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
A65556	The Protestant peace-maker, or, A seasonable persuasive to all serious Christians who call themselves Protestants that laying aside calumnies, and all exasperating disputes, they would pursue charity, peace, and union, as the only means (now left us) of safety and reformation of the publick manners : with a postscript, or notes on Mr. Baxter's and some others late writings for peace / by Edward, Lord Bishop of Cork and Ross in Ireland.	Wettenhall, Edward, 1636-1713.	1682 (1682)	Wing W1513; ESTC R38252	74,674	136

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militant_a and_o the_o commemoration_n of_o and_o praise_v god_n for_o the_o triumphant_a or_o those_o who_o be_v depart_v this_o life_n in_o his_o faith_n and_o fear_n without_o which_o commemoration_n it_o appear_v not_o that_o the_o ancient_a church_n do_v ever_o communicate_v to_o proceed_v i_o say_v to_o the_o general_n confession_n in_o behalf_n of_o all_o the_o communicant_n and_o that_o most_o comfortable_a absolution_n annex_v and_o then_o to_o the_o sursum_fw-la corda_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gloria_fw-la in_o excelsis_fw-la which_o three_o last_n will_v certain_o reach_v home_o for_o antiquity_n to_o the_o apostle_n day_n what_o more_o seraphic_a than_o these_o and_o how_o mean_a be_v what_o they_o will_v have_v substitute_v in_o the_o room_n hereof_o at_o least_o comparative_o again_o beside_o the_o material_n of_o our_o prayer_n the_o very_a form_n and_o