Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	church_n	england_n	reformation_n	4,105	5	9.0185	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65589	A defence of pluralities, or, Holding two benefices with cure of souls as now practised in the Church of England.	Wharton, Henry, 1664-1695.	1692 (1692)	Wing W1561; ESTC R8846	81,283	204

live_n of_o england_n be_v now_o hold_v by_o pluralist_n who_o hardly_o see_v either_o of_o their_o live_n in_o a_o year_n and_o serve_v by_o mean_a curate_n be_v no_o better_a than_o a_o calumny_n to_o the_o second_o article_n touch_v dilapidation_n i_o only_o answer_v that_o dilapidation_n be_v no_o more_o incident_a to_o a_o pluralist_n than_o to_o a_o unalist_n and_o for_o this_o i_o appeal_v to_o experience_n as_o well_o as_o the_o objector_n and_o add_v that_o where_o ever_o it_o be_v find_v it_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o archdeacon_n if_o it_o be_v not_o correct_v and_o amend_v the_o three_o objection_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o neglect_n of_o alm_n and_o hospitality_n and_o to_o this_o the_o former_a answer_n may_v suffice_v that_o pluralist_n be_v no_o more_o guilty_a of_o this_o neglect_n than_o unalist_n but_o because_o the_o objection_n be_v popular_a i_o will_v consider_v it_o somewhat_o further_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o clergy_n be_v oblige_v by_o 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