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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	know_v	lord_n	3,918	5	3.5901	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04678	Here after foloweth a treatyse take[n] out of a boke whiche sometyme Theodosius the Emperour founde in Iherusalem in the pretorye of Pylate of Joseph of Armathy; Here after foloweth a treatyse taken out of a boke whiche sometyme Theodosius the Emperour founde in Jherusalem in the pretorye of Pylate of Joseph of Armathy.		1511 (1511)	STC 14806; ESTC S103814	4,624	14

Chere after foloweth a treatyse takē out of a boke whiche somtyme Theodosius the Emperour founde in Iherusalem in the pretorye of Pylate of Ioseph of Armathy Ihesus nazarenꝰ rex iudeorum Ihesus nazarenꝰ rex iudeorum FOr asmoche as oftentymes grete doubtes doubtefull thynges deceyueth the reders / therfore all doubtes sette a parte ye shall se dyuers thynges extracte of the veray true probate assercyons of hystoryal men touchynge and concernynge thantyquytes of thonourable monastery of oure lady in Glastenburye After the tyme that our sauyour Ihesu cryste was put vnto deth by passyon of the crosse all thynges were fully complete whiche were wryten and spoken of hȳ by holy prophecye That holy man Ioseph of Armathy came vnto Pylate and asked of hym the body of our sauyour Ihesu cryste / whan the body was graunted to hym he wrapped it in a fayre whyte clothe and interyd it in a tombe newely made where neuer man was buryed in / what tyme the Iewes had parfyte knowlege that this Ioseph had so worshypfully brought the body of cryst in erthe / they thought vtterly in theyr myndes and kest so also the meanes how they myght set handes vpon hym / one named Nychodemus and many dyuers other the whiche were the veray true louers and iust aduocates of our sauyour fledde and kepte them secrete / excepte onely the sayd Ioseph Nychodemꝰ whiche full boldly presented them selfe made rehersall vnto the Iewes vnder these wordes / what sholde moue you to be dyspleased with vs for asmoche as we haue buryed the body of Ihesu cryst / knowe ye full well sayd Ioseph Nychodemus to the Iewes that ye haue mysdone agaynst the ryghtfull man / ye cast ne thȳke not in your myndes the grete benefytes he hathe done and shewed to you ye haue for his grete goodnes crucyfyed hym with a sharpe spere woūded hym The Iewes herynge those wordes set hande on Ioseph and closed hym in an house where was no wyndowe / annas cayphas sealed the dore vpon the locke and assygned and deputed cretayne men to kepe hym and watche hym and his felowe Nychodemus was let goo at lyberte They intreated Ioseph soo vngoodly for as moche that he was the man that desyred the body of Ihesu cryst / and was the pryncypall mouer and begynner that the body was so worshypfully interyd buryed-after this was done vpon theyr sabbat daye they gaderyd them in a companye the chefe rulers of the temple and caste theyr myndes togyder how by what maner of dethe they myght destroye Ioseph whan they were all in fere Annas and Cayphas were commaunded by theym to present Ioseph for as moche as they had sealed the dore where he was inclosed in whan theyr seales were broken the dore opened Ioseph was gone Than they sent out spyes to seke hym fynably he was foūde in his owne cyte called Aramathya / whan they had redy tydynges perfyte knowlege of it / bothe chefe rulers all the comynalte of the Iewes inioyed gretely thanked the verray god of Israell that it was knowen where Ioseph was become whiche was thus inclosed vnder kepȳge warde and custodye Thenne they gadred in a multytude and they the whiche were pryncypalles and heedes preposynge this questyon and sayd what meanes myghte we fynde that we myght craftely haue Ioseph vnto vs and so for to speke with hym Thenne they concluded generally that an epystle sholde be wryten vnto hym / and this was the effecte of the lettre Ioseph peace be with the and with all thy company Nowe we knowe full well that we haue full greuously offended god and the / therfore we praye the vouch saue too come vnto vs that we maye comen with the for we meruaylle gretely how thou was taken out of the place in the whiche thou was putte / we knowlege ourselfe vnto the that we haue malygned sore agayn the / wherfore almyghty god hathe delyuered the that our wycked counseyll and vnhappye mynde myght not hurte the / therfore worshyppefull Ioseph whiche arte well beloued amonge all people / peace be with the. Thenne this epystle made and wryten they chose seuen persones amonge theym all whiche were the best and moost synguler frendes that Ioseph had sayd vnto theym / whan ye go forth take your way in to Aramathia vnto Ioseph grete hym well in our behalue and take vnto hym this our epystle / whan the seuen persones electe chosen had theyr full answer with theyr lettre delyuered anone they came to the cyte of Aramathya where Ioseph was and full louyngely salued hym shewynge theyr comynge the cause gyuȳge vnto hym the epystle whiche receyued them full curteysly / and whan he had ouerloked the lettre and knewe the effecte thenne he sayd these wordes Blessyd be my lorde god of Israell whiche hathe delyuered and saued me that my blode hath not be shed nor I destroyed blessyd be my lorde god the whiche hathe kepte me vnder his wynges Thenne Ioseph in token of loue peace kyssed the .vii. persones whiche were sente in message vnto hym and full kyndely hadde them into his house And vpon the nexte daye after he toke his asse and walkynge kepte them company vnto Iherusalem And whan the Iewes herde of his comynge they wente agaynst hym and in their metynge sayd with one voyce peace be in thy comynge fader Ioseph / and he resaluted theym vnder this maner and sayd Peace be with you and amōge you all and there they kyssed hym all / thenne Nychodemus receyued hym into his house and made hym a grete dyner / vpon a daye whan the Iewes were gadered togyder Annas and Cayphas sayd vnto Ioseph / shewe thou now before the god of Israell openly declare vnto vs suche thynges as we shall examyn the of for as moche as it is not vnknowen that we were sore greued for by cause thou lettest bury the body of Ihesu cryste and therupon we enclosed the in a preuy house and the morowe we sent to haue spoken with the and myght not fynde the / wherfore we meruaylled gretely and were sore affrayed of it how this myghte be vnto this tyme that we se the nowe / therfore whyles thou arte presente certefye vs verely howe this mater was brought that thou was thus secretely conueyed awaye Ioseph dysdayned not to gyue theym answere but sayd vnto theym boldely What tyme ye closed me in that house on godefrydaye the morowe vpon whiche is the sabbate daye in the mydnyghte whan I was besy in my prayers to desyre god to be my helpe and socour / sodeynly in the meane tyme the house that I was in was taken vp by the foure angles And I sawe Ihesus bryghter thenne ony lyght that euer I sawe afore and for grete fere I fell downe to the erthe / thenne he toke me by the hande frome the grounde and wyped my face with a rose and kyssed me