Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	hear_v	heathen_a	publican_n	4,379	5	11.4435	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20736	Lectures on the XV. Psalme read in the cathedrall church of S. Paule, in London. Wherein besides many other very profitable and necessarie matters, the question of vsurie is plainely and fully decided. By George Dovvname, Doctor of Diuinitie. Whereunto are annexed two other treatises of the same authour, the one of fasting, the other of prayer.	Downame, George, d. 1634.	1604 (1604)	STC 7118; ESTC S110203	278,690	369

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receive_v of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o much_o less_o the_o observation_n of_o humane_a tradition_n for_o all_o these_o thing_n hypocrite_n also_o be_v accustom_v to_o do_v but_o from_o the_o duty_n of_o charity_n and_o righteousness_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o our_o brethren_n for_o the_o touchstone_n of_o piety_n and_o true_a religion_n towards_o god_n be_v charity_n towards_o our_o brother_n 10._o herein_o say_v john_n be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n know_v and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n whosoever_o do_v not_o righteousness_n be_v not_o of_o god_n neither_o he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n the●e_n be_v no_o man_n almost_o in_o the_o church_n who_o will_v not_o affirm_v that_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n that_o he_o love_v god_n that_o he_o be_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n how_o then_o shall_v he_o be_v try_v 6._o true_a faith_n work_v by_o love_n and_o be_v to_o be_v manifest_v by_o work_n 26_o without_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v dead_a the_o true_a love_n 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