Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	eat_v	flesh_n	receive_v	6,935	5	5.8336	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36092	A discourse for taking off the tests and penal laws about religion		1687 (1687)	Wing D1593; ESTC R3313	36,709	48

whereas_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o clear_a than_o that_o this_o particular_a sort_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n under_o which_o we_o now_o be_v be_v but_o a_o accidental_a and_o a_o movable_a appendage_n to_o the_o civil_a constitution_n thus_o much_o be_v know_v not_o only_o to_o our_o great_a lawyer_n but_o to_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n the_o bishop_n as_o such_o who_o be_v a_o constituent_a part_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n be_v not_o god_n but_o the_o king_n creature_n and_o all_o their_o power_n as_o distinguish_v from_o their_o deal_n with_o man_n conscience_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o king._n the_o word_n of_o 37_o hen._n 8._o c._n 17._o be_v that_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n archdeacon_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a person_n have_v no_o manner_n of_o jurisdiction_n ecclesiastical_a but_o by_o under_o and_o from_z the_o king_n be_v royal_a majesty_n thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o king_n james_n i._o queen_n eliz._n edward_n vi_o hen_n viii_o and_o upward_o among_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v observe_v but_o the_o suppose_v it_o so_o essential_a to_o the_o government_n that_o a_o parliament_n can_v alter_v it_o as_o this_o clergyman_n insinuate_v and_o to_o oblige_v the_o subject_a as_o this_o test_n do_v solemn_o to_o declare_v he_o will_v never_o endeavour_v a_o alteration_n of_o it_o as_o if_o the_o prelatic_a power_n have_v its_o origine_fw-la from_o heaven_n and_o not_o from_o the_o king_n only_o do_v as_o i_o humble_o apprehend_v make_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o government_n to_o take_v off_o the_o test_n and_o assert_v their_o power_n by_o a_o exercise_n of_o it_o in_o this_o great_a instance_n which_o i_o be_o assure_v be_v a_o thing_n the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n desire_v to_o be_v at_o and_o therefore_o i_o need_v not_o dwell_v on_o it_o any_o long_o the_o second_o which_o be_v impose_v on_o all_o that_o bear_v 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