Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	body_n	heaven_n	place_n	9,023	5	5.0953	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00457	The art of dying well. Deuided into tvvo books. / Written by Roberto Bellarmine of the Society of Iesus, and Cardinall. ; Translated into English for the benefit of our countreymen, by C.E. of the same Society.; De arte bene moriendi. English	Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621.; Coffin, Edward, 1571-1626.	1621 (1621)	STC 1838.5; STC 1838.5; ESTC S90457	138,577	338

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bailiff_n who_o be_v ill_o speak_v of_o to_o his_o master_n as_o one_o that_o have_v waste_v his_o good_n and_o he_o call_v he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o how_o come_v it_o that_o i_o hear_v this_o of_o thou_o render_v a_o account_n of_o thy_o bailifship_n for_o thou_o can_v no_o more_o be_v bailiff_n by_o this_o rich_a man_n there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o god_n be_v mean_v who_o as_o now_o out_o of_o aggaeus_n we_o have_v hear_v say_v meum_fw-la est_fw-la argentum_fw-la &_o meum_fw-la est_fw-la aurum_fw-la all_o silver_n and_o gold_n be_v i_o by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o bailiff_n or_o steward_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o greek_a copy_n be_v understand_v a_o rich_a man_n as_o the_o holy_a father_n s._n john_n chrysostome_n s._n angustine_n s._n ambrose_n s._n bede_n theophilact_fw-mi euthimius_n and_o other_o on_o this_o passage_n of_o saint_n luke_n gospel_n do_v interpret_v every_o rich_a man_n then_o of_o this_o world_n if_o he_o believe_v the_o gospel_n must_v confess_v that_o all_o the_o riches_n he_o enjoy_v whether_o by_o just_a or_o unjust_a claim_n not_o to_o be_v his_o own_o for_o if_o his_o title_n unto_o they_o be_v good_a then_o be_v he_o only_o the_o bailiff_n and_o steward_n of_o god_n if_o unjust_a then_o be_v he_o a_o thief_n &_o a_o robber_n that_o this_o worldly_a rich_a man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v not_o the_o true_a master_n of_o the_o good_n he_o possess_v be_v clear_o evince_v because_o he_o be_v chardged_a with_o injustice_n before_o god_n who_o either_o by_o bodily_a death_n or_o beggary_n discharge_v he_o of_o his_o bailiffeship_n for_o so_o much_o do_v these_o word_n import_v red_a rationem_fw-la villicationis_fw-la tuus_fw-la iam_fw-la enim_fw-la non_fw-la poteris_fw-la villicare_fw-la yield_v a_o account_n of_o thy_o bailiffeship_n for_o thou_o can_v no_o long_o be_v bailiff_n neither_o do_v god_n want_v way_n to_o make_v rich_a man_n poor_a and_o to_o put_v they_o from_o their_o bailiffeship_n for_o he_o can_v send_v they_o 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mammon_n who_o will_v trust_v you_o for_o that_o which_o be_v the_o true_a the_o meaning_n of_o which_o word_n be_v 16._o luc._n 16._o if_o 〈◊〉_d wicked_a mammon_n to_o wit_n in_o false_a riches_n yo●_n have_v not_o be_v faithful_a and_o bountiful_o bestow_v they_o on_o the_o poor_a who_o wil●_n commit_v true_a riches_n unto_o your_o charge_n the_o riches_n i_o mean_v of_o virtue_n which_o indeed_o do_v make_v a_o man_n rich_a 34._o cyprian_a lib._n de_fw-fr opere_fw-la &_o eleemosyna_fw-la aug._n quaest_n euang._n quaest_n 34._o so_o s._n cypria●_n understand_v and_o explicate_v this_o place_n and_o not_o much_o unlike_a be_v the_o exposition_n of_o s._n augustine_n when_o he_o say_v the_o mammon_n of_o iniquity_n be_v that_o riches_n which_o only_o wicked_a man_n and_o fool_n repute_v for_o such_o whereas_o the_o good_a &_o wise_a man_n make_v no_o account_n of_o it_o but_o affirm_v the_o spiritual_a gift_n of_o grace_n alone_o to_o be_v the_o treasure_n of_o the_o faithful_a the_o 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