Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	army_n	king_n	land_n	2,510	5	5.6995	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70894	The life of the Most Reverend Father in God, James Usher, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Armagh, primate and metropolitan of all Ireland with a Collection of three hundred letters between the said Lord Primate and most of the eminentest persons for piety and learning in his time ... / collected and published from original copies under their own hands, by Richard Parr ...	Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.; Ussher, James, 1581-1656. Collection of three hundred letters.	1686 (1686)	Wing P548; Wing U163; ESTC R1496	625,199	629

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diocese_n as_o there_o be_v rural_a deanery_n in_o the_o same_o and_o who_o shall_v assemble_v a_o synod_n of_o all_o the_o rector_n or_o minister_n of_o their_o precinct_n yet_o their_o power_n be_v only_o to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 26_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o whereby_o they_o be_v express_o forbid_v to_o act_v in_o any_o matter_n but_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o and_o in_o subordination_n to_o their_o diocesan_n bishop_n nor_o do_v the_o lord_n primate_n here_o extend_v their_o power_n far_o than_o to_o be_v moderator_n of_o this_o lesser_a synod_n where_o matter_n of_o discipline_n and_o excommunication_n only_o be_v to_o be_v determine_v still_o reserve_v the_o power_n of_o ordination_n to_o the_o diocesan_n this_o be_v no_o where_o give_v from_o he_o in_o this_o expedient_a neither_o be_v this_o power_n of_o excommunication_n leave_v absolute_o to_o this_o lesser_a synod_n without_o a_o appeal_n to_o the_o diocesan_n synod_n of_o the_o 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