Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	heathen_a	let_v	publican_n	2,742	5	10.9981	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75971	The agreement of the associated ministers of the county of Essex: proposed to their particular congregations, and to all such of the county that love the churches peace; with a word of exhortation to brotherly union.		1658 (1658)	Wing A776; Thomason E955_2; ESTC R207612	42,278	62

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and_o chap._n 13.10_o the_o power_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v i_o to_o edification_n and_o not_o to_o destruction_n and_o that_o i_o may_v have_v the_o opportunity_n of_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o these_o privilege_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o my_o obedience_n i_o resolve_v and_o promise_n isai_n 44.5_o one_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o another_o shall_v call_v himself_o by_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n and_o another_o shall_v subscribe_v with_o his_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 8.5_o and_o this_o they_o do_v first_o give_v themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o unto_o we_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 9.13_o they_o glorify_v god_n for_o your_o profess_a subjection_n to_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o ministerial_a guidance_n and_o oversight_n exercise_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o word_n in_o this_o congregation_n act_v 14.22_o and_o when_o they_o have_v ordain_v they_o elder_n in_o every_o 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