Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	christian_a	church_n	see_v	2,635	5	3.6867	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01568	The proclamation and edict of the archbyshop, and prince elector of Culleyn. Declarynge his occasion and earnest intention, to bring in the free exercise of the preaching of the Gospel, and peace and lybertie to true Christian religion Proclaymed at Bon, in the yeare of our Lorde, 1583. Imprinted at Antwerp, in Tannets streete, at the signe of the Gylden Bible, by Paule Braeckvelt, 1583. With the consent and priuiledge of the lordes of of the cittie of Antwerp.	Gebhard, Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop and Elector of Cologne, 1547-1601.	1583 (1583)	STC 11694; ESTC S119709	3,870	22

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januarie_n 1583._o we_o gebhart_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n elect_v and_o accept_v archbishop_n of_o culleyn_n archchauncellour_n of_o the_o holy_a empire_n through_o all_o italy_n and_o elector_n duke_n of_o westphalen_n and_o ingrene_n &c_n &c_n do_v let_v and_o give_v to_o wit_n and_o understande_v unto_o all_o and_o singular_a archdeacon_n of_o our_o jurisdiction_n country_n state_n earl_n knight_n state_n and_o other_o person_n subject_n unto_o we_o and_o to_o all_o other_o that_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o use_v our_o grace_n and_o favour_n and_o to_o every_o of_o they_o joint_o and_o severallie_o that_o since_o we_o receive_v the_o state_n &_o place_n of_o our_o archbishopricke_n and_o prince_n electour_n government_n wherein_o the_o almighty_a god_n by_o free_a and_o lawful_a election_n have_v place_v we_o we_o have_v always_o acknowledge_v and_o at_o this_o present_a do_v acknowledge_v that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v our_o duty_n and_o endevoure_n to_o maintain_v 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