Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	according_a	church_n	father_n	2,430	5	4.8831	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74671	The bar, against free admission to the Lords Supper, fixed. Or, An answer to Mr. Humphrey his Rejoynder, or, reply. By Roger Drake minister of Peters Cheap, London.	R. D. (Roger Drake), 1608-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing D2128; Thomason E1593_1; ESTC R208860	271,720	506

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but_o remote_a it_o follow_v not_o that_o because_o pardon_n be_v by_o the_o seal_n apply_v to_o some_o traitor_n therefore_o it_o be_v offer_v to_o all_o traitor_n no_o more_o be_v it_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o because_o grace_n be_v seal_v by_o particular_a application_n to_o some_o person_n in_o the_o sacrament_n therefore_o it_o be_v offer_v unto_o all_o the_o consequent_a indeed_o be_v true_a not_o so_o the_o consequence_n in_o the_o last_o clause_n mr._n humphrey_n be_v ambiguous_a if_o by_o every_o single_a person_n he_o mean_v every_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n in_o the_o world_n then_o undoubted_o conviction_n of_o the_o general_a offer_n flow_v proper_o and_o immediate_o from_o such_o application_n but_o there_o never_o be_v nor_o will_v be_v such_o a_o application_n if_o by_o every_o single_a person_n he_o mean_v some_o single_a person_n of_o all_o sort_n neither_o be_v there_o such_o a_o application_n at_o the_o sacrament_n even_o in_o mr._n humphrey_n 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