Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47788	The alliance of divine offices, exhibiting all the liturgies of the Church of England since the Reformation as also the late Scotch service-book, with all their respective variations : and upon them all annotations, vindictating the Book of common-prayer from the main objections of its adversaries, explicating many parcels thereof hithereto not clearly understood, shewing the conformity it beareth with the primitive practice, and giving a faire prospect into the usages of the ancient church : to these is added at the end, The order of the communion set forth 2 Edward 6 / by Hamon L'Estrange ...	L'Estrange, Hamon, 1605-1660.	1659 (1659)	Wing L1183; ESTC R39012	366,345	360

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the_o great_a lesson_n for_o the_o catechuman_n to_o learn_v and_o rehearse_v in_o public_a in_o order_n to_o their_o baptism_n so_o for_o this_o creed_n ruffinus_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o roman_a mode_n qui_fw-la gratiam_fw-la baptismi_fw-la suscepturi_fw-la symbolum_n sunt_fw-la fidelium_fw-la populo_fw-la audiente_fw-la symbolum_fw-la reddunt_fw-la they_o who_o be_v about_o to_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o baptism_n rehearse_v the_o creed_n in_o the_o hear_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a and_o be_v himself_o about_o to_o expound_v upon_o it_o he_o first_o premise_v that_o he_o intend_v to_o tie_v himself_o to_o the_o order_n and_o form_n quem_fw-la in_o aquileiensi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la per_fw-la lavacri_fw-la gratiam_fw-la susc●pimus_fw-la which_o in_o the_o church_n of_o aquileia_n we_o receive_v when_o we_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n so_o for_o the_o hiero_n solymitan_fw-mi creed_n cyril_n his_o catecheses_n be_v explication_n upon_o it_o for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o carechuman_n so_o for_o the_o nicene_n or_o rather_o the_o constantinopolitan_a creed_n epiphanius_n anchyro_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o catechumen_n who_o intend_v