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	union_n	2,115	5	10.0071	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64558	Remarks on the preface to The Protestant reconciler in a letter to a friend.	S. T. (Samuel Thomas), 1627-1693.	1683 (1683)	Wing T974; ESTC R25646	26,707	64

with_o those_o constitution_n also_o and_o i_o doubt_v himself_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a and_o hardy_a as_o to_o affirm_v that_o our_o lyturgy_n and_o diocesan_n episcopacy_n be_v thing_n found_v on_o a_o divine_a unchangeable_a law_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o his_o argument_n will_v conclude_v against_o they_o as_o well_o as_o against_o the_o imposition_n of_o ceremony_n as_o for_o the_o testimony_n which_o follow_v pag._n 23._o 24._o etc._n etc._n my_o remark_n on_o they_o be_v these_o 1._o some_o of_o they_o i_o confess_v seem_v to_o speak_v home_o to_o this_o author_n design_n and_o pretend_v that_o our_o ceremony_n ought_v to_o be_v abolish_v but_o if_o this_o man_n book_n be_v fraught_v with_o no_o better_a reason_n to_o prove_v it_o than_o those_o mention_v by_o he_o out_o of_o the_o epistle_n of_o judicious_a beza_n and_o learned_a zanchy_a i_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o little_a but_o to_o prove_v the_o author_n a_o very_a weak_a brother_n 2._o he_o show_v himself_o too_o near_o of_o kin_n to_o such_o a●_n brother_n in_o pretend_v pag._n 23._o that_o calvin_n style_v our_o ceremony_n folly_n but_o own_v that_o affirm_v they_o tolerable_a folly_n and_o then_o write_v a_o great_a book_n himself_o to_o prove_v they_o intolerable_a but_o as_o to_o that_o censure_n which_o calvin_n be_v say_v to_o pass_v upon_o our_o ceremony_n see_v durell's_n vindiciae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n cap._n 12._o where_o he_o make_v it_o more_o than_o probable_a that_o that_o censure_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o our_o ceremony_n nor_o of_o the_o english_a lyturgy_n as_o it_o wa_o in_o itself_o at_o that_o time_n but_o as_o it_o be_v knavish_o represent_v to_o he_o by_o the_o english_a sectary_n of_o those_o day_n 3._o i_o observe_v that_o several_a of_o his_o testimony_n pag._n 38._o etc._n etc._n seem_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a church_n to_o bear_v with_o and_o indulge_v the_o member_n of_o their_o own_o church_n in_o matter_n indifferent_a but_o of_o the_o duty_n only_o of_o one_o protestant_a church_n pag._n 40._o 41._o towards_o another_o viz._n that_o if_o both_o church_n agree_v in_o fundamental_o their_o difference_n in_o other_o matter_n may_v be_v tolerate_v pag._n 38._o 40._o the_o reform_a church_n say_v the_o geneva-doctor_n pag._n 40._o ought_v to_o maintain_v a_o brotherly_a affection_n towards_o one_o another_o etc._n etc._n the_o protestant-churche_n say_v the_o transylvanian_a pag._n 41._o be_v to_o be_v move_v notwithstanding_o their_o difference_n to_o exercise_v moderation_n compassion_n and_o mutual_a toleration_n and_o so_o the_o professor_n of_o aberdeen_n pag._n 42._o 43._o the_o possibility_n of_o this_o exception_n the_o prefacer_n himself_o be_v aware_a of_o and_o therefore_o endeavour_v to_o enervate_v it_o pag._n 57_o by_o ask_v what_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v why_o these_o condition_n of_o communion_n betwixt_o reform_a 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