Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	call_v	church_n	congregation_n	1,735	5	9.2238	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10037	Duties of communicants, or a treatise, teaching such as purpose to receiue the sacrament of the Lords Supper how they may rightly carrie themselues, before, in, and after the action of receiuing. By R: Preston, preacher of Gods Word at Rushden in Northampton-shire.	Preston, Richard, d. ca. 1624.	1621 (1621)	STC 20284; ESTC S100877	48,394	185

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25._o mat._n 25._o where_o the_o wicked_a be_v reprove_v not_o for_o murder_v or_o whoredom_n though_o they_o shall_v be_v damn_v for_o these_o but_o for_o unmercifulnesse_n be_v feed_v themselves_o they_o will_v not_o give_v any_o food_n to_o the_o needy_a there_o be_v no_o love_n of_o god_n in_o such_o 3.17_o 1_o joh_n 3.17_o some_o be_v so_o eager_a in_o scrape_v for_o their_o heir_n that_o the_o poor_a can_v get_v nothing_o but_o that_o sure_o be_v best_a lay_v up_o which_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o christ_n alm_n box_n which_o be_v the_o poor_a man_n hand_n for_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v find_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o afterward_o some_o in_o matter_n of_o alm_n 25.10.11_o 1_o sam._n 25.10.11_o have_v nabal_n answer_v they_o have_v family_n of_o their_o own_o shall_v they_o take_v and_o give_v to_o other_o some_o stand_n upon_o their_o term_n they_o will_v give_v but_o with_o to_o wicked_a man_n yes_o to_o they_o in_o great_a and_o extreme_a necessity_n some_o indeed_o to_o spare_v 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