Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	apostle_n	bishop_n	timothy_n	4,167	5	10.7647	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17015	An ecclesiastical Protestant historie of the high pastoral and fatherly chardge and care of the Popes of Rome, ouer the church of Britanie, from the first planting of the christia[n] faith there, by S. Peter the Apostle, and his disciples: continued in euery age, and hundred of yeares, by holy bishops, and cleargie men, sent hither and consecrated by them, his successors in the See Apostolicke. Euidently deduced and proued by historicall narration, from the published and priuiledged writings (to appeaseal protestants) of the most learned & allowed English protestant pretended bishops, doctors, antiquaries, & others of that religion.	Broughton, Richard.	1624 (1624)	STC 3895; ESTC S119562	92,026	262

that_o s._n paul_n be_v not_o a_o apostle_n until_o in_o the_o 13._o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n before_o which_o time_n by_o the_o protestant_n before_o brittany_n have_v receive_v the_o faith_n and_o probable_o s._n aristobulus_n be_v then_o a_o bishop_n as_o many_o other_o of_o the_o 27._o disciple_n be_v and_o many_o be_v call_v the_o disciple_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v peculiar_o the_o disciple_n of_o s._n peter_n the_o chief_a apostle_n as_o appear_v in_o diverse_a place_n of_o the_o same_o authority_n s._n aristo_n arch._n of_o this_o our_o brittany_n and_o that_o this_o holy_a disciple_n of_o s._n peter_n be_v not_o only_o our_o bishop_n but_o archbishop_n alsoe_o in_o brittany_n i_o have_v warrant_n both_o of_o catholic_n and_o protestant_n to_o avouche_v it_o first_o if_o we_o examine_v either_o by_o dorotheus_n or_o any_o whosoever_o writing_n of_o the_o residency_n of_o the_o 72._o disciple_n of_o christ_n we_o shall_v hardly_o find_v any_o 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6._o ca._n 11._o eisengr_n contra_fw-la 1._o prot._n com._n book_n and_o kalend_v 1._o maij._n therefore_o of_o necessity_n both_o catholics_n and_o protestant_n must_v needs_o acknowledge_v that_o s._n peter_n the_o most_o worthy_a and_o bless_a apostle_n be_v our_o first_o most_o happy_a father_n &_o master_n in_o christ_n which_o i_o have_v make_v large_a demonstration_n of_o in_o other_o place_n and_o will_v for_o particular_n be_v more_o evident_a in_o the_o next_o chapter_n and_o this_o whole_a history_n a_o historical_a truth_n so_o testify_v by_o many_o author_n that_o sir_n william_n cambden_n who_o other_o therein_o follow_v the_o best_a antiquary_n of_o this_o nation_n write_v in_o many_o edition_n quid_fw-la ni_fw-fr crederemus_fw-la why_o shall_v we_o not_o believe_v they_o cambden_n in_o britania_n in_o diverse_a editionis_fw-la andree_n chesnee_n l_o 3_o hiss_v d'_fw-fr d'angleterre_fw-fr budley_n pag._n 171._o make_v s._n peter_n preachinge_a and_o foundinge_a the_o church_n of_o christ_n here_o in_o brittany_n a_o thing_n so_o certain_a that_o he_o meruayl_v any_o man_n of_o judgement_n can_v make_v doubt_n thereof_o therefore_o i_o may_v bold_o use_v these_o word_n and_o affirm_v they_o true_a of_o a_o protestant_n bishop_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n we_o shall_v account_v it_o a_o great_a glory_n to_o derive_v the_o pedigree_n of_o our_o spiritual_a lineage_n from_o so_o noble_a and_o excellent_a a_o father_n as_o saint_n peter_n godwyn_n conuers_n of_o brittany_n pag._n 6._o the_o ii_o chapter_n where_o both_o the_o former_a be_v more_o manifest_o declare_v and_o in_o particular_a far_o prove_v by_o these_o protestant_n &_o antiquity_n by_o they_o allow_v what_o high_v spiritual_a office_n the_o same_o glorious_a apostle_n and_o his_o disciple_n perform_v here_o to_o prove_v more_o ample_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o s._n peter_n be_v and_o preachinge_a here_o and_o to_o show_v what_o he_o do_v for_o the_o first_o foundinge_a of_o our_o church_n a_o protestant_n archbishop_n from_o diverse_a authority_n write_v whitgift_n answ._n to_o the_o admonition_n pag._n 65._o sect_n 1._o and_o def_n of_o the_o answ._n pag._n 318._o the_o apostle_n peter_n do_v in_o every_o province_n appoint_v one_o archbishop_n who_o all_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o same_o province_n shall_v obey_v a_o other_o with_o great_a privilege_n say_v sutcliffe_n subuer_v pag._n 3._o peter_n preach_v in_o no_o place_n but_o he_o there_o ordain_v bishop_n and_o teacher_n and_o found_v church_n and_o to_o show_v that_o all_o these_o and_o such_o benefit_n come_v to_o we_o first_o from_o s._n peter_n and_o his_o holy_a see_v of_o rome_n among_o other_o marcus_n antonius_n de_fw-fr dominis_n now_o by_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n a_o penitent_a in_o the_o catholic_a church_n when_o he_o be_v in_o profession_n a_o protestant_n in_o england_n marcus_n anton_n de_fw-fr domin_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la christian_n l._n 4._o cap._n 10._o with_o public_a 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here_o second_o these_o protestant_n which_o will_v have_v we_o think_v s._n simon_n the_o apostle_n preach_v here_o menologie_n graec._n in_o nathan_n bar._n in_o martyrol_n rom._n 28._o octob_n guliel_n eisengr_n century_n 1._o &_o alij_fw-la refer_v his_o be_v here_o until_o the_o come_n of_o s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n coniecturinge_v that_o he_o come_v with_o he_o who_o come_v not_o hither_o until_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 63._o when_o they_o grant_v that_o brittany_n have_v receive_v the_o gospel_n by_o a_o apostle_n so_o long_o before_o as_o be_v already_o declare_v from_o they_o parker_n antiquit._n pag._n 3._o godwyn_n conuers_n of_o brittany_n pag._n 10._o three_o to_o make_v all_o sure_a such_o as_o have_v teach_v that_o one_o s._n simon_n do_v preach_v in_o a_o place_n call_v britannia_fw-la doroth._n in_o synop_n maenolog_n graec._n 6._o id._n maij._n do_v alsoe_o affirm_v that_o the_o same_o s._n simon_n suffer_v martyrdom_n and_o be_v crucify_v in_o the_o same_o 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