Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	old_a	scripture_n	testament_n	10,292	5	8.2542	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69038	The theatre of Catolique and Protestant religion diuided into twelue bookes. Wherein the zealous Catholike may plainelie see, the manifest truth, perspicuitie, euident foundations and demonstrations of the Catholique religion; together with the motiues and causes, why he should perseuer therin. ... Written by I.C. student in diuinitie.	I. C., student in divinity.; Copinger, John, b. 1571 or 2, attributed name.; Colleton, John, 1548-1635, attributed name.	1620 (1620)	STC 4284; ESTC S115632	314,600	666

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come_v concern_v the_o militant_a church_n say_v ego_fw-la audivi_fw-la &_o non_fw-la intellexi_fw-la i_o have_v hear_v but_o i_o understand_v not_o the_o angel_n say_v unto_o

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themanitem_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o conceive_v a_o great_a displeasure_n against_o thou_o and_o against_o thy_o two_o friend_n because_o thou_o have_v not_o speak_v right_o before_o i_o as_o my_o seruamt_a job_n have_v do_v take_v therefore_o 7._o bull_n and_o 7._o rames_n &_o go_v unto_o my_o servant_n job_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o yourselves_o and_o my_o servant_n job_n shall_v pray_v for_o you_o and_o for_o his_o sake_n this_o fault_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v unto_o you_o the_o same_o job_n say_v turn_v unto_o some_o one_o of_o the_o saint_n judas_n machabeus_n do_v see_v onias_n lyft_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o pray_v for_o all_o the_o people_n of_o jewrie_n 2._o mac._n 15._o 16._o dan._n lib._n 4_o cap._n 16._o the_o old_a father_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v pray_v in_o the_o name_n of_o abraham_n 48._o gen._n 48._o isaac_n and_o jacob_n when_o it_o be_v say_v inuocetur_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la nomen_fw-la meum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v let_v 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apostoli_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o the_o apostle_n live_v in_o their_o bo●ies_n can_v pray_v for_o other_o how_o much_o more_o now_o be_v crown_v for_o their_o victorius_fw-la triumph_n one_o man_n moses_n obtain_v pardon_n of_o god_n for_o 6000._o arm_a man_n s._n stephen_n the_o true_a follower_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o firs●_o martyr_n do_v desire_v pardon_n for_o his_o persecutor_n and_o shall_v they_o be_v of_o less_o force_n and_o their_o prayer_n less_o hear_v of_o christ_n enjoin_v his_o familiar_a and_o bless_a presence_n the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n avouch_v that_o god_n at_o his_o intercession_n give_v unto_o he_o 28._o soul_n that_o be_v sail_v in_o one_o ship_n with_o he_o and_o now_o be_v receive_v to_o everlasting_a glory_n shall_v his_o petition_n and_o prayer_n be_v reject_v in_o the_o behaulfe_n of_o they_o that_o receive_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n 3._o vigilantius_n ympairinge_v the_o glory_n and_o felicity_n of_o the_o saint_n say_v that_o a_o live_a dog_n be_v better_a than_o a_o dead_a lion_n but_o god_n do_v declare_v unto_o we_o that_o neither_o s._n paul_n nor_o other_o saint_n be_v dead_a in_o spirit_n which_o be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v dead_a but_o at_o rest_n and_o as_o it_o be_v sleepinge_v so_o lazarus_n which_o be_v to_o be_v raise_v be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v dead_a but_o a_o sleep_n do_v not_o onias_n and_o hieremias_n after_o this_o life_n pray_v for_o the_o people_n so_o no_n job_n and_o daniel_n after_o this_o life_n be_v appoint_v intercessor_n by_o god_n for_o the_o people_n do_v not_o s._n ambrose_n write_v that_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n after_o this_o life_n be_v both_o a_o prelate_n and_o a_o tutor_n with_o christ_n in_o the_o behaulfe_n of_o his_o child_n archadius_fw-la and_o honorius_n and_o for_o their_o empire_n which_o they_o possess_v after_o their_o father_n be_v not_o abdias_n and_o amos_n intercessor_n unto_o god_n for_o the_o young_a heir_n of_o their_o succession_n josue_n &_o asaph_n who_o then_o can_v 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say_v that_o the_o christian_n will_v not_o have_v pray_v for_o the_o dead_a if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v instruct_v by_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n the_o say_v vrbanus_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a instrument_n with_o luther_n to_o sow_v lutheranism_n in_o suethland_n and_o in_o the_o dukedom_n of_o lumburge_n à_fw-la parte_fw-la operum_fw-la in_o formula_fw-la cautè_fw-la loquendi_fw-la when_o the_o apostle_n reprove_v the_o thessalonian_o for_o howl_v and_o cryinge_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o gentile_n for_o their_o dead_a he_o take_v not_o away_o the_o care_n or_o memory_n for_o the_o dead_a 19_o de_fw-fr locis_fw-la communibus_fw-la c._n 19_o but_o confirm_v the_o same_o the_o same_o vrbanus_n affirm_v that_o luther_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n sayinge_v that_o it_o belong_v to_o christian_a piety_n that_o we_o shall_v commend_v unto_o christ_n by_o devout_a prayer_n our_o christian_a brother_n as_o it_o have_v be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n 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rank_n we_o pray_v as_o s._n dionis_fw-la areopag_n say_v divinus_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la orans_fw-la etc._n etc._n hierar_fw-it dyonisius_n areop_n c._n 7._o eccle_n hierar_fw-it the_o divine_a priest_n prayinge_v for_o the_o dead_a he_o pray_v for_o such_o as_o live_v holy_a yet_o they_o have_v contract_v some_o blemish_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o human_a infirmity_n be_v detain_v in_o purgatory_n and_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v 3._o aug._n euc._n ca._n 110._o tom_n 3._o our_o suffrage_n proffitt_v they_o that_o be_v in_o a_o mean_a betwixt_o good_a and_o bad_a of_o which_o kind_n of_o people_n s._n paul_n say_v saluus_fw-la tamen_fw-la fiet_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la per_fw-la ignem_fw-la he_o shall_v be_v save_v 52._o 1._o cor._n 3.15_o cypr._n ep._n 52._o but_o yet_o through_o fire_n accord_v to_o which_o s._n cyprian_n say_v aliud_fw-la est_fw-la missum_fw-la non_fw-la exire_fw-la inde_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o all_o one_o be_v send_v to_o 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