Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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book_n	holy_a	read_v	scripture_n	8,342	5	5.9261	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54912	Occasionall discourses 1. Of worship and prayer to angells and saints. 2. Of purgatorie. 3. Of the Popes supremacie. 4. Of the succession of the Church. Had with Doctor Cosens, by word of mouth, or by writing from him. By Thomas Carre confessour of the English nunnerie at Paris. As also, An answer to a libell written by the said Doctor Cosens against the great Generall councell of Lateran under Innocentius the third, in the yeere of our Lord 1215. By Thomas Vane Doctor in Diuinity of Cambridge.	Carre, Thomas, 1599-1674.; Vane, Thomas, fl. 1652. Answer to a libell written by D. Cosens against the great Generall councell of Laterane under Pope Innocent the Third. aut	1646 (1646)	Wing P2272; ESTC R220529	96,496	286

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be_v neither_o metropolitan_a nor_o patriarch_n one_o must_v reply_v that_o the_o cause_n ought_v to_o be_v hear_v and_o judge_v by_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a which_o be_v the_o head_n of_o all_o the_o church_n 2._o 63._o l._n 7._o ep._n 63._o whereas_o he_o to_o wit_n the_o primate_n of_o bizacium_n in_o africa_n say_v he_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a if_o any_o fault_n be_v find_v in_o a_o bishop_n i_o know_v not_o what_o bishop_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o it_o marry_o when_o fault_n exact_v it_o not_o all_o be_v equal_a in_o the_o way_n of_o humility_n 3._o gospel_n hom._n 21._o upon_o the_o gospel_n why_o god_n all_o mighty_a permit_v he_o peter_n who_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o be_v over_o all_o the_o church_n to_o be_v afraid_a at_o the_o word_n of_o a_o maid_n &_o to_o deny_v himself_o 4._o 9_o 5._o pavit_fw-la psalm_n v._o 9_o and_o the_o temerity_n of_o his_o madness_n he_o speak_v of_o a_o certain_a heretic_n go_v so_o far_o that_o he_o do_v challenge_v to_o himself_o the_o roman_a church_n the_o head_n of_o all_o the_o church_n 5._o 48._o l._n 6._o ep._n 48._o when_o i_o know_v that_o maximus_n be_v make_v bishop_n against_o reason_n &_o custom_n i_o dispatch_v away_o letter_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o celebrate_v the_o solemnity_n of_o mass_n which_o letter_n of_o my_o be_v publish_v in_o the_o city_n etc._n etc._n he_o cause_v public_o to_o be_v tear_v &_o do_v public_o insult_v in_o contempt_n of_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a which_o how_o i_o endure_v you_o know_v who_o be_o readyer_n to_o die_v then_o that_o the_o church_n of_o bless_a peter_n the_o apostle_n shall_v degenerate_v in_o my_o day_n 6._o 48._o l._n 6._o ep._n 48._o i_o earnest_o beseech_v &_o exhort_v you_o with_o the_o affection_n of_o a_o father_n that_o every_o one_o will_v suspend_v himself_o from_o a_o unlawful_a communion_n and_o that_o he_o will_v utter_o avoid_v such_o as_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a admit_v not_o into_o the_o fellowship_n of_o her_o communion_n lest_o that_o he_o thence_o stand_v guilty_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o eternal_a judge_n whence_o he_o may_v have_v be_v save_v 7._o 34._o l._n 4._o ep._n 34._o though_o gregory_n sin_n say_v he_o himself_o to_o constantina_n augusta_n be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o deserve_v to_o suffer_v such_o thing_n yet_o the_o sin_n of_o peter_n the_o apostle_n be_v none_o that_o he_o shall_v merit_v to_o endure_v they_o in_o your_o reign_n therefore_o i_o beseech_v you_o again_o &_o again_o for_o god_n allmighty's_n sake_n that_o as_o the_o precedent_a prince_n your_o parent_n seek_v for_o the_o favour_n of_o saint_n peter_n the_o apostle_n so_o also_o you_o will_v endeavour_v to_o seek_v &_o conserve_v the_o same_o not_o permit_v that_o his_o honour_n may_v in_o any_o sort_n be_v diminish_v with_o you_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o sin_n who_o serve_v he_o unworthy_o who_o may_v both_o now_o be_v a_o helper_n to_o you_o in_o all_o thing_n &_o hereafter_o may_v be_v able_a to_o absolve_v your_o sin_n 8._o 64_o l_o 7._o ep._n 64_o whence_o have_v they_o the_o grecian_n till_o this_o day_n that_o the_o subdeacons_n go_v in_o linnen-coate_n tunicis_fw-la but_o that_o they_o receive_v it_o from_o their_o mother_n the_o roman_a church_n 9_o ibid._n ibid._n as_o for_o that_o which_o they_o say_v of_o the_o church_n of_o constantinople_n who_o doubt_v but_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a 10._o 54_o l._n 7_o ep_v 54_o perverse_a man_n etc._n etc._n will_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o sea_n apostolic_a &_o they_o reprehend_v we_o as_o it_o be_v in_o point_n of_o faith_n 32._o l._n 4._o ep._n 32._o which_o they_o know_v not_o last_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o mauritius_n the_o emperor_n be_v the_o very_a place_n which_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v