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	congregation_n	visible_a	1,646	5	9.0789	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47551	That neither temporallitie[s] nor tythes is due to the bishops, prelates nor clergy, by a Gospel rule And that kings, princes and lords temporal, may j[ust]ly take the temporallities and tythes from them, and dispose of the ... the defence and benefit of the kingdom, and the relief of the poor. Proved by the laws and pract[i]ce of twenty Kings of Judah, England, and France as also by the testimonies of the Universities of Oxford and Prague, fifty four of ... nobles of Bohemia and Morania, two hundred and fifty years agone, and als[o] one hundred and twenty authors beside. Together with some directions how gospel ministers ought to have maintenance, according to the gospel rule, and institutions of Iesus Christ. By E. K.	Netherlands. Emancipatiekommissie.	1672 (1672)	Wing K6A; ESTC R218954	82,628	97

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shall_v give_v a_o account_n of_o your_o office_n at_o which_o day_n that_o you_o may_v stand_v steadfast_a and_o have_v your_o quietus_n est_fw-la seal_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v my_o daily_a prayer_n to_o he_o that_o suffer_v death_n for_o our_o sin_n to_o who_o be_v all_o honour_n and_o praise_n for_o ever_o amen_n thus_o much_o of_o mr._n latimer_n his_o letter_n to_o king_n hen._n 8._o aeneas_n silvius_n aeneas_n silvius_n before_o he_o be_v pope_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o the_o rector_n of_o the_o university_n of_o collen_n he_o say_v to_o a_o true_a christian_a indeed_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o desire_a than_o the_o sincerity_n and_o pureness_n of_o faith_n give_v we_o of_o christ_n be_v keep_v of_o all_o man_n immaculate_a and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n any_o thing_n be_v attempt_v against_o the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o people_n ought_v with_o one_o consent_n to_o provide_v lawful_a remedy_n and_o every_o man_n to_o bring_v with_o he_o 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