Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	canonical_a	church_n	scripture_n	11,364	5	6.3973	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07430	The defence of peace: lately translated out of laten in to englysshe. with the kynges moste gracyous priuilege; Defensor pacis. English	Marsilius, of Padua, d. 1342?; Marshall, William, fl. 1535.; Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531, attributed name.; Jean, de Jandun. aut; Curio, Valentinus, d. 1532, attributed name.; Rhenanus, Beatus, 1485-1547, attributed name.	1535 (1535)	STC 17817; ESTC S112620	399,186	289

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chrysten_v people_n among_o themselves_o in_o other_o provynce_n these_o thyngꝭ_n the_o church_n of_o other_o provynce_n take_v &_o receyve_v thankful_o from_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n clement_n which_o be_v write_v to_o have_v be_v first_o bysshop_n there_o be_v the_o successor_n of_o peter_n or_o paul_n or_o of_o both_o untyll_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a constantyne_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n also_o or_o moche_v like_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n receyve_v of_o the_o greek_n free_o &_o without_o compulsion_n certain_a law_n call_v the_o law_n of_o the._n x._o table_n out_z of_o which_o as_o from_o the_o orygynall_a all_o other_o law_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n procee_v &_o come_v forth_o and_o yet_o this_o be_v undoubted_a that_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o grece_n subject_n to_o the_o greek_n in_o any_o manner_n iurysdyction_n or_o auctoryte_n ¶_o but_o of_o this_o say_a superyoryte_n come_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o custom_n by_o the_o fire_n and_o 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the_o same_o field_n londe_n lordshyps_n &_o many_o possessyon_n with_o the_o secular_a dominion_n also_o of_o certain_a ꝓuynce_n as_o it_o appear_v evydent_o in_o the_o same_o decree_n prevyledge_n to_o they_o that_o lyste_v to_o look_v upon_o it_o this_o constantyne_n also_o as_o it_o be_v read_v afore_o be_v the_o first_o emperor_n which_o grant_v to_o chrysten_v man_n licence_n to_o gather_v then selue_o together_o to_o assemble_v open_o to_o build_v temple_n or_o church_n and_o by_o his_o precepte_v and_o commandment_n the_o first_o council_n call_v the_o council_n of_o necenum_fw-la niece_n be_v gather_v or_o assemble_v of_o which_o counsel_n with_o other_o which_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o process_n or_o go_v forward_o of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o time_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o apostle_n even_o unto_o these_o present_a time_n we_o shall_v hereafter_o touch_v &_o bring_v in_o or_o allege_v the_o hystorye_n in_o meet_a &_o convenyent_a place_n concern_v so_o moche_n as_o shall_v 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can_v be_v deceyve_v neither_o be_v willing_n to_o deceyve_v and_o this_o sentence_n which_o we_o have_v say_v and_o the_o dyfference_n of_o the_o devyne_a &_o of_o the_o human_a scripture_n saint_n augustyne_n open_o confyrm_v augustyne_n in_o the._n xiii_o of_o the_o epystle_n to_o saint_n iherome_n when_o he_o say_v for_o i_o knowledge_n to_o thy_o charytie_n that_o i_o have_v learned_a to_o gyve_v this_o honour_n &_o fear_v only_o to_o the_o book_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o at_o now_o call_v canonycall_a that_o i_o do_v believe_v sure_o &_o stead_n fast_o none_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o author_n or_o maker_n of_o they_o to_o have_v err_v any_o whit_n in_o their_o writing_a and_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v offer_v to_o i_o in_o those_o scripture_n which_o seem_v contrary_a to_o the_o truth_n i_o do_v not_o doubt_n but_o that_o other_o the_o book_n be_v corrupt_a or_o else_o that_o the_o interpreter_n do_v not_o understande_v that_o which_o be_v say_v or_o else_o that_o i_o myself_o have_v not_o understande_v it_o but_o other_o book_n i_o do_v so_o rede_n that_o be_v the_o book_n author_n of_o they_o never_o so_o excellent_a holy_a or_o well_o learned_a yet_o i_o do_v not_o think_v any_o thing_n therefore_o true_a because_o they_o have_v think_v or_o judge_v so_o but_o because_o they_o have_v be_v able_a to_o persuade_v unto_o i_o by_o these_o foresaid_a canonycall_a aucthores_fw-la or_o else_o by_o ꝓbable_a reason_n y_z t_z it_o do_v not_o dysagre_a from_o y_z e_z truth_n the_o same_o thing_n also_o he_o reherse_v augustyne_n in_o y_z e_z ꝓlouge_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o iii._n book_n de_fw-fr trinitate_fw-la when_o he_o say_v do_v not_o o_fw-mi reder_fw-mi follow_v &_o obey_v my_o book_n as_o thou_o will_v the_o canonycall_a scripture_n but_o in_o they_o y_fw-fr t_o be_v to_o wit_n in_o