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	prove_v	3,408	5	6.8789	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08707	The ansvvere of the vicechancelour, the doctors, both the proctors, and other the heads of houses in the Vniversitie of Oxford (agreeable, vndoubtedly, to the ioint and vniforme opinion, of all the deanes and chapters, and all other the learned and obedient cleargy, in the Church of England.) To the humble petition of the ministers of the Church of England, desiring reformation of certaine ceremonies and abuses of the Church.	University of Oxford.	1603 (1603)	STC 19011; ESTC S113819	26,966	50

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his_o own_o name_n any_o excommunication_n but_o this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o ref●_n in_o const_n ecc●_n 1597_o cap_n d●_n exc_a circ_n excom_n ref●_n the_o censure_a of_o notorious_a &_o more_o grievous_a crime_n the_o arch_a bishop_n the_o bishop_n the_o dean_n the_o archdeacon_n or_o a_o probendary_a that_o i●_n a_o priest_n pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o less_o offence_n as_o contumacy_n in_o not_o appear_v and_o the_o like_a the_o vicar_n general_a official_a or_o commissary_n that_o be_v not_o in_o holy_a order_n hould_v this_o course_n first_o upon_o knowledge_n and_o examination_n of_o the_o cause_n he_o adjudge_v the_o party_n worthy_a to_o be_v excommunicate_a then_o the_o minister_n associate_v unto_o he_o by_o express_a authority_n from_o the_o ordinary_a do_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n against_o he_o last_o the_o chancellor_n send_v to_o 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have_v no_o jurisdiction_n but_o what_o be_v it_o that_o these_o man_n do_v mean_a will_v they_o think_v you_o that_o every_o pastor_n shall_v have_v a_o negative_a in_o the_o excommunicate_v of_o his_o parishioner_n undoubted_o they_o will_v thereby_o intend_v the_o utter_a overthrow_n of_o the_o present_a church_n government_n and_o in_o steed_n thereof_o the_o set_n up_o of_o a_o presbytery_n in_o every_o parish_n or_o rather_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o if_o worse_o may_v be_v the_o enable_v of_o every_o particular_a pastor_n to_o excommunicate_v by_o himself_o 321._o himself_o perpetual_a government_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 321._o alone_o except_o peradventure_o they_o will_v say_v that_o the_o particular_a pastor_n ought_v to_o be_v join_v in_o commission_n with_o the_o chancellor_n and_o then_o behold_v what_o will_v ensue_v on_o the_o minister_n a_o world_n of_o trouble_n he_o must_v be_v send_v for_o as_o oft_o as_o any_o of_o his_o parish_n be_v present_v he_o must_v 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