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	scripture_n	word_n	12,302	5	4.8636	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87820	A moderate answer vnto Dr. Bastvvicks book; called Independency not Gods ordinance. Wherein is declared the manner how some churches in this city were gathered, and upon what tearmes their members were admitted; that so both the Dr. and the reader may judge, how near some beleevers who walk together in the fellowship of the gospell, do come in their practice to these apostolicall rules which are propounded by the Dr. as Gods method in gethering churches and admitting members. / By Hanserd Knollys. Printed and published according to order. Imprimatur, Ja: Cranford.	Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.	1645 (1645)	Wing K717; Thomason E293_5; ESTC R200159	15,353	23

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be_v spend_v whole_o in_o prove_v thereof_o from_o the_o 12._o page_n to_o the_o 29._o all_o which_o shall_v it_o be_v grant_v only_o prove_v first_o that_o in_o every_o city_n or_o church_n there_o be_v a_o presbytery_n acts._n 14.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cumque_fw-la per_fw-la suffragia_fw-la statuissent_fw-la illis_fw-la per_fw-la singulas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la seniores_fw-la that_o be_v when_o they_o have_v ordain_v they_o elder_n in_o every_o church_n by_o the_o suffrage_n or_o stretch_v forth_o of_o hand_n also_o titus_n 1.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o constituas_fw-la oppidatim_fw-la seniores_fw-la that_o be_v and_o thou_o may_v ordain_v elder_n town_n by_o town_n or_o city_n by_o city_n or_o village_n by_o village_n second_o that_o as_o there_o be_v apostle_n and_o elder_n in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n act._n 15.2,4_o so_o there_o be_v elder_n in_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n act._n 20.17,28_o and_o in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n and_o in_o the_o 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