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	particular_a	pastor_n	2,231	5	9.9163	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41335	Weighty questions discussed I. Whether imposition of hands in separating a person to the work of the ministry be necessry?, II. Whether it be essential to the right constitution of a particular church, that the teaching elders and the members meet alwayes in one place? : whereunto is added a prediction of Mr. Daniel Rogers, minister in Essex, long before the beheading King Charles I and Arch-Bishop Laud, foretelling that they should not dye a natural death / by Giles Firmin ...	Firmin, Giles, 1614-1697.; D. R. (Daniel Rogers), 1573-1652.	1692 (1692)	Wing F969; ESTC R31512	41,078	37

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 131._o 〈◊〉_d the_o precedent_n with_o the_o presbytery_n so_o beza_n and_o raynoldus_n anglorum_fw-la eruditissimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v didocla_n alta._n damas_n p._n 131._o the_o light_n of_o nature_n direct_v to_o this_o i_o will_v willing_o have_v but_o one_o instance_n give_v where_o this_o government_n be_v ever_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o church_n more_o i_o can_v say_v i_o only_o mention_v this_o that_o though_o in_o these_o point_n i_o may_v differ_v from_o my_o brethren_n beside_o what_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o agreement_n yet_o it_o hinder_v not_o my_o union_n with_o they_o what_o this_o due_a ordination_n be_v our_o brethren_n as_o i_o say_v have_v not_o tell_v we_o hence_o the_o discuss_n of_o this_o question_n fall_v not_o under_o that_o prohibition_n p._n 3._o that_o we_o must_v not_o dispute_v those_o different_a sentiment_n for_o our_o sentiment_n do_v all_o agree_v it_o must_v be_v due_a ordination_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o 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