Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bestow_v	enlarge_v	great_a	16	3	2.1343	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11603	Sermons experimentall: on Psalmes CXVI. & CXVII. Very vsefull for a vvounded spirit. By William Sclater D.D. sometimes rector of Limsham, and vicar of Pitmister, in Summerset-shire. Published by his son William Sclater Mr. of Arts, late fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, now a priest, and preacher of the Gospel in the city of Exeter, in Devon-shire.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1638 (1638)	STC 21844; ESTC S116824	112,358	217

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&_o 3_o eunich_n be_v to_o timothy_n certain_o the_o favour_n be_v great_a and_o much_o increase_v our_o obligation_n to_o serve_v god_n to_o be_v bear_v and_o have_v education_n from_o religious_a parent_n first_o such_o birth_n bring_v we_o within_o the_o covenant_n gen._n 17.7_o 1_o cor._n 7.14_o entitle_v we_o to_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o upon_o condition_n of_o resemblance_n and_o imitation_n to_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v second_o advantage_v we_o much_o towards_o heaven_n while_o we_o have_v first_o our_o information_n and_o nurture_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n ephes_n 6.4_o second_o the_o aid_n of_o their_o prayer_n and_o counsel_n and_o admonition_n as_o 2.23_o as_o 1_o sam._n 2.23_o eli_n oh_o my_o son_n do_v not_o so_o wicked_o three_o their_o daily_a example_n which_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o natural_a instinct_n we_o be_v incline_v to_o imitate_v lord_n i_o think_v what_o a_o shame_n and_o horror_n be_v it_o to_o see_v a_o 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