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
A47788	The alliance of divine offices, exhibiting all the liturgies of the Church of England since the Reformation as also the late Scotch service-book, with all their respective variations : and upon them all annotations, vindictating the Book of common-prayer from the main objections of its adversaries, explicating many parcels thereof hithereto not clearly understood, shewing the conformity it beareth with the primitive practice, and giving a faire prospect into the usages of the ancient church : to these is added at the end, The order of the communion set forth 2 Edward 6 / by Hamon L'Estrange ...	L'Estrange, Hamon, 1605-1660.	1659 (1659)	Wing L1183; ESTC R39012	366,345	360

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lay_n of_o the_o first_o foundation_n chap._n 6._o v._n 1._o imply_v that_o as_o a_o foundation_n be_v to_o the_o superstructure_n so_o be_v catechise_n to_o the_o sublime_a mystery_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o what_o a_o edifice_n be_v without_o a_o foundation_n our_o saviour_n parable_n speak_v plain_o enough_o and_o this_o may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o preserve_v it_o not_o only_o from_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n but_o in_o a_o high_a esteem_n see_v it_o be_v suppodaneous_a the_o pedestal_n to_o support_v noblet_n truth_n for_o as_o st._n laetam_fw-la hierome_n excellent_o non_fw-fr contemnend_v a_o sunt_fw-la parva_fw-la sine_fw-la quibus_fw-la magna_fw-la constare_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la nothing_o be_v it_o never_o so_o small_a be_v to_o be_v slight_v when_o it_o be_v the_o fine_a qua_fw-la non_fw-la that_o without_o which_o great_a thing_n can_v stand_v nor_o may_v it_o be_v omit_v as_o another_o argument_n of_o its_o worth_n that_o st._n augustine_n 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other_o be_v certi_fw-la quidam_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la scholam_fw-la christianae_n institutionis_fw-la exercebant_fw-la as_o 7._o vicecome_fw-la describe_v they_o certain_a man_n which_o keep_v a_o school_n for_o christian_n institution_n but_o whether_o those_o certain_a man_n be_v lay_v or_o clergy_n or_o what_o they_o be_v he_o determine_v not_o the_o f._n annatator_fw-la and_o mr._n 16._o thorndike_n very_o learned_a man_n both_o seem_v to_o affirm_v they_o presbyter_n for_o where_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n demand_v 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o shall_v the_o presbyter_n lay_v hand_n upon_o who_o shall_v he_o bless_v they_o understand_v he_o as_o if_o he_o mean_v the_o solemnity_n with_o which_o the_o catechist_n dismiss_v those_o that_o be_v catechize_v and_o in_o confirmation_n of_o this_o interpretation_n the_o dr._n produce_v 4._o eusebius_n who_o say_v of_o constantine_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o make_v profession_n and_o then_o be_v 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