Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	confess_v	peter_n	rock_n	5,738	5	9.7695	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37208	The saints anchor-hold, in all storms and tempests preached in sundry sermons, and published for the support and comfort of Gods people, in all times of tryal / by John Davenport ...	Davenport, John, 1597-1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing D366; ESTC R7130	85,681	240

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etc._n ver_fw-la 5._o 5._o be_v humble_v for_o and_o repent_v of_o your_o frustrate_v of_o god_n expectation_n as_o the_o great_a provocation_n of_o god_n to_o dis-appoint_a your_o expectation_n consider_v to_o this_o end_n what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o we_o and_o therefore_o do_v expect_v from_o we_o in_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n say_v concern_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n in_o isa_n 5._o 4_o 5._o and_o let_v we_o fear_v lest_o our_o unfruitfulnesse_n unprofitablenesse_n and_o unanswerableness_a to_o the_o mean_n and_o mercy_n receive_v incense_v his_o wrath_n and_o jealousy_n against_o we_o more_o than_o against_o other_o for_o who_o he_o have_v not_o do_v so_o much_o as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o we_o for_o so_o he_o determine_v concern_v israel_n you_o only_o have_v i_o know_v of_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n therefore_o i_o will_v visit_v upon_o you_o all_o your_o iniquity_n amos_n 3._o 2._o 2._o have_v thus_o search_v and_o try_v your_o way_n the_o next_o duty_n 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