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	society_n	1,852	5	9.5659	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47301	The measures of Christian obedience, or, A discourse shewing what obedience is indispensably necessary to a regenerate state, and what defects are consistent with it, for the promotion of piety, and the peace of troubled consciences by John Kettlewell ...	Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.	1681 (1681)	Wing K372; ESTC R18916	498,267	755

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member_n one_o of_o another_o rom._n 12.5_o and_o god_n gather_v together_o all_o particular_a christian_n scatter_v over_o the_o world_n into_o one_o catholic_n church_n or_o society_n be_v call_v his_o gather_v together_o in_o one_o all_o thing_n in_o christ_n eph._n 1.10_o thus_o our_o admission_n into_o christ_n church_n by_o baptism_n be_v call_v our_o be_v engraft_a or_o implant_v into_o he_o we_o have_v be_v plant_v together_o say_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o his_o death_n or_o in_o baptismal_a immersion_n which_o be_v a_o representation_n of_o burial_n after_o death_n rom._n 6.5_o as_o for_o our_o be_v in_o christ_n then_o which_o set_v we_o beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o danger_n and_o condemnation_n it_o be_v the_o same_o as_o our_o be_v of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o member_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o this_o communion_n and_o membership_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o profession_n of_o his_o religion_n be_v a_o most_o ready_a and_o 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2.5_o 6._o the_o necessity_n of_o connexion_n between_o these_o two_o viz._n be_v a_o member_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o a_o good_a man_n between_o profess_v of_o christ_n religion_n and_o obey_v it_o be_v so_o evident_a and_o so_o well_o know_v and_o allow_v of_o in_o the_o first_o time_n of_o christianity_n that_o both_o be_v understand_v when_o either_o be_v mention_v to_o put_v on_o christ_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o make_v no_o provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o rom._n 13.14_o and_o to_o learn_v christ_n be_v but_o another_o phrase_n for_o to_o put_v off_o concern_v their_o former_a conversation_n the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a according_a to_o the_o deceitful_a lust_n and_o to_o put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n which_o after_o the_o similitude_n of_o god_n be_v create_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n eph._n 4.20_o 22_o 24._o a_o christian_a and_o a_o keeper_n of_o god_n law_n be_v then_o only_o 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