Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	church_n	day_n	sabbath_n	1,846	5	9.4555	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06431	Granados deuotion Exactly teaching how a man may truely dedicate and deuote himselfe vnto God: and so become his acceptable votary. Written in Spanish, by the learned and reuerend diuine F. Lewes of Granada. Since translated into Latine, Italian and French. And now perused, and englished, by Francis Meres, Master of Artes, & student in diuinity.; Libro de la oración y meditación. Part 2. English	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.	1598 (1598)	STC 16902; ESTC S108896	180,503	650

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charity_n for_o although_o the_o apostle_n be_v full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o they_o put_v from_o they_o all_o such_o kind_n of_o burden_n so_o that_o they_o will_v not_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o poor_a wherefore_o in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o carthage_n 18._o it_o be_v command_v that_o a_o bishop_n by_o himself_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n and_o oversee_n of_o widow_n orphan_n and_o stranger_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o by_o his_o archdeacon_n in_o like_a manner_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o oversight_n of_o will_n &_o testament_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o attend_v upon_o read_v prayer_n and_o preach_v we_o have_v also_o a_o example_n of_o this_o thing_n in_o

of_o god_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o serve_v god_n with_o all_o that_o be_v within_o we_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o the_o body_n with_o the_o member_n and_o sense_n shall_v withdraw_v themselves_o from_o this_o obedience_n ye●…_n the_o apostle_n himself_o comaund●…th_v that_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o ●…lindnes_n we_o give_v our_o member_n as_o 6._o ●…eapons_n of_o unrighteousness_n unto_o sin_n ●…o_o now_o that_o we_o give_v our_o member_n as_o weapon_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o god_n hence_o it_o appear_v that_o as_o angel_n mix_v be_v pure_a spirit_n so_o also_o pure_a worship_n and_o spiritual_a service_n be_v ●…equired_v of_o they_o but_o of_o man_n ●…ecause_n they_o be_v spirit_n includ●…d_v in_o body_n together_o with_o their_o spiritual_a work_n which_o be_v principal_a corporal_a work_n and_o service_n be_v also_o require_v the_o three_o admonition_n of_o the_o reverence_n and_o obedience_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o preacher_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n xliiii_o let_v the_o three_o admonition_n b●…_n that_o although_o spiritual_a me●…_n do_v familiar_o converse_v with_o go●…_n and_o have_v he_o their_o master_n to_o expel_v their_o ignorance_n accordin●…_n to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n who_o sait●…_n they_o that_o be_v humble_v at_o his_o feet●…_n 33._o receive_v his_o word_n and_o doctrine_n y●…_n let_v they_o not_o light_o regard_v b●…_n have_v in_o great_a reverence_n the_o min●…sters_n and_o preacher_n of_o the_o wo●…_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v instrumen●…_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o also_o rive●…_n and_o conduit_n pipe_n by_o which_o the_o water_n of_o wisdom_n be_v convey_v ●…nto_o the_o garden_n of_o the_o church_n of_o who_o it_o be_v write_v the_o priest_n 2._o ●…ps_o shall_v preserve_v knowledge_n and_o ●…hey_n shall_v seek_v the_o law_n at_o his_o mouth_n ●…f_a mos●…s_n who_o speak_v face_n to_o face_n 18._o ●…ith_n god_n do_v not_o despise_v the_o ●…ounsell_n of_o jethro_n his_o father_n in_o ●…aw_n who_o be_v a_o heathen_a man_n who_o will_v be_v so_o arrogant_a that_o rely●…ng_v upon_o that_o familiarity_n which_o ●…e_n have_v with_o god_n will_v contemn_v 〈◊〉_d doctrine_n of_o his_o minister_n &_o the_o dispenser_n of_o his_o mystery_n what_o great_a pride_n can_v be_v think_v of_o ●…r_o what_o great_a cause_n for_o which_o 〈◊〉_d man_n shall_v be_v forsake_v of_o god_n deceive_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o leave_v ●…nto_o himself_o if_o the_o apostle_n paul_n go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n that_o 〈◊〉_d may_v communicate_v with_o the_o 2._o ●…ther_a apostle_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o he_o have_v learn_v in_o the_o three_o heaven_n who_o will_v be_v so_o confide●…_n so_o to_o trust_v his_o own_o spirit_n as_o no●…_n to_o confer_v with_o the_o minister_n 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n of_o christ_n the_o orde●…_n which_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n u●…seth_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o th●…_n world_n be_v to_o govern_v inferio●…_n thing_n by_o superior_a and_o to_o ho●…nor_v his_o 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