Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	adore_v	eat_v	flesh_n	2,965	5	9.6992	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69491	Gestus Eucharisticvs, or, A discourse concerning the gesture at the receiving of the Holy Eucharist or Sacrament of the Lords Supper by George Ashwell ...	Ashwell, George, 1612-1695.	1663 (1663)	Wing A3998; ESTC R16232	72,577	195

he_o viz._n psal_n 99_o 5._o have_v these_o word_n quaero_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la scabellum_fw-la pedum_n ejus_fw-la &_o dicit_fw-la mihi_fw-la scriptura_fw-la terra_fw-la scabellum_fw-la pedum_n meorum_fw-la fluctuans_fw-la converto_fw-la i_o ad_fw-la christum_fw-la quia_fw-la ipsum_fw-la hic_fw-la quaero_fw-la &_o invenio_fw-la quomodo_fw-la sine_fw-la impietate_fw-la adoretur_fw-la terra_fw-la sine_fw-la impietate_fw-la adoretur_fw-la scabellum_fw-la pedum_n ejus_fw-la suscepit_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la terrà_fw-la terram_fw-la quia_fw-la caro_fw-la de_fw-la terrà_fw-la est_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr carne_n mariae_fw-la carnem_fw-la accepit_fw-la et_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o ipsà_fw-la carne_n hic_fw-la ambulavit_fw-la &_o ipsam_fw-la carnem_fw-la nobis_fw-la manducandam_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la dedit_fw-la nemo_fw-la autem_fw-la carnem_fw-la illam_fw-la manducat_fw-la nisi_fw-la priùs_fw-la adoraverit_fw-la inventum_fw-la est_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la adoretur_fw-la tale_n scabellum_fw-la pedum_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o non_fw-la solùm_fw-la non_fw-la peccemus_fw-la adorando_fw-la sed_fw-la peccemus_fw-la non_fw-la adorando_fw-la that_o be_v i_o inquire_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o his_o footstool_n and_o the_o scripture_n tell_v i_o the_o earth_n be_v my_o footstool_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o waver_n i_o turn_v i_o unto_o christ_n for_o he_o i_o seek_v here_o so_o i_o find_v how_o the_o earth_n his_o footstool_n may_v be_v worship_v without_o impiety_n because_o he_o take_v earth_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o flesh_n be_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o he_o take_v flesh_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o marie_n and_o because_o he_o converse_v here_o in_o the_o flesh_n and_o give_v we_o his_o very_a flesh_n to_o eat_v unto_o salvation_n now_o there_o be_v none_o who_o eat_v that_o flesh_n but_o first_o worship_v or_o adore_v we_o have_v find_v then_o how_o this_o footstool_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v adore_v so_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o not_o sin_n in_o adore_v 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