Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	bishop_n	church_n	council_n	4,237	4	7.0560	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28220	An answer to a treatise out of ecclesiastical history translated from an ancient Greek manuscript in the publick library at Oxford by Humfrey Hody ... and published under the title of The unreasonableness of a separation from the new bishops, to shew that although a bishop was unjustly deprived, neither he nor the church ever made a separation, if the successor was not an heretick : to which is added, the canons in the Baroccian manuscript omitted by Mr. Hody.	Bisbie, Nathaniel, 1635-1695.; Browne, Thomas, 1654?-1741.	1691 (1691)	Wing B2980; ESTC R18575	41,921	46

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suffer_v a_o second_o banishment_n under_o valens_n and_o when_o he_o be_v restore_v by_o gratian_n paulinus_n be_v then_o ancient_a 5._o socr._n l._n ●_o c._n 5._o those_o who_o be_v of_o meletius_n communion_n endeavour_v to_o have_v the_o difference_n so_o compose_v that_o both_o he_o and_o paulinus_n may_v together_o preside_v in_o that_o see_n but_o paulinus_n refuse_v to_o agree_v to_o it_o allege_v that_o meletius_n have_v receive_v his_o ordination_n from_o arian_n bishop_n upon_o this_o the_o people_n be_v in_o a_o ferment_n and_o cause_v meletius_n to_o resume_v the_o throne_n in_o one_o of_o the_o church_n without_o the_o city_n this_o breed_v great_a contention_n between_o the_o party_n but_o at_o last_o they_o come_v to_o this_o agreement_n that_o whosoever_o of_o these_o two_o bishop_n shall_v die_v first_o the_o survivor_n shall_v be_v the_o sole_a bishop_n of_o the_o see_v and_o there_o be_v six_o man_n then_o in_o antioch_n who_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o they_o may_v 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eminent_a a_o defender_n of_o the_o orthodox_n faith_n as_o he_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o to_o have_v be_v and_o have_v twice_o suffer_v banishment_n for_o it_o and_o during_o his_o first_o banishment_n have_v one_o irregular_o place_v in_o his_o see_n and_o do_v afterward_o notwithstanding_o so_o great_a a_o provocation_n use_v all_o the_o condescension_n that_o can_v be_v expect_v in_o such_o a_o case_n it_o can_v be_v no_o just_a prejudice_n against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v at_o first_o make_v bishop_n by_o the_o arian_n or_o rather_o by_o the_o semi-arians_a or_o acacian_o who_o upon_o occasion_n will_v subscribe_v 25._o scer_n l._n 3._o c._n 25._o the_o nicene_n creed_n and_o pretend_v to_o have_v no_o exception_n to_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o it_o but_o be_v for_o take_v away_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o not_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n as_o if_o the_o difference_n have_v be_v only_o in_o term_n contrive_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n all_o the_o way_n possible_a to_o undermine_v the_o faith_n by_o their_o own_o exposition_n but_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o meletius_n ever_o be_v a_o arian_n himself_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o orthodox_n father_n never_o mention_v he_o but_o with_o the_o great_a commendation_n and_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v impose_v upon_o by_o the_o acacian_o and_o semi-arians_a for_o a_o while_n who_o disguised_z and_o dissemble_v their_o opinion_n for_o when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o faith_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o constantius_n himself_o in_o the_o synod_n 31._o theod._n l._n 2._o c._n 31._o at_o antioch_n he_o declare_v himself_o to_o the_o entire_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o orthodox_n bishop_n and_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o they_o expect_v from_o he_o and_o be_v before_o well_o assure_v of_o which_o make_v they_o so_o desirous_a to_o have_v he_o advance_v to_o the_o see_v of_o antioch_n and_o though_o socrates_n 44._o socr._n l._n 2._o c._n 44._o say_v that_o meletius_n subscribe_v the_o form_n of_o faith_n which_o acacius_n produce_v in_o the_o synod_n of_o selencia_fw-la yet_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o mistake_n which_o perhaps_o the_o partiality_n which_o he_o plain_o enough_o discover_v for_o paulinus_n may_v betray_v he_o to_o for_o meletius_n name_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o subscription_n to_o the_o creed_n of_o acacius_n set_v down_o in_o epiphanius_n 73._o epiphan_n haer._n 73._o now_o it_o be_v determine_v in_o this_o case_n in_o a_o council_n at_o alexandria_n 75._o alexandria_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athanas_n epi●t_fw-la ad_fw-la ruhnianum_fw-la inter_fw-la ejus_fw-la open_fw-mi tom._n 2._o p._n 40._o &_o apud_fw-la conc._n nicen._n 2._o act._n 1._o col._n 75._o that_o the_o worst_a of_o heretic_n the_o very_a principal_a and_o lead_a man_n among_o they_o upon_o the_o renounce_v their_o error_n and_o reconcile_a themselves_o to_o the_o church_n by_o repentance_n shall_v be_v receive_v to_o communion_n though_o not_o to_o officiate_v as_o clergyman_n but_o the_o less_o culpable_a who_o have_v be_v abuse_v and_o mislead_v be_v likewise_o to_o be_v permit_v the_o exercise_n and_o administration_n of_o their_o function_n which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a itself_o towards_o the_o arian_n bishop_n who_o renounce_v their_o heresy_n and_o sign_v the_o nicene_n creed_n as_o s._n hierom_n urge_v in_o his_o dialogue_n adversus_fw-la luciferianos_fw-la where_o he_o dispute_v this_o point_n at_o large_a this_o be_v donatist_n conc._n nic._n can._n 8._o socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o vale_n de_fw-fr schism_n donatist_n all_o along_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n towards_o the_o arian_n and_o novation_n and_o donatist_n and_o the_o meletian_o who_o be_v so_o denominate_v from_o meletius_n the_o african_a bishop_n to_o admit_v of_o their_o order_n upon_o their_o reconcile_a themselves_o to_o the_o church_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v confirm_v and_o 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represent_v in_o the_o west_n as_o a_o heretic_n as_o s._n basil_n complain_v and_o 349._o basil_n ep._n 321._o 349._o as_o it_o appear_v from_o s._n hierom_n two_o epistle_n to_o damasus_n wherein_o he_o desire_v to_o know_v of_o he_o with_o who_o he_o shall_v communicate_v at_o antioch_n and_o paulinus_n be_v think_v little_o better_a of_o in_o the_o east_n for_o receive_v to_o communion_n the_o associate_n of_o marcellus_n but_o meletius_n 77._o ●d_a epist_n 74._o &_o epiphan_n haer._n 77._o be_v receive_v as_o patriarch_n of_o antioch_n in_o the_o general_n council_n of_o constantinople_n and_o die_v there_o s._n gregory_n nyssen_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o that_o venerable_a assembly_n celebrate_v his_o memory_n with_o the_o high_a praise_n in_o his_o funeral_n oration_n and_o upon_o his_o death_n flavianus_n be_v by_o unanimous_a consent_n choose_v 15._o epist_n synod_n c._n p._n apud_fw-la theod._n l._n 5._o c._n 9_o socr._n l._n 5._o c._n 15._o bishop_n of_o antioch_n and_o 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