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	time_n	true_a	4,909	5	4.9532	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87160	A vindication of the Holy Scriptures. Or the manifestation of Jesus Christ the true Messiah already come. Being the Christians antidote against the poysons of Judaisme and atheisme of this present age. Proved out of sacred scripture, ancient historians, and Jewish Rabbins. / By that learned, and late eminent divine, John Harrison.	Harrison, John, of the Inner Temple.	1656 (1656)	Wing H896; Thomason E1685_1; ESTC R209168	62,938	174

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18.4_o and_o 14.2.28_o then_o to_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n matth._n 12.38_o chap._n 21.38_o luke_n 13.31_o john_n 2.18_o chap_n 3.12_o chap._n 7.33_o chap._n 8.21.28_o chap._n 12.31_o also_o how_o his_o disciple_n shall_v be_v scatter_v and_o forsake_v he_o john_n 16.32_o of_o peter_n denial_n matth._n 26_o 34._o and_o by_o what_o manner_n of_o death_n he_o shall_v glorify_v god_n john_n 21.18_o how_o judas_n one_o or_o his_o own_o disciple_n shall_v betray_v he_o john_n 6.64.70_o chap_n 13.10.26_o chap._n 17.12_o matth._n 26_o 21.49_o of_o the_o send_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n john_n 7.38_o chap._n 14.16.26_o chap._n 15.26_o chap._n 16.7_o luke_n 24_o 49._o of_o his_o his_o disciple_n miracle_n which_o they_o shall_v work_v in_o his_o name_n mark_n 16.17_o luke_n 10.18_o john_n 14_o 12._o the_o cruel_a persecution_n that_o shall_v arise_v to_o the_o professor_n of_o his_o name_n in_o all_o place_n matth_n 10.16_o chap._n 24.9_o john_n 16.1_o the_o build_n of_o his_o church_n 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