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	prove_v	scripture_n	2,684	5	5.5487	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57733	The fire upon the altar. Or Divine meditations and essayes containing the substance of Christian religion	Rowe, Cheyne.	1679 (1679)	Wing R2061A; ESTC R218415	226,122	405

danger_n of_o the_o judgement_n ver_fw-la 28._o whosoever_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o have_v comit_v adultery_n v._o 33_o 34._o he_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a not_o to_o forswear_v themselves_o but_o say_v swear_v not_o at_o all_o and_o ver_fw-la 39_o bid_v they_o not_o to_o resist_v wrong_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v such_o person_n and_o that_o command_a word_n that_o make_v the_o world_n can_v make_v we_o to_o be_v what_o he_o command_v we_o to_o be_v and_o he_o have_v pray_v sanctify_v they_o by_o thy_o truth_n and_o his_o prayer_n be_v always_o hear_v and_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o sanctify_v we_o it_o be_v the_o only_a end_n and_o design_n of_o the_o ministry_n as_o it_o be_v say_v by_o st._n paul_n of_o who_o i_o travel_v in_o birth_n till_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o you_o the_o apostle_n write_v to_o the_o disciple_n do_v as_o you_o have_v we_o for_o a_o example_n and_o revel_v 2.8_o the_o 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fret_v not_o thyself_o because_o of_o the_o ungodly_a nor_o be_v thou_o envious_a against_o the_o evil_a doer_n ver_fw-la 29._o the_o wicked_a see_v the_o righteous_a and_o seek_v occasion_n to_o slay_v he_o ver_fw-la 14._o the_o wicked_a have_v draw_v the_o sword_n and_o bend_v the_o bow_n to_o slay_v such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o upright_a conversation_n ver_fw-la 12._o the_o wicked_a plot_v against_o the_o righteous_a and_o gnash_v upon_o he_o with_o his_o tooth_n ver_fw-la 33._o the_o lord_n will_v not_o leave_v he_o in_o his_o hand_n nor_o condemn_v he_o when_o he_o be_v judge_v ver_fw-la 39_o and_o 40._o the_o salvation_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v of_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v their_o strength_n in_o time_n of_o trouble_n and_o the_o lord_n shall_v help_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o he_o shall_v deliver_v they_o from_o the_o wicked_a and_o save_v they_o because_o they_o trust_v in_o he_o rom._n 8.28_o we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o 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5_o cant._n 6._o and_o psal_n 102._o show_v that_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n must_v expect_v that_o god_n will_v withdraw_v himself_o sometime_o and_o v._o 8._o this_o shall_v be_v write_v for_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v regard_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o poor_a distieute_n he_o will_v not_o absent_v himself_o for_o ever_o he_o will_v be_v find_v again_o this_o be_v the_o zenith_n of_o our_o saviour_n suffering_n and_o none_o but_o saint_n can_v lie_v under_o this_o suffering_n but_o god_n be_v with_o they_o though_o they_o see_v he_o not_o for_o he_o have_v say_v i_o will_v never_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o 2_o chron._n 16.2_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o you_o while_o you_o