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	faith_n	holy_a	3,820	5	4.8736	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67018	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor, and Aldermen of the city of London, at St. Mary Le Bow on Wednesday the 19th of June, 1695, a day appointed for a solemn fast, for supplicating Almighty God for the pardon of our sins, and imploring his protection of His Majestie's person, by Josiah Woodward ...	Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.	1695 (1695)	Wing W3520; ESTC R23478	15,685	41

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which_o thou_o have_v bring_v forth_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n in_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o argue_v thus_o oh_o lord_n may_v it_o please_v thou_o to_o make_v the_o procedure_n of_o thy_o providence_n towards_o this_o people_n suitable_a to_o what_o it_o have_v be_v hitherto_o thou_o have_v hitherto_o preserve_v and_o defend_v they_o by_o astonish_a dispensation_n we_o can_v never_o forget_v that_o dreadful_a succession_n of_o miraculous_a plague_n which_o thou_o bring_v upon_o our_o enemy_n the_o egyptian_n how_o gross_o thou_o do_v infatuate_a they_o and_o how_o eminent_o thou_o do_v inspirit_v we_o and_o by_o what_o a_o wonderful_a revolution_n thou_o be_v please_v to_o free_v we_o from_o their_o slavery_n oh_o let_v we_o not_o now_o perish_v by_o that_o powerful_a hand_n by_o which_o we_o be_v so_o late_o deliver_v it_o be_v true_a we_o be_v guilty_a of_o great_a provocation_n but_o thy_o mercy_n be_v great_a than_o our_o perverseness_n oh_o spare_v 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