Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	age_n	apostle_n	holy_a	2,768	5	4.3057	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65715	A sermon in confutation of R. H. the author of The guide in controversies Shewing that his most plausible arguments produced against Protestants, do more effectually conclude for Judaism against Christianity. By Daniel Whitby, D.D. chantor of the church of Sarum.	Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.	1679 (1679)	Wing W1736A; ESTC R222007	21,763	39

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his_o people_n make_v lie_v their_o refuge_n and_o under_o falsehood_n hide_v themselves_o say_v the_o overflow_a scourge_n shall_v not_o come_v to_o we_o 11._o isa_n xliil_n 27._o isa_n lvi_o 10_o 11._o that_o their_o interpreter_n have_v transgress_v against_o he_o that_o his_o watchman_n be_v blind_a they_o be_v all_o ignorant_a all_o dumb_a dog_n that_o can_v not_o bark_v sleep_v lie_v down_o love_v to_o slumber_n that_o they_o be_v greedy_a dog_n that_o can_v never_o have_v enough_o 8._o jer._n two_o 8._o shepherd_n that_o can_v not_o understand_v that_o the_o priest_n say_v not_o where_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o they_o that_o handle_v the_o law_n know_v he_o not_o that_o the_o pastor_n also_o transgress_v against_o he_o and_o the_o prophet_n prophesy_v by_o baal_n and_o walk_v after_o thing_n that_o do_v not_o profit_n 14._o jer._n v._o 31._o jer._n vi_fw-la 13_o 14._o that_o his_o prophet_n prophesy_v false_o and_o the_o priest_n bare_a rule_n by_o their_o mean_n that_o from_o 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