Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	believe_v	church_n	scripture_n	4,985	5	6.5050	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79473	Chillingworthi novissima. Or, The sicknesse, heresy, death and buriall of William Chillingworth. (In his own phrase) Clerk of Oxford, and in the conceit of his fellow souldiers, the Queens arch-engineer, and grand-intelligencer. Set forth in a letter to his eminent and learned friends, a relation of his apprehension at Arundell, a discovery of his errours in a briefe catechism, and a shorr [sic] oration at the buriall of his hereticall book. By Francis Cheynell, late fellow of Merton Colledge. Published by authority.	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1644 (1644)	Wing C3810; Thomason E36_7; ESTC R13256	46,148	66

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these_o principle_n tend_v let_v the_o pretend_a parliament_n at_o oxford_n judge_n qu._n but_o be_v we_o not_o bind_v to_o hear_v what_o the_o church_n will_v say_v to_o we_o for_o our_o direction_n in_o weighty_a point_n ans._n i_o must_v believe_v the_o church_n in_o every_o thing_n she_o prove_v either_o by_o scripture_n reason_n or_o universal_a tradition_n be_v it_o fundamental_a or_o be_v it_o not_o fundamental_a pag_n 149._o these_o disjunctive_n seem_v to_o imply_v that_o something_o fundamental_a may_v be_v prove_v by_o reason_n or_o universal_a tradition_n which_o can_v be_v prove_v by_o scripture_n the_o licencer_n may_v do_v well_o to_o declare_v what_o that_o fundamental_a point_n be_v or_o how_o many_o there_o be_v if_o there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o i_o may_v go_v to_o heathen_n i_o need_v not_o go_v to_o the_o church_n for_o any_o thing_n which_o reason_n teach_v the_o philosopher_n can_v sufficient_o instruct_v i_o and_o if_o what_o the_o church_n teach_v be_v 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