Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	scripture_n	true_a	5,752	5	5.3944	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65881	The Quakers plainness detecting fallacy in two short treatises : I. The first in answer to an abusive epistle, styl'd, The Quakers quibbles, and the comparison therein between the Muggletonians and the Quakers, proved absurd and unjust, II. The second, being a brief impeachment of the forger's compurgators (in their Quakers appeal answered) whose injustice, partiality and false glosses have given the chief occasion of these late contests / by George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1674 (1674)	Wing W1949; ESTC R38608	33,527	88

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joh._n 8.55_o rev._n 2.2_o &_o 3.9_o &_o 21.8_o tit._n 1.12_o his_o accuse_v some_o of_o the_o quaker_n with_o quibble_v as_o much_o about_o the_o word_n body_n as_o about_o the_o word_n christ_n i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o no_o better_a than_o quibble_v against_o we_o instead_o of_o prove_v we_o guilty_a by_o plain_a scripture_n for_o to_o say_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v his_o body_n and_o that_o there_o be_v one_o body_n and_o one_o spirit_n and_o that_o they_o that_o be_v join_v to_o christ_n be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n this_o be_v according_a to_o scripture-language_n as_o also_o that_o the_o body_n be_v one_o and_o have_v may_o member_n so_o also_o be_v christ_n and_o be_v not_o the_o saint_n spiritual_o unite_v into_o christ_n and_o unto_o his_o spiritual_a and_o glorious_a body_n be_v christ_n head_n of_o his_o church_n in_o any_o other_o body_n then_o that_o whereof_o they_o be_v member_n and_o unite_v to_o he_o and_o will_v this_o admit_v of_o christ_n be_v head_n 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