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	member_n	pastor_n	1,299	5	9.4696	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05533	The reasons of a pastors resolution, touching the reuerend receiuing of the holy communion: written by Dauid Lindesay, D. of Diuinitie, in the Vniuersitie of Saint Andrewes in Scotland, and preacher of the gospell at Dundy	Lindsay, David, d. 1641?	1619 (1619)	STC 15656; ESTC S103094	57,265	200

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14._o 33._o 1._o thes._n 5._o 20._o mat._n 26._o 20._o mar._n 14._o 18_o luk._n 22._o 14_o joh._n 13._o 12._o joh._n 13._o 23._o luk._n 7._o 38._o joh._n 12._o 3._o john_n 13._o 4._o &_o 12._o luke_n 9_o 14._o mat._n 23._o 6._o luke_n 9_o 14._o mat._n 26._o 26_o col._n 2._o 18._o mat._n 26._o 20_o luk._n 22._o 11._o luk._n 22._o 20._o mar._n 14._o 12_o joh._n 13._o 27._o 27._o act._n 20._o 7._o 7._o tert._n de_fw-fr coro_n milit._n m●t._n 26._o 27._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 16._o luk._n 22._o 30_o better_o not_o to_o determine_v the_o s●t_a time_n for_o 〈…〉_z decretal_a gregor_n li._n 3._o tit._n 41._o canon_n 20_o euseb._n eccl._n li._n 7._o cap._n 9_o lip_n de_fw-fr mil._n rom._n lib._n 5._o luk._n 17._o 16._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 27_o 29._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 21._o joh._n 6._o 35._o isaiah_n 53._o 4._o 4._o tert._n the_o resurrectione_n carnis_fw-la carnis_fw-la christus_fw-la devorandus_fw-la auditu_fw-la auditu_fw-la ruminandus_fw-la intellectu_fw-la intellectu_fw-la et_fw-la fide_fw-la digirendus_fw-la quo_fw-la res_fw-la sensile_n fiunt_fw-la intelligibiles_fw-la whereby_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o external_a thing_n which_o we_o propound_v to_o the_o sense_n be_v declare_v to_o the_o mind_n the_o word_n likewise_o work_v several_o psal._n 22._o 25._o psal._n 22._o 26._o joh._n 13._o 13._o luk._n 22._o 27._o joh._n 6._o 54._o joh._n 6._o 56._o joh._n 6._o 57_o 1._o cor._n 10._o 17._o 1._o cor._n 10._o 21._o