Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	angel_n	bishop_n	ephesus_n	3,413	5	11.4256	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22780	Englands deplorable condition shewing the common-wealths malady, by [brace] sacriledge, and want of duty in the people, contention, want of charity in the ministery, perjury, and want of truth in both : and its remedy by [brace] the peoples obedience and liberality, the ministers love and unity, both their repentance and fidelity : briefly declar'd in three treatises of [brace] the ministers patrimony and peoples duty, proposals to reconcile such as are for lordly episcopacy and un-ordain'd presbytery, for popular independancy and upstart antipædobaptistry, and against perjury : also, a petition for the Jews.	E. F.	1659 (1659)	Wing F18	72,509	69

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receive_v his_o fundamental_a error_n and_o blasphemy_n he_o ought_v by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n if_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o god_n command_v &c_n command_v leult_n 24._o 16_o deut._n 12._o 6_o &c_n &c_n or_o at_o least_o to_o be_v severe_o punish_v 3_o punish_v zach_n 13._o 3_o as_o pious_a king_n in_o israel_n and_o christian_a prince_n in_o the_o primative_a time_n have_v do_v hist_o do_v euseb_n eccles_n hist_o 2_o chron._n 15._o 13._o but_o in_o superstructive_a point_n of_o doctrine_n each_o man_n ought_v to_o walk_v according_a to_o his_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n phil_n 3._o 15_o 16._o rom._n 14._o 22_o 23._o si●h_o whatever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o bear_v with_o the_o weak_a and_o not_o to_o judge_v each_o other_o about_o meat_n or_o day_n or_o such_o like_a thing_n etc._n thing_n rom._n 15_o 1_o &_o 14._o 3_o ●_o etc._n etc._n if_o any_o man_n be_v overtake_v in_o a_o fault_n such_o as_o be_v spiritual_a aught_o to_o restore_v such_o a_o one_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n consider_v himself_o lest_o he_o also_o be_v tempt_v gal._n 6._o 1._o each_o man_n shall_v abide_v in_o that_o vocation_n wherein_o he_o be_v call_v with_o god_n 25_o god_n 1_o cor_fw-la 7._o 20._o 24._o &_o 14._o 33_o &_o 12._o 17_o 25_o and_o not_o usurp_v each_o other_o call_v or_o office_n no_o more_o than_o the_o member_n of_o the_o natural_a body_n do_v but_o have_v gift_n differ_v according_a to_o the_o grace_n give_v we_o so_o let_v we_o use_v they_o 3_o they_o rom._n 12._o 6_o ephes_n 4_o 2_o 3_o for_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n endeavour_v in_o all_o lowliness_n meekness_n and_o long-suffering_a forbear_v one_o another_o in_o love_n to_o keep_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n every_o one_o shall_v observe_v those_o general_a rule_n rom._n 12._o 1_o 9_o &c_n &c_n phil._n 2._o 2_o etc._n etc._n eph._n 4._o 31_o 32._o heb._n 3._o 10_o 11._o &_o 10_o 24._o &_o 12._o 1._o 14_o etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la epist_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 40._o in_o particular_a for_o our_o thought_n all_o of_o we_o shall_v observe_v those_o two_o rule_n pro._n 4._o 23._o phil_n 4._o 8._o &_o col._n 3._o 1._o &_o for_o our_o word_n those_o two_o eph._n 4._o 29._o col_fw-fr 4_o 6._o remember_v that_o he_o whatever_o he_o be_v in_o his_o seem_a devotion_n that_o bridle_v not_o his_o tongue_n his_o religion_n be_v vain_a 26_o vain_a james_n 1._o 26_o and_o for_o our_o action_n those_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n col._n 3._o 16_o 17._o heb._n 11._o 6._o matth_n 7._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 16_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 31._o do_v all_o thing_n in_o charity_n and_o in_o faith_n in_o christ_n name_n to_o his_o glory_n deny_v ourselves_o take_v up_o our_o cross_n let_v we_o follow_v christ_n 24_o christ_n mat._n 16._o 24_o and_o deny_v all_o ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o live_v sober_o godly_a and_o righteous_o 14_o righteous_o titus_n 2._o 14_o follow_v god_n as_o dear_a child_n 1_o child_n ephes_n 5._o 1_o walk_v in_o love_n as_o christ_n have_v love_v we_o be_v ready_a to_o lay_v down_o not_o only_o our_o good_n but_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n 16_o brethren_n 1_o john_n 3._o 16_o and_o let_v we_o abstain_v from_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_n 1_o thes_n 5._o 22._o let_v we_o do_v nothing_o doubt_o against_o conscience_n or_o undutiful_o against_o authority_n for_o conscience_n sake_n rom._n 13._o 5._o &_o 14_o 22._o or_o uncharitable_o against_o our_o brother_n in_o thing_n that_o &c_n that_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 7_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 14._o 5_o &c_n &c_n be_v indifferent_a but_o let_v we_o walk_v as_o child_n of_o the_o light_n circumspect_o as_o wise_a man_n eph._n 5._o 15._o daily_a grow_v in_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ_n abound_v more_o and_o more_o in_o well-doing_n and_o persevere_v therein_o unto_o the_o end_n 22_o end_n mat._n 10._o 22_o be_v faithful_a unto_o the_o death_n that_o so_o we_o may_v receive_v the_o crown_n of_o life_n 10_o life_n revel_v 2._o 10_o in_o observe_v of_o these_o thing_n through_o god_n blessing_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v among_o we_o shall_v be_v edify_v and_o walk_v according_a to_o these_o rule_n and_o in_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 31_o act_n 9_o 31_o be_v multiply_v and_o all_o the_o saint_n be_v in_o one_o unite_v to_o serve_v god_n with_o one_o lip_n 9_o lip_n zeph._n 3._o 9_o and_o shoulder_n 21_o shoulder_n zach._n 14._o 21_o and_o no_o canaanite_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n unwarn_v or_o unpunished_a which_o be_v the_o earnest_a desire_n and_o shall_v be_v