Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	bishop_n	church_n	england_n	8,581	5	6.8740	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55307	The Samaritan shewing that many and unnecessary impositions are not the oyl that must heal the church together with the way or means to do it / by a country gentleman who goes to common-prayer and not to meetings.	Polhill, Edward, 1622-1694?	1682 (1682)	Wing P2756; ESTC R3092	63,931	131

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therefore_o oblige_v not_o bishop_n taylor_n duc._n dubitantium_fw-la lib._n 3._o pag._n 358._o 15._o if_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n do_v vigilant_o inspect_v both_o the_o life_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o clergy_n i_o do_v not_o see_v any_o great_a danger_n consequent_a to_o the_o intrusion_n of_o some_o ill_n and_o erroneous_a person_n into_o the_o sacred_a function_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o their_o profaneness_n and_o error_n be_v manifest_a they_o be_v liable_a to_o admonition_n and_o censure_n and_o if_o they_o remain_v obstinate_a and_o incorrigible_a they_o may_v be_v suspend_v and_o remove_v from_o the_o ministerial_a office_n this_o i_o do_v confess_v require_v great_a care_n and_o intendance_n over_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n which_o yet_o i_o think_v no_o more_o than_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o those_o that_o be_v the_o overseer_n of_o god_n house_n and_o do_v or_o shall_v watch_v for_o soul_n but_o alas_o that_o the_o honour_n which_o attend_v the_o episcopal_a 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