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	society_n	2,901	5	9.2764	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43681	The spirit of popery speaking out of the mouths of phanatical-Protestants, or, The last speeches of Mr. John Kid and Mr. John King, two Presbyterian ministers, who were executed for high-treason and rebellion at Edinburgh, August the 14th, 1679 with animadversions, and the history of the Archbishop of St. Andrews his murder, extracted out of the registers of the Privy-Council, &c. / by an orthodox Protestant.	Hickes, George, 1642-1715.; Kid, John, d. 1679.; King, John, d. 1679.	1680 (1680)	Wing H1874; ESTC R6348	165,592	93

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minister_n or_o vagrant_a preacher_n but_o shall_v do_v our_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o apprehend_v their_o person_n and_o in_o case_n my_o say_a tenant_n cotters_n and_o their_o foresaid_n shall_v contrave●●_n i_o shall_v take_v or_o apprehend_v any_o person_n or_o person_n guilty_a thereof_o and_o present_v they_o to_o the_o judge_n ordinar_fw-mi that_o they_o may_v be_v fine_v or_o imprison_v therefore_o as_o be_v provide_v in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v thereanent_a otherwise_o i_o shall_v remove_v they_o and_o their_o family_n from_o my_o ground_n and_o if_o i_o shall_v fail_v herein_o i_o shall_v be_v liable_a to_o such_o penalty_n as_o the_o say_a delinquent_n have_v incur_v by_o the_o law_n consent_v to_o the_o registration_n hereof_o in_o the_o book_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy-council_n or_o book_n of_o any_o other_o judge_n competent_a that_o letter_n and_o executorial_n may_v be_v direct_a hereupon_o in_o form_n as_o effeir_n and_o constitute_v my_o procurator_n 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if_o they_o have_v lease_n to_o denounce_v