Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	believer_n	church_n	visible_a	1,349	5	9.2573	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27046	A third defence of the cause of peace proving 1. the need of our concord, 2. the impossibility of it, on the terms of the present impositions against the accusations and storms of, viz., Mr. John Hinckley, a nameless impleader, a nameless reflector, or Speculum, &c., Mr. John Cheny's second accusation, Mr. Roger L'Strange, justice, &c., the Dialogue between the Pope and a fanatic, J. Varney's phanatic Prophesie / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1681 (1681)	Wing B1419; ESTC R647	161,764	297

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fundamentum_fw-la terminus_fw-la proximus_fw-la and_o so_o the_o relation_n be_v divers_a the_o whole_a church_n and_o its_o head_n and_o a_o part_n and_o its_o subordinate_a head_n be_v not_o the_o same_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o city_n the_o city_n and_o a_o parish_n or_o ward_n the_o university_n and_o a_o college_n the_o man_n and_o a_o hand_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o the_o same_o §_o fourteen_o to_o say_v as_o he_o do_v that_o a_o family_n be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o the_o street_n or_o that_o of_o the_o city_n and_o london_n no_o member_n or_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v stuff_n that_o i_o will_v not_o name_v a_o ill_a foundation_n for_o the_o charge_n of_o atheism_n blasphemy_n and_o all_o impiety_n but_o i_o be_o out_o of_o all_o fear_n that_o he_o shall_v make_v one_o proselyte_n that_o be_v sani_fw-la cerebri_fw-la if_o any_o accuse_v he_o of_o less_o than_o deny_v god_n and_o christ_n even_o but_o of_o depose_v the_o king_n from_o most_o of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o say_v that_o london_n and_o