Selected quad for the lemma: world_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	apostle_n	church_n	successor_n	2,259	5	9.0758	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39396	Cambria triumphans, or, Brittain in its perfect lustre shevving the origen and antiquity of that illustrious nation, the succession of their kings and princes, from the first, to King Charles of happy memory, the description of the countrey, the history of the antient and moderne estate, the manner of the investure of the princes, with the coats of arms of the nobility / by Percie Enderbie, Gent.	Enderbie, Percy, d. 1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing E728; ESTC R19758	643,056	416

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or_o james_n if_o we_o shall_v consent_v to_o they_o who_o deliver_v that_o quick_o to_o return_v from_o thence_o he_o go_v into_o spain_n it_o manifest_o appear_v that_o none_o of_o the_o other_o be_v send_v into_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o peter_n who_o have_v travel_v very_o many_o province_n of_o the_o east_n in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n now_o which_o be_v leave_v to_o do_v he_o shall_v compass_v the_o western_a world_n and_o as_o metaphrastes_n and_o other_o witness_n penetrate_v to_o the_o britain_n preach_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n where_o he_o make_v it_o a_o certain_a know_a truth_n and_o manifest_o apparent_a in_o history_n that_o none_o of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n but_o only_a st._n peter_n preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o britain_n and_o among_o other_o he_o cit_v metaphrastes_n for_o that_o manifest_a truth_n and_o when_o he_o have_v allege_v divers_a and_o approve_a author_n for_o christ_n appear_v unto_o 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