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	unite_v	1,404	5	10.2542	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56252	The history of popedom, containing the rise, progress, and decay thereof, &c. written in High Dutch by Samuel Puffendorff ; translated into English by J.C.	Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von, 1632-1694.; Chamberlayne, John, 1666-1723.	1691 (1691)	Wing P4176; ESTC R5058	76,002	238

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the_o jewish_a religion_n why_o other_o nation_n do_v not_o embrace_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o jew_n par._n 4._o that_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v adapt_v to_o the_o humour_n of_o all_o people_n that_o it_o admit_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n that_o it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o civil_a government_n that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o sort_n of_o religion_n or_o philosophy_n that_o can_v equal_v it_o why_o many_o of_o our_o christian_n live_v like_o heathen_n par._n 5._o of_o the_o external_n government_n of_o religion_n what_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o external_n government_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n of_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o apostle_n par._n 6._o the_o division_n of_o this_o question_n that_o this_o necessity_n do_v not_o proceed_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o every_o religion_n in_o general_a how_o the_o external_n government_n of_o religion_n be_v transmit_v from_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n 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