Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	good_a	think_v	write_v	2,483	5	5.0529	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28225	Unity of priesthood necessary to the unity of communion in a church with some reflections on the Oxford manuscript and the preface annexed : also a collection of canons, part of the said manuscript, faithfully translated into English from the original, but concealed by Mr. Hody and his prefacer.	Bisbie, Nathaniel, 1635-1695.	1692 (1692)	Wing B2985; ESTC R31591	83,217	72

humanity_n or_o so_o much_o as_o our_o saviour_n command_n whilst_o the_o church_n be_v under_o such_o disorder_n can_v be_v meet_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n of_o europe_n say_v theodorit_n so_o much_o detest_v the_o deal_n and_o do_n against_o john_n that_o they_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o communion_n 34._o hist_o l._n 5._o c._n 34._o of_o all_o those_o that_o wrought_v that_o mischief_n against_o he_o and_o with_o they_o all_o the_o bishop_n of_o illyrium_n do_v agree_v nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o that_o excellent_a doctor_n be_v dead_a the_o western_a bishop_n notwithstanding_o be_v so_o far_o from_o renew_v communion_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o egypt_n of_o the_o east_n of_o bosphorus_n and_o of_o thrace_n that_o they_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o have_v a_o correspondence_n with_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d till_o they_o have_v enter_v the_o name_n of_o that_o divine_a man_n into_o the_o dyptich_n of_o the_o bishop_n that_o be_v dead_a and_o though_o atticus_n one_o of_o the_o intruder_n have_v often_o send_v ambassador_n to_o they_o and_o as_o often_o request_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n at_o their_o hand_n yet_o they_o will_v never_o grant_v it_o till_o john_n be_v dead_a nor_o then_o neither_o until_o he_o insert_v his_o name_n among_o the_o dead_a bishop_n which_o be_v do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o from_o henceforth_o say_v the_o same_o thodorit_n receive_v he_o into_o communion_n and_o without_o doubt_n ibid._n ibid._n thereby_o accept_v and_o authenticate_v he_o and_o his_o ordination_n purge_v the_o stream_n of_o succession_n for_o the_o future_a so_o as_o that_o it_o may_v run_v pure_a and_o clean_o down_o to_o posterity_n without_o take_v their_o irregularity_n along_o with_o it_o and_o if_o so_o than_o the_o follow_a instance_n of_o maximian_n proclus_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o atticus_n his_o successor_n will_v do_v mr._n hody_n no_o good_a but_o grant_v that_o all_o which_o mr._n hody_n and_o his_o prefacer_n insinuate_v be_v true_a that_o chrysostom_n relinquish_v that_o separation_n be_v contrary_a to_o his_o spirit_n that_o the_o good_a man_n see_v he_o be_v to_o be_v depose_v advise_v and_o charge_v the_o bishop_n his_o friend_n to_o keep_v communion_n with_o his_o deposer_n and_o not_o to_o rend_v and_o divide_v the_o church_n for_o his_o sake_n tell_v they_o and_o their_o adherent_n that_o the_o church_n can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o bishop_n though_o it_o may_v be_v without_o he_o yet_o i_o pray_v you_o what_o will_v he_o or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o deprive_a bishop_n have_v do_v under_o a_o emperor_n which_o persecute_v the_o order_n and_o very_a office_n of_o bishop_n and_o will_v suffer_v no_o bishop_n at_o all_o in_o the_o church_n put_v the_o case_n that_o the_o emperor_n have_v depose_v all_o the_o bishop_n in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o have_v set_v up_o schismatical_a presbyter_n nay_o pseudopresbyter_n who_o be_v and_o be_v profess_v enemy_n to_o the_o name_n and_o order_n of_o bishop_n in_o their_o place_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o john_n chrysostom_n will_v not_o have_v submit_v to_o a_o unjust_a deprivation_n at_o such_o a_o time_n and_o by_o such_o a_o emperor_n who_o have_v sacrifice_v the_o order_n to_o his_o interest_n in_o one_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o have_v no_o principle_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o do_v it_o in_o the_o other_o when_o great_a and_o formidable_a number_n of_o all_o sort_n will_v desire_v the_o deprivation_n and_o depose_n of_o the_o whole_a order_n certain_o in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o he_o will_v never_o have_v recede_v but_o continue_v his_o order_n and_o office_n though_o a_o thousand_o death_n have_v attend_v he_o methinks_v i_o hear_v he_o at_o the_o bare_a thought_n of_o it_o use_v the_o word_n he_o do_v when_o he_o be_v banish_v the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v the_o empress_n banish_v 125._o ep._n 125._o i_o let_v 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author_n of_o it_o this_o have_v be_v fair_a deal_n but_o instead_o of_o that_o both_o he_o and_o his_o prefacer_n whole_o conceal_v it_o though_o the_o canon_n carry_v much_o more_o venerable_a antiquity_n and_o authority_n with_o they_o than_o the_o example_n they_o have_v print_v and_o be_v