Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	catholic_n	church_n	communion_n	6,888	5	9.4764	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15732	Whyte dyed black. Or A discouery of many most foule blemishes, impostures, and deceiptes, which D. Whyte haith practysed in his book entituled The way to the true Church Deuyded into 3 sortes Corruptions, or deprauations. Lyes. Impertinencies, or absurd reasoninges. Writen by T.W. p. And dedicated to the Vniuersity of Cambridge. Cum priuilegio.	Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627.	1615 (1615)	STC 26001; ESTC S120302	117,026	210

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cultoris_fw-la tui_fw-la ult●●am_fw-la senectu●●●_n orationibus_fw-la iwa_fw-la fides_fw-la &_o opera_fw-la tua_fw-la christo_fw-la te_fw-la sociant_fw-la praesens_fw-la facilius_fw-la quod_fw-la postulas_fw-la imp●trabis_fw-la and_o now_o let_v any_o man_n judge_v whether_o s._n jerome_n be_v a_o papist_n as_o also_o what_o wisdom_n learning_n or_o honesty_n m._n whyte_n show_v in_o object_v that_o which_o but_o true_o see_v and_o consider_v do_v manifest_o confound_v and_o condemn_v himself_o the_o 2._o paragraph_n s._n cyrill_n of_o alexandria_n abuse_v for_o the_o same_o purpose_n it_o be_v the_o reproach_n say_v whyte_n pag._n 22_o that_o julian_n the_o tpostatalaide_v on_o christian_n that_o their_o woman_n be_v meddler_n with_o the_o scripture_n and_o from_o he_o the_o papist_n have_v borrow_v it_o for_o which_o he_o cite_v cyril_n alex._n jul._n l._n 6_o if_o our_o minister_n have_v cite_v julian_n reprehend_v the_o ancient_a christian_n of_o his_o time_n for_o not_o adore_v 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copulation_n the_o 20_o untruth_n against_o image_n page_n 344._o inueigh_v much_o against_o the_o religious_a use_n of_o image_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o say_v according_a to_o the_o title_n of_o that_o his_o digression_n that_o touch_v image_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n hould_v contrary_a to_o that_o former_o be_v houlden_v and_o after_o allege_v that_o the_o ancient_a christian_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v no_o image_n but_o the_o contrary_a hereto_o be_v most_o true_a for_o first_o we_o find_v that_o the_o centuriste_n do_v write_v 108._o that_o lactantius_n who_o live_v in_o the_o four_o century_n or_o age_n affirm_v many_o superstitious_a thing_n concern_v the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n image_n doctor_n fulke_n affirm_v 675._o that_o paulinus_n a_o very_a ancient_a author_n cause_v image_n to_o be_v paint_v on_o church_n wales_n in_o like_o sort_n touch_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o which_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n and_o ground_n the_o 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have_v alter_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n here_o for_o the_o trial_n hereof_o we_o be_v to_o appeal_v to_o the_o say_n and_o confession_n of_o his_o own_o side_n where_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o m._n whytes_n credit_n and_o estimation_n be_v particular_o in_o this_o as_o in_o the_o former_a most_o dangerous_o wonnd_v even_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o brother_n for_o we_o find_v it_o confess_v by_o the_o centuriste_n 496._o that_o chrisostomus_n transubstantiatiorem_fw-la with_fw-mi tur_fw-la confirmare_fw-la chrisostem_fw-la be_v think_v to_o confirm_v transubstantiation_n in_o like_o sort_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o protestants_n 211._o theophilactus_fw-la &_o dama_n cebus_o plane_n inclinant_fw-la ad_fw-la transubstantiatiorem_fw-la theophilact_n &_o d._n mascen_n do_v evident_o incline_v to_o transubstantiation_n answerable_a hereto_o occolampadius_n 3._o do_v charge_n damascen_n with_o the_o say_a doctrine_n final_o d._n h●mfrey_n write_v 5._o 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