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
A62642	Sixteen sermons preached on several subjects and occasions by the most reverend John Tillotson ... ; being the second volume, published from the originals, by Ralph Barker ...; Sermons. Selections	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.; Barker, Ralph, 1648-1708.	1700 (1700)	Wing T1269; ESTC R18542	169,737	479

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devotion_n as_o if_o the_o less_o man_n understand_v of_o the_o service_n of_o god_n the_o more_o they_o will_v be_v affect_v with_o it_o and_o edify_v by_o it_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v be_v more_o zealous_o concern_v than_o to_o keep_v the_o people_n in_o ignorance_n nothing_o they_o hive_n oppose_v with_o more_o obstinacy_n against_o the_o repeat_v application_n of_o prince_n and_o people_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n than_o to_o allow_v the_o people_n the_o use_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o their_o public_a prayer_n in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n and_o their_o obstinacy_n in_o this_o point_n be_v not_o without_o reason_n nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o that_o if_o the_o people_n be_v once_o bring_v to_o understand_v the_o scripture_n they_o will_v soon_o quit_v their_o religion_n which_o in_o so_o many_o thing_n be_v so_o direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o iii_o and_o last_o thing_n 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john_n 3.8_o for_o this_o purpose_n the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v manifest_v that_o he_o may_v destroy_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o may_v dissolve_v or_o demolish_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n by_o which_o st._n john_n do_v more_o especial_o mean_v the_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o the_o heathen_a which_o consist_v in_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o god_n and_o the_o bloody_a and_o barbarous_a rite_n and_o sacrifice_n whereby_o they_o worship_v they_o and_o likewise_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o mediator_n between_o the_o god_n and_o man_n who_o be_v also_o esteem_v by_o they_o a_o inferior_a sort_n of_o deity_n both_o these_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n have_v strange_o prevail_v and_o overrun_v the_o world_n before_o the_o appearance_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n who_o come_v on_o purpose_n to_o deliver_v mankind_n from_o the_o horrible_a superstition_n and_o slavery_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o false_a god_n to_o pull_v down_o this_o kingdom_n of_o the_o 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