Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	canon_n	church_n	law_n	2,848	5	5.0282	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52414	The charge of schism continued being a justification of the author of Christian blessedness for his charging the separatists with schism, not withstanding the toleration : in a letter to a city-friend.	Norris, John, 1657-1711.	1691 (1691)	Wing N1245; ESTC R40651	37,244	145

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mr._n hales_n a_o very_a free_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n judicious_a writer_n and_o one_o very_o remarkable_a for_o his_o moderation_n especial_o as_o to_o all_o church-matter_n and_o who_o write_v of_o schism_n with_o all_o the_o tenderness_n imaginable_a handle_v it_o as_o if_o he_o be_v feel_v the_o edge_n of_o a_o razor_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o his_o endeavour_n to_o reduce_v it_o into_o as_o narrow_a a_o compass_n as_o he_o can_v by_o make_v as_o few_o guilty_a of_o it_o as_o may_v be_v he_o can_v find_v nothing_o to_o justify_v separation_n but_o only_a sinfulness_n of_o communion_n as_o may_v appear_v from_o several_a passage_n that_o occur_v in_o his_o tract_n of_o schism_n for_o say_v he_o page_z 195._o for_o the_o further_a open_v the_o nature_n of_o schism_n something_o must_v be_v add_v by_o way_n of_o difference_n to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o necessary_a separation_n and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o cause_n upon_o which_o division_n be_v attempt_v proceed_v not_o 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express_v in_o their_o liturgy_n and_o again_o last_o page_n 227._o speak_v of_o conventicle_n say_v he_o it_o evident_o appear_v that_o all_o meeting_n upon_o unnecessary_a occasion_n of_o separation_n be_v to_o be_v so_o style_v so_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n a_o conventicle_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o congregation_n of_o schismatic_n from_o these_o and_o other_o like_a passage_n any_o one_o may_v be_v satisfy_v that_o mr._n hales_n with_o all_o his_o moderation_n can_v not_o but_o see_v that_o where_o separation_n be_v not_o necessary_a there_o communion_n be_v and_o that_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o a_o visible_a establish_v church_n with_o who_o you_o may_v lawful_o communicate_v be_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o schism_n and_o so_o much_o seem_v to_o be_v grant_v even_o by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o toleration_n who_o define_v schism_n to_o be_v a_o ill_a ground_a 86._o separation_n in_o ecclesiastical_a communion_n make_v about_o thing_n not_o 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