Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	abhor_v	abjure_v	rome_n	28	3	5.2034	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14777	A moderate defence of the Oath of Allegiance vvherein the author proueth the said Oath to be most lawful, notwithstanding the Popes breues prohibiting the same; and solueth the chiefest obiections that are vsually made against it; perswading the Catholickes not to resist souerainge authoritie in refusing it. Together with the oration of Sixtus 5. in the Consistory at Rome, vpon the murther of Henrie 3. the French King by a friar. Whereunto also is annexed strange reports or newes from Rome. By William Warmington Catholicke priest, and oblate of the holy congregation of S. Ambrose.	Warmington, William, b. 1555 or 6.; Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590. De Henrici Tertii morte sermo. English.	1612 (1612)	STC 25076; ESTC S119569	134,530	184

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if_o a_o evangelist_n if_o a_o prophet_n or_o final_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v mark_v well_o for_o this_o subjection_n subvert_v not_o piety_n or_o religion_n and_o he_o special_o note_v that_o s._n paul_n say_v not_o simple_o obediat_fw-la but_o subdita_fw-la sit_fw-la and_o why_o because_o power_n be_v of_o god_n non_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la potestas_fw-la nisi_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n quid_fw-la dicis_fw-la say_v this_o holy_a father_n to_o s._n paul_n omnis_fw-la ergo_fw-la princeps_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la constitutus_fw-la est_fw-la istud_fw-la inquit_fw-la non_fw-la dico_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la quovis_fw-la principum_fw-la sermo_fw-la mihi_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la ipsa_fw-la re_fw-la what_o say_v thou_o o_o paul_n be_v then_o every_o prince_n constitute_v of_o god_n this_o say_v he_o i_o say_v not_o for_o neither_o of_o every_o prince_n do_v i_o now_o speak_v but_o of_o the_o thing_n itself_o 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