Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	particular_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	38	3	8.3458	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45277	A Christian vindication of truth against errour concerning these controversies, 1. Of sinners prayers, 2. Of priests marriage, 3. Of purgatory, 4. Of the second commandment and images, 5. Of praying to saints and angels, 6. Of justification by faith, 7. Of Christs new testament or covenant / by Edw. Hide ...	Hyde, Edward, 1607-1659.	1659 (1659)	Wing H3864; ESTC R37927	226,933	558

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sin_n of_o my_o people_n he_o will_v not_o say_v our_o sin_n but_o my_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o people_n because_o he_o do_v foresee_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n that_o some_o in_o after_o age_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o put_v he_o and_o such_o as_o he_o nay_o indeed_o much_o worse_a transgressor_n out_o of_o the_o catalogue_n or_o number_n of_o sinner_n quia_fw-la futuros_fw-la istos_fw-la qui_fw-la tam_fw-la malè_fw-la intelligerent_fw-la tanquam_fw-la propheta_fw-la praevidit_fw-la and_o at_o last_o upon_o these_o and_o the_o like_a proof_n the_o same_o council_n denounce_v a_o terrible_a curse_n against_o those_o who_o shall_v dare_v affirm_v that_o forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n be_v say_v by_o the_o saint_n rather_o humble_o than_o true_o quis_fw-la enim_fw-la ferat_fw-la orantem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la hominibus_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsi_fw-la domino_fw-la mentientem_fw-la qui_fw-la labiis_fw-la sibi_fw-la dicit_fw-la dimitti_fw-la velle_fw-la &_o cord_n dicit_fw-la 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church_n as_o appear_v in_o that_o these_o word_n which_o be_v the_o 6_o 7_o 8._o canon_n of_o the_o second_o milevitane_n council_n in_o binnius_n for_o the_o western_a be_v the_o 115_o 116_o 117._o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n in_o balsamon_n for_o the_o eastern_a church_n 17._o wherefore_o this_o be_v a_o undoubted_a principle_n among_o all_o christian_n for_o who_o can_v doubt_v that_o which_o come_v to_o we_o original_o from_o the_o scripture_n and_o derivative_o from_o the_o catholic_n church_n that_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n rom._n 3._o 23._o we_o can_v reasonable_o but_o only_a perverse_o deny_v this_o conclusion_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o his_o own_o righteousness_n for_o have_v sin_v he_o must_v needs_o be_v under_o the_o condemnation_n of_o sin_n and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o his_o duty_n or_o obligation_n he_o must_v also_o come_v short_a of_o his_o own_o glory_n 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