Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	apostle_n	church_n	creed_n	1,331	5	10.2664	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20672	Of the visible sacrifice of the Church of God· The first part. VVritten by Anonymus Eremita	Doughty, Thomas, fl. 1618-1638.	1638 (1638)	STC 7072.4; ESTC S116351	164,395	307

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saviour_n jesus-christ_n as_o wittness_v theodoret_n in_o his_o 3._o dialogue_n and_o about_o the_o year_n 250._o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la bishop_n of_o antioch_n among_o other_o thing_n be_v condemn_v of_o heresy_n by_o the_o catholic_a church_n of_o his_o time_n for_o affirm_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o b._n sacrament_n be_v corruptible_a and_o mortal_a blood_n because_o our_o lord_n say_v of_o his_o blood_n take_v it_o and_o divide_v it_o among_o you_o how_o say_v he_o cann_v it_o be_v incorruptible_a blood_n if_o it_o be_v divide_v and_o pour_v out_o as_o wittness_v dionysius_n alexandrinus_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o say_v paul_n set_v down_o in_o the_o 3._o to_o i_o bibliothecae_fw-la patrum_fw-la and_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o the_o profession_n of_o faith_n set_v down_o by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n of_o that_o time_n and_o send_v unto_o paulus_n samosatenus_fw-la set_v down_o by_o bini_fw-la in_o the_o 1._o tom_n of_o the_o counsel_n fol._n 162._o 18._o these_o thing_n consider_v what_o shall_v we_o say_v unto_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n unto_o his_o church_n which_o sacrament_n the_o promise_n of_o our_o lord_n make_v void_a if_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o b._n sacrament_n s._n augustine_n in_o the_o 2._o chapter_n of_o his_o 1._o book_n against_o the_o epistle_n of_o parmenianus_n cale_v the_o thunder_n of_o the_o divine_a testament_n which_o god_n give_v in_o promise_n unto_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n who_o god_n he_o affirm_v himself_o to_o be_v say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n this_o be_v may_v name_v for_o ever_o and_o what_o be_v say_v to_o abraham_n in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v bless_v all_o nation_n gen._n 12._o 22._o what_o be_v say_v to_o isaac_n in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v bless_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n gen._n 26._o what_o be_v say_v to_o jacob_n i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o abraham_n thy_o father_n and_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n be_v not_o afraid_a etc._n etc._n they_o seed_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o west_n and_o to_o the_o south_n and_o to_o the_o north_n and_o to_o the_o east_n in_o europe_n asia_n africa_n and_o america_n and_o in_o thou_o and_o in_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v bless_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o lest_o the_o jew_n shall_v think_v that_o this_o be_v speak_v of_o they_o the_o apostle_n declare_v what_o be_v intend_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n say_v to_o abraham_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n be_v the_o promise_v make_v and_o he_o do_v not_o say_v to_o seed_n as_o in_o many_o but_o as_o in_o one_o to_o thy_o seed_n which_o be_v christ_n gal._n 3._o wherefore_o see_v that_o it_o be_v promise_v which_o so_o great_a authority_n and_o publish_v by_o so_o great_a a_o truth_n and_o now_o they_o do_v contradict_v it_o who_o will_v be_v call_v christian_n thus_o s._n augustine_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o his_o church_n which_o he_o call_v the_o thunder_n of_o god_n 19_o what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o these_o and_o many_o more_o the_o like_a promise_n of_o god_n unto_o his_o church_n set_v down_o in_o both_o testament_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v possess_v the_o gate_n of_o her_o enemy_n gen._n 12._o the_o mountain_n shall_v be_v move_v and_o the_o little_a hill_n shall_v tremble_v but_o my_o mercy_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o and_o the_o convenant_n of_o my_o peace_n shall_v not_o be_v move_v isa_n 54._o our_o lord_n have_v swear_v by_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o by_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o strength_n if_o i_o shall_v give_v thy_o wheat_n any_o more_o to_o be_v meat_n to_o thy_o enemy_n isa_n 62._o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v remember_v and_o be_v convert_v to_o our_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v adore_v in_o his_o sight_n psal_n 21._o 37._o in_o his_o day_n shall_v arise_v justice_n and_o abundance_n of_o peace_n so_o long_o 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