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	true_a	truth_n	2,749	5	5.2105	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30920	Sermons upon several texts of Scripture by George Barker ...	Barker, George, B.D.	1697 (1697)	Wing B768; ESTC R22629	136,325	300

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be_v very_o confident_a that_o none_o can_v rise_v up_o against_o he_o to_o condemn_v he_o or_o otherwise_o hurt_v he_o because_o christ_n intercede_v for_o he_o among_o other_o rom_n 8._o 34._o 8_o this_o be_v the_o great_a thing_n which_o those_o who_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n do_v most_o prize_n love_n and_o desire_v seek_v and_o pray_v for_o that_o they_o may_v be_v establish_v in_o what_o be_v good_a 1._o pet._n 5._o 10._o peter_n beg_v no_o more_o for_o the_o disperse_a jew_n than_o every_o sincere_a christian_a beg_v for_o himself_o that_o they_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o the_o evil_a of_o temptation_n mat_n 6._o 13_o christ_n teach_v they_o thus_o to_o pray_v by_o his_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v be_v make_v to_o go_v in_o the_o path_n of_o his_o commandment_n psal_n 119._o 35._o make_v i_o to_o go_v etc._n etc._n incline_v my_o heart_n etc._n etc._n turn_v away_o my_o eye_n etc._n etc._n now_o shall_v not_o he_o who_o fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o such_o as_o fear_v he_o 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