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	time_n	true_a	2,905	5	4.0606	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85487	The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a publick fast, 29. Iune, 1642. By William Gouge.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1642 (1642)	Wing G1397; Thomason E107_1; ESTC R9775	26,314	47

die_fw-la mercurij_fw-la 29._o junij_fw-la 1642._o it_o be_v this_o day_n order_v by_o the_o commons_z now_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o sir_n thomas_n barrington_n do_v return_v thanks_o to_o doctor_n gouge_n for_o the_o great_a pain_n he_o take_v in_o his_o sermon_n this_o day_n preach_v at_o st._n margaret_n in_o westminster_n at_o the_o entreaty_n of_o the_o commons_z house_n of_o parliament_n this_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o public_a fast_o and_o that_o he_o be_v desire_v to_o print_v he_o sermon_n and_o that_o no_o man_n presume_v to_o print_v it_o but_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v appoint_v till_o the_o house_n shall_v take_v further_a order_n h._n elsing_n cler._n parl_n d._n com._n i_o appoint_v joshua_n kirton_n to_o print_v the_o foresaid_a sermon_n william_n gouge_n the_o saint_n support_v set_v out_o in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_z assemble_v in_o parliament_n at_o a_o public_a fast_o 29._o june_n 1642._o by_o william_n 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