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
A22701	Saint Augustine his enchiridion to Laurence, or, The chiefe and principall heads of all Christian religion a most profitable booke to all those which desire to haue a most compendious briefe of Augustines doctrine, out of Augustine himselfe, when he was old, being repurged, by the old manuscript, of many faults and vnusuall wordes, wherewith it formerly flowed.	Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.	1607 (1607)	STC 921.5; ESTC S1512	82,205	310

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sin_n do_v infant_n die_v by_o regeneration_n but_o to_o that_o which_o they_o conceive_v in_o their_o birth_n and_o generation_n by_o which_o reason_n that_o which_o follow_v do_v belong_v also_o unto_o infant_n where_o it_o be_v say_v we_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o by_o baptism_n into_o his_o death_n that_o 〈◊〉_d christ_n choose_v from_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o f_o 〈…〉_z n_o so_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o newness_n of_o 〈◊〉_d for_o if_o we_o be_v fellow_n plant_n in_o the_o resemblance_n of_o his_o death_n even_o so_o shall_v we_o be_v in_o the_o like_o cale_fw-la of_o his_o resurrection_n be_v assure_v thereof_o because_o the_o old_a man_n in_o 〈…〉_z with_o christ_n that_o the_o bo_o 〈…〉_z sin_n may_v be_v extinguish_v whereby_o we_o may_v be_v no_o long_o the_o set●●ts_n of_o sin_n for_o he_o that_o dead_a be_v justify_v from_o sin_n or_o 〈◊〉_d no_o sin_n and_o in_o case_n we_o 〈◊〉_d with_o christ_n we_o believe_v we_o 〈◊〉_d also_o live_v with_o he_o be_v assulr_v thereof_o because_o christ_n rise_v from_o death_n do_v not_o now_o die_v for_o ever_o and_o that_o death_n also_o have_v no_o further_a power_n over_o he_o for_o in_o that_o he_o die_v to_o sin_n he_o die_v but_o once_o and_o in_o that_o he_o live_v he_o live_v unto_o god_n in_o like_a manner_n think_v you_o that_o you_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n and_o yet_o live_v to_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n out_o of_o this_o doctrine_n he_o begin_v to_o prove_v that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o persist_v in_o sin_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v say_v if_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n how_o shall_v we_o live_v in_o it_o and_o to_o show_v that_o we_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n he_o add_v say_v do_v you_o not_o know_v that_o whosoever_o we_o be_v which_o be_v baptize_v in_o christ_n jesu_n we_o be_v baptize_v in_o his_o death_n he_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o place_n as_o he_o begin_v for_o in_o such_o sord_n he_o specifi_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o pronounce_v christ_n die_v unto_o sin_n and_o to_o what_o other_o sin_n do_v he_o 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n wherein_o 〈◊〉_d as_o no_o sin_n but_o a_o similitude_n only_o or_o 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o he_o call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o sin_n he_o say_v therefore_o unto_o those_o which_o be_v baptize_v in_o christ_n death_n wherein_o not_o only_a man_n but_o also_o infant_n i_o baptize_v for_o also_o we_o yowe_o that_o be_v to_o son_n 〈◊〉_d christ_n so_o 〈◊〉_d also_o to_o think_v than_o you_o art_n dead_a unto_o sin_n live_v also_o unto_o god_n in_o christ_n jesu_n chap._n 53._o that_o the_o crucify_a of_o christ_n his_o burial_n resurrection_n ascension_n into_o heaven_n and_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n do_v demonstrate_v what_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a ought_v to_o be_v in_o this_o world_n what_o soever_o therefore_o be_v actual_o perform_v in_o the_o crucify_a of_o christ_n in_o his_o burial_n resurrection_n the_o three_o day_n ascension_n into_o heaven_n and_o sit_v 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christ_n your_o life_n shall_v appear_v then_o shall_v you_o also_o appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n chap._n 55._o the_o signification_n of_o these_o word_n live_v and_o dead_a christs_n come_v to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o dead_a may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n as_o namely_o whether_o we_o will_v understand_v the_o living_n to_o be_v those_o who_o his_o second_o come_n shall_v find_v in_o this_o world_n not_o then_o dead_a but_o still_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n as_o also_o that_o the_o dead_a signify_v those_o which_o either_o be_v dead_a or_o shall_v die_v before_o his_o come_n or_o else_o that_o the_o righteous_a be_v those_o live_n and_o the_o unrighteous_a those_o dead_a because_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v also_o be_v judge_v for_o sometime_o god_n judgement_n be_v take_v in_o y_o ●_o worst_a sense_n whereupon_o it_o be_v say_v because_o they_o have_v live_v wicked_o they_o shall_v rise_v to_o their_o condemnation_n and_o sometime_o again_o it_o be_v take_v in_o good_a part_n 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