Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	church_n	great_a	time_n	5,546	4	3.4499	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08102	A godlie treatise of the Church. Written by Robert Some..	Some, Robert, 1542-1609.	1582-1583? (1583)	STC 22910; ESTC S95257	42,376	122

and_o yet_o he_o brag_v that_o he_o have_v the_o gospel_n the_o donatist_n do_v carry_v the_o sign_n of_o christ_n against_o christ_n 61_o aug._n epist_n 61_o &_o do_v brag_v of_o the_o gospel_n against_o the_o gospel_n the_o old_a emperor_n of_o rome_n after_o their_o conquest_n of_o city_n have_v the_o map_n of_o those_o city_n carry_v about_o in_o their_o triumph_n the_o papist_n after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o christ_n church_n use_v in_o their_o triumph_n the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n the_o church_n but_o they_o have_v as_o much_o right_n to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n 5._o dan._n 5._o as_o the_o babylonian_n have_v to_o the_o holy_a vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n 9_o the_o visible_a church_n consist_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a before_o christ_n shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n 32._o mat._n 25._o ver_fw-la 32._o and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o a_o shepherd_n separate_v the_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o sheep_n shall_v not_o be_v sever_v from_o the_o goat_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o bad_a and_o good_a be_v mingle_v together_o in_o the_o visible_a church_n until_o that_o time_n the_o visible_a church_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o net_n 2._o mat._n 13._o mat._n 3._o 2._o tim._n 2._o wherein_o there_o be_v good_a and_o bad_a fish_n to_o a_o floor_n wherein_o there_o be_v wheat_n and_o chaff_n to_o a_o field_n wherein_o there_o be_v both_o wheat_n and_o tare_n to_o a_o great_a house_n wherein_o there_o be_v vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o vessel_n of_o wood_n and_o earth_n 25._o mat._n 25._o and_o to_o ten_o virgin_n whereof_o five_o be_v wise_a and_o five_o foolish_a in_o external_a assembly_n the_o bad_a be_v mingle_v with_o the_o good_a so_o it_o be_v in_o salomon_n temple_n &_o at_o the_o marriage_n feast_n 2_o mat._n 22._o gen._n 4._o gen._n 9_o gen._n 16._o mat._n 26._o 2._o pet._n 2_o cain_n sacrifice_v as_o well_o as_o abel_n i_o be_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n as_o well_o as_o japhet_n agar_n be_v in_o abraham_n house_n as_o well_o as_o sara_n judas_n be_v in_o christ_n company_n as_o well_o as_o peter_n and_o evil_a angel_n be_v in_o heaven_n till_o they_o be_v cast_v our_o from_o thence_o when_o we_o see_v any_o which_o seem_v to_o we_o goodly_a member_n sometime_o of_o the_o church_n to_o become_v enemy_n to_o god_n religion_n and_o the_o very_a murrayne_a of_o the_o church_n we_o may_v not_o be_v discourage_v 2._o 2._o tim._n 2._o for_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o the_o church_n be_v a_o great_a house_n and_o that_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o we_o they_o shall_v have_v continue_v with_o we_o 2._o 1._o john_n 2._o &_o that_o many_o wolf_n be_v within_o the_o visible_a church_n and_o last_o that_o man_n sin_n as_o fire_n cover_v with_o ash_n be_v hide_v for_o a_o time_n but_o afterward_o appear_v in_o their_o colour_n so_o do_v the_o sin_n of_o cain_n judas_n cham_n saul_n demas_n &_o many_o other_o question_n why_o will_v almighty_a god_n have_v his_o church_n consist_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a answer_n 205._o aug._n epist_n 205._o that_o the_o good_a may_v be_v exercise_v and_o try_v as_o gold_n in_o the_o furnace_n &_o that_o god_n love_n may_v appear_v more_o notable_o which_o for_o a_o very_a little_a wheat_n spare_v for_o a_o time_n great_a store_n of_o care_n the_o sodomite_n be_v spare_v because_o of_o lot_n 27._o gen._n 19_o act_n 27._o the_o egyptian_n because_o of_o joseph_n they_o which_o be_v in_o the_o ship_n because_o of_o paul_n objection_n the_o church_n be_v the_o communion_n of_o saint_n therefore_o it_o have_v not_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a in_o it_o answer_n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o all_o which_o be_v assemble_v in_o the_o church_n be_v true_o sanctify_v but_o rather_o that_o there_o be_v no_o true_a communion_n no_o true_a holiness_n but_o in_o the_o church_n call_v it_o as_o we_o common_o use_v by_o the_o best_a part_n 10_o the_o particular_a church_n be_v mix_v of_o the_o elect_a and_o reprobate_a but_o they_o be_v not_o call_v god_n church_n but_o for_o the_o elect_v sake_n the_o visible_a church_n for_o the_o electe_v sake_n be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o god_n 15.1_o 1._o tim._n chap._n 3._o ver_fw-la 15.1_o the_o pillar_n &_o ground_n of_o truth_n this_o can_v be_v give_v proper_o to_o reprobate_n &_o hipocrit_n for_o to_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n &_o pillar_n of_o truth_n can_v stand_v together_o the_o church_n be_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n only_o for_o the_o elect_v sake_n 30._o ephe._n chap._n 5_o ver_fw-la 30._o for_o we_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n of_o his_o flesh_n &_o of_o his_o bone_n by_o which_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o the_o straight_a and_o near_a knot_n between_o christ_n the_o bridegroom_n &_o the_o church_n his_o spouse_n do_v notable_o appear_v so_o it_o be_v strange_a deal_n to_o shut_v the_o reprobate_n &_o hypocrite_n 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the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v unite_v with_o christ_n the_o reprobate_n be_v not_o unite_v with_o christ_n the_o church_n be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n christ_n be_v the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n if_o the_o reprobate_n be_v of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v of_o christ_n body_n they_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o in_o deed_n they_o shall_v never_o be_v christ_n which_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n 4._o ephe._n 4._o give_v spirit_n and_o life_n to_o his_o church_n but_o he_o give_v neither_o spirit_n nor_o life_n to_o the_o reprobate_n it_o be_v unpossible_a for_o one_o &_o the_o self_n same_o man_n to_o be_v the_o member_n of_o