Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	believe_v	faith_n	word_n	11,191	5	4.5836	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52054	A sermon preached to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, and Court of Aldermen of the city of London, at their anniversary meeting on Easter Monday April 1652, at the Spittle wherein the unity of the saints with Christ, the head, and especially with the church, the body, with the duties thence arising, are endeavoured to be cleared : tending to heale our rents and divisions / by Stephen Marshal ...	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1653 (1653)	Wing M782; ESTC R206697	37,461	44

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scripture_n speak_v of_o many_o church_n if_o all_o be_v but_o one_o church_n answ._n application_n 1_o instruction_n therefore_o this_o communion_n of_o saint_n be_v that_o brotherly_a good_a fellowship_n prov._n 1._o 14._o esa._n 56_o 12._o psal._n 2._o 2._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 3._o 2_o instruction_n therefore_o none_o be_v true_a member_n of_o this_o church_n but_o regenerate_a man_n 1_o joh._n 1._o 3._o 3_o instruction_n therefore_o the_o most_o useful_a christian_n be_v the_o most_o noble_a member_n 2_o use_n for_o exhortation_n 1_o therefore_o there_o must_v be_v no_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 25._o what_o schism_n be_v 2_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o schism_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o eph._n 1._o 10._o joh._n 17._o 21._o ●_z tim._n 1._o 5_o 2_o in_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o eph._n 4._o 16._o 3_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o schism_n answ._n 1._o in_o general_n most_o christian_n this_o day_n be_v guilty_a of_o it_o this_o open_v more_o particular_o negative_o all_o separation_n be_v not_o schism_n such_o as_o be_v schismatic_n who_o separate_v from_o heretic_n or_o idolater_n or_o from_o persecutor_n some_o be_v schismatic_n from_o principle_n of_o a_o erroneous_a judgement_n some_o from_o principle_n of_o a_o corrupt_a heart_n schismatic_n from_o corrupt_a judgement_n be_v independent_n proper_o so_o call_v 2_o all_o who_o renounce_v all_o other_o church_n because_o not_o of_o their_o own_o manner_n of_o constituon_n of_o which_o the_o papist_n be_v most_o guilty_a 3._o all_o who_o refuse_v communion_n with_o person_n err_v in_o point_n not_o fundamental_a rom._n 14._o 3_o 4_o 10_o etc._n etc._n first_o objection_n against_o this_o three_o branch_n answ._n object_n 2._o answ._n object_n 3._o answ._n object_n 4._o gal._n 5._o 12._o answ._n gal._n 5._o 2._o rom._n 14._o 22._o 4_o they_o be_v schismatical_a who_o separate_v from_o true_a church_n for_o light_n cause●_z heb._n 10._o 25._o jude_n 19_o 2_o some_o be_v schismatical_a from_o principle_n of_o a_o corrupt_a heart_n 1_o as_o self-lover_n and_o self-seeker_n phil._n 2._o 4._o plutarch_n 2_o proud_a and_o high-minded_a spirit_n 3_o quarrelsome_a and_o rail_a spirit_n 4_o busybody_n rom._n 2._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 15._o 5_o all_o factious_a spirit_n 1_o cor._n 12._o rom._n 16._o 17._o 6_o all_o who_o delight_v in_o the_o society_n of_o schismatic_n exhort_v 1._o to_o lament_v our_o division_n ephes._n 1._o 10._o john_n 17._o 2●_z exhort_v 2._o to_o endeavour_v to_o cure_v they_o 1_o pray_v for_o it_o phil._n 3._o 15._o col._n 3._o 14._o 15._o use_v 2._o the_o member_n to_o have_v the_o like_a care_n one_o of_o another_o