Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	1,031	5	10.3609	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59121	Remarques relating to the state of the church of the first centuries wherein are intersperst animadversions on J.H.'s View of antiquity.	Seller, Abednego, 1646?-1705.	1680 (1680)	Wing S2460; ESTC R27007	303,311	521

504._o &_o chrys_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to._n 5._o p._n 515._o &_o to._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o genes_n p._n 64._o &_o to._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o act._n app._n p._n 856._o &_o phot._n cod_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 200._o gregory_n nyssens_n homily_n on_o the_o canticle_n imply_v that_o he_o preach_v on_o that_o book_n of_o the_o inspire_a solomon_n every_o day_n and_o this_o appear_v also_o by_o more_o than_o a_o few_o passage_n in_o st._n chrysostom_n homily_n in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v express_o command_v all_o bishop_n 19_o bishop_n can._n 19_o by_o the_o six_o general_n council_n that_o every_o prelate_n on_o every_o day_n of_o the_o week_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o especial_o on_o the_o lord_n day_n shall_v instruct_v both_o his_o clergy_n and_o people_n by_o which_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o the_o acumen_fw-la of_o those_o franciscan_a friar_n at_o basil_n among_o the_o swisser_n who_o affirm_v it_o ●92_n it_o m●●ch_o adain_n vit._n pelican_n p._n ●92_n to_o be_v a_o lutheran_n trick_n to_o preach_v on_o any_o other_o but_o holiday_n but_o this_o law_n be_v not_o so_o indispensible_o bind_v but_o that_o many_o day_n in_o the_o year_n want_v their_o sermon_n only_o this_o we_o may_v aver_v that_o unless_o in_o case_n of_o great_a necessity_n the_o christian_n have_v their_o homily_n constant_o on_o sunday_n on_o festival_n and_o their_o eve_n throughout_o the_o whole_a lent_n and_o the_o twelve_o day_n the_o octave_n of_o easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n and_o the_o rogation-week_n on_o wednesday_n and_o frydays_o in_o most_o place_n and_o at_o other_o time_n frequent_o according_a to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o prelate_n or_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o congregation_n xxiii_o but_o above_o all_o they_o have_v their_o lecture_n of_o discipline_n every_o day_n throughout_o the_o lenten_a fast_o and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o s_n supr_fw-la s_n tom._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 381._o &_o ubi_fw-la supr_fw-la chrysostom_n time_n but_o even_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o egyptian_a church_n this_o practice_n be_v introduce_v among_o those_o convert_n jew_n who_o 16._o who_o hist_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o eusebius_n out_o of_o philo_n describe_v who_o through_o the_o whole_a seven_o week_n of_o lent_n be_v employ_v in_o fast_n watch_n and_o among_o other_o duty_n in_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o custom_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o the_o protestant_a church_n have_v retain_v as_o well_o as_o the_o romanist_n who_o have_v their_o preach_n every_o day_n in_o that_o holy_a time_n the_o same_o person_n be_v oblige_v to_o continue_v the_o exercise_n as_o long_o as_o his_o strength_n shall_v permit_v he_o nor_o have_v the_o ancient_n their_o sermon_n only_o for_o one_o part_n of_o the_o day_n only_o or_o but_o one_o at_o once_o but_o it_o be_v usual_a very_o early_o in_o some_o place_n for_o the_o 57_o the_o constitute_v apost_n lib._n 2._o 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and_o desire_a preacher_n s._n chrysostom_n be_v force_v to_o make_v his_o apology_n and_o free_v himself_o from_o the_o imputation_n of_o introduce_v a_o novel_a custom_n xxiv_o and_o as_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n take_v on_o they_o to_o appoint_v set_v time_n for_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n explain_v so_o also_o they_o take_v care_n that_o every_o man_n may_v not_o be_v leave_v to_o his_o own_o choice_n but_o that_o fit_a place_n may_v be_v appropriate_v to_o this_o duty_n for_o in_o those_o day_n none_o but_o the_o heretic_n have_v their_o separate_a meeting_n the_o apostle_n at_o first_o preach_v from_o 5.42_o from_o act._n 2.46_o &_o ●●_o 5.42_o house_n to_o house_n for_o as_o long_o as_o they_o have_v extraordinary_a assistance_n and_o no_o ordinary_a charge_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v every_o apostle_n diocese_n but_o afterward_o when_o they_o be_v fix_v on_o settle_a and_o ordinary_a charge_n the_o bishop_n be_v attend_v with_o his_o deacon_n be_v the_o only_a 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p._n 34._o st._n cyprian_n who_o mention_n gajus_n the_o presbyter_n or_o curate_n of_o didda_n and_o neo-caes_n and_o haeres_fw-la 66._o vide_fw-la ep._n episc_n ad_fw-la diony_n etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 24._o &_o socrat._v lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o &_o conc._n ancyran_n &_o neo-caes_n epiphanius_n take_v notice_n of_o trypho_n the_o presbyter_n of_o diodoris_n a_o village_n under_o archelaus_n bishop_n of_o caschara_n in_o mesopotamia_n who_o with_o his_o ordinary_n be_v great_a opponent_n of_o the_o heretic_n manes_n when_o he_o flee_v out_o of_o persia_n into_o romania_n and_o after_o this_o the_o name_n common_o occur_v in_o the_o council_n but_o this_o excellent_a custom_n come_v late_a into_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n than_o into_o the_o east_n and_o south_n for_o it_o be_v after_o the_o year_n 630._o before_o this_o kingdom_n of_o our_o nativity_n be_v divide_v into_o parish_n and_o 4._o and_o vid._n council_n valens_n can._n 4._o 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