Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	apostle_n	church_n	elder_n	5,779	5	10.2377	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91196	Independency examined, vnmasked, refuted, by twelve new particular interrogatories: detecting both the manifold absurdities, inconveniences that must necessarily attend it, to the great disturbance of church, state, the diminution, subversion of the lawfull undoubted power of all christian magistrates, parliaments, synods: and shaking the chiefe pillars, wherwith its patrons would support it. / By William Prynne of Lincolnes Inne, Esquier.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1644 (1644)	Wing P3985; Thomason E257_3; ESTC R210043	15,631	15

common_a law_n as_o *_o 8._o mr_n selden_n with_o other_o more_o t●uely_a interp●t●t_n since_o our_o saviour_n speak_v there_o 1._o of_o a_o private_a trespass_n do_v to_o a_o private_a person_n of_o which_o no_o church_n class_n or_o ecclesiastical_a consistory_n have_v proper_a conusance_n not_o of_o a_o public_a scandal_n to_o the_o congregation_n or_o any_o scandalous_a crime_n or_o vice_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o very_a first_o word_n and_o by_o luk._n 17._o 3_o 4._o compare_v with_o ●●n_n 50._o 17._o 1_o king_n 8._o 31._o 2._o of_o a_o demand_n of_o private_a satisfaction_n first_o personal_o next_o in_o presence_n of_o witness_n before_o any_o complaint_n to_o the_o church_n or_o council_n 3._o of_o no_o censure_n or_o judgement_n pass_v but_o bare_o of_o a_o admonition_n give_v by_o the_o church_n to_o the_o party_n offend_v which_o if_o neglect_v and_o not_o hear_v then_o 4._o not_o the_o church_n council_n and_o all_o other_o person_n but_o only_o the_o party_n offend_v 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