Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	despise_v	forsake_v	great_a	25	3	2.0923	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08952	A rule of good life: written by the mellifluous doctor S. Bernard (monke and abbot of the holie order of S. Benet) especiallie for virgins, and other religious woemen; and may profitably be read likewise by all others, that aspire to Christian perfection. Faithfully translated into English by the R. Father Antonie Batt, monke of the holie order afore-said, of the Congregation of England; Modus bene vivendi. English	Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.; Batt, Antonie.	1633 (1633)	STC 1923; ESTC S113802	137,346	537

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all_o like_v unto_o the_o apostle_n to_o those_o who_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v in_o the_o world_n or_o have_v in_o the_o monastery_n do_v hide_v nothing_o do_v agree_v that_o say_n of_o the_o psalmist_n *_o it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o to_o cleave_v to_o god_n to_o put_v my_o hope_n in_o our_o lord_n god_n psal_n 72._o as_o also_o that_o other_o say_v *_o cast_v thy_o care_n upon_o our_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v nowrish_v thou_o psal_n 54._o to_o those_o who_o like_o judas_n retain_v any_o thing_n proper_a to_o themselves_o or_o keep_v any_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o monastery_n secret_a or_o close_a do_v agree_v that_o other_o verse_n *_o they_o ascend_v even_o to_o the_o heaven_n and_o they_o descend_v even_o to_o the_o depth_n their_o soul_n pine_v away_o in_o evil_n psal_n 106._o but_o to_o those_o who_o with_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n give_v one_o par●_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v to_o the_o monastery_n and_o reserve_v the_o other_o proper_a 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take_v nothing_o without_o their_o licence_n give_v nothing_o honest_a virgin_n cast_v your_o care_n upon_o our_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v nowrish_v you_o amen_n of_o prayer_n chap_a xlix_o most_o dear_a sister_n hear_v what_o i_o say_v to_o pray_v before_o the_o time_n be_v providence_n to_o pray_v at_o the_o time_n appoint_v ●s_a obedience_n to_o pass_v over_o the_o time_n of_o prayer_n be_v negligence_n prayer_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o frequent_a by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o profitable_a it_o be_v and_o expedient_a our_o lord_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n *_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o you_o shall_v ask_v in_o prayer_n believe_v you_o shall_v receive_v mat._n 21._o and_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n do_v counsel_v we_o say_v *_o pray_v without_o intermission_n 1._o thes_n