indeed_o of_o that_o antiquity_n and_o authority_n which_o to_o use_v the_o prefacer_n word_n of_o we_o we_o profess_v to_o imitate_v and_o pretend_v to_o allege_v i_o shall_v here_o set_v they_o down_o as_o they_o be_v translate_v into_o english_a from_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o original_a that_o be_v send_v from_o oxford_n and_o when_o the_o learned_a reader_n have_v peruse_v they_o he_o will_v be_v shrewd_o tempt_v to_o guess_v at_o the_o reason_n for_o which_o many_o learned_a man_n suspect_v mr._n hody_n have_v conceal_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 31_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n by_o a_o mistake_n for_o the_o 32._o if_o any_o presbyter_n contemn_v his_o own_o bishop_n shall_v 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because_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o this_o anonymous_a treatise_n now_o publish_v against_o we_o be_v write_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o schism_n the_o emperor_n theodosius_n lascaris_n the_o second_o son_n of_o theodorus_n ducas_n 3._o lib._n 3._o by_o irene_n daughter_n of_o theodorus_n lascaris_n the_o first_o die_v in_o the_o 36th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n leave_v john_n lascaris_n his_o son_n a_o minor_a of_o six_o year_n of_o age_n under_o the_o tutorship_n of_o muzalon_n and_o arsenius_n the_o patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n but_o muzalon_n a_o man_n of_o inferior_a quality_n perceive_v he_o be_v envy_v by_o the_o noble_n and_o common_a people_n offer_v to_o resign_v his_o trust_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o noble_n convene_v for_o this_o purpose_n but_o they_o refuse_v to_o let_v he_o part_v with_o his_o trust_n and_o not_o long_o after_o with_o the_o whole_a army_n take_v a_o oath_n to_o he_o under_o the_o high_a imprecation_n to_o themselves_o and_o 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in_o his_o life_n time_n for_o invad●●●_n 〈◊〉_d see_v while_o he_o be_v alive_a and_o the_o party_n thus_o contest_v one_o with_o another_o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d for_o peace_n sake_n and_o partly_o because_o he_o be_v old_a and_o infirm_a once_o more_o retire_v and_o 〈◊〉_d succeed_v by_o gregorius_n cyprius_n who_o it_o seem_v understand_v the_o learned_a greek_a well_o but_o ●●●ther_o be_v the_o schism_n sudden_o quiet_v in_o his_o time_n though_o i_o suppose_v this_o famous_a manuscript_n have_v be_v write_v under_o some_o of_o the_o successor_n of_o arsenius_n to_o appease_v it_o and_o i_o de●●●_n mr._n hody_n and_o mr._n b._n his_o voucher_n to_o tell_v we_o how_o the_o people_n of_o constantinople_n come_v to_o ●●pose_v so_o many_o successor_n of_o arsenius_n if_o according_a to_o the_o greek_a manuscript_n neither_o t●●_n just_o deprive_v bishop_n nor_o the_o church_n ever_o make_v a_o separation_n from_o his_o successor_n if_o he_o be_v ●_o heretic_n what!_o be_v they_o the_o first_o that_o do_v so_o no_o both_o these_o gentleman_n and_o t●●_n graeculus_n esuriens_fw-la know_v better_a but_o however_o as_o he_o think_v it_o may_v serve_v a_o turn_n the●_n 〈◊〉_d write_v his_o book_n so_o they_o think_v it_o may_v serve_v a_o turn_n now_o to_o print_v it_o and_o commend_v 〈◊〉_d a_o excellent_a tract_n though_o it_o be_v real_o a_o trifle_a piece_n write_v with_o little_a skill_n and_o le●●●●●cerity_n by_o a_o author_n of_o little_a antiquity_n and_o authority_n in_o a_o most_o ignorant_a and_o co●●●●●_n age_n when_o it_o be_v count_v a_o mighty_a thing_n in_o a_o greek_a clergyman_n to_o understand_v the_o lear●●●_n greek_n and_o the_o write_n of_o their_o father_n that_o be_v write_v in_o it_o and_o when_o in_o 〈◊〉_d greek_a church_n it-self_n there_o be_v a_o great_a corruption_n in_o doctrine_n worship_n and_o discipline_n ●●_o well_o as_o in_o the_o moral_n both_o of_o the_o laity_n and_o clergy_n the_o latter_a whereof_o be_v of_o such_o 〈◊〉_d spirit_n as_o to_o court_n and_o comply_v with_o every_o base_a usurper_n to_o get_v preferment_n and_o 〈◊〉_d every_o thing_n to_o his_o and_o their_o covetousness_n and_o ambition_n but_o their_o quarrel_n with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o church_n thus_o much_o i_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o say_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o baroccian_a manuscript_n of_o 〈◊〉_d i_o be_v bind_v to_o take_v some_o notice_n in_o behalf_n of_o my_o own_o book_n which_o be_v take_v out_o of_o best_a and_o pure_a antiquity_n that_o call_v for_o much_o more_o deference_n and_o veneration_n fro●_n than_o the_o thing_n collect_v by_o the_o author_n of_o that_o tract_n and_o if_o our_o new_a bishop_n hau●_n better_a authority_n than_o those_o they_o find_v in_o he_o to_o justify_v and_o support_v they_o the_o go●_n peace_n and_o unity_n be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o and_o give_v they_o grace_n to_o consider_v that_o number_n and_o str●●●_n can_v alter_v the_o primitive_a notion_n of_o schism_n nor_o change_v the_o sinful_a and_o direful_a nature_n thereo●_n september_n 29._o 1691._o finis_fw-la