Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	lamb_n	life_n	name_n	3,669	5	5.9066	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51123	Antichrist unvailed by the finger of Gods power and his visage discovered by the light of Christ Jesus, and his ministers, members, works, and lying wonders, manifested by the spirit of God, a manifestation whereof is given to every man (and woman) to profit withal : with friendly and serious invitations, exhortations, and warnings to all professors of Christianity, to beware of that antichristian spirit that leadeth to destruction, and of those teachers, who are influenced by it / written in the love of God by a prisoner (at Lancaster castle) for the testimony of truth, and one of the people called (in scorn) Quakers, Henry Mollineux.	Mollineux, Henry, d. 1719.	1695 (1695)	Wing M2393; ESTC R13417	147,325	285

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servant_n come_v to_o threaten_v the_o widow_n if_o she_o be_v not_o free_a to_o pay_v for_o a_o mortuary_n as_o they_o call_v it_o what_o child_n soever_o she_o have_v to_o maintain_v if_o all_o her_o husband_n good_n but_o amount_v to_o 6_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n though_o perhaps_o the_o priest_n income_n amount_v to_o a_o hundred_o time_n so_o much_o for_o one_o year_n and_o their_o mortuary_n so_o call_v in_o the_o very_a midnight_n cause_v by_o the_o prevail_a power_n of_o darkness_n in_o the_o apostasy_n and_o popery_n be_v invent_v for_o pay_v for_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a to_o bring_v their_o soul_n out_o of_o purgatory_n as_o the_o pope_n and_o priest_n that_o have_v terrify_v poor_a people_n with_o a_o dream_n of_o purgatory_n after_o death_n tell_v and_o preach_v to_o people_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o dead_a may_v share_v in_o the_o stock_n of_o merit_n that_o they_o pretend_v they_o have_v to_o sell_v to_o they_o who_o come_v with_o money_n to_o buy_v and_o 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heart_n and_o his_o everlasting_a priesthood_n which_o be_v inward_o to_o be_v witness_v by_o true_a christian_n but_o the_o ceremony-preacher_n imitate_v the_o jew_n and_o heathen_n near_o in_o their_o swear_v and_o plead_v for_o swear_v upon_o a_o book_n which_o be_v swear_v by_o a_o sign_n a_o jewish_a or_o heathenish_a custom_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o likewise_o they_o imitate_v the_o heathen_n in_o keep_v and_o use_v their_o name_n of_o day_n and_o month_n who_o be_v idolater_n and_o adore_v divers_a idol_n and_o approprate_v seven_o of_o they_o unto_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o week_n and_o worship_v each_o idol_n on_o the_o appoint_a day_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n brit._n see_v versti●an's_n antiquity_n and_o cambden_n brit._n the_o old_a saxon_a heathen_n who_o record_v mention_n to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o that_o bring_v in_o those_o name_n they_o worship_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o 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who_o they_o call_v the_o god_n of_o battle_n and_o the_o second_o month_n call_v they_o april_n from_o a_o title_n of_o venus_n who_o they_o call_v the_o goddess_n of_o love_n and_o beauty_n and_o they_o call_v the_o three_o month_n may_n from_o maia_n otherwise_o call_v flora_n who_o be_v a_o strumpet_n in_o rome_n and_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o that_o month_n she_o set_v up_o a_o pole_n before_o her_o door_n to_o allure_v her_o lover_n and_o thence_o come_v the_o name_n of_o maypole_n and_o they_o call_v the_o four_o month_n june_n from_o juno_n who_o they_o call_v the_o goddess_n of_o wealth_n and_o the_o five_o and_o six_o month_n they_o call_v july_n and_o august_n in_o honour_n to_o julius_n caesar_n and_o augustus_n caesar_n two_o roman_a emperor_n and_o four_o of_o the_o other_o month_n retain_v their_o proper_a name_n after_o the_o latin_n as_o september_n october_n november_n and_o december_n but_o the_o eleven_o month_n they_o call_v january_n from_o janus_n a_o king_n of_o italy_n who_o for_o his_o wisdom_n they_o picture_v with_o two_o face_n and_o honour_v he_o as_o a_o god_n and_o they_o call_v the_o twelve_o month_n february_n from_o februnus_n otherwise_o call_v pluto_n who_o they_o call_v the_o god_n of_o hell_n and_o so_o they_o may_v see_v how_o their_o name_n of_o the_o month_n and_o day_n come_v from_o the_o heathen_n and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o people_n of_o god_n the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n be_v strict_o command_v to_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o name_n of_o other_o god_n 23.13_o exod._n 23.13_o nor_o let_v it_o be_v hear_v out_o of_o their_o month_n 15.4_o psal_n 15.4_o and_o david_n in_o obedience_n thereunto_o say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o take_v their_o name_n into_o his_o lip_n therefore_o christian_n be_v jew_n inward_o ought_v not_o to_o use_v such_o name_n who_o be_v under_o a_o more_o glorious_a dispensation_n than_o the_o outward_a jew_n be_v for_o how_o can_v they_o true_o claim_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n 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which_o none_o can_v obtain_v the_o crown_n of_o life_n and_o salvation_n and_o those_o cross_n that_o be_v make_v of_o silver_n or_o wood_n etc._n etc._n that_o any_o child_n can_v carry_v or_o those_o that_o be_v make_v with_o water_n in_o the_o forehead_n of_o child_n or_o other_o which_o some_o pretender_n to_o be_v reform_v from_o popery_n yet_o use_v and_o concern_v the_o invention_n of_o their_o outward_a cross_n it_o be_v record_v that_o before_o the_o name_n of_o pope_n be_v give_v or_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n entitle_v universal_a one_o mocarius_n bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n etc._n see_v socrat._v 1_o cap._n 6_o 9_o plat._n polid._n deborus_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o mean_n with_o one_o helena_n that_o the_o cross_n be_v find_v in_o the_o year_n 310._o so_o it_o seem_v the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a christian_n make_v no_o stir_n about_o the_o outward_a cross_n otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v neglect_v three_o hundred_o year_n and_o agapetus_n bishop_n of_o 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