Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	answer_v	ask_v	believe_v	2,709	5	6.2047	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10620	An animadversion to Mr Richard Clyftons advertisement Who under pretense of answering Chr. Lawnes book, hath published an other mans private letter, with Mr Francis Iohnsons answer therto. Which letter is here justified; the answer therto refuted: and the true causes of the lamentable breach that hath lately fallen out in the English exiled Church at Amsterdam, manifested, by Henry Ainsworth.	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?	1613 (1613)	STC 209; ESTC S118900	140,504	148

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can_n 6._o 6._o treat_n on_o mat._n 18._o p._n 24._o 24._o lib._n benedicti_fw-la de_fw-la benedictis_fw-la print_v at_o bononia_n a_o 1608._o 1608._o pontificiae_fw-la omnipotentiae_fw-la omnipotentiae_fw-la rev._n 16.13.14_o 2_o thes._n 2.9_o 2.9_o bellar._n de_fw-fr eccles_n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o 2._o advert_v pag._n 106._o 106._o pag._n 108._o 108._o rev._n 17_o 4._o 4._o rev._n 17.1_o 17.1_o rev._n 17_o 8_o 8_o so_o call_v entrav_n in_o joan._n 22_o c._n cum_fw-la inter_fw-la in_o glossa_fw-la glossa_fw-la answer_v to_o a_o counterfeit_n catholic_a art_n 21._o 21._o these_o thing_n be_v print_v anno_o 1577._o 1577._o pag._n 107._o 107._o rom._n 1._o 1._o hierony_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la princip_n de_fw-fr obit_fw-la marcel_n marcel_n blond●_n l._n 6_o decad_n 1._o 1._o chron._n carion_n l._n 3._o 3._o blond●_n l._n 6._o decad_n 1._o 1._o sabellic●_n en._n 8._o l._n 5._o 5._o blond_n l._n 2._o d._n 2._o fascic_fw-la temp_n f._n 66._o 66._o rev._n 2_o &_o 3._o chapter_n chapter_n advert_v p._n 108._o 108._o rev._n 12_o 14_o 14_o rev._n 17.1_o 18._o 18._o mat._n 7_o 15._o rev._n 13_o 11._o 11._o rev._n 16.16_o judg._n 5.19_o 5.19_o pag._n 111._o 111._o advert_v pag._n 105._o 105._o pag._n 106._o 106._o m._n johns_n treat_n of_o the_o minist_n pag._n 60-62_a 60-62_a rev._n 20.4_o &_o 13.4_o 13.4_o rev._n 18.20_o 18.20_o gen._n 19.28_o 19.28_o advert_v pag._n 113._o 113._o bern._n ep._n 125._o 125._o bernard_n de_fw-fr consid._n l._n 2._o 2._o rev._n 18_o 23._o 23._o 1._o reply_v to_o d._n whitgift_n p._n 137._o 137._o 2._o reply_v p._n 146._o 146._o perk._n expos_n of_o the_o creed_n tit_n church_n church_n ibid._n ibid._n answer_v to_o art_n 11._o 11._o answer_v to_o a●t_n 20._o 20._o ibid._n answer_v to_o be_v 29._o 29._o synopsis_fw-la papismi_fw-la contr._n 2._o of_o the_o ch._n q._n 5._o part_n 2._o 2._o ibid._n contr_n 4._o q._n 10._o 10._o ibid._n par_fw-fr 9_o 9_o image_n of_o both_o church_n in_o the_o pref_o dan._n 7._o o●colampad_n in_o daniel_n daniel_n confess_v art_n 38._o 38._o act._n 15.2_o 15.2_o vers_fw-la 3._o 3._o vers_fw-la 4._o 4._o ver_fw-la 25._o 25._o vers_fw-la 28._o etc._n etc._n etc._n deut._n 24.1_o 24.1_o mat._n 19.8_o 19.8_o 1_o cor._n 7.6_o 7.6_o advertis_fw-la p._n 27._o confess_v art_n 10.17.19.20_o counterp_v p._n 175●_n 176._o defense_n against_o mr_n