Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	bishop_n	church_n	ordination_n	3,829	5	10.8464	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51154	An apology for the clergy of Scotland chiefly oppos'd to the censures, calumnies, and accusations of a late Presbyterian vindicator, in a letter to a friend : wherein his vanity, partiality and sophistry are modestly reproved, and the legal establishment of episcopacy in that kingdom, from the beginning of the Reformation, is made evident from history and the records of Parliament : together with a postscript, relating to a scandalous pamphlet intituled, An answer to The Scotch Presbyterian eloquence.	Monro, Alexander, d. 1715?	1693 (1693)	Wing M2437; ESTC R20155	87,009	107

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manifesto_n manifesto_n who_o of_o the_o old_a presbyterian_o ever_o preach_v against_o the_o use_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n or_o doxology_n letter_n of_o a_o dissenter_n to_o the_o true_o learned_a dr._n burscough_n pag._n 35._o edinburgh_n edition_n crimine_fw-la ab_fw-la uno_fw-la disie_v omnes_fw-la the_o very_a next_o lord_n day_n one_o of_o their_o minister_n in_o the_o meetinghouse_n belong_v to_o the_o tron_n church_n parish_n december_n 17._o thank_v god_n for_o this_o glorious_a reformation_n i_o instance_n he_o not_o to_o exclude_v other_o but_o because_o i_o can_v prove_v it_o non_fw-la monstrare_fw-la vias_fw-la eadem_fw-la nisi_fw-la sacra_fw-la colenti_fw-la colenti_fw-la bochart_n phaleg_n edit_fw-la 3._o lugd._n batav_n pag._n 989._o cavendum_fw-la igitur_fw-la ne_fw-la scyllae_n fugâ_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la charybdim_n incidamus_fw-la neve_fw-la rigour_n nimius_fw-la &_o plusquam_fw-la vatinianum_fw-la in_o episcopos_fw-la odium_fw-la eo_fw-la imprudentes_fw-la adigat_fw-la ut_fw-la veteri_fw-la ecclesie_n dicam_fw-la scribamus_fw-la &_o all_o ejus_fw-la communione_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nos_fw-la arceamus_fw-la a_o quibus_fw-la extremis_fw-la gallicanas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la semper_fw-la abhorruisse_fw-la libri_fw-la à_fw-la gallis_fw-la scripti_fw-la palam_fw-la indicant_fw-la &_o nostrorum_fw-la perpetua_fw-la praxis_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n interim_n episcopale_v regimen_fw-la esse_fw-la antiquissimum_fw-la &_o paulo_fw-la post_fw-la apostolos_fw-la per_fw-la universam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la magno_fw-la cum_fw-la fructu_fw-la obtinuisse_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la compertissimum_fw-la bishop_n lighton_n the_o presbyterian_o in_o england_n libel_v all_o kind_n of_o crime_n against_o the_o clergy_n before_o the_o rump_n parliament_n and_o one_o of_o they_o be_v deprive_v for_o drunkenness_n who_o be_v so_o abstemious_a that_o he_o never_o drink_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o life_n but_o milk_n and_o water_n john_n ep._n vid._n pag._n 52._o and_o pag._n 87._o 87._o his_o own_o word_n vid._n letter_n of_o the_o persecution_n damasus_n and_o urcisinus_n at_o rome_n videtiam_fw-la ammianum_fw-la marcelinum_fw-la wherever_o they_o dare_v venture_v they_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o the_o popular_a call_n as_o late_o appear_v at_o leith_n the_o unanimous_a popular_a election_n of_o mr._n george_n grace_n be_v refuse_v and_o one_o wishart_n a_o presbyterian_a thrust_n upon_o they_o vid._n presbyterian_a inquisition_n of_o the_o college_n of_o edinburgh_n act_n 17._o page_n 24._o edinb_n edit_fw-la page_n ibid._n edinb_n edit_fw-la for_o they_o fancy_v the_o covenant_n to_o be_v the_o tenure_n by_o which_o any_o king_n may_v hold_v his_o crown_n crown_n and_o therefore_o k._n william_n have_v not_o take_v the_o covenant_n and_o be_v in_o league_n with_o bigot_n papist_n and_o still_o protect_v the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o its_o hierarchy_n shall_v be_v excommunicate_v upon_o presbyterian_a principle_n as_o at_o sanghair_n late_o it_o be_v reason_v and_o determine_v the_o 10_o of_o august_n nunquamne_fw-la reponam_fw-la vexatus_fw-la toties_fw-la vitia_n