Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	communion_n	hold_v	schism_n	2,955	5	9.8292	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94166	A Christian, sober & plain exercitation on the two grand practicall controversies of these times; infant baptism and singing of psalms Wherein all the scriptures on both sides are recited, opened and argued, with brevity and tenderness: and whatever hath been largely discussed by others, briefly contracted in a special method for the edification of the saints. By Cuthbert Sidenham, teacher to a church of Christ in Newcastle upon Tine.	Sydenham, Cuthbert, 1622-1654.	1653 (1653)	Wing S6291; Thomason E1443_1; ESTC R209635	113,076	235

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ingenuous_o confess_v this_o pag._n 67._o of_o his_o examen_fw-la that_o by_o the_o root_n can_v be_v mean_v christ_n and_o give_v we_o the_o hint_n of_o another_o argument_n from_o those_o expression_n v._o 24._o of_o some_o branch_n wild_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o nature_n and_o of_o engraff_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contrary_a to_o nature_n into_o this_o olive_n he_o conclude_v the_o root_n can_v be_v christ_n for_o christ_n have_v no_o natural_a or_o preternatural_a branch_n in_o he_o all_o be_v wild_a ere_o they_o be_v ingraff_v into_o he_o as_o a_o live_a root_n and_o the_o other_o expression_n v._o 18._o of_o our_o not_o bear_v the_o root_n but_o the_o root_n we_o if_o we_o boast_v against_o the_o jew_n do_v evident_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o root_n here_o be_v not_o proper_o mean_v of_o christ_n though_o he_o be_v the_o eternal_a root_n of_o all_o spiritual_a happiness_n set_v forth_o glorious_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n 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