Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	great_a	parliament_n	3,586	5	6.2777	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93478	A solemn protestation against George Keith's advertisment, arbitrary summons and proceedings against certain persons, and a meeting of the people called Quakers		1697 (1697)	Wing S4453A; ESTC R230302	2,880	4

a_o solemn_a protestation_n against_o george_n keith_n be_v advertisement_n arbitrary_a summons_n and_o proceed_n against_o certain_a person_n and_o a_o meeting_n of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n whereas_o the_o say_v g._n k._n a_o scotchman_n have_v assume_v to_o himself_o a_o power_n and_o authority_n to_o erect_v several_a meeting_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o some_o strange_a and_o new_a court_n of_o judicature_n at_o turners-hall_n london_n one_o on_o the_o eleven_o of_o the_o month_n call_v june_n 1696._o and_o another_o on_o the_o 29_o of_o this_o present_a month_n call_v april_n 1697._o under_o pretence_n of_o have_v the_o permission_n of_o the_o civil_a authority_n that_o he_o be_v further_a to_o detect_v the_o vile_a and_o gross_a error_n and_o heresy_n of_o certain_a person_n by_o name_n and_o a_o meeting_n of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n unto_o which_o he_o have_v cite_v or_o summon_v they_o to_o hear_v themselves_o recharged_n and_o prove_v guilty_a thereof_o as_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o great_a fundamental_o of_o the_o christian_a religion_n which_o charge_v of_o he_o as_o perverse_o state_v by_o he_o be_v express_o deny_v by_o we_o for_o proof_n thereof_o refer_v to_o his_o own_o print_a advertisement_n and_o narrative_a which_o have_v be_v large_o answer_v in_o print_n he_o have_v begin_v the_o controversy_n with_o we_o by_o print_v divers_a bitter_a invective_n against_o we_o express_o contrary_a to_o his_o own_o former_a testimony_n in_o print_n and_o divers_a of_o our_o friend_n book_n in_o answer_n to_o he_o still_o lie_v heavy_a upon_o he_o unreply_v to_o and_o see_v he_o can_v effect_v his_o invidious_a design_n in_o print_n to_o make_v his_o odious_a character_n of_o heresy_n spread_v gangreen_n and_o contagion_n etc._n etc._n take_v effect_v against_o we_o he_o have_v presume_v to_o erect_v such_o a_o arbitrary_a course_n of_o judicature_n in_o a_o confuse_a meeting_n at_o turners-hall_n and_o thereunto_o in_o his_o own_o name_n and_o 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no_o legal_a power_n to_o erect_v any_o such_o new_a court_n of_o judicature_n and_o therein_o set_v himself_o up_o as_o judge_n and_o public_o to_o stage_n brand_n and_o condemn_v peaceable_a protestant_a subject_n and_o that_o in_o their_o absence_n too_o who_o be_v also_o freeborn_a englishman_n as_o heretic_n etc._n etc._n and_o thereby_o to_o endeavour_v to_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o scorn_n contempt_n and_o rage_n of_o a_o mix_a multitude_n who_o be_v unmeet_a to_o judge_n of_o religious_a and_o spiritual_a matter_n or_o controversy_n 2._o we_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o civil_a authority_n or_o any_o concern_v therein_o on_o due_a consideration_n or_o just_a information_n will_v countenance_n or_o permit_v such_o a_o usurp_v authority_n or_o pernicious_a precedent_n as_o the_o say_v g._n k._n have_v assume_v and_o attempt_v in_o this_o case_n tend_v not_o only_o to_o discord_n division_n heat_n animosity_n and_o tumult_n but_o to_o invade_v the_o just_a liberty_n of_o 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