Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	3,490	5	10.5633	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26943	Mr. Baxter's judgment and reasons against communicating with the parish-assemblies, as by law required, impartially stated and proposed	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1684 (1684)	Wing B1289; ESTC R14325	19,788	40

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nonconformist_n p._n 64._o dr._n still_o say_n that_o t●ere_o be_v no_o other_o reason_n of_o our_o separation_n because_o of_o the_o term_n of_o our_o communion_n than_o what_o be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n mr._n baxter_n answer_v to_o say_v that_o we_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o reason_n now_o than_o be_v then_o be_v too_o bold_a a_o untruth_n there_o be_v more_o reason_n 1._o from_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o thing_n impose_v 2._o from_o the_o design_n and_o drift_n of_o the_o imposition_n 3._o from_o the_o effect_n 4._o from_o the_o aggravation_n of_o conformity_n as_o in_o the_o church_n that_o we_o must_v communicate_v with_o 5._o from_o the_o thing_n which_o give_v we_o a_o full_a cause_n for_o our_o preach_a and_o assembly_n viz._n the_o late_a general_a contrary_a church_n state_n and_o engagement_n to_o it_o etc._n etc._n on_o these_o particular_n mr._n baxter_n enlarge_v i_o will_v but_o just_o intimate_v what_o he_o say_v on_o some_o of_o 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