Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	holy_a	king_n	scripture_n	2,468	5	5.3009	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62502	Three treatises concerning the Scotish discipline 1. A fair warning to take heed of the same, by the Right Reverend Dr. Bramhall, Bishop of Derris : 2. A review of Dr. Bramble, late Bishop of London-Derry, his fair warning, &c. by R.B.G. : 3. A second fair warning, in vindication of the first, against the seditious reviewer, by Ri. Watson, chaplain to the Right Honorable the Lord Hopton : to which is prefixed, a letter written by the Reverend Dean of St. Burien, Dr. Creyghton.	R. B. G. A review of Doctor Bramble.; Bramhall, John, 1594-1663. Fair warning to take heed of the Scotish discipline.; Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662.; Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.; Creighton, Robert, 1593-1672.	1661 (1661)	Wing T1122; ESTC R22169	350,569	378

chap._n i._n the_o proelaticall_a faction_n continue_v resolute_a that_o the_o king_n and_o all_o his_o people_n shall_v perish_v rather_o than_o the_o praelat_n be_v not_o restore_v to_o their_o former_a place_n of_o power_n for_o to_o set_v up_o popery_n profanity_n and_o tyranny_n in_o all_o the_o three_o kingdom_n while_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o church_n warning_n and_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n be_v on_o their_o way_n to_o make_v their_o first_o address_n to_o his_o majesty_n for_o to_o condole_v his_o most_o lamentable_a affliction_n and_o to_o make_v offer_n of_o their_o best_a affection_n and_o service_n for_o his_o comfort_n in_o this_o time_n of_o his_o great_a distress_n it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n and_o charity_n of_o the_o praelaticall_a party_n to_o send_v out_o doctor_n bramble_n to_o meet_v they_o with_o his_o fair_a warn_v for_o what_o else_o but_o to_o discourage_v they_o in_o the_o very_a entry_n from_o tender_v their_o proposition_n and_o before_o ever_o they_o 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sophism_n of_o the_o jesuit_n jesuit_n this_o word_n du_o be_v leave_v out_o by_o henderson_n in_o his_o recit●…l_n of_o k._n ch._n 1._o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n answ_n to_o 1._o pap_n ep._n 7._o ad._n symrn._n 1_o pap._n ●…o_o hender_n heb._n 7._o 25._o 26._o rom._n 14._o 23._o the_o reviewer_n malic●…_n in_o publthe_v what_o the_o bishop_n have_v delete_v &_o pervert_v it_o they_o may_v be_v doubt_v to_o be_v un-christian_a that_o call_v we_o anti-christian_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n not_o most_o true_a nor_o have_v she_o the_o most_o easy_a way_n of_o salvation_n rom._n 11._o 33._o jer._n 32._o 19_o separation_n from_o she_o in_o many_o thing_n needless_a en_fw-fr apodeixei_fw-la pneumatos_fw-la ●…ai_fw-la dynam●…os_fw-la 1._o cor._n 2._o 4._o a●…tic_n 1._o febr._n 〈◊〉_d 16._o 9_o artic._n 3._o the_o presbyterian_a scot_n more_o bloody_a than_o the_o irish_a chapt._n 4._o who_o liberty_n of_o religion_n be_v limit_v place_n of_o trust_n safe_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o papist_n then_o presbyterian_o arti●…_n 29._o king_n can_v ratisie_n too_o well_o what_o they_o promise_v if_o just…_n sed_fw-la qui_fw-la juramentis_fw-la sudunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la pveri_fw-la astragatus_fw-la pet._n ad_fw-la alter_fw-la dam._n parliament_n not_o be_v stay_v for_o in_o extremity_n if_o they_o can_v not_o be_v call_v at_o present_a the_o king_n never_o express_v his_o inclination_n to_o covenans_n er_n his_o kingdom_n ruin_n rather_o to_o be_v embrace_v then_o his_o soul_n vers._n 26._o prov._n 26._o 13._o more_o learning_n under_o episcopacy_n than_o presbytery_n h●…mano_n capiti_fw-la cervicem_fw-la pictor_fw-la quinum_fw-la the_o bishop_n trial_n before_o he_o ordain_v more_o serious_a than_o the_o presbyter_n 4-head_n pag_n 14._o they_o propose_v he_o a_o theme_n or_o text_n to_o be_v treat_v private_o whereby_o his_o ability_n may_v the_o more_o manifest_o appear_v unto_o they_o 4._o head_n neither_o judge_v we_o that_o the_o sacrament_n can_v be_v right_o mistre_v by_o he_o in_o who_o mouth_n god_n have_v put_v no_o scrmon_n of_o exhortation_n 1._o b._n disc._n 4._o head_n the_o papis●…ical_a priest_n have_v neither_o power_n nor_o authoriti●…_n to_o minister_v the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n i●…sus_n because_o that_o in_o their_o mouth_n be_v not_o the_o serm●…n_n of_o exhortation_n ib._n 9_o head_n alter_fw-la damasc._n schot●…_n hetcr●…doxe_n divine_v not_o comparable_a to_o the_o orthodox_n english_a admittunt_fw-la ad_fw-la ministrium_fw-la indignis●…emos_fw-la sartores_fw-la subulcos_fw-la &_o infimad●…_n faece_fw-la homines_fw-la modo_fw-la sint_fw-la togodaedali_fw-la etc._n etc._n c._n schult_v hier._n ana●…ris_n lib._n 1._o tert._n de_fw-fr praescr_n c●…p_n 1._o quod_fw-la non_fw-la ideo_fw-la scandalizarioport●…at_fw-la quod_fw-la qui_fw-la prudentissimi_fw-la odificen●…_n in_o 〈◊〉_d ●…shops_n ●…ded_v by_o the_o reviewer_n to_o be_v suspect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o the_o cause_n of_o ignorance_n contempt_n and_o begge●…y_n provision_n under_o epi●…_n in_o england_n against_o the_o beggary_n &c_n &c_n of_o the_o priest_n puritanical_a bis●…ops_n make_v a_o ignorant_a ●…lergie_n cho._n 7._o v._n 10._o 11._o 12._o our_o bishop_n no_o pur●…haser_n by_o his_o parsimony_n 〈◊〉_d nowledgelabour_v or_o conscien●…_n s●…wed_v in_o presbyterian_a preach_v ●…les_n 5._o 1._o 1._o sam._n 15._o 22._o read_v minister_n useful_a and_o justifiable_a in_o our_o church_n eph._n 4_o 14_o 4._o head_n for_o reader_n preach_v without_o book_n approve_v by_o our_o praelate_n that_o within_o book_n ●…ot_v to_o be_v disparage_v ep●…st_n 4._o lib._n 1._o the_o liturgy_n why_o read_v 2._o tim._n 2._o 15._o 16._o a_o parallel_n of_o it_o with_o primiti●…e_a 〈◊〉_d better_o than_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d praelati●…al_a dociour_n not_o yet_o so_o much_o for_o pr●…aching_a a●…_n presbyterian_o 9_o head_n verbi_fw-la praedicatio_fw-la de_fw-la bet_n esse_fw-la quasi_fw-la anima_fw-la li●…urgiae_fw-la alter_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dam._n 〈◊〉_d 10._o ibid._n 1_o sa_o 56._o 7._o 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