the_o canonycall_a scripture_n evyn_v that_o also_o which_o thou_o do_v not_o yet_o believe_v when_o thou_o shall_v have_v find_v it_o there_o believe_v it_o forthwith_o without_o any_o tarriance_n or_o delay_n but_o in_o these_o book_n of_o i_o y_z t_z which_o thou_o be_v not_o sure_a of_o except_o thou_o shall_v perceyve_v &_o understande_v it_o to_o be_v undoubted_a do_v not_o steadfast_o &_o sure_o hold_v or_o sustain_v the_o same_o thing_n also_o he_o say_v in_o his_o epystle_n to_o fortinacianus_n and_o in_o many_o other_o book_n the_o text_n whereof_o i_o have_v leave_v out_o here_o because_o of_o speed_n and_o shortness_n wherefore_o also_o it_o be_v find_v to_o have_v be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o three_o counsel_n carthage_n hold_v at_o carthage_n &_o be_v reasonable_o that_o none_o other_o manner_n scripture_n shall_v be_v red_a under_o the_o name_n of_o these_o that_o be_v to_o wit_n of_o the_o canonycall_a scripture_n wherefore_o there_o be_v red_a in_o the_o say_a counsel_n &_o also_o in_o the_o foresay_a book_n of_o isodore_n be_v contain_v this_o text_n

xxiiii_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o same_o that_o such_o fullness_n of_o power_n do_v not_o belong_v neither_o jointlye_o or_o several_o which_o fullness_n they_o have_v take_v themselves_o and_o usurp_a namely_o the_o bysshoppe_n of_o rome_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o which_o thing_n so_o of_o we_o declare_v &_o show_v it_o seem_v and_o appear_v the_o rote_n of_o that_o syngule_a malygnyty_n very_o oft_o name_v in_o our_o prohemy_n or_o preface_n to_o be_v suffycyent_o cut_v up_o wherefore_o now_o that_o y_z e_z branch_n twygge_n &_o graffe_n of_o dyscorde_n &_o strife_n which_o this_o pestilence_n or_o mischief_n have_v bring_v hitherto_o yea_o &_o cess_v not_o yet_o daily_o to_o bring_v in_o to_o realm_n &_o communyte_n may_v you_o ●_o soon_o dry_v up_o &_o not_o be_v able_a hereafter_o to_o have_v issue_n or_o offspr_v or_o to_o spread_v any_o further_o we_o shall_v of_o the._n two_o dyccyon_n aforego_v bring_v forth_o y_o e_fw-la three_o dyccyon_n which_o remain_v behind_o which_o dyccyon_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o necessary_a &_o a_o plain_n clear_a &_o evydent_a infer_v of_o certain_a conclucyon_n follow_v of_o y_fw-fr e_o thyngꝭ_n afore_o write_v be_v other_o evident_o know_v of_o them self_o or_o else_o suffycient_o prove_v to_o y_z e_z which_o conclucyon_n if_o good_a dyligent_a attencyon_n be_v give_v both_o of_o medytacyon_n &_o study_n &_o also_o of_o work_n &_o execucyon_n y_fw-es e_o aforesaid_a pestilence_n or_o mischief_n &_o also_o you_o e_o sophystycall_a cause_n thereof_o shall_v easy_o be_v exclude_v &_o dryven_v out_o from_o realm_n so_o y_z t_z from_o henceforth_o they_o shall_v be_v stop_v out_o from_o have_v entrance_n in_o to_o they_o &_o other_o communyte_n ¶_o of_o the_o clear_a and_o evydent_a infer_v of_o certain_a conclusyon_n necessare_o follow_v of_o these_o thing_n which_o have_v be_v determine_v in_o the._n two_o first_o dyccyon_n or_o part_n of_o this_o book_n by_z the_o attencyon_n and_o dylygent_a mark_n of_o which_o 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the_o precept_n of_o the_o old_a law_n ¶_o the_o three_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o in_o the_o precept_n or_o prohybycyon_n of_o the_o new_a law_n no_o mortal_a man_n may_v dyspence_v ¶_o the_o four_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o there_o be_v none_o other_o human_a or_o worldy_a maker_n of_o law_n but_o only_o the_o prince_n or_o his_o perlyament_n or_o where_o it_o be_v so_o use_v hole_n unyversyte_n and_o congregacyon_n of_o cytezen_n or_o else_o the_o big_a and_o more_o part_n thereof_o ¶_o the_o fyfte_fw-mi conclusion_n ¶_o that_o the_o decretalle_n or_o decree_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n or_o of_o any_o other_o bysshoppe_n which_o be_v constytute_v or_o make_v by_o they_o joint_o or_o several_o without_o the_o grant_n of_o prince_n do_v oblygate_n or_o bound_v no_o man_n to_o any_o pain_n temporal_a or_o punysshement_n of_o this_o world_n this_o be_v declare_v of_o certainty_n in_o the._n twelve_o of_o the_o first_o and._n xxviii_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o second_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the_o syxte_v conclusion_n ¶_o that_o in_o the_o law_n of_o man_n only_o the_o prince_n or_o else_o some_o other_o man_n by_o his_o auctoryte_n may_v dyspence_v this_o be_v prove_v in_o the._n twelve_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the_o seven_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o only_o one_o chief_a soveraygne_a in_o a_o realm_n this_o be_v evydent_o prove_v in_o the._n twelve_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the_o eight_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o the_o