Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	apostle_n	church_n	doctrine_n	4,033	5	6.2595	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07026	The bee hiue of the Romishe Church a com[m]entarie vpon the sixe principall pointes of Master Gentian Heruet, a Romish Catholike his booke, which is deuided into sixe partes, as in the argument doth appeare. And an epistle made by the authour of this booke vnto Franciscus Sonnius, late Bishop of Antwerpe. Translated out of Dutch into English, by George Gylpen the elder.; Byencorf der H. roomsche Kercke. English	Marnix van St. Aldegonde, Philips van, 1538-1598.; Stell, John, fl. 1580.; Gilpin, George, 1514?-1602.	1579 (1579)	STC 17445; ESTC S119818	327,751	730

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mortar_n that_o neither_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n nor_o shower_n of_o rain_n will_v be_v of_o force_n to_o moisten_v it_o or_o make_v it_o to_o split_v the_o master_n of_o this_o bee_n hive_n who_o love_n to_o have_v it_o somewhat_o garish_a to_o the_o eye_n use_v beside_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o make_v snow_n white_a gypsus_n or_o a_o kind_n of_o plaster_n of_o white_a biblish_a marble_n stone_n very_o fine_o ground_n in_o a_o lovauist_n or_o parisian_a mill_n be_v wrought_v with_o excellent_a strong_a dirty_a decree_n and_o so_o strike_v over_o with_o a_o whiting_n brush_v or_o pincell_v and_o then_o paint_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o gallant_a picture_n and_o brave_a image_n for_o that_o make_v a_o gay_a show_n and_o cause_v the_o bee_n the_o rather_o to_o enter_v into_o it_o the_o two_o chapter_n declare_v the_o first_o original_n of_o these_o bee_n concern_v the_o first_o original_n of_o bee_n be_v sundry_a opinion_n amongst_o the_o learned_a some_o amongst_o the_o poet_n as_o higinius_n and_o other_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o woman_n melissa_n name_v melissa_n who_o jupiter_n do_v transform_v into_o a_o bee._n