Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	doctrine_n	exposition_n	3,685	5	11.7155	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48308	Defensive doubts, hopes, and reasons, for refusall of the oath, imposed by the sixth canon of the late synod with important considerations, both for the penning and publishing of them at this time / by John Ley ... ; hereunto is added by the same author, a letter against the erection of an altar, written above five yeares agoe, and a case of conscience, touching the receiving of the sacrament, resolved.	Ley, John, 1583-1662.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1874; ESTC R21343	93,675	154

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be_v here_o mean_v and_o how_o far_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v establish_v pag._n 39_o 6._o whether_o the_o degree_n here_o specify_v be_v propound_v to_o be_v allow_v in_o the_o same_o or_o in_o a_o different_a degree_n of_o assent_n and_o approbation_n pag._n 43._o 7._o what_o dean_n be_v here_o mean_v pag._n 44._o 8._o what_o be_v the_o authority_n or_o government_n of_o a_o cathedral_n deane_n pag._n 45._o 9_o what_o be_v the_o authority_n or_o government_n of_o a_o dean_n rural_a pag._n 48._o 10._o what_o be_v the_o authority_n or_o government_n of_o archdeacon_n pag._n 51._o 11._o whether_o we_o may_v safe_o take_v a_o new_a oath_n with_o a_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 55._o 12._o how_o far_o the_o etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v extend_v when_o it_o be_v express_o declare_v pag._n 56._o 13._o what_o governor_n be_v include_v in_o the_o etc._n etc._n whether_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a be_v altogether_o omit_v or_o implicit_o contain_v in_o it_o pag._n 56._o 14._o who_o and_o 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opinion_n to_o any_o nor_o can_v we_o acquit_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o from_o such_o a_o conceit_n for_o the_o mark_fw-mi the_o archb._n laud_v in_o his_o relat_n of_o his_o conference_n with_o fisher_n pag._n 176._o mark_fw-mi archbish_n in_o his_o reply_n to_o a.c._n have_v bring_v in_o a_o sentence_n out_o of_o saint_n hierome_n which_o be_v this_o lucifer_n this_o ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la hieron_n advers._fw-la lucifer_n where_n there_o be_v no_o priest_n there_o be_v no_o church_n he_o take_v the_o word_n sacerdos_n for_o one_o who_o have_v the_o power_n of_o ordain_v which_o in_o hieromes_n own_o judgement_n be_v no_o mere_a priest_n but_o a_o bishop_n only_o and_o thence_o conclude_v so_o even_o with_o he_o no_v bishop_n no_o church_n which_o he_o so_o approve_v as_o if_o some_o who_o profess_v more_o good_a will_n to_o bishop_n than_o hierome_n he_o hierome_n see_v doubt_v 16_o pag._n 80._o and_o in_o the_o conference_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o archshepheard_n or_o archbishop_n for_o bishop_n and_o shepheard_n be_v all_o one_o ibid._n p._n 300._o archbishop_n there_o take_v up_o the_o title_n archshepheard_n 1_o pet._n 5.4_o as_o equivalent_a to_o it_o the_o great_a antiquity_n and_o best_a authority_n that_o we_o find_v for_o that_o title_n be_v that_o which_o 146._o which_o archb._n whitgift_n reply_n to_o mast_n cartwr_n pag._n 323._o ex_fw-la mr._n fox_n martyrol_n tom_fw-mi 1._o p._n 146._o archbishop_n whitgift_n cit_v out_o of_o master_n fox_n viz._n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o eleutherius_fw-la a_o 180._o there_o be_v in_o britain_n 28._o head_n priest_n which_o in_o the_o time_n of_o paganism_n they_o call_v flamen_fw-la and_o three_o archpriest_n among_o they_o which_o be_v call_v archiflamines_fw-la as_o judge_n over_o the_o rest_n these_o 28._o flamen_fw-la upon_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o britain_n be_v turn_v to_o 28._o bishop_n and_o the_o three_o 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3._o equity_n 4._o policy_n 1._o on_o piety_n for_o the_o first_o as_o your_o lordship_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o reverend_a prelate_n be_v man_n of_o god_n you_o stand_v especial_o engage_v as_o much_o as_o in_o you_o lie_v to_o secure_v your_o inferior_n from_o the_o peril_n of_o sin_n whether_o preacher_n or_o people_n and_o first_o for_o preacher_n to_o take_v care_n that_o they_o do_v not_o take_v any_o dangerous_a oath_n for_o which_o cause_n saint_n basil_n be_v very_o zealous_a in_o behalf_n of_o bishop_n as_o 83._o as_o baron_fw-fr annal._n tom_n 6._o a_o 449._o nu_fw-la 12._o col_fw-fr 83._o baronius_n show_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v put_v to_o swear_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o peril_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o he_o prevail_v so_o far_o as_o to_o free_v they_o from_o that_o peril_n and_o the_o council_n of_o challon_n be_v as_o respective_a of_o presbyter_n decree_a thus_o church_n