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
A62395	Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire.; Discoverie of witchcraft	Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.	1651 (1651)	Wing S943; ESTC R19425	465,580	448

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of_o this_o creature_n of_o frankincense_n with_o all_o thy_o deceit_n and_o wickedness_n t●at_v this_o creature_n may_v be_v sanctify_v and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n ✚_o jesus_n ✚_o christ_n ✚_o that_o all_o they_o that_o taste_n touch_n or_o smell_v the_o same_o may_v receive_v the_o virtue_n and_o assistance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o as_o wheresoever_o this_o incense_n or_o frankincense_n shall_v remain_v that_o there_o thou_o in_o no_o wise_n be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o approach_v or_o once_o presume_v or_o attempt_v to_o hurt_v but_o what_o unclean_a spirit_n so_o ever_o thou_o be_v that_o thou_o with_o all_o thy_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n avoid_v and_o depart_v be_v conjure_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_a etc._n etc._n and_o that_o wheresoever_o the_o sum_n or_o smoke_n thereof_o shall_v come_v every_o kind_a and_o sort_n of_o devil_n may_v be_v drive_v away_o and_o expel_v ●●_o they_o be_v at_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o liver_n of_o fish_n which_o the_o archangel_n raphael_n make_v etc._n etc._n chap._n xxix_o the_o rule_n and_o law_n of_o popish_a exorcist_n and_o other_o conjuror_n all_o one_o with_o a_o confutation_n of_o their_o whole_a power_n how_o s._n martin_n conjure_v the_o devil_n the_o papi_v you_o see_v compeer_n have_v their_o certain_a general_a rule_n and_o law_n as_o to_o abstain_v from_o sin_n and_o to_o fast_o as_o also_o otherwise_o to_o be_v clean_o from_o all_o pollution_n &c_n &c_n and_o even_o so_o likewise_o have_v the_o other_o conjuror_n some_o will_v say_v that_o papist_n use_v divine_a service_n and_o prayer_n even_o so_o do_v common_a conjuror_n as_o you_o see_v even_o in_o the_o same_o papistical_a form_n no_o whit_n swarve_v from_o they_o in_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n nor_o yet_o in_o ungodly_a and_o unreasonable_a kind_n of_o petition_n i_o think_v it_o may_v be_v a_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o overthrow_v the_o call_n up_o and_o miraculous_a work_n of_o spirit_n that_o it_o be_v write_v god_n only_o know_v and_o s●a●cheth_v the_o heart_n and_o only_o work_v great_a wonder_n the_o which_o argument_n be_v prosecute_v to_o the_o end_n can_v never_o be_v answer_v 72.18_o in_o so_o much_o as_o that_o divine_a power_n be_v require_v in_o that_o action_n and_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o this_o conjuration_n we_o speak_v to_o the_o spirit_n and_o they_o hear_v we_o and_o therefore_o need_v not_o know_v our_o thought_n and_o imagination_n i_o first_o ask_v they_o whether_o king_n baell_n or_o amoimon_n which_o be_v spirit_n reign_v in_o the_o further_a region_n of_o the_o east_n as_o they_o say_v may_v hear_v a_o conjuror_n voice_n which_o call_v for_o they_o be_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o west_n there_o be_v such_o noise_n interpose_v where_o perhaps_o also_o they_o may_v be_v busy_a and_o set_v to_o work_v on_o the_o like_a affair_n second_o whether_o those_o spirit_n be_v of_o the_o same_o power_n that_o god_n be_v who_o be_v every_o where_o 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