Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	church_n	communion_n	member_n	6,174	5	9.5242	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48126	A Letter of the Presbyterian ministers in the city of London presented the first of Jan. 1645, to the reverend Assembly of Divines, sitting at Westminster, by authority of Parliament, against toleration : now re-printed with some animadversions thereon.	Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1668 (1668)	Wing L1581; ESTC R15039	6,131	15

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will_v scarce_o be_v clear_v from_o great_a impiety_n iii_o independency_n be_v a_o schism_n for_o 1._o church_n 1._o you_o already_o do_v and_o in_o case_n your_o toleration_n be_v grant_v will_v draw_v our_o member_n from_o our_o congregation_n which_o you_o acknowledge_v true_a church_n independent_o do_v depart_v from_o our_o church_n be_v true_a church_n and_o so_o acknowledge_v by_o themselves_o 2._o they_o draw_v and_o seduce_v our_o member_n from_o our_o congregation_n 3._o church_n 3._o you_o do_v in_o effect_n set_v up_o separate_a church_n they_o erect_v separate_v congregation_n under_o a_o separate_a and_o undiscovered_a government_n 4._o meeting_n 4._o you_o receive_v not_o the_o sacrament_n except_o some_o few_o in_o our_o church_n but_o at_o private_a meeting_n they_o refuse_v communion_n with_o our_o church_n in_o the_o sacrament_n 5._o their_o minister_n refuse_v to_o preach_v among_o we_o as_o officer_n 6._o their_o member_n if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o join_v 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distraction_n and_o confusion_n and_o god_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o confusion_n but_o of_o peace_n 1_o corinth_n 14.33_o second_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o 1._o all_o these_o mischief_n in_o the_o church_n will_v have_v their_o proportionable_a influence_n upon_o the_o commonwealth_n 2._o the_o kingdom_n will_v be_v woeful_o weaken_v by_o scandal_n and_o division_n so_o that_o the_o enemy_n of_o it_o both_o domestical_a and_o foreign_a will_v be_v encourage_v to_o plot_n and_o practice_n against_o it_o 3._o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v doubt_v lest_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v weaken_v but_o even_o utter_o overthrow_v consider_v the_o principle_n and_o practice_n of_o independent_o together_o with_o their_o compliance_n with_o other_o sectary_n sufficient_o know_v to_o be_v anti-magistratical_a v._o such_o a_o toleration_n be_v utter_o repugnant_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o that_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n for_o reformation_n 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