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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	separate_v	separation_n	2,045	5	10.3917	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87828	Seven questions about the controversie betweene the Church of England, and the Separatists and Anabaptists, breifely [sic] discussed. 1. Whether is the Church of England as it now stands a true church? 2. Whether the Church of England be a right nationall church? 3. Whether are the ministers in the Church of England sent of God, and so are true ministers or not? 4. Whether is the baptisme of infants a true and lawfull baptisme or no? 5. Whether it be lawfull to be rebaptized or not? 6. Whether it is lawfull to separate from all the publike ordinances and Christian assemblies in our English church, because there are some defects in discipline, and in other things amongst us? 7. Whether is it necessarie to demolish our churches (steeple-houses as the Separatists call them,) and to build them in other places, because they were built by idolators for idolatrous worship, were abused with images, and dedicated to saints? By Immanuel Knutton, preacher of Gods word at Beeston in Nottingham shire [sic].	Knutton, Immanuel, d. 1655.	1645 (1645)	Wing K744; Thomason E25_20; ESTC R4217	31,540	40

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seven_o qvestion_n about_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o separatist_n and_o anabaptist_n brief_o discuss_v 1._o whether_o be_v the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v a_o true_a church_n 2._o whether_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v a_o right_a nationall_n church_n 3._o whether_o be_v the_o minister_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n send_v of_o god_n and_o so_o be_v true_a minister_n or_o not_o 4._o whether_o be_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n a_o true_a and_o lawful_a baptism_n or_o no_o 5._o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o be_v rebaptise_v or_o not_o 6._o whether_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o separate_v from_o all_o the_o public_a ordinance_n and_o christian_a assembly_n in_o our_o english_a church_n because_o there_o be_v some_o defect_n in_o discipline_n and_o in_o other_o thing_n among_o we_o 7._o whether_o be_v it_o necessary_a to_o demolish_v our_o church_n steeple-house_n as_o the_o separatist_n call_v they_o and_o 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