Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bishop_n	rome_n	supremacy_n	6,786	5	10.6121	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09320	The seaven golden candlestickes Englands honour. The great mysterie of Gods mercie yet to come. With peace to the pure in heart aduising to vnitie among our selues. By Richard Bernard, minister at Batcombe in Somersetshire.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1621 (1621)	STC 1963; ESTC S113795	38,453	126

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21._o 23._o baron_fw-fr annal_n carol._n magd._n l._n 4._o c._n 11._o hist._n madg._n cent_n 8._o c._n 10._o epist._n adrian_n pp_n ad_fw-la imper._n &_o imperat._n irenam_fw-la lu._n osian_a epit._n cent._n l._n 4._o cent._n l._n 8._o c._n 5._o juel_n defence_n of_o his_o apol._n 4._o part_n p._n 344._o 8._o this_o angel_n &_o church_n be_v threat_v n_v to_o have_v the_o lord_n to_o come_v quick_o to_o they_o and_o against_o the_o enemy_n with_o his_o two-edged_a sword_n 8._o so_o indeed_o the_o lord_n come_v short_o after_o this_o throne_n erect_v at_o rome_n unto_o this_o pergamine_n like_o church_n which_o suffer_v great_a affliction_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n but_o rome_n italy_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a jurisdiction_n be_v plague_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o d_o goth_n vandal_n hun_n and_o other_o barbarian_n &_o after_o with_o the_o e_o saracen_n and_o then_o

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act_n 2._o &_o 3_o &_o 8._o &_o 10._o 11._o etc._n etc._n act_v 14._o 23._o 3._o this_o be_v plant_v with_o much_o affliction_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o brethren_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 32._o and_o there_o be_v many_o adversary_n 1._o cor._n 16._o 9_o 3._o this_o be_v plant_v with_o great_a and_o manifold_a persecution_n the_o apostle_n be_v martyr_v and_o the_o christian_a pastor_n and_o people_n put_v to_o death_n everywhere_o for_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n have_v a_o world_n of_o adversary_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n of_o rome_n act_n 7._o 23._o euseb_n l._n 2_o c._n 25._o l._n 3_o c._n 15._o 29._o l._n 4._o c._n 15._o oros_n l._n c._n 7._o 10._o niceph._n l._n 2._o 4._o this_o have_v christ_n set_v out_o unto_o it_o as_o have_v seven_o star_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o seven_o golden_a candlestick_n 4._o this_o have_v christ_n protect_v his_o faithful_a pastor_n with_o the_o power_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n 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