Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	christian_a	church_n	national_a	1,233	5	10.8067	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91196	Independency examined, vnmasked, refuted, by twelve new particular interrogatories: detecting both the manifold absurdities, inconveniences that must necessarily attend it, to the great disturbance of church, state, the diminution, subversion of the lawfull undoubted power of all christian magistrates, parliaments, synods: and shaking the chiefe pillars, wherwith its patrons would support it. / By William Prynne of Lincolnes Inne, Esquier.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1644 (1644)	Wing P3985; Thomason E257_3; ESTC R210043	15,631	15

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national_a church_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 12_o to_o 22._o ep●●_n 2._o 19_o 20_o 21._o c._n 1._o 3_o to_o 17._o act_n 2._o 47._o *_o matth_n 7._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d c._n 6._o 31._o *_o psal._n 34._o 1._o to_o 11._o psal._n 120._o 3_o psal._n 42._o 1_o 2._o psal._n 27_o 4._o †_o 2_o chro._n 6._o 30._o ier_n 17._o 19_o 20._o act._n 1._o 24_o *_o m●●●_z 26._o 20_o to_o 32._o mark_n 14._o 10_o etc._n etc._n luke_n 22._o 3._o to_o 24._o john_n 6._o 70_o 71._o †_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 17._o to_o 34._o *_o 1_o pet._n 5._o 3._o †_o moses_n the_o chief_a temporal_a magistrate_n under_o the_o law_n together_o with_o david_n solomon_n and_o other_o godly_a king_n do_v by_o god_n own_o direction_n and_o approbation_n direct_a order_n and_o settle_v all_o particular_n in_o and_o about_o the_o altar_n tabernacle_n ark_n temple_n consecrate_v both_o they_o and_o the_o priest_n too_o appoint_v all_o officer_n about_o they_o together_o with_o the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n singer_n and_o that_o by_o common_a advice_n of_o the_o prince_n captain_n elder_n of_o the_o people_n and_o not_o by_o the_o vote_n or_o direction_n of_o the_o priest_n who_o have_v no_o roll_a voice_n herein_o which_o authority_n be_v nowhere_o revoke_v nor_o deny_v christian_a prince_n magistrate_n parliament_n under_o the_o gospel_n they_o no_o doubt_n enjoy_v it_o still_o and_o therefore_o these_o minister_n who_o thus_o erect_v new_a church_n usurp_v on_o their_o authority_n *_o de_fw-la anno_fw-la civili_fw-la etc._o etc._o pr●satio_fw-la p._n 6._o ●_z etc._o etc._o 18._o p_n 83_o 84_o and_o d_o jure_fw-la natura_fw-la et_fw-la gent●um_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 8._o *_o reply_n to_o a._n s._n p_n 70_o 71._o *_o mat._n 10._o 17_o 18_o mar._n 9_o 10_o 13_o act_n 4._o 16._o to_o 23._o c._n 5._o 17._o to_o the_o end_n *_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 19_o 20._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 14._o to_o 18._o rom._n 16._o 17._o tit._n 3._o 10_o 11._o 2_o ioh._n 10_o 11._o †_o reply_n of_o two_o of_o the_o brethren_n p._n 51._o to_o 63._o *_o matt._n 10._o 17_o 18_o 21._o c._n 26._o 47_o to_o 74._o c._n 27._o 1_o to_o 60._o act_n 4._o 1_o to_o 24_o c._n 5_o 17_o to_o 40._o c._n 6._o 12_o 13._o c._n 9_o 1_o 2_o 3._o c._n 11._o 2_o 3_o 4._o c._n 16._o 20_o to_o 40._o c._n 18._o 12._o etc._n etc._n c._n 23_o and_o 24_o and_o 25_o and_o 26_o and_o 27._o right_o understand_v *_o justinian_n codic_fw-la l._n 1._o tit._n 8._o 10._o and_o our_o law_n against_o jesuit_n priest_n and_o recusant_n †_o see_v the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n sect._n 19_o *_o psal._n 58._o 4_o 5._o ier._n 30._o 19_o c._n 〈◊〉_d 33._o isa_n 30._o ●_z 10._o 2_o tim._n 4_o 3_o 1._o *_o rom._n 13._o 1_o 〈◊〉_d 7._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13_o 14_o 15._o tit._n 3._o 1._o *_o see_v harmony_n of_o confession_n sect._n 19_o *_o rom._n 13._o 1_o to_o 8._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13_o 14_o 15._o tit._n ●_z 1_o 10_o 11._o ●_z pet._n 2._o 10_o 11_o jude_n 8_o 9_o *_o ovid_n i_o 〈…〉_z