Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	beast_n	head_n	roman_a	1,343	5	9.0797	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50525	The apostasy of the latter times in which, according to divine prediction, the world should wonder after the beast the mystery of iniquity should so farre prevaile over the mystery of godlinesse, whorish Babylon over the virgin-Church of Christ, as that the visible glory of the true church should be much clouded the true unstained Christian faith corrupted the purity of true worship polluted, or, The gentiles theology of dæmons i.e. inferiour divine powers, supposed to be mediatours between God and man : revived in the latter times amongst Christians in worshipping of angels, deifying and invocating of saints, adoring and templing of reliques, bowing downe to images, worshipping of crosses, &c : all which together with a true discovery of the nature, originall, progresse, of the great, fatall and solemn apotisy are cleared : delivered in publique some years since upon I Tim. 4. 1,2,3 / by Joseph Mede ...	Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.	1641 (1641)	Wing M1590; ESTC R22768	121,369	171

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clarissimum_fw-la terrarum_fw-la omnium_fw-la lumen_fw-la extinctum_fw-la est_fw-la imo_fw-la romani_fw-la imperii_fw-la truncatum_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o in_o una_fw-la urbe_fw-la totus_fw-la orbis_fw-la interiit_fw-la as_o he_o elsewhere_o deplore_v that_o woeful_a calamity_n praef._n l._n 1._o comment_fw-fr in_o ezek._n answerable_a to_o that_o which_o saint_n john_n tell_v we_o daniel_n calendar_n also_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o hornish_v tyrant_n who_o be_v to_o act_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v then_o begin_v to_o appear_v when_o ten_o king_n shall_v arise_v in_o the_o four_o kingdom_n for_o the_o ten_o horn_n which_o at_o last_o he_o espy_v upon_o the_o beast_n head_n and_o observe_v a_o little_a horn_n with_o eye_n &_o a_o mouth_n to_o spring_v up_o among_o they_o &_o displant_v three_o of_o they_o v_o 8._o the_o angel_n v._n 24._o expound_v to_o be_v ten_o king_n which_o shall_v arise_v out_o of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o another_o to_o wit_n antichrist_n shall_v arise_v 〈◊〉_d behind_o they_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v as_o the_o 70_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o shall_v be_v diverse_a from_o the_o first_o that_o be_v a_o king_n of_o another_o nature_n and_o shall_v bring_v down_o or_o humble_v three_o king_n deprimet_fw-la and_o play_v those_o reax_n which_o follow_v in_o the_o text._n thus_o the_o father_n universal_o and_o from_o the_o utmost_a antiquity_n expound_v this_o scripture_n justin._n mart._n dialog_n cum_fw-la tryphone_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o this_o horn_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la iniqua_fw-la in_o nos_fw-la christianos_n andebit_fw-la irenaeus_n scholar_n to_o policarp_n l._n 5._o c._n 21._o aliis_fw-la 25._o say_v daniel_n novissimi_fw-la regni_fw-la finem_fw-la respiciens_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la novissimos_fw-la decem_fw-la reges_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la divideretur_fw-la regnum_fw-la illorum_fw-la super_fw-la quos_fw-la filius_fw-la perditionis_fw-la veniet_fw-la cornua_fw-la dic●●_n dec●m_fw-la ●asei_fw-la bestiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n yea_o a_o little_a after_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o saint_n john_n in_o his_o ten_o king_n which_o shall_v re-receive_a their_o kingdom_n at_o one_o hour_n with_o the_o beast_n expound_v this_o of_o daniel_n manifestius_fw-la adhuc_fw-la d●_n novissimo_fw-la tempore_fw-la &_o de_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la decem_fw-la regibus_fw-la in_fw-la quos_fw-la divid●tur_fw-la quod_fw-la nunc_fw-la regnal_n imperium_fw-la significavit_fw-la johannes_n domini_fw-la discipulus_fw-la in_o apocalypsi_fw-la edisserens_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerint_fw-la decem_fw-la cornua_fw-la qu●_n à_fw-la daniele_n visa_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n nay_o saint_n jerome_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o this_o seven_o chapter_n of_o daniel_n will_v give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o all_o the_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n deliver_v this_o to_o be_v the_o true_a exposition_n for_o have_v there_o confute_v porphyry_n who_o to_o 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the_o lord_n threaten_v deut._n 4.28_o &_o 28.64_o jer._n 16.13_o to_o scatter_v israel_n among_o the_o nation_n from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n even_o to_o another_o and_o that_o there_o they_o shall_v serve_v other_o god_n day_n and_o night_n god_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n woo_v and_o stone_n which_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o father_n have_v know_v that_o be_v they_o shall_v serve_v they_o not_o religious_o but_o political_o insomuch_o as_o they_o be_v to_o become_v slave_n and_o vassal_n to_o forecited_a idolatrous_a nation_n even_o such_o idolater_n as_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o father_n have_v ever_o hear_v of_o for_o as_o for_o a_o religious_a service_n of_o idol_n the_o jew_n be_v never_o so_o free_a as_o in_o the_o captivity_n as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n at_o this_o day_n but_o with_o the_o service_n of_o bondage_n they_o may_v be_v say_v political_o to_o have_v be_v the_o vassal_n of_o idol_n as_o be_v in_o bondage_n to_o the_o servant_n of_o 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corpse_n of_o peter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n be_v not_o these_o strong_a mahuzzim_n the_o like_a whereunto_o be_v that_o of_o venantius_n fortunatus_n a_o christian_a poet_n not_o above_o a_o age_n young_a than_o chrysostome_n a_o fancy_n hostili_fw-la duo_fw-la propupnacula_fw-la praesunt_fw-la quos_fw-la fidei_fw-la turres_fw-la vrbs_fw-la caput_fw-la orbis_fw-la habet_fw-la the_o faith_n be_v two_o tower_n in_o lady_n rome_n do_v lie_v two_o bulwark_n strong_a against_o the_o einmy_n at_o the_o same_o thing_n aim_v gregory_n lib._n 7._o ep._n 33._o ad_fw-la rusticanam_fw-la patriciam_fw-la entreat_v she_o to_o come_v to_o rome_n si_fw-la gladios_fw-la itali●_n &_o bella_fw-la formidetis_fw-la if_o you_o fear_v the_o sword_n say_v he_o and_o war_n of_o italy_n you_o ought_v attentive_o to_o consider_v how_o great_a the_o protection_n of_o bless_a peter_n the_o prince_n of_o apostle_n be_v in_o this_o city_n wherein_o without_o any_o great_a number_n of_o people_n 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