king_n accord_v to_o the_o law_n or_o approve_a custom_n to_o determine_v the_o person_n and_o the_o qualyte_n and_o nombre_fw-fr of_o they_o which_o be_v offycer_n of_o therealme_n and_o also_o to_o determine_v all_o cyvyll_a matter_n by_o themselves_o or_o their_o deputye_n ¶_o the._n ix_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o no_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n in_o that_o he_o be_v such_o one_o have_v any_o soveraygnte_n or_o coactyve_a iurysdyction_n over_o any_o clerk_n or_o lie_v man_n although_o he_o be_v a_o heretyke_a this_o be_v evydentlye_o prove_v in_o the._n xv_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyction_n in_o the._n iiii_o the_o v._o the._n ix_o and._n x._o chapytre_n of_o the_o second_o dyction_n ¶_o the._n x._o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o only_o the_o prince_n or_o soveraygne_a have_v iurysdyccyon_n coactyve_a both_o real_a and_o personal_a upon_o every_o partycule_a or_o syngule_a mortal_a person_n of_o what_o so_o ever_o condytion_n or_o estate_n he_o be_v and_z also_o upon_o every_o partycule_a college_n or_o company_n of_o lie_z man_n and_o clerk_n ¶_o the._n xi_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n or_o for_o any_o college_n or_o company_n of_o they_o to_o excommunycate_v any_o man_n or_z to_o interdycte_v or_o forbid_v the_o dyvyne_a seruyce_n to_o be_v do_v this_o be_v prove_v in_o the._n vi_fw-la chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o second_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the._n twelve_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o all_o bysshop_n be_v equal_a in_o the_o auctoryte_n which_o they_o have_v immedyat_o by_o chryste_n and_o that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v prove_v accord_v to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o one_o of_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v above_o or_o under_o a_o other_o in_o spyrytuall_a or_o temporal_a thing_n this_o be_v evydentlye_o prove_v in_o the._n xv_o and._n xuj_o chapytre_n of_o the_o second_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the._n xiii_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o the_o contract_n of_o matrymonye_n or_o wedlock_n prohybyte_v and_o forbid_a in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n can_v not_o be_v dyspense_v by_o any_o mortallman_n and_o that_o to_o dyspence_v with_o the_o matrymonye_n forbid_a by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n do_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o the_o prince_n this_o be_v evydent_o prove_v in_o the._n twelve_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyccyon_n ¶_o the._n xiiii_o conclusion_n ¶_o to_o legyttymate_n bastard_n and_o those_o that_o be_v beget_v out_o of_o wedlock_n so_o that_o they_o may_v succeed_v by_o inherytaunce_n and_o receyve_v or_o take_v cyvyle_n or_o ecclesyastycall_a office_n and_o benefyce_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o a_o realm_n this_o be_v prove_v in_o the_o same_o place_n which_o be_v rehearse_v in_o the_o last_o conclusion_n afore_o this_o ¶_o the._n xv_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o it_o appertain_v only_o to_o the_o prince_n to_o judge_v the_o person_n which_o be_v to_o be_v promote_v to_o ecclesyastycall_a ordre_n and_o also_o to_o judge_v the_o suffycyencye_n ●●_o habylyte_n of_o any_o such_o person_n by_o coactyve_a judgement_n and_o that_o without_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o prince_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n to_o promote_v any_o man_n to_o any_o such_o ordre_n this_o be_v prove_v in_o the._n xv_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o dyccyon_n and_z in_o the._n xvii_o of_o the_o second_o ¶_o the._n xuj_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o he_o that_o be_v cheyfe_a governoure_n or_o soveraygne_a accord_v to_o the_o law_n of_o chrysten_v man_n to_z measure_n or_o set_v the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o church_n or_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o preeste_n deacons_n and_o other_o offycer_n which_o ought_v to_o mynystre_n in_o y_fw-mi e_fw-it same_o the_o certain_a of_o this_o conclusion_n be_v have_v in_o y_z e_z places_z last_o rehearse_v ¶_o the._n xvii_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o the_o ecclesyastycall_a office_n which_o we_o have_v call_v separable_a or_o accydentall_a with_o benefyce_n and_o other_o thing_n ordain_v for_o godly_a and_o charytable_a cause_n aught_o to_o be_v give_v and_o likewise_o may_v be_v take_v away_o only_o by_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o prince_n this_o be_v prove_v in_o the._n xv_o of_o the_o first_o and._n xvii_o of_o the_o second_o ¶_o the._n xviii_o conclusion_n ¶_o that_o to_o ordain_v or_o make_v notarye_n or_o other_o publyke_a and_o