Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	woman_n	word_n	write_v	469	4	5.3451	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05371	The treasure of vowed chastity in secular persons. Also the widdowes glasse. VVritten by the RR. Fathers Leonard Lessius, and Fuluius Androtius, both of the Society of Iesus. Translated into English by I.W. P.	Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.; Androzzi, Fulvio, 1523-1575. aut; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?	1621 (1621)	STC 15524; ESTC S108506	57,293	362

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it_o be_v set_v down_o in_o his_o life_n at_o the_o persuasion_n of_o nereus_n and_o achilleus_n s._n valeria_n at_o the_o persuasion_n of_o s._n martialis_n as_o appear_v out_o of_o his_o epistle_n add_v tholosanos_n chap._n 8._o s._n pudentiana_n &_o her_o sister_n praxedes_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o apostle_n or_o apostolical_a man_n final_o s._n anatolia_n apollonia_n balbina_n barbara_n pelagia_n catherina_n caecilia_n agatha_n agnes_n lucia_n basilla_n christina_n dorothea_n emerentiana_n prisca_n euphemia_n saturnina_n susanna_n victoria_n theodora_n and_o innumerable_a other_o continue_v virgin_n in_o the_o world_n even_o to_o their_o death_n and_o honour_v their_o virginity_n with_o the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n moreover_o it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o s._n cyprian_n s._n ambrose_n &_o s._n hierome_n with_o other_o holy_a father_n that_o there_o be_v in_o those_o age_n infinite_a who_o consecrate_v their_o virginity_n to_o almighty_a god_n although_o they_o enter_v 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in_o single_a or_o unmarried_a folk_n but_o also_o even_o in_o those_o themselves_n which_o be_v marry_v which_o to_o avoid_v tediousness_n i_o omit_v see_v marulus_n in_o his_o 4._o book_n the_o 7._o and_o 8._o chap._n fulgosus_n in_o the_o 4._o chap._n ignat._v in_o his_o 6._o book_n out_o of_o which_o it_o appear_v evident_o that_o this_o institution_n of_o embrace_v &_o profess_v chastity_n in_o the_o world_n have_v be_v most_o frequent_a and_o usual_a ever_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o very_o commendable_a and_o meritorious_a chap._n iii_o the_o same_o be_v witness_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o holy_a father_n mervailous_n be_v the_o commendation_n which_o holy_a father_n give_v to_o this_o state_n of_o life_n which_o be_v no_o less_o refer_v to_o such_o as_o observe_v it_o in_o the_o world_n then_o to_o those_o which_o profess_v it_o in_o monasterye_n s._n ignatius_n in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la tharsenses_n call_v virgin_n so_o vow_v unto_o god_n 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