Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	wise_a	world_n	worse_a	25	3	8.3031	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09668	The mirrour of religious perfection deuided into foure bookes. Written in Italian by the R. F. Lucas Pinelli, of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by a Father of the same Society.	Pinelli, Luca, 1542-1607.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?, attributed name.	1618 (1618)	STC 19938; ESTC S114703	239,460	604

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himself_o for_o something_o be_v false_a and_o counterfeit_a humility_n and_o to_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o be_v esteem_v of_o other_o be_v notable_a arrogancy_n but_o the_o great_a gift_n a_o humble_a man_n have_v the_o more_o do_v he_o abase_v himself_o before_o other_o 5._o desire_v thou_o to_o know_v my_o son_n what_o humility_n work_v in_o a_o religious_a man_n first_o it_o incline_v his_o mind_n to_o think_v submissive_o of_o himself_o second_o when_o need_n be_v it_o move_v he_o to_o manifest_v his_o own_o utility_n &_o baseness_n even_o by_o outward_a action_n he_o that_o be_v lowly_a in_o his_o talk_n go_v conversation_n and_o other_o his_o action_n declare_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o contemner_n of_o himself_o