Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	assembly_n	church_n	visible_a	1,656	5	9.8153	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18712	A brefe treatyse declaryng what and where the churche is, that it is knowen, and whereby it is tryed and knowen. Made by Iohn Churchson	Churchson, John.	1556 (1556)	STC 5219; ESTC S109858	36,742	164

obtinet_fw-la omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la shall_v not_o we_o my_o brethren_n show_v the_o church_n as_o the_o new_a moan_n be_v show_v to_o man_n be_v not_o the_o church_n evydente_fw-la be_v it_o not_o manifest_a rain_v it_o not_o in_o all_o nation_n to_o the_o which_o manifest_a church_n he_o give_v manifest_a and_o visible_a minister_n as_o apostle_n prophet_n 4._o ephe._n 4._o evangelyste_n pastor_n and_o doctor_n which_o be_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o world_n end_n vysyble_a and_o not_o invisible_a 5_o math._n 5_o for_o to_o they_o christ_n say_v vos_fw-fr estis_fw-la lux_fw-la mundi_fw-la you_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o world_n which_o can_v not_o be_v true_a if_o they_o be_v not_o see_v and_o perceive_v if_o the_o church_n be_v not_o sensible_a but_o insensible_a than_o the_o sacrament_n the_o ministry_n &_o ecclesiastical_a office_n the_o ecclesystycall_a mynyster_n the_o vocation_n to_o ecclesiastical_a office_n yea_o the_o word_n of_o god_n write_v and_o preach_v shall_v be_v insensyble_a which_o shall_v be_v against_o saint_a paul_n say_v 10_o rom._n 10_o faith_n be_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o chryste_n see_v therefore_o by_o these_o aucthoryty_n i_o have_v although_o brefelye_o yet_o suffisientli_n prove_v the_o catholycke_a church_n which_o be_v everi_n where_o to_o be_v manifest_o know_v i_o will_v likewise_o god_n help_v prove_v the_o same_o not_o to_o err_v in_o the_o materyall_a point_n of_o our_o religion_n although_o some_o corrupt_a membre_n be_v thereof_o err_v the_o catholyke_a church_n do_v nor_o err_v for_o albeit_o in_o this_o unyversal_a church_n which_o be_v vysyble_a be_v many_o bad_a so_o well_o as_o good_a injust_a as_o just_a folyshe_a vyrgyn_n 25_o mat._n 25_o as_o wise_a evel_a sedes_fw-la as_o good_a sedes_fw-la and_o in_o the_o net_n bid_v fish_n as_o good_a 13_o mat._n 13_o yet_o we_o may_v not_o think_v the_o same_o catholyke_a vysyble_a church_n to_o err_v in_o the_o necessary_a point_n of_o 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the_o church_n have_v therein_o beast_n clean_a &_o unclean_o have_v therein_o 〈◊〉_d cham_n the_o wicked_a child_n of_o no_n with_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v good_a err_v not_o from_o the_o tuition_n and_o protection_n of_o god_n nor_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o devour_n whave_v of_o the_o rage_a flood_n but_o be_v contynual_o in_o the_o sure_a certain_a and_o safe_a custodye_n of_o almyghty_a god_n &_o so_o preserve_v &_o keep_v in_o most_o certain_a safety_n to_o the_o full_a end_n of_o the_o say_a flood_n shall_v we_o then_o say_v or_o think_v the_o catholyke_a church_n of_o chry_v the_o very_a veretye_n represent_v by_o that_o ark_n to_o err_v and_o wander_v from_o chryst_n 15._o ephe._n 15._o and_o chryst_n his_o regiment_n the_o head_n thereof_o see_v that_o he_o be_v seruator_fw-la corporis_fw-la svi_fw-la the_o savyour_fw-mi and_o preserver_n of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v the_o church_n as_o teach_v the_o apostle_n paul_n see_v christ_n who_o be_v verytye_n have_v be_v be_v and_o 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