 5._o to_o have_v his_o memory_n change_v into_o forgetfulness_n aue_fw-la maria._n 6._o his_o desire_n and_o affection_n deprave_a &_o pervert_v aue_fw-la maria._n 7._o his_o understanding_n darken_v not_o able_a to_o discern_v his_o good_a nor_o to_o beware_v of_o his_o evil_n aue_fw-la maria._n 8._o that_o counsel_n and_o succour_n fail_v he_o in_o his_o great_a necessity_n aue_fw-la maria._n 9_o that_o he_o be_v not_o hear_v neither_o by_o himself_o nor_o by_o his_o advocate_n in_o life_n nor_o in_o death_n aue_fw-la maria._n 10._o that_o his_o person_n and_o all_o his_o affair_n be_v abhor_v of_o god_n for_o ever_o aue_fw-la maria._n 7._o o_o mary_n mother_n of_o mercy_n etc._n etc._n pater_fw-la noster_fw-la 1._o obtain_v that_o i_o may_v understand_v the_o blessing_n and_o great_a gift_n of_o god_n whereof_o it_o deprive_v i_o aue_fw-la maria._n 2._o and_o foresee_v the_o misery_n without_o number_n into_o which_o it_o bring_v i_o aue_fw-la maria._n 3._o and_o fear_v the_o dreadful_a punishment_n which_o so_o great_a a_o evil_n deserve_v aue_fw-la maria._n a_o prayer_n to_o christ_n our_o saviour_n o_o eternal_a majesty_n author_n &_o fountain_n