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	militant_a	4,766	5	11.7120	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15304	The schysmatical puritan A sermon preached at Witney concerning the lawfulnesse of church-authority, for ordaining, and commanding of rites, and ceremonies, to beautifie the Church. By Giles Widdowes rector of St Martins church in Oxford.	Widdowes, Giles, 1558?-1645.	1630 (1630)	STC 25594; ESTC S120720	21,327	48

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the_o church_n s._n hierome_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o church-decency_n no_o church-order_n where_o be_v perverseness_n and_o division_n and_o therefore_o thomas_n cartwright_n be_v no_o true_a teacher_n of_o church_n decency_n and_o order_n let_v his_o 21_o dangerous_a point_n of_o doctrine_n and_o his_o one_o and_o fifty_o untruth_n falsify_v of_o scripture_n father_n of_o the_o church_n historiographer_n and_o other_o classical_a author_n be_v witness_n as_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o d_o whitguift_n in_o his_o book_n against_o m._n cartwright_n s._n chrysostome_n say_v where_o there_o be_v rashness_n unseemliness_n distemper_n that_o there_o be_v no_o church-decencie_n no_o church_n order_n and_o therefore_o the_o precise_a one_o be_v no_o teacher_n of_o church-decencie_n and_o order_n for_o they_o be_v rash_a to_o thrust_v that_o upon_o we_o for_o true_a religion_n which_o begin_v at_o the_o 250_o year_n after_o christ_n and_o be_v put_v down_o by_o the_o first_o council_n 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