Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	end_n	parliament_n	session_n	2,454	5	10.4165	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11766	The declinatour and protestation of the some some-times [sic] pretended bishops, presented in face of the last Assembly. Refuted and found futile, but full of insolent reproaches, and bold assertions	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Warriston, Archibald Johnston, Lord, 1611-1663.	1639 (1639)	STC 22060; ESTC S116982	52,590	100

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half_a or_o in_o part_n but_o whole_a and_o do_v not_o the_o choose_n of_o commissioner_n belong_v to_o rule_v and_o government_n minister_n themselves_o do_v not_o direct_v commissioner_n but_o as_o ruler_n they_o allege_v that_o roll_a elder_n sit_v not_o in_o presbytery_n these_o forty_o year_n and_o upward_o but_o the_o aspirer_n to_o prelacy_n begin_v the_o rent_n in_o our_o church_fw-mi forty_o year_n since_o and_o upward_o no_o wonder_n then_o suppose_v that_o with_o many_o other_o thing_n go_v out_o of_o frame_n so_o long_o as_o unity_n and_o integrity_n continue_v they_o continue_v the_o time_n of_o division_n can_v prescribe_v against_o the_o good_a order_n establish_v and_o yet_o even_o after_o the_o act_n 1597._o which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o year_n after_o division_n enter_v we_o find_v in_o the_o presbytery_n book_n of_o edinburgh_n february_n 1600._o commission_n give_v to_o some_o minister_n and_o gentleman_n to_o the_o assembly_n and_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o 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