Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	apostle_n	believe_v	holy_a	5,671	5	4.8590	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29239	The penitent pilgrim	Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.	1641 (1641)	Wing B4275; ESTC R6455	111,815	454

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look_v for_o in_o that_o day_n of_o jubilee_n in_o the_o consideration_n whereof_o never_o do_v chase_v hart_n long_o more_o thirsty_o after_o the_o water-brooke_n than_o my_o poor_a weary_a spirit_n do_v after_o her_o heavenly_a bethesda_n o_o how_o shrill_o i_o think_v do_v the_o cry_n of_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o altar_n sound_v in_o my_o ●are_n o_o how_o long_a lord_n how_o long_o o_o how_o long_o shall_v i_o sojourn_v in_o this_o pilgrimage_n of_o care_n this_o valley_n of_o tear_n and_o become_v estrange_v from_o that_o inheritance_n of_o last_a joy_n the_o only_a sight_n whereof_o shall_v make_v i_o happy_a and_o from_o this_o wilderness_n of_o sin_n bring_v i_o to_o the_o sinah_n of_o glory_n woe_n be_v i_o my_o light_n my_o love_n my_o dove_n my_o only_a one_o for_o that_o i_o have_v dwell_v with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o cedar_n woe_n be_v i_o my_o king_n and_o my_o god_n that_o my_o habitation_n be_v prolong_v for_o if_o holy_a david_n david_n a_o man_n according_a to_o god_n own_o heart_n sometime_o say_v how_o much_o more_o may_v i_o unhappy_a one_o say_v my_o soul_n have_v be_v too_o long_o a_o inhabitant_n long_o and_o all_o too_o long_o have_v i_o sing_v because_o i_o be_v unsensible_a of_o my_o sin_n my_o own_o country_n song_n by_o those_o water_n of_o babylon_n well_o therefore_o may_v i_o say_v it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o i_o have_v be_v afflict_v 71._o that_o i_o may_v learn_v thy_o statute_n o_o my_o lord_n have_v thou_o never_o afflict_v i_o i_o have_v never_o seek_v to_o know_v thou_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o i_o know_v thou_o because_o thou_o ●ast_v afflict_v i_o 28._o and_o now_o my_o soul_n melt_v for_o heaviness_n not_o for_o that_o thou_o have_v afflict_v i_o but_o for_o that_o she_o have_v be_v so_o long_o divide_v from_o thou_o i_o know_v lord_n i_o know_v how_o he_o who_o never_o mourn_v while_o he_o be_v a_o pilgrim_n shall_v never_o rejoice_v when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o citizen_n and_o as_o to_o abide_v for_o ever_o 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