Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	great_a	time_n	write_v	6,271	5	5.2850	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94081	An essay in defence of the good old cause, or A discourse concerning the rise and extent of the power of the civil magistrate in reference to spiritual affairs. With a præface concerning [brace] the name of the good old cause. An equal common-wealth. A co-ordinate synod. The holy common-wealth published lately by Mr. Richard Baxter. And a vindication of the honourable Sir Henry Vane from the false aspersions of Mr. Baxter. / By Henry Stubbe of Ch. Ch. in Oxon.	Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.; Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676. Vindication of that prudent and honourable knight, Sir Henry Vane, from the lyes and calumnies of Mr. Richard Baxter, minister of Kidderminster.	1659 (1659)	Wing S6045; Thomason E1841_1; ESTC R209626	97,955	192

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reckon_v c._n th._n leg_n xix_o so_o his_o father_n stilico_n after_o who_o death_n the_o gentile_n rise_v and_o murder_v sundry_a bishop_n baronius_n stilico_n make_v saul_n a_o jew_n barb●rus_n &_o paganus_fw-la say_v orosius_n l._n 7.38_o general_n of_o the_o christian_a army_n which_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o baronius_n as_o also_o do_v the_o donatist_n be_v by_o some_o repute_v a_o heathen_a orosius_n say_v that_o he_o à_fw-la privato_fw-la pueroque_fw-la intend_a a_o persecution_n against_o the_o christian_n but_o since_o baronius_n and_o cleverius_n will_v allow_v neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o to_o have_v be_v a_o pagau_n i_o shall_v so_o far_o assent_v unto_o the_o latter_a as_o to_o think_v the_o insertion_n of_o eucherius_n name_n into_o the_o law_n aforesaid_a to_o be_v a_o additional_a gloss●ma_n foist_v in_o by_o man_n of_o more_o zeal_n than_o honesty_n or_o knowledge_n the_o emperor_n honorius_n abrogate_a a_o law_n which_o have_v be_v make_v prohibit_v any_o gentile_a to_o bear_v arm_n or_o enjoy_v any_o preferment_n or_o command_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o make_v generidus_n a_o heathen_a general_n of_o all_o his_o force_n grant_v to_o all_o retain_v their_o own_o opinion_n liberty_n to_o command_n and_o serve_v in_o the_o war_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o zosimus_n lib._n 5._o baronius_n remark_n upon_o this_o passage_n that_o honorius_n do_v it_o out_o of_o necessity_n but_o the_o author_n say_v he_o do_v not_o more_o our_o of_o necessity_n then_o respect_v to_o generidus_n who_o be_v so_o brave_a a_o captain_n and_o have_v undergo_v great_a danger_n for_o the_o public_a be_v ashamed_a that_o by_o such_o a_o law_n generidus_n shall_v not_o wear_v a_o sword_n let_v it_o pass_v for_o clear_v which_o dr._n rives_n avow_v in_o his_o book_n against_o alemannus_n occupasse_fw-la dixi_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o saepius_fw-la fortasse_fw-la dicet●●_n quo_fw-la tempore_fw-la ad_fw-la in_o peri●habenas_fw-la tractandas_fw-la accissit_v 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another_o place_n the_o say_a justinian_n be_v consult_v by_o john_n praefectus_fw-la praetoriorum_fw-la concern_v some_o samaritan_n jew_n and_o montanist_n or_o such_o like_a whether_o they_o be_v to_o enjoy_v the_o dignity_n of_o senator_n reply_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o shall_v not_o receive_v any_o benefit_n by_o such_o their_o place_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o burden_n or_o trouble_n therein_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v liable_a to_o novel_a 25._o as_o for_o the_o jew_n they_o have_v their_o synagogue_n and_o governor_n whether_o term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o appear_v from_o that_o novel_a of_o justinian_n concern_v such_o jew_n as_o shall_v use_v the_o greek_a bible_n in_o their_o synagogue_n we_o enact_v by_o our_o sacred_a will_n that_o those_o jew_n be_v without_o let_v or_o molestation_n who_o will_v in_o their_o synagogue_n read_v the_o bible_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n novel_a 146._o the_o arian_n and_o other_o heretic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v their_o church_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o procopius_n in_o his_o secret_a history_n tell_v we_o p._n 51._o the_o heathen_n or_o gentile_n have_v all_o the_o great_a preferment_n 59_o in●●nt_fw-la ad_fw-la p●ocop_n p._n 59_o and_o place_n of_o trust_n or_o dignity_n in_o their_o possession_n and_o so_o continue_v they_o long_o as_o dr._n ryves_n confess_v who_o word_n i_o have_v repeat_v and_o alemannus_n inform_v we_o how_o when_o he_o persecute_v the_o gentile_n the_o chief_a person_n of_o his_o court_n be_v find_v criminal_a in_o which_o number_n as_o hesychius_n procopius_n theophanes_n and_o suidas_n relate_v be_v tribonianus_n quaestor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d suidas_n thomas_n magister_fw-la officiorum_fw-la johannes_n praefectus_fw-la praetorio_fw-la to_o who_o he_o write_v concern_v the_o jew_n samaritan_n and_o montanist_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o phocas_n patricius_n magister_fw-la militum_fw-la all_o which_o be_v principal_a man_n in_o make_v of_o the_o code_n theophanes_n do_v add_v to_o this_o number_n asclepiodotus_n praefectus_fw-la praetorio_fw-la macedonius_n referendarius_fw-la as_o do_v io._n mallela_n too_o and_o pegasius_fw-la heliopolitanus_n patricius_n yea_o procopius_n himself_o be_v a_o heathen_a yet_o be_v he_o make_v by_o justinian_n one_o of_o the_o illustres_fw-la a_o senator_n assessor_n to_o the_o great_a christian_n captain_n belizarius_n and_o after_o all_o praefect_n of_o the_o city_n than_o which_o charge_n that_o empire_n scarce_o have_v a_o great_a thus_o stand_v the_o toleration_n in_o the_o time_n of_o justinian_n until_o he_o by_o little_a and_o little_o overthrow_v it_o not_o out_o of_o any_o religious_a pretence_n but_o mere_a covetousness_n and_o to_o prey_n upon_o their_o riches_n as_o procopius_n who_o live_v in_o those_o time_n leave_v we_o to_o conjecture_v he_o command_v they_o shall_v within_o three_o month_n time_n relinquish_v their_o opinion_n and_o become_v orthodox_n or_o forfeit_v their_o good_n and_o be_v banish_v so_o mallela_n so_o theophanes_n yet_o do_v not_o his_o zeal_n extend_v to_o the_o principal_a of_o the_o arian_n 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophanes_n citante_fw-la alemanno_n p._n 26._o call_v hexacionitae_fw-la those_o he_o let_v alone_o as_o for_o the_o samaritan_n whether_o his_o law_n occasion_v their_o revolt_n or_o whether_o that_o revolt_n his_o law_n i_o know_v not_o procopius_n make_v the_o law_n to_o precede_v that_o tumult_n but_o mallela_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o law_n alema●nus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 277._o this_o be_v in_o the_o 29_o year_n of_o justinian_n and_o so_o after_o the_o law_n as_o cyrillus_n scythopolitanus_n say_v in_o alema●nus_n only_o how_o the_o samaritan_n jew_n and_o christian_n fall_v out_o and_o destroy_v one_o another_o temple_n and_o church_n and_o that_o the_o emperor_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o governor_n thereupon_o and_o behead_v 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