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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	bishop_n	custom_n	presbyter_n	2,918	5	10.2014	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26154	The rights, powers, and priviledges, of an English convocation, stated and vindicated in answer to a late book of D. Wake's, entituled, The authority of Christian princes over their ecclesiastical synods asserted, &c. and to several other pieces.	Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732.	1700 (1700)	Wing A4151; ESTC R16535	349,122	574

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disuse_n of_o it_o may_v begin_v towards_o the_o middle_n of_o h._n ii_o when_o the_o clergy_n we_o be_v tell_v disjoin_v themselves_o from_o the_o laity_n 131._o laity_n post_v turonense_n concilium_fw-la which_o be_v in_o 1163._o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n of_o clarendon_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la penè_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la clerus_fw-la se_fw-la a_o populo_fw-la disjunxisset_fw-la antiqu._n britann_n p._n 131._o in_o every_o respect_n and_o set_v up_o to_o be_v independent_a be_v encourage_v in_o this_o attempt_n by_o the_o pope_n who_o power_n be_v then_o very_o great_a and_o by_o the_o success_n which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o struggle_n with_o the_o crown_n about_o the_o affair_n of_o archbishop_n becket_n and_o the_o article_n of_o clarendon_n and_o this_o division_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n from_o the_o temporalty_n which_o begin_v in_o h._n the_o iid_n time_n take_v root_n under_o his_o successor_n and_o be_v settle_v more_o and_o more_o by_o the_o absence_n 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of_o canterbury_n authority_n be_v confine_v to_o his_o own_o province_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o call_v the_o body_n of_o the_o clergy_n together_o afterward_o lessen_v apace_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n come_v at_o length_n to_o be_v transact_v in_o two_o separate_a provincial_a synod_n and_o the_o clergy_n seldom_o to_o assemble_v national_o but_o at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o legate_n who_o often_o call_v they_o together_o in_o h._n the_o iiid_n reign_n and_o that_o to_o bring_v the_o observation_n near_o to_o my_o subject_n at_o the_o very_a time_n of_o parliament_n and_o sometime_o i_o find_v that_o both_o the_o regal_a and_o legantine_n authority_n join_v in_o convening_n they_o 355._o they_o compare_v m._n par._n p._n 915._o with_o the_o ann._n of_o burt._n p._n 355._o but_o their_o ordinary_a way_n of_o attend_v the_o parliament_n be_v not_o in_o one_o national_a council_n but_o in_o two_o separate_a assembly_n of_o the_o province_n as_o be_v 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and_o then_o command_v they_o as_o he_o do_v i_o suppose_v the_o clergy_n of_o his_o diocese_n by_o the_o archdeacon_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o province_n by_o the_o dean_n of_o it_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n to_o appear_v before_o himself_o at_o lambeth_n a_o day_n or_o two_o early_a than_o the_o parliament_n be_v to_o meet_v in_o order_n to_o treat_v with_o he_o as_o a_o provincial_a council_n and_o to_o do_v afterward_o in_o parliament_n what_o the_o holy_a canon_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v allow_v of_o a_o weak_a government_n succeed_v the_o rigour_n of_o this_o clause_n be_v so_o far_o relax_v that_o though_o the_o king_n still_o keep_v it_o in_o his_o writ_n yet_o be_v he_o force_v as_o i_o have_v observe_v to_o call_v the_o archbishop_n to_o his_o help_n in_o order_n to_o get_v it_o obey_v and_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o clergy_n so_o far_o as_o to_o let_v the_o provincial_n go_v out_o hand_n in_o hand_n with_o the_o parliamentary_a summons_n accept_v their_o 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