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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	church_n	scripture_n	write_a	3,679	5	10.6506	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28378	Resuscitatio, or, Bringing into publick light severall pieces of the works, civil, historical, philosophical, & theological, hitherto sleeping, of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban according to the best corrected coppies : together with His Lordships life / by William Rawley ...	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.	1657 (1657)	Wing B319; ESTC R17601	372,122	441

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as_o the_o extol_n of_o the_o sacrament_n breed_v the_o superstition_n of_o the_o mass_n the_o extol_n of_o the_o liturgy_n and_o prayer_n breed_v the_o superstition_n of_o the_o monastical_a order_n and_o orison_n and_o so_o no_o doubt_n preach_v likewise_o may_v be_v magnify_v and_o extol_v superstitious_o as_o if_o all_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o god_n worship_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o ear._n so_o as_o none_o as_o i_o suppose_v of_o sound_a judgement_n will_v derogate_v from_o the_o liturgy_n if_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v in_o all_o part_n agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o example_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o that_o holy_a decency_n which_o saint_n paul_n commend_v and_o therefore_o first_o that_o there_o be_v a_o set_a form_n of_o prayer_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lef●_n either_o to_o a_o extemporal_a form_n or_o to_o a_o arbitrary_a form_n second_o that_o it_o consist_v as_o well_o of_o laudes_fw-la hymn_n and_o thanksgiving_n as_o of_o 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allow_v they_o be_v just_o yet_o seem_v they_o not_o to_o be_v weighty_a otherwise_o then_o that_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v account_v light_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o piety_n as_o the_o heathen_a himself_o can_v say_v etiam_fw-la vultu_fw-la sepè_fw-la laedi●ur_fw-la pietas_n that_o the_o word_n priest_n shall_v not_o be_v continue_v especial_o with_o offence_n the_o word_n minister_n be_v already_o make_v familiar_a this_o may_v be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n in_o translation_n never_o to_o confound_v that_o in_o one_o word_n in_o the_o translation_n which_o be_v precise_o distinguish_v in_o two_o word_n in_o the_o original_a for_o doubt_n of_o equivocation_n and_o traduce_v and_o therefore_o see_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v always_o distinguish_v in_o the_o original_a and_o the_o one_o use_v for_o a_o sacrificer_n the_o orhe_a