Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	great_a	holy_a	write_v	2,195	5	5.2980	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00875	The Pomander of prayer.	Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?	1530 (1530)	STC 25421.3; ESTC S124473	37,614	66

in_o heremo_fw-la ora_fw-la ergo_fw-la ꝓ_n defunctis_fw-la etc._n etc._n pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o be_v deed_n and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o life_n eternal_a /_o they_o will_v not_o forget_v to_o pray_v for_o you_o but_o it_o these_o day_n there_o be_v many_o heretic_n that_o say_v and_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o purgatory_n /_o in_o the_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o then_o depart_v fro_o this_o life_n be_v purge_v from_o the_o fylthnesse_n of_o sign_n but_o anon_o as_o they_o depart_v they_o go_v either_o to_o heaven_n or_o to_o hell_n i_o may_v bring_v in_o dyvers_a auctorytee_n of_o holy_a scrypture_n to_o confute_v this_o false_a opynyon_n with_o /_o but_z as_o now_o i_o will_v lete_fw-la they_o pass_v /_o partly_o because_o thatof_o late_o catholycall_a &_o great_a famous_a clerk_n in_o their_o book_n late_o compile_v have_v confute_v such_o opynyon_n moche_v more_o strong_o than_o my_o simple_a learning_n be_v able_a to_o do_v and_o partly_o because_o it_o be_v my_o purpose_n in_o the_o begin_v to_o write_v this_o poor_a treatyse_n as_o a_o erudition_n of_o prayer_n to_o such_o as_o have_v but_o small_a or_o none_o under_o stand_v in_o holy_a scrypture_n /_o &_o not_o as_o a_o confutation_n of_o heretic_n but_o i_o will_v beseech_v you_o all_o my_o spunall_n friend_n for_o who_o i_o have_v take_v this_o labour_n /_o in_o the_o blyss_v wound_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi jesu_n cryste_n /_o if_o you_o here_o any_o ꝑsone_n speak_v either_o of_o this_o /_o or_z of_o any_o such_o other_o false_a erroneous_a opynion_n that_o you_o gyve_v to_o they_o no_o credence_n /_o nor_o argue_v you_o not_o with_o they_o in_o the_o cause_n if_o they_o be_v learn_v &_o pe_z unlern_v /_o lest_o peradventure_o they_o may_v seduce_v your_o intellygence_n by_o subtyll_a argument_n appear_v to_o your_o natural_a reason_n as_o they_o be_v true_a /_o when_o it_o be_v the_o contrary_n but_o rather_o withdraw_v your_o pnsence_n from_o their_o 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our_o lord_n shall_v show_v &_o declare_v what_o every_o man_n be_v /_o when_o our_o miserable_a soul_n shall_v be_v bring_v afore_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o high_a iuge_a god_n almyghty_a /_o there_o to_o abide_v that_o moost_n terryble_a sentence_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n almyghty_a either_o to_o everla_a life_n or_o endless_a pain_n if_o we_o will_v daily_o exercise_v ourselves_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o pmparation_n to_o our_o prayer_n not_o only_o we_o shall_v avoid_v great_a distractyon_n of_o mind_n but_o also_o we_o shall_v do_v due_a fruit_n of_o penance_n for_o our_o sin_n some_o there_o be_v which_o be_v moche_n lete_fw-la in_o prayer_n by_o fantasye_n and_o dyvers_a thought_n and_o cogytacyon_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o moche_v intryke_v nor_o file_v with_o mortal_a sin_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o dystraccyon_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v great_a habundaunce_n of_o venyall_n syne_v for_o now_o a_o day_n many_o be_v give_v to_o sport_n /_o game_n &_o desolate_a mirth_n /_o &_o specyal_o to_o delycate_v feed_v of_o meat_n &_o drink_v &_o idle_a speech_n all_o which_o be_v poison_n to_o devotion_n &_o much_o let_v to_o prayer_n &_o occasion_n of_o fantasy_n for_o all_o such_o dissolute_a mirth_n /_o vain_a speech_n &_o feeding_n be_v so_o pleasant_a to_o the_o sense_n that_o they_o suffocate_v the_o spirit_n /_o &_o let_v the_o soul_n from_o rejoice_v in_o spunal_n thing_n avoid_v this_o case_n &_o devocyon_n will_v follow_v in_o prayer_n delyte_n in_o such_o vanytee_n /_o &_o not_o only_o you_o shall_v drown_v devotion_n but_o also_o you_o shall_v make_v yourself_o a_o vessel_n fit_a for_o every_o temptacyon_n many_o