Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	justice_n	person_n	warrant_n	2,995	5	9.7411	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50242	A discussion of the lawfulness of a pastor's acting as an officer in other churches besides that which he is specially called to take the oversight of by the late Reverend Mr. Nathanael Mather.	Mather, Nathanael, 1631-1697.	1698 (1698)	Wing M1263; ESTC R37635	23,058	187

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the_o primitive_a church_n under_o the_o apostle_n direction_n obj._n 3_o difficult_a time_n produce_v unusual_a case_n and_o extremity_n and_o that_o which_o in_o a_o ordinary_a case_n will_v not_o be_v lawful_a be_v allowable_a in_o such_o case_n and_o time_n answ_n 1._o difficult_a time_n do_v indeed_o produce_v unusual_a affliction_n on_o church_n and_o make_v their_o temptation_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o the_o rule_n so_o much_o the_o great_a yea_o too_o too_o often_o cause_v breach_n and_o miscarriage_n among_o they_o but_o no_o difficulty_n or_o severity_n of_o the_o time_n can_v alter_v the_o rule_n give_v by_o christ_n unto_o his_o church_n 2._o the_o primitive_a church_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v under_o as_o much_o difficulty_n as_o any_o church_n in_o this_o land_n can_v pretend_v to_o be_v in_o yet_o they_o keep_v close_o to_o the_o rule_n nor_o do_v we_o find_v in_o they_o any_o such_o practice_n as_o this_o nor_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v countenance_v it_o 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