Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	build_v	peter_n	rock_n	30,238	5	9.7701	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14012	A letter written by Cutbert Tunstall late Byshop of Duresme, and Iohn Stokesley sometime Byshop of London sente vnto Reginalde Pole, Cardinall, then beynge at Rome, and late byshop of Canterbury.	Tunstall, Cuthbert, 1474-1559.; Stokesley, John, 1475?-1539. aut; Pole, Reginald, 1500-1558.	1560 (1560)	STC 24321; ESTC S111452	16,182	66

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little_a lament_n and_o mourn_v that_o you_o neither_o regardinge_v the_o in_o estimable_a kyndenes_n of_o the_o king_n highness_n heretofore_o show_v unto_o yove_o in_o your_o bryng_v uppe_o nor_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o house_n that_o you_o be_v come_v of_o nor_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o country_n that_o you_o be_v bear_v in_o shall_v so_o decline_v from_o your_o duty_n to_o your_o prince_n that_o you_o shall_v be_v seduce_v by_o fair_a word_n and_o vain_a promise_n of_o the_o byshope_n of_o rome_n to_o wind_v which_o to_o he_o go_v about_o by_o almeane_n to_o he_o possible_a to_o pull_v down_o and_o put_v under_o foot_n your_o natural_a prince_n and_o master_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o country_n y_fw-fr t_o have_v bring_v you_o up_o and_o for_o a_o vain_a glory_n of_o a_o red_a hat_n to_o make_v yourself_o a_o instrument_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o malice_n who_o have_v stir_v by_o all_o mean_n that_o he_o can_v all_o such_o christian_a prince_n as_o will_v give_v ear_n 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conversus_fw-la 22._o confirma_fw-la fratres_fw-la tuos_fw-la peter_n i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n shall_v not_o sail_v and_o thou_o be_v once_o convert_v confirm_v thy_o brother_n sure_o that_o speak_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o peter_n know_v to_o christ_n by_o his_o godly_a prescience_n whereof_o he_o give_v he_o a_o ynkeling_n that_o after_o the_o time_n of_o his_o fall_n he_o shall_v not_o despair_v but_o return_v again_o &_o confirm_v his_o brethren_n as_o he_o ever_o be_v most_o fervent_a of_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v the_o place_n do_v plain_o open_v itself_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o take_v but_o this_o to_o be_v the_o very_a meaning_n of_o it_o &_o not_o to_o be_v speak_v but_o to_o peter_n for_o else_o his_o successor_n must_v first_o fail_v in_o the_o faith_n and_o then_o converte_v and_o so_o confirm_v their_o brethren_n and_o whereas_o you_o think_v that_o this_o place_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o john_n pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la 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