Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	militant_a	part_n	triumphant_a	3,093	5	10.9054	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09922	The praise of musicke wherein besides the antiquitie, dignitie, delectation, & vse thereof in ciuill matters, is also declared the sober and lawfull vse of the same in the congregation and church of God.	Case, John, d. 1600, attributed name.	1586 (1586)	STC 20184; ESTC S115011	65,829	162

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that_o be_v to_o the_o skilful_a chanter_n or_o to_o he_o that_o excel_v in_o music_n as_o psalm_n 4_o etc._n etc._n that_o he_o will_v have_v they_o song_n with_o diverse_a artificial_a instrument_n of_o music_n gittith_n and_o neginoth_v and_o diverse_a other_o kind_n of_o musical_a instrument_n be_v express_v in_o the_o title_n of_o certain_a psalm_n as_o psalm_n 6._o &_o 8._o that_o he_o will_v have_v they_o song_n with_o sundry_a several_a and_o most_o excellent_a note_n and_o variety_n of_o tune_n in_o diverse_a part_n and_o place_n of_o sundry_a psalm_n it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v by_o the_o word_n sela_n set_v down_o in_o sundry_a place_n as_o psalm_n 77._o etc._n etc._n which_o hebrew_n word_n proper_o signify_v now_o change_v your_o voice_n and_o that_o cunning_o now_o lift_v up_o your_o voice_n and_o that_o with_o a_o other_o excellent_a tune_n that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v more_o attentive_a and_o the_o word_n sela_n be_v never_o write_v but_o where_o the_o matter_n of_o 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