Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	believe_v	church_n	faith_n	6,569	5	5.7915	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25358	Religion and loyalty maintained against all modern opposers in a treatise on the 29th of May 1681, being Trinity-Sunday and anniversary day of His Majesties happy birth and King and kingdoms restauration / by Henry Anderson.	Anderson, Henry.	1684 (1684)	Wing A3092; ESTC R27731	74,714	137

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juris_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la pietas_fw-la fides_fw-la instabile_fw-la regnum_fw-la est_fw-la as_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o the_o tragedian_n and_o as_o a_o crown_n to_o render_v it_o glorious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o other_o truth_n order_n and_o justice_n be_v the_o only_a foundation_n of_o peace_n and_o unity_n in_o church_n and_o state_n in_o the_o rational_a world_n as_o man_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rational_a and_o sociable_a creature_n unity_n be_v the_o conjunction_n of_o every_o man_n power_n and_o faculty_n in_o himself_o compose_v one_o individual_a inclination_n and_o then_o concur_v to_o a_o general_a union_n of_o will_n and_o affection_n for_o truth_n be_v but_o one_o as_o the_o centre_n and_o draw_v all_o mind_n to_o a_o unity_n which_o tend_v to_o it_o in_o the_o spiritual_a world_n as_o christian_n the_o church_n be_v not_o a_o name_n of_o division_n but_o of_o unity_n and_o concord_n 1._o concord_n ibi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la