Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	altar_n	offer_v	sacrifice_n	2,486	5	7.5721	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07609	A treatise of the holy sacrifice of the masse, and excellencies therof. Written in Spanish by the R. F. Ant. de Molina, a Carthusian monke, & translated into English by I.R. of the Society of Iesus. VVith order, hovv to be present at the said Holy Mystery, vvith deuotion & profit	Molina, Antonio de, d. 1619?; Floyd, John, 1572-1649, attributed name.; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?	1623 (1623)	STC 18001; ESTC S112780	50,509	307

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of_o all_o which_o it_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o this_o one_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n contain_v in_o it_o most_o excellent_o &_o with_o great_a excess_n all_o the_o perfection_n sanctity_n and_o efficacy_n of_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o old_a as_o the_o same_o aforname_v saint_n do_v elegant_o &_o brief_o set_v down_o in_o these_o word_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o no_o sacrifice_n can_v be_v offer_v more_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n either_o to_o give_v he_o honour_n or_o to_o render_v he_o thanks_n or_o to_o obtain_v pardon_n or_o to_o deserve_v glory_n than_o the_o most_o holy_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n the_o mass_n be_v the_o thing_n most_o venerable_a that_o be_v in_o the_o church_n chap._n xi_o out_o of_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o mass_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o great_a reverence_n gravity_n and_o sanctity_n than_o any_o other_o in_o the_o catholic_a church_n there_o be_v 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