Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bishop_n	council_n	nice_a	6,219	5	10.6361	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14012	A letter written by Cutbert Tunstall late Byshop of Duresme, and Iohn Stokesley sometime Byshop of London sente vnto Reginalde Pole, Cardinall, then beynge at Rome, and late byshop of Canterbury.	Tunstall, Cuthbert, 1474-1559.; Stokesley, John, 1475?-1539. aut; Pole, Reginald, 1500-1558.	1560 (1560)	STC 24321; ESTC S111452	16,182	66

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yea_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o all_o other_o and_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o cronycle_n dixit_fw-la 28._o david_n salomoni_n ecce_fw-la divisiones_fw-la sacer_fw-la dotum_fw-la &_o levitarum_fw-la in_o omne_fw-la ministerium_fw-la domus_fw-la domini_fw-la assistant_n tibi_fw-la &_o parati_fw-la erunt_fw-la et_fw-fr david_n consti_fw-la tuit_fw-la 16._o principem_fw-la ad_fw-la confitendum_fw-la domino_fw-la asaph_n &_o fratres_fw-la eius_fw-la et_fw-fr constituit_fw-la josaphat_n in_o jerusalem_n le_fw-fr vitas_fw-la 19_o &_o sacerdotes_fw-la et_fw-la principes_fw-la familiarum_fw-la ex_fw-la israenl_n ut_fw-la judicium_fw-la &_o causam_fw-la dunin_n iudicarent_fw-la habitatoribus_fw-la eius_fw-la praecepitque_fw-la eye_n dicens_fw-la sic_fw-la agetis_fw-la in_o timore_fw-la domini_fw-la fideliter_fw-la &_o cord_n perfecto_fw-la etc._n etc._n david_n say_v to_o solomon_n behold_v the_o priest_n and_o levite_n divide_v in_o company_n to_o do_v all_o manner_n of_o service_n that_o perteyn_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n shall_v assist_v thou_o and_o be_v ready_a and_o in_o the._n xuj_o chapter_n david_n 16._o do_v appoynte_v chief_o to_o thank_v the_o lord_n asaph_n and_o his_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n and_o josophat_n the_o king_n do_v constitute_v levites_n &_o priest_n and_o the_o ancient_a head_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o shall_v judge_v the_o judgement_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o lord_n towards_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o he_o charge_v they_o sayinge_v thus_o shall_v you_o do_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o lord_n saythfullye_o and_o in_o a_o perfect_v herte_fw-la rex_fw-la constituit_fw-la turmas_fw-la sacerdotales_fw-la &_o leviticas_fw-la unum_fw-la quemque_fw-la in_o officio_fw-la svo_fw-la et_fw-la sequitur_fw-la ezechias_n praecepit_fw-la populo_fw-la ut_fw-la darent_fw-la part_n sacerdotibus_fw-la qui_fw-la dedit_fw-la consequenter_fw-la decimas_fw-la et_fw-la sequitur_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la cum_fw-la azaria_n sacerdote_fw-la pertinet_fw-la omnis_fw-la dispensatio_fw-la domus_fw-la dni_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la attinent_fw-la et_fw-la in_o fine_a fecit_fw-la ergo_fw-la ezechias_n universa_fw-la que_fw-la diximus_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la juda_n operatusque_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o rectum_fw-la &_o verum_fw-la cor●_n domino_fw-la deo_fw-la svo_fw-la in_fw-la universa_fw-la cultura_fw-la ministerij_fw-la domus_fw-la domini_fw-la iuxta_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o caeremonias_fw-la volens_fw-la requirere_fw-la deum_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la cord_n svo_fw-la fecitque_fw-la &_o prosperatus_fw-la est_fw-la josias_n quoque_fw-la constituit_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la in_o officijs_fw-la suis_fw-la man_n davitque_fw-la plurima_fw-la etc._n etc._n furthermore_o ezechias_n do_v apoynt_v the_o priest_n and_o the_o levyte_n in_o their_o order_n to_o wait_v by_o course_n every_o man_n accord_v to_o his_o office_n whether_o priest_n or_o levyte_n for_o the_o burn_v offerynge_n and_o peace_n offerynge_v and_o to_o minister_v and_o to_o thank_v and_o to_o pray_v in_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o lodge_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o ezechias_n give_v commandment_n to_o the_o people_n dwellinge_a in_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o shall_v geve_v their_o portion_n to_o the_o priest_n &_o levite_n that_o they_o may_v attend_v on_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o by_o the_o precept_n of_o ezechias_n the_o king_n and_o of_o azarias_n the_o bishop_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o thing_n be_v do_v to_o who_o pertain_v all_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o end_n it_o be_v say_v ezechias_n do_v all_o those_o thing_n in_o all_o jurye_n he_o wrought_v that_o which_o be_v good_a right_a and_o true_a before_o his_o lord_n god_n in_o all_o y_fw-es e_fw-it furniture_n of_o the_o ministerte_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o y_z e_z law_n &_o ceremony_n desirous_a to_o seek_v his_o lor_fw-mi god_n wall_n his_o heart_n as_o he_o do_v and_o prosper_v therein_o josias_n also_o do_v ordain_v priest_n in_o their_o office_n &_o command_v many_o thing_n by_o all_o which_o it_o may_v appear_v y_o it_o christian_a king_n be_v sovereign_n over_o the_o preste_n as_o over_o all_o other_o their_o subject_n and_o may_v command_v the_o priest_n to_o do_v their_o office_n aswell_o as_o they_o do_v other_o and_o ought_v by_o their_o supreme_a office_n to_o see_v y_z t_o all_o man_n of_o all_o degree_n do_v their_o duty_n whereunto_o they_o