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	england_n	true_a	2,889	5	4.2928	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42709	Something offered to the consideration of all those who have had a hand in putting the late made Act, (entituled, An Act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles) in execution For the sake of such who have any tenderness towards the innocent; and also for the information of all others, who have had, shall or may have, a hand in putting in execution the said Act, I shall offer something to shew, whom and what exercises of religion are concerned in and by the said Act, and what not, according to the most true natural genuine litteral sense and meaning thereof, and no other wise.	Gibson, Thomas, Quaker.	1665 (1665)	Wing G678; ESTC R218330	7,386	9

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be_v or_o may_v be_v several_a sort_n of_o conventicle_n as_o the_o word_n conventicle_n do_v import_v which_o be_v a_o conveen_n of_o several_a person_n together_o for_o some_o end_n and_o purpose_n or_o other_o now_o there_o may_v be_v a_o convening_n of_o person_n together_o for_o good_a end_n as_o there_o may_v be_v a_o convening_n of_o person_n together_o for_o evil_a end_n there_o may_v be_v a_o convening_n of_o person_n together_o honest_o and_o justifiable_o upon_o a_o religious_a account_n as_o there_o may_v be_v a_o convening_n of_o person_n together_o in_o order_n to_o the_o sow_v or_o spread_v of_o sedition_n which_o latter_a this_o act_n by_o the_o title_n of_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v to_o prevent_v &_o suppress_v as_o appear_v by_o join_v the_o explanatory_a word_n seditious_a to_o conventicle_n viz._n a_o act_n to_o prevent_v &_o suppress_v seditious_a conventicle_n and_o this_o do_v further_a appear_v by_o compare_v therewith_o the_o preamble_n or_o reason_n of_o 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the_o 26_o of_o decemb._n 1662._o which_o see_v more_o at_o large_a