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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85986	The libertine school'd, or A vindication of the magistrates power in religious matters. In ansvver to some fallacious quæries scattered about the city of Limrick, by a nameless author, about the 15th of December, 1656. And for detection of those mysterious designs so vigorously fomented, if not begun among us, by romish engineers, and Jesuitick emissaries, under notionall disguises ... (politicæ uti & ecclesiasticæ. axiom. Arabic.) Published, by Claudus Gilbert, B.D. and minister of the Gospel at Limrick in Ireland.	Gilbert, Claudius, d. 1696?	1657 (1657)	Wing G702; Thomason E923_4; ESTC R202210	61,982	75

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mischief_n restrain_v useful_o thereby_o better_o have_v the_o devil_n bind_v then_o loose_a though_o he_o will_v be_v a_o devil_n still_o 14._o the_o duration_n of_o every_o man_n life_n be_v certain_o fore-appoint_v of_o god_n 1._o beyond_o which_o he_o shall_v not_o pass_v this_o will_v not_o indeed_o excuse_v any_o man_n wilful_a neglect_n of_o himself_o or_o other_o yet_o it_o may_v satisfy_v man_n heart_n upon_o the_o unchangeable_a event_n of_o thing_n he_o that_o appoint_v the_o end_n appoint_v indeed_o the_o mean_n subservient_n thereto_o when_o therefore_o his_o providence_n indispensable_o necessitate_v the_o defect_n of_o the_o mean_n it_o clear_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v god_n purpose_n to_o have_v such_o a_o thing_n come_v to_o pass_v 6._o joseph_n comfort_v his_o brethren_n on_o that_o consideration_n though_o they_o have_v use_v ill_a mean_n god_n overruled_a they_o to_o a_o good_a end_n but_o if_o such_o malefactor_n hasten_v their_o own_o end_n by_o unlawful_a 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parable_n to_o that_o end_n what_o be_v a_o man_n own_o light_n before_o conversion_n but_o the_o dim_a snuff_n of_o a_o candle_n every_o moment_n ready_a to_o go_v out_o in_o a_o stink_n into_o utter_a darkness_n 8._o what_o will_v become_v of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o light_n if_o leave_v to_o himself_o 21._o what_o be_v man_n light_n after_o conversion_n in_o the_o best_a but_o a_o weak_a glimmer_a candle_n though_o snuff_v and_o renew_v by_o the_o lord_n gracious_a hand_n yet_o every_o moment_n ready_a to_o perish_v in_o the_o storm_n of_o temptation_n and_o corruption_n 5._o if_o not_o continual_o revive_v support_v and_o supply_v by_o the_o same_o almighty_a hand_n how_o do_v god_n promise_n and_o use_v to_o effect_v this_o and_o all_o other_o favour_n but_o in_o the_o diligent_a use_n of_o the_o mean_n whereto_o he_o tie_v we_o and_o whereby_o he_o convey_v his_o blessing_n be_v not_o man_n heart_n full_a of_o corruption_n by_o nature_n 5._o do_v not_o much_o of_o it_o remain_v 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ans._n the_o scripture_n declare_v the_o saint_n to_o be_v the_o righteous_a fulfiller_n of_o his_o reveal_a will_n secretus_fw-la in_o their_o respective_a station_n and_o motion_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n their_o name_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o saint_n or_o separate_v person_n consecrate_v to_o god_n import_v so_o much_o their_o copy_n and_o exemplar_n be_v god_n holiness_n 15_o which_o be_v magnify_v often_o in_o his_o zeal_n and_o justice_n upon_o offender_n 3._o for_o breach_n of_o the_o first_o 5._o as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o second_o table_n 5._o if_o he_o call_v a_o saint_n to_o the_o magistracy_n he_o require_v he_o to_o be_v faithful_a and_o diligent_a therein_o in_o terror_n to_o every_o evil_a work_n if_o any_o call_v saint_n be_v foe_n far_o give_v up_o to_o sin_n as_o to_o abuse_v god_n and_o themselves_o by_o external_a breach_n of_o his_o holy_a law_n god_n himself_o will_v not_o dally_v with_o such_o and_o the_o 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