Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	moses_n	prophet_n	scripture_n	2,402	5	5.5718	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16210	Michaels combat with the diuel: or, Moses his funerall Delivered in a sermon preached in St. Pauls Church, on Sunday morning, being the Feast of St. Michael, 1639. By Iohn Blenkovv, LL.B. sometime Fellow of S. Iohn Bap. Coll. in Oxford.	Blenkow, John, b. 1609.	1640 (1640)	STC 3133; ESTC S115575	14,528	30

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yet_o have_v the_o chief_a hand_n in_o the_o design_n and_o sure_o some_o need_n there_o be_v moses_n be_v no_o soon_o dead_a and_o go_v to_o his_o grave_n but_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v arrest_v the_o corpse_n and_o hence_o grow_v the_o present_a contention_n between_o michael_n and_o he_o the_o content_n of_o this_o strife_n have_v breed_v a_o various_a conceit_n among_o interpreter_n and_o as_o it_o ordinary_o fall_v out_o in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n one_o say_v one_o thing_n another_o another_z ten_o several_a opinion_n be_v cite_v by_o lorinus_n concern_v this_o matter_n i_o forbear_v to_o cite_v they_o the_o most_o general_a and_o settle_a determination_n be_v that_o whereas_o michael_n will_v have_v bury_v moses_n private_o as_o god_n command_v the_o devil_n will_v have_v he_o bury_v open_o and_o in_o public_a view_n and_o whereas_o michael_n will_v not_o have_v his_o sepulchre_n know_v the_o devil_n labour_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o publish_v it_o upon_o this_o 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his_o servant_n and_o to_o all_o his_o land_n and_o in_o all_o that_o mighty_a hand_n and_o in_o all_o the_o great_a terror_n which_o moses_n show_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n deut._n ult_n v._o 10._o 11._o 12._o can_v all_o israel_n know_v this_o and_o not_o be_v rapt_v with_o more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a conceit_n of_o his_o person_n after_o his_o death_n who_o they_o wellnigh_o adore_v in_o his_o life_n to_o put_v this_o out_o of_o question_n it_o be_v without_o doubt_n the_o cause_n why_o god_n hide_v his_o body_n neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o reason_n assign_v why_o he_o shall_v so_o do_v say_v cor._n a_o lapide_fw-la but_o lest_o the_o jew_n shall_v worship_v he_o this_o the_o devil_n well_o know_v loc._n in_o loc._n and_o that_o make_v he_o so_o earnest_o contend_v for_o his_o body_n only_o that_o he_o may_v make_v a_o idol_n of_o it_o and_o if_o this_o may_v yet_o be_v think_v incredible_a let_v his_o daily_a practice_n prove_v it_o by_o experience_n what_o great_a superstition_n have_v he_o bring_v in_o in_o these_o late_a day_n then_o by_o these_o mean_n what_o pilgrimage_n prayer_n devotion_n have_v be_v give_v in_o way_n of_o homage_n to_o the_o shrine_n of_o decease_a martyr_n what_o a_o treasure_n of_o precious_a relic_n have_v he_o rake_v out_o of_o the_o dusty_a grave_n of_o depart_a saint_n with_o which_o he_o besot_v the_o mislead_a fancy_n of_o these_o day_n we_o can_v but_o see_v to_o what_o excellent_a purpose_n the_o body_n of_o moses_n will_v have_v serve_v when_o we_o see_v so_o many_o arm_n leg_n hand_n foot_n &_o finger_n of_o martyr_n to_o be_v have_v in_o such_o reverend_a if_o not_o divine_a estimation_n good_a reason_n there_o be_v therefore_o that_o michael_n shall_v stand_v up_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o it_o &_o vindicate_v