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	militant_a	triumphant_a	4,249	5	10.5933	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33770	Theophilus and Philodoxus, or, Several conferences between two friends the one a true son of the Church of England, the other faln off to the Church of Rome, concerning 1. praier in an unknown tongue, 2. the half communion, 3. the worshipping of images, 4. the invocation of saints / by Gilbert Coles.	Coles, Gilbert, 1617-1676.	1674 (1674)	Wing C5085; ESTC R27900	233,018	224

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unto_o the_o throne_n of_o mercy_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o whereas_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v to_o come_v bold_o unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n that_o we_o may_v obtain_v mercy_n the_o archbishop_n of_o florence_n tell_v we_o that_o etc._n that_o maria_n est_fw-la thronus_fw-la christi_fw-la etc._n etc._n mary_n be_v this_o throne_n wherein_o christ_n rest_v and_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a all_o such_o shall_v be_v justify_v and_o save_v unto_o who_o she_o turnsher_n favourable_a countenance_n and_o for_o who_o she_o prove_v a_o advocate_n and_o bernardinus_fw-la further_o 〈◊〉_d ●_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d assure_v we_o that_o etc._n that_o in_o christo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la influente_fw-la in_fw-la mariâ_fw-la tanquam_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o grace_n be_v in_o christ_n as_o in_o the_o head_n and_o fountain_n so_o be_v it_o in_o mary_n as_o in_o the_o neck_n transmit_v so_o that_o no_o grace_n can_v descend_v from_o