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
A90523	A defence of church-government, exercised in presbyteriall, classicall, & synodall assemblies; according to the practise of the reformed churches: touching I. The power of a particular eldership, against those that plead for a meere popular government, specially Mr Ainsvvorth in his Animadversion to Mr Clyft. &c. II. The authority of classes and synods, against the patrons of independencie: answering in this poynt Mr Davenport his Apologeticall reply, &c. and Mr Canne his Churches plea, &c, sent forth first by W. Best, and afterwards for this part of it, under the title of Syons prerogative royall. By Iohn Paget, late able and faithfull pastour of the Reformed English Church in Amsterdam. Hereunto is prefixed an advertisement to the Parliament, wherein are inserted some animadversions on the Cheshire Remonstrance against Presbytery: by T.P.	Paget, John, d. 1640.; Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing P166; Thomason E117_1; ESTC R16734	348,418	298

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the_o censure_n of_o deposition_n and_o excommunication_n etc._n etc._n they_o ordain_v 17._o ordain_v p._n 320-326_a syn._n toru_n 1591._o art_n 2_o 3_o 7.14_o 17._o that_o every_o evangelicall_n minister_n be_v not_o only_o to_o have_v and_o to_o read_v the_o canon_n of_o their_o synod_n but_o also_o to_o carry_v himself_o and_o to_o govern_v the_o church_n commit_v unto_o he_o according_a to_o the_o prescript_n thereof_o and_o that_o under_o pain_n of_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n that_o the_o censure_n of_o excommunication_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v public_o either_o in_o the_o congregation_n or_o in_o the_o synod_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o it_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v remember_v how_o the_o church_n of_o the_o netherlands_o even_o at_o that_o time_n when_o they_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o in_o high-dutchland_a and_o eastfriestand_n in_o that_o time_n of_o most_o bloody_a persecution_n under_o the_o government_n of_o duke_n d'_fw-fr alva_n do_v then_o in_o their_o banishment_n 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