Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	book_n	church_n	time_n	2,893	5	3.6141	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26975	Of national churches their description, institution, use, preservation, danger, maladies and cure, partly applied to England / written by Richard Baxter for promoting peace ... and for the fuller explication of the Treaty for Concord in 1660 and 1661, and of the Kings gracious declaration about ecclesiastical affairs ... and for further explication of his treatise of episcopacy ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing B1329; ESTC R13726	59,031	82

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without_o due_a reverence_n to_o holy_a thing_n §_o 19_o and_o worst_a of_o all_o be_v it_o when_o the_o body_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v by_o such_o mean_v bring_v to_o so_o much_o ignorance_n and_o sinfulness_n that_o they_o will_v have_v it_o so_o and_o be_v glad_a to_o have_v so_o much_o countenance_n to_o their_o malignity_n and_o sin_n and_o follow_v their_o malicious_a military_a leader_n §_o 20._o and_o last_o of_o all_o when_o their_o madness_n have_v draw_v their_o own_o sword_n against_o each_o other_o or_o provoke_v god_n to_o let_v in_o a_o foreign_a enemy_n on_o they_o than_o they_o must_v expect_v that_o god_n avenge_v the_o quarrel_n of_o his_o covenant_n special_o when_o after_o great_a mercy_n and_o long_a patience_n they_o will_v not_o know_v the_o time_n of_o their_o visitation_n nor_o in_o their_o day_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o their_o peace_n but_o defend_v their_o sin_n chap._n fourteen_o whether_o the_o national_a church_n of_o england_n be_v at_o the_o present_a of_o a_o sound_a constitution_n and_o what_o be_v necessary_a to_o its_o welfare_n safety_n reformation_n and_o peace_n §_o 1._o to_o tell_v what_o particular_n need_v reformation_n i_o have_v do_v so_o oft_o to_o the_o great_a displeasure_n of_o the_o guilty_a that_o i_o have_v no_o encouragement_n to_o offend_v they_o more_o by_o do_v it_o again_o §_o 2._o and_o to_o give_v the_o true_a history_n of_o original_n cause_n and_o progress_n of_o our_o corruption_n disorder_n and_o division_n will_v not_o be_v endure_v by_o they_o that_o still_o justify_v their_o own_o and_o predecessor_n sin_n and_o can_v see_v no_o fault_n in_o any_o but_o those_o that_o they_o first_o make_v and_o then_o call_v their_o adversary_n i_o have_v find_v that_o the_o most_o notorious_a matter_n of_o fact_n will_v be_v deny_v furious_o by_o such_o man_n even_o what_o have_v be_v say_v and_o do_v in_o their_o presence_n and_o i_o before_o a_o multitude_n of_o witness_n bishop_n doctor_n and_o divers_a other_o yea_o thing_n say_v and_o do_v in_o parliament_n and_o army_n and_o public_o notify_v be_v by_o such_o man_n contradict_v with_o rage_n therefore_o i_o will_v not_o here_o tell_v the_o world_n either_o what_o or_o who_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o suffering_n and_o danger_n have_v long_o purpose_v to_o have_v do_v it_o in_o a_o treatise_n by_o itself_o call_v repent_v o_o england_n and_o therein_o i._o to_o declare_v my_o own_o repentance_n ii_o to_o tell_v those_o call_a presbyterian_o what_o they_o must_v repent_v of_o iii_o and_o those_o call_v separatist_n iu._n and_o those_o call_a antinomian_o v._o and_o those_o call_v prelatical_a especial_o the_o rule_v part_n but_o god_n seem_v to_o deny_v i_o time_n for_o that_o intend_v work_n §_o 3._o that_o which_o i_o shall_v now_o add_v be_v i._o to_o show_v what_o there_o now_o be_v in_o the_o english_a constitution_n fit_v to_o christ_n institution_n of_o a_o true_a national_a church_n ii_o what_o be_v yet_o 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