Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	according_a	act_n	act_v	171	4	7.3494	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90750	A platform of church-discipline: Gathered out of the Word of God, and agreed upon by the elders and messengers of the Churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in Nevv-England: to be presented to the churches and General Court for their consideration and acceptance in the Lord.	Congregational Churches in New England. Cambridge Synod.; Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.	1653 (1653)	Wing P2398; Thomason E692_7; ESTC R206993	39,996	45

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even_o when_o civil_a magistrate_n may_v be_v enemy_n to_o church_n and_o to_o churchassemblye_n 4._o it_o belong_v unto_o synod_n and_o counsel_n to_o debate_v and_o determine_v controversy_n of_o faith_n 23._o act_n 17.1.2.6.7_o 1_o chron._n 15_o 23._o and_o case_n of_o conscience_n to_o clear_v from_o the_o word_n holy_a direction_n for_o the_o holy_a worship_n of_o god_n &_o good_a government_n of_o the_o church_n to_o bear_v witness_n against_o misadministration_n and_o corruption_n in_o doctrine_n or_o manner_n in_o any_o particular_a church_n 29_o 2_o chron._n 29.6_o 7_o act_n 15_o 24._o vers_fw-la 28_o 29_o &_o to_o give_v direction_n for_o the_o reformation_n thereof_o not_o to_o exercise_v church-censure_n in_o way_n of_o discipline_n nor_o any_o other_o act_n of_o church_n authority_n or_o jurisdiction_n which_o that_o presidentiall_a synod_n do_v forbear_v 5._o the_o synod_n direction_n and_o determination_n so_o far_o as_o consonant_a to_o the_o