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	member_n	mystical_a	1,520	5	10.6674	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37291	A paraphrase and commentary upon the epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans by William Day ...	Day, William, ca. 1605-1684.	1666 (1666)	Wing D473; ESTC R6047	560,180	444

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himself_o above_o or_o carry_v himself_o proud_o towards_o another_o ver._n 6._o have_v then_o gift_n differ_v to_o wit_n one_o from_o another_o etc._n etc._n q._n d._n have_v then_o gift_n none_o of_o we_o all_o all_o gift_n but_o every_o one_o his_o particular_a gift_n differ_v one_o from_o another_o and_o so_o one_o want_v that_o gift_n which_o another_o have_v let_v we_o not_o carry_v ourselves_o proud_o and_o arrogant_o one_o towards_o another_o as_o though_o one_o have_v all_o and_o another_o none_o at_o all_o or_o but_o little_a in_o comparison_n of_o he_o according_a to_o the_o grace_n give_v to_o we_o i._n e._n as_o god_n have_v give_v to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o by_o his_o grace_n or_o favour_n or_o according_a to_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n which_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v to_o we_o here_o be_v also_o in_o this_o word_n grace_n and_o in_o the_o word_n give_v argument_n to_o repress_v pride_n whether_o prophecy_n i._n e._n whether_o we_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o 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