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	true_a	unity_n	3,533	5	9.7285	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08844	A faithfull admonition of the Paltsgraues churches to all other Protestant churches in Dutchland. That they would consider the great danger that hangeth ouer their heads as well as ours by the Popedome, and therefore Christianly and brotherly cease the priuate vnnecessary and now too much growne strife vvith vs. Together with a short abstract of the warning about the Iesuites bloodthirsty plots published in print at Tubing. Published by authoritie. According to the original printed in the Electors palsgranes [sic] country at Nustadt, vpon the Hardt, Englished by Iohn Rolte.	Rolte, John.; Beard, Thomas, d. 1632.	1614 (1614)	STC 19129; ESTC S114063	23,398	47

a_o faithful_a admonition_n of_o the_o paltsgraves_n church_n to_o all_o other_o protestant_a church_n in_o dutchland_n that_o they_o will_v consider_v the_o great_a danger_n that_o hang_v over_o their_o head_n as_o well_o as_o we_o by_o the_o popedom_n and_o therefore_o christianly_o and_o brotherly_o cease_v the_o private_a unnecessary_a and_o now_o too_o much_o grow_v strife_n with_o us._n together_o with_o a_o short_a abstract_n of_o the_o warn_n about_o the_o jesuite_n bloodthirsty_a plot_n publish_v in_o print_n at_o tube_v publish_a by_o authority_n according_a to_o the_o original_a print_v in_o the_o elector_n have_v country_n at_o nustadt_n upon_o the_o hardt_n english_v by_o john_n rolte_n imprint_v at_o london_n by_o edward_n griffin_n for_o george_n gibbes_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o poules-church-yard_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o flowerdeluce_n 1614_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a oliver_z lord_n st._n john_n baron_n of_o bletso_n his_o 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son_n like_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o barzillai_n to_o stand_v before_o our_o david_n &_o to_o follow_v your_o step_n as_o well_o in_o inward_a as_o outward_a grace_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o further_a comfort_n of_o his_o servant_n your_o honour_n most_o humble_a at_o command_n john_n rolte_n epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n christian_n reader_n and_o belove_v in_o the_o lord_n among_o many_o frivolous_a and_o slanderous_a imputation_n which_o our_o adversary_n the_o papist_n lie_v upon_o our_o religion_n this_o be_v none_o of_o the_o mean_a nor_o unusuall_a that_o we_o can_v be_v the_o true_a church_n which_o be_v as_o a_o city_n at_o unity_n in_o itself_o because_o of_o the_o manifold_a dissension_n &_o division_n which_o be_v nourish_v among_o we_o for_o they_o thus_o cast_v in_o our_o tooth_n that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n be_v no_o soon_o breed_v &_o bear_v but_o it_o divide_v itself_o like_o a_o hydra_n into_o many_o head_n lutheran_n caluinist_n anabaptist_n 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