Selected quad for the lemma: majesty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
majesty_n	divine_a	exercise_n	great_a	90	3	2.1357	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10187	Histrio-mastix The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an vtter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1633 (1633)	STC 20464A; ESTC S115316	1,193,680	1,258

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jest_n to_o recreate_v man_n mind_n ibid._n transform_v youth_n into_o the_o very_a habit_n and_o order_n of_o strumpet_n to_o the_o great_a injury_n and_o dishonour_n of_o their_o age_n and_o sex_n a_o thing_n which_o moses_n do_v much_o condemn_v witness_v tertullian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n c._n 10._o p._n 17._o together_o with_o isiodor_n hispalensis_n originum_n lib._n 18._o cap._n 51._o ibid._n in_o all_o scenical_a art_n say_v they_o there_o be_v plain_o the_o patronage_n of_o bacchus_n and_o venus_n which_o be_v peculiar_o proper_a to_o the_o stage_n from_o the_o gesture_n and_o flexure_n of_o the_o body_n they_o sacrifice_v effeminacy_n to_o venus_n and_o bacchus_n the_o one_o of_o they_o be_v effeminate_a by_o her_o sex_n the_o other_o by_o his_o f●nx_n etc._n etc._n witness_v saint_n cyprian_n de_fw-fr spectaculis_fw-la lib._n where_o he_o write_v thus_o ibidem_fw-la to_o this_o vile_a shameful_a deed_n another_o equal_a wickedness_n be_v superadd_v a_o man_n 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nature_n be_v both_o effeminate_a man_n and_o woman_n yea_o be_v neither_o man_n nor_o woman_n if_o we_o will_v speak_v true_o for_o they_o continue_v not_o man_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v become_v woman_n they_o attain_v not_o for_o what_o they_o be_v by_o nature_n that_o they_o 24._o continue_v not_o in_o regard_n of_o manner_n and_o that_o which_o they_o wicked_o desire_v to_o be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o by_o nature_n by_o which_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o they_o be_v certain_a riddle_n of_o luxury_n and_o intricacy_n of_o vice_n be_v man_n among_o woman_n and_o woman_n among_o man_n whether_o do_v these_o thing_n rather_o deserve_v applause_n aspection_n and_o mirth_n or_o tear_n and_o sigh_n very_o laughter_n reign_v in_o these_o nature_n be_v vitiate_a and_o adulterate_v and_o a_o various_a flame_n of_o pleasure_n be_v kindle_v to_o these_o i_o may_v acumulate_v the_o parallel_a testimony_n of_o ibidem_fw-la athanasius_n contra_fw-la gentes_fw-la oratio_fw-la p._n 10._o a._n b._n of_o theophylus_fw-la antiochenus_fw-la ad_fw-la autolicum_fw-la lib._n 3._o of_o tatianu●_n oratio_fw-la adversus_fw-la graeco_n of_o minucius_n felix_n octavius_n p._n 70._o 101.223_o of_o augustine_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o to_o 14._o and_o lib._n 7._o c._n 24._o of_o salvian_n lib._n 6._o de_fw-fr gubernation_n dei._n of_o hierom._n epist●_n 2._o cap._n 6.7_o ibid._n epist._n 9_o cap._n 5._o epist._n 10._o c._n 4._o epist._n 13._o c._n 2._o epist._n 48._o c._n 2._o epist._n 88_o cap._n 4._o of_o eusebius_n apud_fw-la damascenum_n parallelorum_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 47._o of_o cassiodorus_n variarum_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 27.30_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 51._o and_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 16._o of_o damascen_n parallelorum_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 47._o of_o john_n salisbury_n de_fw-fr nugis_fw-la curialium_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o together_o with_o the_o concurrent_a suffrage_n of_o ludovicus_n vives_n de_fw-fr causis_fw-la corrupt_a 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