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	jesus_n	lord_n	2,931	5	3.1366	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68828	The holie exercise of a true fast, described out of Gods word Seene and allowed.; Very godly and learned treatise, of the exercise of fastyng.	Wilkinson, William, d. 1613.; Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603, attributed name.	1580 (1580)	STC 24251.5; ESTC S120024	22,313	96

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any_o of_o all_o their_o church_n which_o be_v not_o altogether_o in_o we_o not_o one_o of_o those_o detestable_a heresy_n but_o be_v lodge_v among_o us._n and_o although_o the_o schism_n of_o lutheranism_n be_v not_o among_o we_o yet_o there_o be_v almost_o a_o great_a distraction_n of_o mind_n for_o the_o church_n government_n beside_o the_o diversity_n of_o judgement_n in_o many_o other_o matter_n and_o among_o bodily_a punishment_n the_o plague_n have_v indifferent_o feed_v and_o yet_o do_v feed_v upon_o us._n the_o sword_n have_v be_v shake_v at_o we_o both_o in_o the_o north_n by_o traitor_n and_o in_o the_o south_n by_o disorder_a wicked_a person_n and_o shall_v it_o not_o strike_v we_o that_o her_o majesty_n be_v of_o late_a in_o danger_n of_o her_o life_n by_o a_o shot_n which_o that_o it_o be_v not_o mean_v towards_o she_o ought_v not_o to_o abate_v our_o care_n for_o her_o majesty_n but_o rather_o increase_v it_o as_o that_o which_o be_v more_o near_o direct_v against_o 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