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	universal_a	visible_a	1,943	5	9.1874	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07764	An homily upon these words of Saint Matthew, chap. 16.v.18 Tu es Petrus. Written first in French by that honorable and learned personage, Monsieur Du Plessis Mornay. And translated into English by I.V.; Homélie sur ces mots de sainct Matthieu. English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Verneuil, John, 1582 or 3-1647.	1615 (1615)	STC 18143; ESTC S100069	12,997	36

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