Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	apostle_n	authority_n	lord_n	3,314	5	3.5724	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65869	Innocency triumphant over insolency and outrage of a self-condemned apostate in answer to Francis Bugg's most abusive and scandalous book, falsely stiled, New Rome arraigned &c., and in defence of the Christian testimony of G. Whitehead and eleven witnesses against the great defamation of perjury and pillory, unjustly cast upon them by the said F.B.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1693 (1693)	Wing W1935; ESTC R24554	30,940	100

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leave_v out_o 5._o that_o the_o quaker_n teach_v that_o the_o gospel_n be_v dust_n p._n 47._o this_o be_v false_a also_o here_o he_o put_v the_o gospel_n for_o their_o gospel_n who_o gospel_n the_o covetous_a false_a minister_n who_o put_v the_o letter_n and_o their_o own_o conceiving_n thereupon_o for_o the_o gospel_n moreover_o f._n b._n pursuant_n to_o his_o old_a lie_n viz._n that_o we_o deny_v he_o to_o be_v christ_n who_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n etc._n etc._n say_v it_o do_v appear_v by_o jo._n coal_n testimony_n that_o christ_n after_o he_o ascend_v have_v no_o other_o body_n but_o his_o christ_n consequent_o do_v not_o ascend_v in_o his_o body_n which_o be_v see_v apparent_o act._n 1.9_o 10_o 11._o quote_v p._n 332._o of_o josiah_n coales_n work_n which_o consequence_n i_o must_v needs_o look_v upon_o as_o unjust_o deduce_v from_o j._n c_n word_n in_o the_o very_a page_n quote_v for_o he_o do_v not_o only_o own_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o his_o body_n 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