Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	holy_a	read_v	scripture_n	8,342	5	5.9261	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13680	Of the imitation of Christ, three, both for wisedome, and godlines, most excellent bookes; made 170. yeeres since by one Thomas of Kempis, and for the worthines thereof oft since translated out of Latine into sundrie languages by diuers godlie and learned men: now newlie corrected, translated, and with most ample textes, and sentences of holie Scripture illustrated by Thomas Rogers; Imitatio Christi. English.	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.; Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471, attributed name.	1580 (1580)	STC 23973; ESTC S118358	156,757	336

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his_o prayer_n and_o confess_v that_o he_o be_v hear_v when_o he_o say_v o_o lord_n my_o 2._o god_n i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o and_o thou_o have_v restore_v i_o but_o wherein_o thou_o have_v 11._o turn_v my_o mourning_n into_o joy_n thou_o have_v loose_v my_o sack_n and_o gird_v i_o with_o gladness_n now_o if_o these_o thing_n have_v happen_v to_o man_n of_o such_o wonderful_a holiness_n we_o miserable_a and_o poor_a soul_n shall_v not_o despair_v 19_o though_o we_o be_v sometime_o in_o cold_a and_o sometime_o in_o heat_n much_o as_o the_o spirit_n go_v and_o come_v at_o his_o pleasure_n 8._o therefore_o say_v job_n 18._o thou_o do_v so_o magnify_v he_o that_o thou_o set_v thy_o hart_n upon_o he_o and_o do_v visit_v he_o every_o morning_n and_o try_v he_o every_o moment_n so_o then_o in_o what_o thing_n shall_v i_o hope_v or_o to_o who_o shall_v i_o trust_v but_o only_o to_o the_o infinite_a and_o heavenly_a mercy_n of_o almighty_a god_n etc._n for_o be_v it_o that_o i_o have_v about_o i_o good_a and_o godly_a brethren_n and_o faithful_a friend_n and_o holy_a book_n and_o pleasant_a speech_n and_o sweet_a music_n yet_o little_a do_v all_o this_o help_n little_a do_v it_o comfort_n if_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n 4._o i_o be_o leave_v to_o myself_o at_o that_o time_n the_o best_a remedy_n be_v patience_n 19_o and_o the_o deny_v of_o myself_o 23_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o my_o part_n i_o never_o yet_o find_v man_n so_o religious_a that_o have_v not_o feel_v sometime_o the_o lack_n of_o god_n assistance_n and_o at_o sometime_o be_v cool_a in_o zeal_n than_o at_o other_o neither_o have_v any_o godly_a man_n be_v so_o carry_v aloft_o and_o illuminate_v but_o either_o soon_o or_o late_a or_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o he_o have_v be_v tempt_v 2._o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o behold_v god_n in_o deep_a contemplation_n who_o have_v feel_v no_o misery_n for_o god_n sake_n 12_o for_o common_o the_o tentation_n that_o go_v afore_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o 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