smyth_n p._n 126.127.128_o and_o in_o other_o treatise_n treatise_n in_o their_o dispute_n against_o we_o &_o in_o mr_n rob._n justif._n p._n 217.225_o etc._n etc._n etc._n pag._n 10._o 10._o confess_v art_n 17._o 17._o 1._o pet._n 2_o 9_o 9_o rev._n 5_o 10._o 10._o refut_n of_o giffard_n p._n 75._o 75._o rev._n 1_o 6._o psal._n 149._o 149._o pag._n 27._o 27._o 1._o cor._n 5.4.5_o 5.4.5_o p._n 47._o 47._o num._n 16_o 9_o 2._o 2_o chron_n 35_o 3.2_o co._n 4_o 5._o see_v for_o this_o justif._n of_o separation_n pag._n 134_o 135._o heb._n 4_o 12._o 2._o cor._n 10.4_o 5._o pag_n 226._o p._n 133._o job._n 21_o 3._o rev._n 1.6_o &_o 5.10_o 5.10_o eph._n 6_o 11_o 17._o ii_o ii_o act._n 11_o 26_o rom._n 14.4_o 5._o 1._o cor._n 12_o 27._o iii_o 1._o pet._n 4.10_o four_o v._o justific_a p._n ●18_n 219._o pag._n 217._o 217._o 2._o chron._n 35.3_o num._n 16.9_o eze._n 44.11_o 2_o cor._n 4_o 5._o 5._o math._n 20_o 28._o 28._o luk._n 22_o 27_o joh._n 13_o 4_o 5._o 5._o major_a in_o minore_fw-la minore_fw-la dominus_fw-la dominus_fw-la domina_fw-la domini_fw-la domini_fw-la dominus_fw-la dominus_fw-la non_fw-la convenit_fw-la dominun_n gloriari_fw-la in_o servo_fw-la svo_fw-la etc._n etc._n confess_v art_n 24._o 24._o counterp_v pag._n 177._o 177._o counterp_v pag._n 177._o 177._o 1._o cor._n 5.4_o 12_o 13._o confess_v art_n 34_o etc._n etc._n etc._n pag._n 66._o 66._o confess_v art_n 34._o 34._o conf._n art_n 24._o apol._n p._n 45.62_o confess_v art_n 21._o etc._n etc._n confess_v art_n 1.10.17.18_o etc._n etc._n throughout_o throughout_o act._n 15_o 9_o 11._o 11._o lev._n 5.5_o 5.5_o lev._n 6_o 5._o 5._o bellar._n de_fw-fr poenit._n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o 3._o joh._n 18_o 36_o 36_o rom._n 13.1_o etc._n etc._n etc._n pag._n 55._o 55._o rev._n 20_o 6._o 6._o heb._n 10_o 19_o 19_o lev._n 16_o 2.17_o luk._n 1.10_o 1.10_o col._n 2.20_o 21._o 21._o mat._n 18_o 17_o 20._o &_o 28.20_o act._n 11_o 2_o 18_o &_o 15_o 22_o 28._o &_o 21_o 18_o 22._o 1._o cor._n 5_o 1._o 13._o rev._n 2_o 29._o &_o 5_o 10._o 10._o s●●_n before_o pag._n 16._o plea_n for_o infant_n p._n 166_o 167_o 1●8_n treat_n against_o anabaptist_n p._n 16._o etc._n etc._n apol_n p._n 108._o etc._n etc._n answ._n to_o mr_n jak_n p_o 17._o &_o ●●_o ●●_o dis●ov_n pag._n 116._o 116._o apol._n p._n 109._o etc._n etc._n etc._n pag._n 69._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2._o king_n 18_o 4._o 4._o m._n perk._n warn_v against_o idol_n p._n 23._o 23._o refut_n of_o giff._n p._n 65_o etc._n etc._n etc._n answ._n to_o m._n jakob_n in_o pref_o p._n 1_o 1_o apolog._n p._n 113._o 113._o aristot._fw-la polit_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 9_o 9_o 1._o cor._n 5._o 5._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 17._o heb._n 13_o 17._o 17._o d._n bilson_n perpet_n governm_fw-la ch_n 15._o 15._o nazianz._n epist_n 42._o ad_fw-la procop._n procop._n act._n 20.28_o ronvere_n 12.7.8_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 5._o 1_o joh._n 3.20_o 3.20_o advert_v p._n 87._o 87._o luk._n 17.1_o 17.1_o mat._n 7_o 2_o 12._o i._o o._n