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
A86501	The nevv world, or, the nevv reformed church. Discovered out of the second epistle of Peter the third chap verse 13. First opened briefly, and some points pourtrayed and propounded before some of the nobilitie and others in the country. Afterwards more fully delineated, and prosecuted before the Honorable House of Parliament; May 30. An. Dom. 1641. And upon the request of some of them, desiring coppies, was limbed up for the presse, according to the maine parts then, and there delivered. / By Nath. Homes Dr. in D.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1641 (1641)	Wing H2570; Thomason E171_4; ESTC R8246	64,684	86

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se_fw-la babere_fw-la decreta_fw-la mea_fw-la rata_fw-la act_n 13._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o e._n they_o give_v their_o voice_n to_o elect_v the_o minister_n by_o the_o elevation_n of_o their_o hand_n or_o stretch_v forth_o their_o hand_n and_o so_o the_o minister_n be_v charge_v to_o look_v to_o his_o flock_n as_o over_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v he_o overseer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o minister_n be_v a_o bishop_n to_o his_o congregation_n act._n 20._o verse_n 17._o verse_n 18._o and_o the_o people_n be_v command_v to_o obey_v and_o submit_v to_o their_o minister_n as_o to_o he_o that_o rule_v over_o and_o watch_v for_o their_o soul_n observe_v over_o their_o soul_n not_o body_n heb._n 13.17_o and_o be_v say_v to_o rule_v over_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n to_o admonish_v not_o over_o they_o as_o man_n to_o constrain_v and_o so_o to_o be_v high_o esteem_v of_o their_o flock_n for_o that_o work_n 1_o thes_n 5.13_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o 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