Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	according_a	bishop_n	england_n	2,737	5	5.7774	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09294	The historie of Corah, Dathan, and Abiram, & c Numb. 16. Chap. Applied to the prelacy ministerie and church-assemblies of England. By Mr Iohn Penry, a martyr of Iesus Christ.	Penry, John, 1559-1593.	1609 (1609)	STC 19607; ESTC S103159	36,369	50

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well_o as_o moses_n it_o be_v not_o whether_o foreign_a idolatry_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n for_o that_o will_v corah_n and_o his_o company_n withstand_v as_o well_o as_o moses_n brief_o it_o be_v not_o concern_v any_o fundamental_a point_n of_o religion_n as_o man_n now_o use_v to_o speak_v but_o only_o touch_v those_o office_n 16.10_o num._n 16.10_o and_o those_o officer_n whereby_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v even_o touch_v the_o priest_n office_n as_o moses_n say_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v something_o tolerable_a they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o member_n of_o the_o true_a visible_a church_n before_o their_o conspiracy_n all_o famous_a man_n in_o the_o congregation_n 6.39.37.38_o 1_o chon_n 6.39.37.38_o and_o corah_n in_o particular_a bring_v up_o his_o child_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o such_o measure_n as_o they_o will_v have_v a_o famous_a name_n in_o the_o church_n for_o evermore_o 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