Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	body_n	church_n	unite_v	1,528	5	10.0785	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86680	An addition or postscript to The vindication of the essence and unity of the Church-Catholick visible, and the priority thereof in regard of particular churches. In answer to the objections made against it, both by Mr. Stone, and some others. / By Samuel Hudson ...	Hudson, Samuel, 17th cent.	1658 (1658)	Wing H3263; ESTC R202480	42,930	59

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and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v conjugata_fw-la and_o they_o relate_v to_o and_o argue_v one_o another_o the_o particular_a congregation_n be_v rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o strict_a sense_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o meeting_n together_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o the_o scotish_n word_n kirk_n and_o our_o english_a word_n church_n come_v proper_o signify_v the_o lord_n people_n and_o this_o notion_n betide_v people_n not_o primary_o because_o they_o be_v of_o this_o or_o that_o congregation_n but_o because_o they_o be_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o have_v give_v their_o hand_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o word_n coetus_fw-la and_o congregatio_fw-la more_o proper_o respect_v they_o that_o as_o they_o meet_v together_o in_o a_o assembly_n heathen_n may_v coïre_fw-la come_v together_o even_o into_o a_o sacred_a assembly_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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