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	worship_n	worship_v	43	3	8.0331	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10231	Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.	Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.; Makīn, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd, 1205-1273. Taŕikh al-Muslimin. English.; Methold, William, 1590-1653.; Horsey, Jerome, Sir, d. 1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 20508.5; ESTC S111832	2,067,390	1,140

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the_o world_n the_o poor_a idiot_n among_o the_o christian_n can_v as_o little_a distinguish_v as_o the_o pagan_a and_o both_o among_o the_o christian_n be_v like_o honour_n do_v to_o god_n image_n and_o to_o that_o of_o saint_n and_o to_o they_o both_o in_o like_a form_n of_o worship_n as_o among_o the_o pagan_n they_o be_v force_v to_o be_v at_o some_o sermon_n and_o there_o be_v well_o edify_v by_o their_o hear_n when_o they_o see_v the_o preacher_n direct_v his_o prayer_n to_o a_o crucifix_n call_v it_o his_o lord_n and_o saviour_n their_o transubstantiation_n be_v a_o monster_n as_o hideous_a as_o the_o former_a the_o mean_v ibid._n use_v to_o their_o conversion_n be_v weak_a especial_o in_o some_o place_n where_o they_o have_v not_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o such_o language_n as_o they_o can_v understand_v and_o the_o inquisitor_n have_v inhibit_v and_o take_v from_o they_o all_o book_n write_v on_o that_o theme_n in_o defence_n of_o christian_a religion_n or_o against_o it_o 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