Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	call_v	church_n	dedicate_v	1,670	5	10.6327	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62814	A remedy for the vvarres: or, Certaine deplorable expressions, of the great miseries and wofull effects, which the horrid, bloody, cruell, domestick, and intestine warres, have lately produced (amongst us) in this our kingdome of England. Together, with spiritual salves for the cure thereof. By John Tarlton, preacher of Gods word, and minister of Ileminster, in the county of Somerset.	Tarlton, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing T167A; ESTC R222135	126,290	313

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qui_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la matrem_fw-la no_o man_n can_v have_v god_n for_o his_o father_n who_o have_v not_o the_o church_n for_o his_o mother_n allude_v to_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n though_o you_o have_v ten_o thousand_o instructer_n in_o christ_n yet_o have_v you_o not_o many_o father_n 4.15_o 1_o cor._n 4.15_o for_o in_o christ_n jesus_n i_o have_v beget_v you_o through_o the_o gospel_n so_o that_o if_o we_o will_v have_v god_n for_o our_o father_n we_o must_v account_v the_o church_n for_o our_o mother_n and_o procure_v her_o peace_n with_o our_o best_a endeavour_n and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o prevalent_a way_n for_o we_o to_o help_v she_o then_o by_o pray_v hearty_o to_o god_n for_o she_o o_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o judea_n and_o she_o be_v also_o a_o type_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o in_o diverse_a respect_n viz._n 1._o jerusalem_n be_v a_o city_n compact_v in_o itself_o by_o 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