Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	world_n	worship_n	worship_v	123	3	7.6565	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67134	A view of the face unmasked, or, An answer to a scandalous pamphlet published by divers ministers and entituled The common prayer book unmasked wherein the lawfulness of using that book is maintained ... : whereunto are added also some arguments for the retaining of that book in our Church ... / by Sam. Wotton ...	Wotton, Sam. (Samuel)	1661 (1661)	Wing W3657; ESTC R34766	45,602	60

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that_o this_o church_n and_o state_n may_v still_o flourish_v and_o prosper_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n amen_n may_v 2._o 1661._o a_o collection_n of_o some_o choice_a expression_n of_o the_o equity_n charity_n sobriety_n and_o loyalty_n the_o four_o virgin_n daughter_n of_o the_o unspotted_a piety_n of_o these_o unknown_a unmasker_n of_o our_o common_a prayer_n book_n 1._o the_o service_n book_n be_v evince_v to_o be_v a_o rank_a impostor_n in_o god_n worship_n and_o a_o violent_a intruder_n into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n to_o the_o reader_n pag._n 1._o 2._o the_o say_a book_n be_v call_v the_o overwhelm_a storm_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o worship_n chap._n 1._o p._n 1._o 3._o it_o be_v call_v a_o superstitious_a and_o popish_a liturgy_n ibid._n 4._o if_o our_o liturgy_n be_v not_o a_o mass_n of_o superstition_n and_o superstitious_a ceremony_n we_o know_v not_o what_o superstition_n be_v p._n 3._o 5._o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o staff_n and_o strength_n of_o that_o abominable_a idol_n the_o breaden_a god_n ibid._n 6._o our_o service-book_n be_v call_v the_o mother_n of_o that_o hydra_n of_o the_o scotish_n liturgy_n and_o the_o young_a dragon_n in_o that_o nation_n and_o the_o mass-book_n the_o mother_n of_o our_o and_o they_o too_o ibid._n 7._o except_o our_o liturgy_n have_v be_v full_a of_o serpent_n it_o can_v not_o have_v hatch_v the_o dragon_n that_o be_v send_v into_o scotland_n ibid._n 8._o the_o superstition_n of_o this_o book_n be_v such_o and_o so_o many_o that_o we_o may_v apply_v that_o say_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o hurtful_a and_o dangerous_a but_o curse_a and_o execrable_a p._n 4._o 9_o their_o liturgy_n that_o be_v the_o papist_n be_v the_o very_a lethargy_n of_o worship_n and_o what_o difference_n between_o we_o and_o they_o true_o nothing_o but_o a_o pair_n shears_n betwixt_o they_o and_o put_v we_o in_o a_o coat_n of_o another_o tongue_n chap._n 2._o p._n 5._o 10._o what_o reason_n be_v there_o that_o we_o shall_v groan_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o a_o liturgy_n bear_v in_o upon_o we_o under_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o mass_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mass_n of_o idolatry_n and_o a_o idol_n of_o abomination_n ibid._n 11._o the_o service-book_n be_v the_o main_a engine_n it_o be_v the_o saddle_n and_o we_o the_o ass_n etc._n etc._n page_n 6._o from_o the_o middle_n to_o the_o end_n 12._o though_o ave_fw-la maria_n be_v not_o actual_o in_o it_o namely_o in_o our_o liturgy_n yet_o if_o purpose_n have_v hold_v it_o be_v more_o than_o in_o a_o fair_a possibility_n to_o have_v be_v the_o head-corner_n stone_n of_o the_o liturgy_n chap._n 3._o p._n 8._o 13._o this_o symbolisation_n of_o papist_n and_o prelate-man_n in_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o mass_n and_o liturgy_n discover_v how_o they_o conspire_v against_o the_o truth_n and_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n p._n 10._o 14._o if_o this_o our_o liturgy_n be_v the_o 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