Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	catholic_a	church_n	visible_a	1,576	5	9.2952	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30189	An answer to two treatises of Mr. Iohn Can, the leader of the English Brownists in Amsterdam the former called, A necessitie of separation from the Church of England, proved by the Nonconformists principles : the other, A stay against straying : wherein in opposition to M. Iohn Robinson, he undertakes to prove the unlawfulnesse of hearing the ministers of the Church of England ... / by the late learned, laborious and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, John Ball.	Ball, John, 1585-1640.; Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.	1642 (1642)	Wing B558; ESTC R3127	281,779	264

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〈◊〉_d as_o man_n 〈◊〉_d judge_n and_o of_o they_o alone_o frame_v at_o of_o the_o subject_a 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v only_o true_a while_o it_o 〈…〉_o such_o and_o false_a when_o it_o degenerate_v from_o this_o disposition_n and_o so_o as_o 〈◊〉_d and_o p●●trified_a stuff_n to_o 〈◊〉_d cast_v out_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d let_v it_o be_v consider_v how_o the_o congregation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n can_v be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n which_o so_o oft_o 〈◊〉_d 7.38_o act._n 7.38_o and_o in_o many_o particular_a sin_v against_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v more_o true_a 24.3.7_o exod._n 24.3.7_o the_o church_n and_o every_o member_n thereof_o outre_v into_o covenant_n either_o express_o or_o implicit_o to_o take_v god_n for_o their_o god_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o do_v they_o to_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o to_o walk_v before_o he_o in_o truth_n and_o uprightness_n 29.4_o deut._n 29.4_o but_o moses_n say_v of_o they_o that_o enter_v into_o 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●●wis●_n who_o forsake_v god_n that_o 〈◊〉_d they_o and_o regard_v not_o the_o strong_a god_n of_o their_o salvation_n 7._o josh_n 5.5_o 6_o 7._o joshua_n circumcise_v all_o the_o people_n which_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o all_o that_o time_n that_o sacrament_n be_v neglect_v and_o his_o fact_n be_v approve_v but_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o inquiry_n that_o be_v make_v of_o all_o that_o great_a multitude_n what_o work_n of_o grace_n god_n have_v wrought_v in_o every_o man_n soul_n and_o it_o be_v very_o improbable_a that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o who_o do_v not_o give_v good_a hope_n of_o sound_n and_o true_a cleave_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n 57_o psal_n 78.55_o 56_o 57_o when_o god_n have_v