Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	bishop_n	church_n	see_v	3,056	5	3.9474	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74974	De non temerandis ecclesiis, churches not to be violated. A tract of the rights and respect due unto churches. Written to a gentleman who having an appropriate parsonage, imployed the church to prophane uses, and left the parishioners uncertainely provided of divine service, in a parish neere there adjoyning. / Written and first published thirty years since by Sir Henry Spelman knight.	Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641.; Spelman, Clement, 1598-1679.	1646 (1646)	Wing S4921; Thomason E335_5; ESTC R200775	67,012	74

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meddle_v with_o it_o be_z do_v not_o the_o duty_n that_o belong_v unto_o it_o in_o see_v the_o church_n careful_o serve_v the_o minister_n thereof_o sufficient_o maintain_v and_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n farthful_o relerve_v this_o i_o say_v be_v the_o use_n whereto_o parsonage_n be_v give_v and_o of_o this_o use_n we_o have_v notice_n before_o we_o purchase_v they_o and_o therefore_o not_o only_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o church_n but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o chancery_n at_o this_o day_n observe_v in_o other_o case_n we_o ought_v only_o to_o hold_v they_o to_o this_o use_n and_o no_o other_o 19_o living_n 19_o that_o it_o be_v not_o benevolence_n but_o duty_n to_o restore_v church_n living_n it_o be_v not_o then_o a_o work_n of_o bounty_n and_o benevolence_n to_o restore_v these_o appropriation_n to_o the_o church_n but_o of_o duty_n and_o necessity_n so_o to_o do_v it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o duty_n to_o give_v that_o unto_o god_n that_o be_v god_n matt._n 32.2_o and_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o necessity_n towards_o the_o obtain_n remission_n of_o these_o sin_n for_o saint_n augustine_n say_v non_fw-la remittetur_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nisi_fw-la restituatur_fw-la ablatum_fw-la cum_fw-la restitui_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v without_o restore_v of_o that_o which_o be_v take_v away_o if_o it_o may_v be_v restore_v it_o be_v duty_n justice_n and_o necessity_n to_o give_v they_o back_o unto_o god_n for_o it_o judae_n who_o be_v the_o first_o precedent_n of_o this_o sin_n be_v a_o thief_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 12.6_o ghost_n ad_fw-la macedonium_n epist_n 54._o tom_n 2._o joh._n 12.6_o term_v he_o for_o imbeasil_v that_o which_o be_v commit_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n that_o be_v of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n must_v it_o also_o be_v thievery_a to_o withhold_v these_o thing_n which_o be_v give_v for_o the_o 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prov._n 28.24_o be_v the_o companion_n of_o a_o murderer_n or_o he_o that_o destroy_v but_o he_o that_o purloin_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n rob_v his_o father_n and_o he_o that_o purloin_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o church_n rob_v his_o mother_n and_o therefore_o that_o man_n be_v a_o companion_n of_o the_o destroyer_n the_o 1222._o the_o synod_n 5_o rom._n 218._o episcop_n an._n 503._o conc._n val._n an._n 855._o ca._n 9_o con._n rom._n 100_o episc_n an._n 1063._o conc._n rom._n 5._o anno_fw-la 1078._o conc._n palent_n an._n 1388._o conc._n oxon._n go_v aug._n anno_fw-la 1222._o father_n the_o doctor_n many_o great_a counsel_n and_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o church_n command_v that_o thing_n take_v from_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v restore_v and_o the_o church_n by_o her_o already_o her_o a_o strange_a change_n h●_n 〈◊〉_d realite_n give_v their_o own_o good_n so_o abundant_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n that_o moses_n be_v force_v torestraine_v they_o by_o proclamation_n exod._n 36._o 〈◊〉_d but_o now_o nothing_o can_v move_v we_o to_o give_v god_n that_o which_o be_v his_o already_o preacher_n &_o minister_n continual_o entreat_v urge_v and_o require_v all_o man_n to_o do_v it_o they_o therefore_o that_o do_v it_o not_o they_o refuse_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n and_o then_o our_o saviour_n christ_n by_o his_o own_o mouth_n denounce_v they_o ibid._n they_o qui_fw-la sub_fw-la ●omine_fw-la fideli●m_fw-la 〈◊〉_d gunt_fw-la opera_fw-la infidelium_fw-la hieron_n ibid._n to_o be_v as_o heathen_n and_o publican_n that_o be_v excommunicate_a and_o profane_a person_n if_o he_o refuse_v say_v our_o saviour_n to_o hear_v the_o church_n also_o let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n mat._n 18.17_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n not_o to_o hear_v the_o himself_o the_o we_o think_v the_o church_n do_v not_o command_v it_o till_o we_o