Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	church_n	prove_v	scripture_n	5,357	5	6.6789	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95963	The authours, nature, and danger of hæresie. Laid open in a sermon preached before the Honorable House of Commons at Margarets Westminster, upon Wednesday the tenth of March, 1646. being set apart as a solemne day of publike humiliation to seeke Gods assistance for the suppressing and preventing of the growth and spreading of errours, heresies, and blasphemies. / By Richard Vines. Printed by order of the House of Commons.	Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.	1647 (1647)	Wing V545; Thomason E378_29; ESTC R3304	47,605	81

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and_o barnabas_n join_v with_o the_o disciple_n in_o election_n if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o have_v be_v something_o to_o the_o purpose_n but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v they_o choose_v with_o they_o but_o they_o ordain_v for_o they_o elder_n in_o every_o church_n and_o for_o that_o which_o grotius_n say_v credibile_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v think_v that_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n go_v along_o also_o the_o reason_n that_o he_o give_v namely_o because_o in_o a_o lesser_a matter_n their_o consent_n be_v sometime_o take_v in_o quite_o overthrow_v that_o which_o be_v contend_v for_o ex_fw-la ut_fw-la verbi_fw-la out_o of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d use_v in_o the_o text_n and_o we_o know_v that_o where_o the_o apostle_n elder_n and_o brethren_n concur_v in_o a_o act_n they_o be_v all_o name_v acts._n 15._o 23._o which_o as_o here_o it_o be_v not_o say_v so_o it_o can_v hence_o be_v prove_v or_o in_o the_o last_o 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the_o diatrib_o p_o 10._o author_n of_o it_o have_v but_o set_v the_o word_n together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n set_v or_o present_v the_o elect_a before_o the_o apostle_n they_o do_v not_o ordain_v they_o before_o the_o apostle_n but_o present_v they_o to_o be_v constitute_v and_o ordain_v by_o they_o over_o that_o business_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v choose_v vers_fw-la 3._o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o usual_a word_n in_o the_o government_n the_o arist_n politic_a passim_fw-la act_n 7._o 10._o 27._o 35._o mat._n 24._o 47._o &_o 25._o 41._o ●u_n 12._o 14._o act_n 6._o 3._o titus_n 1._o 5._o usual_o with_o the_o prepostion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o place_n or_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o their_o office_n &_o government_n greek_a tongue_n to_o signify_v the_o make_n of_o a_o governor_n or_o settle_v one_o into_o a_o office_n or_o praefecture_n then_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v also_o use_v for_o the_o 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