Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	darkness_n	light_n	shine_v	7,702	5	9.5397	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B17357	A copy of a letter sent by E.B., an eminent Quaker in London, to the Pope in Rome transmitted thence by Cardinal Bromio to a person of quality in England : with a copy of the faculties granted to John Locet, Englishman and priest at Rome, 1678, for England, Scotland, and all the Kings dominions, Ireland excepted.	E. B.	1690 (1690)	Wing B49	3,805	2

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light_n to_o speak_v to_o thy_o soul_n as_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n and_o pretend_v to_o have_v lordship_n and_o dominion_n over_o both_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o men._n but_o by_o what_o authority_n do_v thou_o usurp_v the_o title_n of_o papa_n father_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n who_o first_o confer_v that_o title_n on_o thou_o be_v it_o from_o above_o or_o from_o man_n jesus_n when_o he_o be_v on_o earth_n command_v peter_n to_o feed_v his_o sheep_n and_o as_o a_o servant_n to_o administer_v to_o they_o he_o give_v he_o no_o authority_n to_o slaughter_n they_o or_o to_o flcece_v they_o or_o to_o use_v any_o tyranny_n towards_o they_o thou_o pretend_v to_o sit_v in_o peter_n seat_n have_v a_o care_n i_o warn_v thou_o that_o it_o be_v not_o satan_n chair_n for_o it_o be_v very_o doubtful_a if_o the_o man_n peter_n be_v ever_o at_o rome_n and_o it_o be_v for_o certain_a never_o have_v any_o authority_n there_o and_o be_v neither_o lord_n master_n or_o pope_n but_o 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thou_o can_v not_o but_o see_v and_o know_v the_o vanity_n of_o thy_o religion_n which_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n follow_v and_o thou_o thyself_o laugh_v at_o the_o ignorance_n and_o folly_n of_o most_o of_o thy_o adherent_n and_o follower_n who_o zealous_o follow_v thy_o dictate_v without_o sight_n or_o knowledge_n thou_o act_v against_o thy_o own_o conscience_n and_o against_o knowledge_n and_o against_o light_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o for_o this_o thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v unless_o thou_o timely_o repent_v thou_o of_o and_o reform_v thy_o error_n it_o be_v to_o maintain_v thy_o pride_n thy_o lust_n and_o thy_o covetousness_n that_o thou_o strive_v to_o kick_v against_o the_o prick_n and_o to_o establish_v thy_o abomination_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n but_o the_o day_n will_v come_v and_o be_v even_o at_o hand_n that_o thou_o and_o thy_o ismaelite_n which_o be_v become_v the_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n of_o sin_n that_o he_o cast_v out_o into_o utter_a perdition_n thou_o and_o thy_o gor-bellied_n cardinal_n that_o live_v like_o prince_n and_o fatten_v themselves_o up_o in_o their_o abominable_a lust_n against_o the_o day_n of_o slaughter_n be_v very_o unlike_o the_o apostle_n and_o disciple_n of_o christ_n who_o teach_v and_o preach_v the_o word_n with_o pain_n care_v and_o travel_v in_o meekness_n and_o poverty_n from_o the_o true_a light_n and_o spirit_n shine_v within_o their_o soul_n and_o be_v the_o primitive_a christian_n on_o earth_n again_o to_o see_v the_o shop_n of_o confusion_n thou_o and_o thy_o hierarchy_n have_v make_v out_o of_o their_o simple_a spin_a thread_n they_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o know_v or_o believe_v this_o to_o be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o religion_n they_o teach_v or_o begin_v with_o so_o great_a labour_n travel_v pain_n and_o martyrdom_n thus_o have_v thou_o make_v all_o their_o labour_n of_o little_a or_o no_o effect_n and_o still_o take_v care_n to_o keep_v poor_a soul_n in_o the_o snare_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o ignorance_n i_o tell_v thou_o plain_o thy_o conscience_n do_v witness_n against_o thou_o and_o thou_o do_v fee_v these_o truth_n but_o it_o be_v thy_o pride_n that_o make_v thou_o tyrant_n like_a to_o exercise_v lordship_n and_o dominion_n over_o other_o and_o to_o maintain_v this_o lordship_n and_o tyranny_n thou_o be_v fain_o to_o exercise_v cunning_a art_n and_o policy_n of_o the_o carnal_a man_n and_o even_o to_o fly_v to_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o the_o wicked_a one_o leave_v no_o stone_n unturned_a to_o maintain_v thy_o vanity_n and_o to_o fulfil_v thy_o lust_n thou_o know_v well_o enough_o there_o be_v no_o purgatory_n such_o as_o thou_o have_v invent_v to_o affright_v and_o delude_v poor_a ignorant_a people_n out_o of_o their_o money_n but_o the_o execrable_a gain_n which_o thou_o make_v by_o indulgency_n will_v not_o let_v thou_o reform_v that_o wicked_a and_o abominable_a 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