Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	aaron_n	able_a	high_a	23	3	5.4661	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16736	The doctrine of the Gospel By a plaine and familiar interpretation of the particular points or articles thereof: with the promises, comforts, and duties, seuerally belonging to the same. VVhereunto is added, a declaration of the danger of not knowing, not beleeuing, or not obeying any one of them. Likewise, a rehearsal of the manifold heresies, wherein many haue erred contrary to them all. Diuided into three bookes. The first whereof, is of beliefe in God the Father ...	Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1606 (1606)	STC 364; ESTC S106811	1,499,180	1,052

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proof_n that_o this_o promise_n be_v make_v concern_v our_o saviour_n christ_n read_v acts._n 3.22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26._o read_v also_o isaiah_n chap._n 61._o verse_n 1_o etc._n etc._n and_o luke_n 4_o 1●_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v upon_o these_o ground_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a prophet_n so_o vulgar_o expect_v in_o israel_n that_o even_o the_o profane_a woman_n of_o samaria_n profess_v herself_o to_o be_v assure_v that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v and_o show_v himself_o a_o most_o perfect_a prophet_n and_o teacher_n i_o know_v well_o say_v she_o that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v come_v who_o be_v call_v christ_n when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o will_v tell_v we_o all_o thing_n and_o hereunto_o

accord_v our_o saviour_n himself_o for_o he_o say_v by_o and_o by_o unto_o she_o i_o be_o he_o that_o speak_v to_o thou_o john_n cha_n 4._o verse_n 19_o and_o 25_o 26._o thus_o than_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v promise_v to_o come_v to_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o thereupon_o be_v of_o singular_a expectation_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n question_n god_n question_n what_o promise_n have_v you_o likewise_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o high_a priest_n and_o a_o king_n unto_o his_o church_n answe_n church_n answe_n in_o the_o 110._o psalm_n there_o be_v contain_v a_o prophetical_a promise_n of_o both_o and_o that_o also_o with_o the_o confirmation_n of_o a_o divine_a oath_n joint_o together_o in_o these_o word_n i_o have_v swear_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o will_v not_o repent_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchizedek_n this_o one_o proof_n be_v so_o evident_a that_o it_o may_v stand_v in_o stead_n of_o many_o for_o the_o 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