Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	1,708	5	10.0860	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45496	Archaioskopia, or, A view of antiquity presented in a short but sufficient account of some of the fathers, men famous in their generations who lived within, or near the first three hundred years after Christ : serving as a light to the studious, that they may peruse with better judgment and improve to greater advantage the venerable monuments of those eminent worthies / by J.H.	Hanmer, Jonathan, 1606-1687.; Howe, John, 1630-1705.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1677 (1677)	Wing H652; ESTC R25408	262,013	452

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patrem_fw-la etenim_fw-la pater_fw-la ait_fw-la major_a i_o est_fw-la &_o secundem_fw-la agnitionem_fw-la itaqu●_n praepositus_fw-la esse_fw-la pater_fw-la annunciatus_fw-la est_fw-la à_fw-la domino_fw-la nostro_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la in_fw-la quantum_fw-la figura_fw-la huius_fw-la mundi-sumus_a perfectam_fw-la scientiam_fw-la &_o tale_n quaestiones_fw-la concedamus_fw-la deo_fw-la et_fw-la ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la querentes_fw-la altitudinem_fw-la patris_fw-la investigare_fw-la in_fw-la tantum_fw-la periculum_fw-la incidamus_fw-la uti_fw-la quaeramus_fw-la a_o super_fw-la deum_fw-la alter_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la 2._o he_o have_v some_o passage_n concern_v free_a will_n not_o to_o be_v admit_v though_o again_o in_o other_o place_n he_o have_v somewhat_o direct_o opposite_a thereunto_o e.g._n dedit_fw-la deus_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la operantur_fw-la quidem_fw-la illud_fw-la &_o gloriam_fw-la &_o honore●_n percipient_a quoniam_fw-la operati_fw-la sunt_fw-la bonum_fw-la cum_fw-la possint_fw-la non_fw-la operari_fw-la illud_fw-la 71._o he_o autem_fw-la qui_fw-la illud_fw-la non_fw-la operantur_fw-la judicium_fw-la justum_fw-la recipient_a dei_fw-la quoniam_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la operati_fw-la bonum_fw-la 72._o cum_fw-la possint_fw-la operari_fw-la illud_fw-la item_n quoniam_fw-la omnes_fw-la sunt_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la naturae_fw-la &_o potentes_fw-la retinere_fw-la &_o operari_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o potentes_fw-la rursum_fw-la amittere_fw-la id_fw-la &_o non_fw-la facere_fw-la justè_fw-la etiam_fw-la apud_fw-la homines_fw-la sensatos_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la alii_fw-la quidem_fw-la laudantur_fw-la &_o dignum_fw-la percipiunt_fw-la testimonium_fw-la electionis_fw-la bonae_fw-la &_o perseverantiae_fw-la alii_fw-la verò_fw-la accusantur_fw-la &_o dignum_fw-la percipiunt_fw-la damnum_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la justum_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la reprobaverint_fw-la adhuc_fw-la quoniam_fw-la liberae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la ibid._n eujus_fw-la ad_fw-la similitudinem_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la semper_fw-la consilium_fw-la datur_fw-la ei_fw-la continere_fw-la bonum_fw-la quod_fw-la proficiscitur_fw-la ex_fw-la eâ_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la obedientiâ_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o operibus_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la liberum_fw-la &_o suae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la homini_fw-la servavit_fw-la dominus_fw-la contrà_fw-la dominus_fw-la pollicitus_fw-la est_fw-la mittere_fw-la se_fw-la paracletum_fw-la 19_o qui_fw-la nos_fw-la aptaret_fw-la deo_fw-la sicut_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la arido_fw-la tritico_fw-la massa_fw-la una_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la sine_fw-la humour_n neque_fw-la unus_fw-la panis_fw-la ita_fw-la nec_fw-la nos_fw-la multi_fw-la unum_fw-la fieri_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la jesu_fw-la poteramus_fw-la sine_fw-la aquâ_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la caelum_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la sicut_fw-la arida_fw-la terra_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la percipiat_fw-la humorem_fw-la non_fw-la fructificat_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o no●_n lignum_fw-la aridum_fw-la existentes_fw-la primum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la fructificaremus_fw-la vitam_fw-la sine_fw-la supernâ_fw-la voluntariâ_fw-la pluviâ_fw-la i._n e._n spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la 3._o his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o age_n of_o christ_n be_v evident_o contrary_a to_o what_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o history_n of_o the_o evangelist_n for_o thus_o say_v he_o omnes_fw-la venit_fw-la per_fw-la seipsum_fw-la salvare_fw-la 39_o omnes_fw-la inquam_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la ●um_fw-la rena_fw-la

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