Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
christian_n	church_n	communion_n	schism_n	2,211	5	10.6231	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80730	Two sermons preached at Christ-Church in the city of Dublin, before the honourable the General Convenion of Ireland. The first on Prov.11.14 at the first meeting of the said convention, March 2. 1659. The second on Jude v.19. at a publique fast appointed by the said convention, March 9. 1659. By Sem Coxe, Minister of the gospel and pastor at St. Katherines in Dublin.	Coxe, Sem.; Ireland. Parliament.	1660 (1660)	Wing C6726; Thomason E1026_21; ESTC R208752	50,638	72

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7._o 10-15_a let_v not_o the_o wife_n depart_v or_o separate_v from_o her_o husband_n etc._n etc._n this_o kind_n of_o separation_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o great_a sin_n and_o do_v occasion_n manifold_a mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n iii_o they_o also_o be_v to_o be_v account_v very_o faulty_a in_o this_o matter_n and_o have_v just_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o separatist_n who_o separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o solemn_a assembly_n and_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n and_o particular_o from_o that_o great_a seal_a ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n because_o there_o be_v some_o that_o communicate_v with_o they_o who_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v unworthy_a communicant_n and_o graceless_a man_n before_o i_o speak_v to_o this_o point_n i_o must_v lay_v down_o and_o constant_o affirm_v these_o two_o receive_v and_o well_o ground_v truth_n lest_o i_o shall_v be_v misunderstand_v in_o what_o i_o be_o to_o say_v 1_o i_o say_v that_o person_n gross_o ignorant_a or_o notorious_o ungodly_a 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god_n be_v a_o holy_a covenant_n engage_v people_n god_n be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o be_v his_o people_n ibid._n i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v write_v deut._n ●6_n 17_o 18._o thou_o have_v avouch_v the_o lord_n this_o day_n to_o be_v thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o statute_n and_o his_o commandment_n and_o judgement_n and_o to_o hearken_v unto_o his_o voice_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v avouch_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o therefore_o the_o people_n of_o god_n ought_v wary_o to_o avoid_v and_o separate_v from_o such_o thing_n or_o person_n as_o may_v endanger_v a_o breach_n of_o that_o love_n and_o amity_n that_o be_v between_o god_n and_o they_o observe_v then_o that_o i_o speak_v not_o against_o all_o kind_n of_o separation_n there_o be_v a_o separation_n that_o be_v lawful_a holy_a and_o strict_o enjoin_v we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 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