Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	earth_n	heaven_n	loose_v	6,038	5	10.6252	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69076	A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole bodie and substance of diunintie. By T.C.; Christian religion	Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.	1616 (1616)	STC 4707.7; ESTC S107471	214,101	390

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if_o two_o or_o three_o shall_v agree_v upon_o any_o thing_n and_o shall_v ask_v it_o in_o my_o name_n it_o shall_v be_v grant_v how_o much_o more_o shall_v he_o ratify_v that_o which_o the_o church_n shall_v do_v in_o this_o kind_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n q._n why_o be_v it_o say_v and_o shall_v ask_v it_o in_o my_o name_n a._n to_o declare_v that_o by_o prayer_n to_o god_n in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n all_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n but_o especial_o excommunication_n shall_v be_v undertake_v chap._n 40._o of_o prayer_n or_o innocation_n in_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v the_o 1._o motive_n 2._o the_o part_n petition_n unto_o which_o be_v annex_v confession_n thanksgiving_n the_o sort_n 1._o private_a public_a 2._o ordinary_n extraordinary_a whereunto_o be_v sometime_o adjoin_v fast_v chap._n 41._o feast_v ch._n 42._o the_o rule_n of_o prayer_n chapter_n 43._o rom_n chap._n 10._o vers_fw-la 14._o how_o then_o shall_v they_o call_v on_o he_o in_o who_o they_o have_v not_o believe_v and_o how_o shall_v they_o believe_v in_o he_o of_o who_o they_o have_v not_o hear_v and_o how_o shall_v they_o hear_v without_o a_o preacher_n q._n hitherto_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o god_n give_v to_o we_o what_o be_v those_o which_o we_o give_v to_o god_n a._n prayer_n and_o vow_n q._n what_o be_v prayer_n or_o invocation_n a._n it_o be_v a_o call_n upon_o god_n alone_o in_o the_o name_n of_o 17._o mat._n 6._o 9_o rom._n 10._o 14._o psal_n 50._o 15._o act_n 9_o 14._o coloss_n 3._o 17._o christ_n by_o the_o title_n where_o with_o in_o the_o scripture_n he_o be_v set_v forth_o unto_o we_o as_o well_o thereby_o to_o do_v service_n and_o homage_n unto_o the_o lord_n as_o to_o obtain_v all_o necessary_a grace_n q._n what_o be_v we_o general_o to_o consider_v in_o prayer_n a._n first_o to_o who_o we_o be_v to_o pray_v second_o for_o who_o three_o by_o what_o strength_n and_o power_n four_o by_o what_o motive_n q._n unto_o who_o be_v we_o 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