Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	antichrist_n	rome_n	time_n	2,762	5	3.6540	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79851	A second voyce from the temple to the higher povvers. Wherein is proved that the decrees and institutions of popes and popish counsels, which have been established by the law of the land, and have been continued and confirmed throughout divers ages, by several acts of Parliament, against Jesus Christ, in the way and order of the Gospel (the same yet standing) ought by the present supream authority of this nation to be taken away. Moreover; here is shewed, some particular decrees of popes, which have beeen established by several acts of Parliament, viz. A nationall ministry, tythes, prohibiting men from publick preaching of the Gospel, unlesse elected and ordained after a popish manner, &c. All which as they are the institutions of popes, formerly confirmed by the law of the land, so now, to be abrogated. By John Canne.	Canne, John, d. 1667?	1653 (1653)	Wing C442A; Thomason E710_19; ESTC R207195	25,656	36

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vigandus_n to_o please_v he_o or_o his_o follower_n be_v will-worship_n of_o this_o judgement_n be_v 2.16_o be_v in_o hos_n 2.16_o junius_n 422._o junius_n loc._n come_v de_fw-fr trad_a p._n 421_o 422._o musculus_fw-la 210._o musculus_fw-la tract_n theol_fw-it vol._n 3._o p._n 210._o beza_n 16._o beza_n in_o psa_n 16._o mollerus_n 72._o mollerus_n de_fw-fr polit._n p._n 72._o sipperus_n 70._o sipperus_n contr._n mon._n pag._n 70._o sadeel_v and_o other_o now_o man_n approve_v countenance_n and_o give_v honour_n to_o the_o way_n of_o antichrist_n by_o pay_v tithe_n to_o priest_n we_o have_v show_v before_o 4._o it_o be_v vicious_a and_o superstitious_a to_o symbolize_v with_o idolatery_a by_o the_o 27.9_o the_o deut._n 12.30_o leu._n 18.3_o exod._n 23.24_o gen._n 25.2_o 3._o deut._n 14.1_o leu._n 19.17.27.28_o isa_n 27.9_o scripture_n we_o be_v forbid_v all_o conformity_n with_o they_o in_o any_o of_o their_o way_n order_n custom_n tradition_n &_o manner_n of_o worship_n or_o 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