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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60361	The compleat Christian, and compleat armour and armoury of a Christian, fitting him with all necessary furniture for that his holy profession, or, The doctrine of salvation delivered in a plain and familiar explication of the common catechisme, for the benefit of the younger sort, and others : wherein summarily comprehended is generally represented the truly orthodox and constant doctrine of the Church of England, especially in all points necessary to salvation / by W.S., D.D.	Slatyer, William, 1587-1647.	1643 (1643)	Wing S3983; ESTC R38256	385,949	1,566

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the_o priest_n this_o power_n in_o vain_a but_o for_o our_o benefit_n and_o expect_v our_o do_v the_o best_a we_o can_v to_o make_v good_a use_n of_o it_o have_v ordain_v in_o the_o priest_n the_o power_n of_o absolution_n that_o we_o shall_v use_v the_o best_a mean_n we_o can_v to_o obtain_v that_o blessing_n which_o be_v our_o confession_n to_o he_o nor_o can_v we_o sleight_v this_o but_o we_o may_v quick_o and_o well_o hear_v saint_n augustine_n tom._n 10._o homil._n 49._o apply_v his_o speech_n close_o to_o such_o slieghter_n &_o teach_v we_o a_o better_a lesson_n nemo_fw-la sibi_fw-la dicat_fw-la say_v he_o occulte_n ago_o quia_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la ago_o etc._n etc._n let_v no_o man_n flatter_v himself_o and_o say_v i_o confess_v in_o private_a to_o god_n and_o god_n that_o know_v my_o heart_n will_n or_o shall_v pardon_v i_o though_o i_o never_o confess_v at_o all_o to_o the_o priest_n ergo_fw-la sine_fw-la causâ_fw-la dictum_fw-la esset_fw-la quae_fw-la solveritis_fw-la 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of_o doubt_n how_o show_v you_o it_o by_o scripture_n if_o we_o look_v to_o matth._n 18._o 18_o and_o john_n 20_o and_o 23._o there_o be_v plain_o a_o power_n of_o remit_v sin_n first_o propound_v and_o promise_v and_o after_o full_o perform_v and_o give_v or_o grant_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o the_o priest_n their_o successor_n or_o as_o it_o be_v confer_v and_o confirm_v to_o they_o by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v who_o soever_o sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v etc._n etc._n which_o can_v be_v otherwise_o understand_v for_o how_o ever_o some_o will_v fain_o expound_v it_o of_o preach_v only_o as_o those_o of_o the_o novation_n strain_n or_o of_o baptise_v as_o some_o other_o will_v guess_v yet_o plain_o it_o be_v both_o these_o they_o have_v power_n to_o do_v before_o as_o matth._n 10._o 7._o go_v preach_v etc._n etc._n as_o john_n 4._o 2._o the_o disciple_n baptize_v etc._n etc._n but_o this_o power_n most_o emphatical_o here_o deliver_v with_o a_o ceremony_n after_o 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