Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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book_n	church_n	old_a	testament_n	6,574	5	8.1314	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45517	The key of sacred scripture, and, leading to it first, an answer to some objections given to the author, by a person of great learning and piety : wherein many mistakes, by which most professors wound themselves, and strengthen the hands of the churche's adversaries, are clearly discovered, and the more invincible weapons of truth inviolable (tending effectually to refel errors, and reform manners) are tendred to them / by Tho. Harby.	Harby, Thomas.	1679 (1679)	Wing H683; ESTC R20417	31,658	56

14.8_o chap._n 16.19_o whereby_o they_o run_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o text_n and_o subvert_v the_o sense_n of_o at_o least_o two_o whole_a chapter_n i_o need_v not_o i_o suppose_v proceed_v further_o upon_o this_o subject_a to_o prove_v that_o this_o last_o book_n of_o holy_a writ_n wherein_o mention_n be_v sometime_o make_v of_o the_o the_o whole_a world_n chap._n 16.14_o etc._n etc._n be_v not_o intend_v to_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n only_o i_o therefore_o desist_v from_o further_a enlargement_n upon_o the_o first_o three_o chapter_n who_o prophecy_n have_v respect_v chief_o to_o the_o seven_o church_n of_o asia_n and_o be_v long_o since_o fulfil_v and_o come_v to_o the_o four_o chapter_n chap._n iu._n this_o chapter_n hold_v forth_o a_o historical_a description_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n chief_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n that_o church_n as_o here_o describe_v be_v a_o transient_a adumbration_n or_o figure_n of_o the_o gospel-church_n 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