Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	communion_n	schism_n	separation_n	6,688	5	9.9679	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26737	The ancient liberty of the Britannick church, and the legitimate exemption thereof from the Roman patriarchate discoursed on four positions, and asserted / by Isaac Basier ... ; three chapters concerning the priviledges of the Britannick church, &c., selected out of a Latin manuscript, entituled, Catholico-romanus pacificus, written by F.I. Barnes ... ; translated, and published for vulgar instruction, by Ri. Watson.; De antiqua ecclesiae Britannicae libertate. English	Basier, Isaac, 1607-1676.; Barnes, John, d. 1661. Catholico-romanus pacificus. English. Selections.; Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.	1661 (1661)	Wing B1029; ESTC R9065	27,797	82

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o far_o as_o conscience_n permit_v be_v even_o at_o this_o time_n much_o to_o be_v wish_v it_o be_v 7._o manifest_a that_o above_o a_o thousand_o year_n since_o much_o friendship_n pass_v between_o the_o gallican_n and_o the_o britannic_a church_n even_o at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o britannic_a church_n do_v not_o communicate_v with_o the_o roman_a and_o certain_o if_o both_o party_n will_v mutual_o understand_v one_o the_o other_o without_o prejudice_n and_o that_o of_o the_o two_o which_o be_v in_o the_o extreme_a will_v remit_v of_o its_o rigour_n that_o consent_n of_o the_o britannic_a church_n with_o the_o gallican_n will_v not_o be_v so_o improbable_a as_o it_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o aspect_n to_o they_o that_o be_v ignorant_a of_o both_o or_o either_o but_o this_o only_a by_o the_o way_n to_o our_o purpose_n again_o we_o say_v the_o britannic_a church_n do_v so_o reverence_v the_o general_a council_n that_o she_o have_v provide_v by_o a_o special_a statute_n 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