Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	prayer_n	public_a	3,025	5	6.8559	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59215	Rex theologus the preachers guard and guide in his double duty of prayer and preaching : deduced from scripture, reason, and the best examples : in three parts ...	Seppens, Robert.	1664 (1664)	Wing S2560; ESTC R37366	44,281	75

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ut_fw-la apud_fw-la christianos_n veteres_fw-la apud_fw-la prisca_fw-la secula_fw-la de_fw-la eorum_fw-la scriptis_fw-la edoceas_fw-la adhiberi_fw-la nomen_fw-la pastoris_fw-la ubi_fw-la de_fw-fr episcopo_fw-la non_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la and_o if_o bishop_n be_v the_o prophet_n and_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o shall_v the_o office_n of_o preach_v chief_o and_o primary_o belong_v but_o they_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n confirm_v this_o in_o justin_n martyr_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stand_v up_o and_o make_v the_o exhortation_n i._n e._n the_o bishop_n in_o the_o 19_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n the_o style_n of_o the_o church_n show_v this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o homily_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o alexandria_n soromon_n write_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n alone_o of_o the_o city_n do_v teach_v st._n chrysostom_n in_o 1._o ad_fw-la tim._n cap._n 4._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o teach_n be_v great_a refer_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o priesthood_n timothy_n be_v choose_v to_o and_o that_o be_v the_o high_a priesthood_n of_o episcopacy_n thom._n aquin._n supplem_fw-la 3._o par_fw-fr quaest_a 36._o artic_a 2._o in_o prim_fw-la argum_fw-la call_v preach_v opus_fw-la episcopalissimum_fw-la the_o most_o episcopal_a work_n estius_n upon_o the_o sentence_n speak_v of_o preach_v say_v verùm_fw-la hoc_fw-la munus_fw-la principaliter_fw-la episcopis_fw-la incumbit_fw-la qui_fw-la propriè_fw-la secundum_fw-la apostolum_n ephes_n 4.11_o in_o ecclesia_fw-la constituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la pastor_n &_o doctores_fw-la secundariò_fw-la autem_fw-la parochis_fw-la qui_fw-la episcopis_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la subsidiariam_fw-la navant_fw-la operam_fw-la but_o this_o office_n of_o preach_v be_v primary_o incumbent_a upon_o the_o 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