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	act_n	moses_n	82	3	6.9747	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30127	A case of conscience resolved viz. whether, where a church of Christ is situate, it is the duty of the women of that congregation, ordinarily, and by appointment, to separate themselves from their brethren, and so to assemble together to perform some parts of divine worship, as prayer, &c. without their men? : And the arguments made use of for that practice examined / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1683 (1683)	Wing B5490; ESTC R41305	30,288	39

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chap._n 23._o marc._n 4.1_o chap._n 2.1_o chap._n 6.2_o chap._n 10._o luk._n 5._o chap._n 8._o chap._n 12._o chap._n 13._o chap._n 15._o chap._n 20._o 1_o cor._n 14.24_o and_o in_o many_o other_o scripture_n 2_o i_o also_o find_v that_o the_o church_n by_o herself_o or_o as_o distinct_a from_o the_o world_n have_v meet_v together_o to_o perform_v it_o by_o themselves_o mar._n 4.34_o acts._n 12_o 4._o chap._n 13.1_o 2._o chap._n 15.4_o chap._n 20.7_o 8._o joh._n 20.19_o 26._o 3_o i_o find_v also_o that_o assembly_n for_o divine_a worship_n have_v be_v make_v up_o of_o the_o elder_n and_o principal_a brethren_n of_o the_o church_n none_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o congregation_n be_v present_a matt._n 10.1_o luk._n 9.1_o act_n 1.3_o chap._n 2.17_o 18._o gal._n 2.1.2_o with_o several_a other_o scripture_n beside_o but_o in_o all_o the_o scripture_n i_o find_v not_o that_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n do_v use_v to_o separate_v themselves_o from_o their_o brethren_n 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