Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	church_n	time_n	wilderness_n	1,494	5	9.8942	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80608	The bloudy tenent, washed, and made white in the bloud of the Lambe: being discussed and discharged of bloud-guiltinesse by just defence. Wherein the great questions of this present time are handled, viz. how farre liberty of conscience ought to be given to those that truly feare God? And how farre restrained to turbulent and pestilent persons, that not onely raze the foundation of godlinesse, but disturb the civill peace where they live? Also how farre the magistrate may proceed in the duties of the first table? And that all magistrates ought to study the word and will of God, that they may frame their government according to it. Discussed. As they are alledged from divers Scriptures, out of the Old and New Testament. Wherein also the practise of princes is debated, together with the judgement of ancient and late writers of most precious esteeme. Whereunto is added a reply to Mr. Williams answer, to Mr. Cottons letter. / By John Cotton Batchelor in Divinity, and teacher of the church of Christ at Boston in New England.	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.	1647 (1647)	Wing C6409; Thomason E387_7; ESTC R836	257,083	342

shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o israel_n nor_o do_v i_o say_v that_o he_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n in_o any_o state_n of_o the_o world_n lest_o of_o all_o do_v i_o say_v that_o plead_v against_o a_o false_a ministry_n be_v a_o capital_a crime_n these_o be_v all_o but_o excursion_n and_o evaporation_n of_o the_o superfluity_n of_o wit_n but_o this_o i_o say_v and_o not_o i_o but_o solomon_n he_o that_o withhold_v the_o corn_n the_o people_n shall_v curse_v he_o prov._n 11.26_o and_o curse_v impli_v separation_n he_o therefore_o that_o shall_v withdraw_v or_o separate_v the_o corn_n from_o the_o people_n or_o the_o people_n from_o the_o corn_n the_o people_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o separate_v either_o he_o from_o themselves_o or_o themselves_o from_o he_o and_o this_o proportion_n will_v hold_v as_o well_o in_o spiritual_a corn_n as_o bodily_a the_o argument_n still_o stand_v unshaken_a what_o though_o we_o never_o read_v of_o banishment_n in_o israel_n we_o read_v of_o 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