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	protestant_a	2,804	5	9.5455	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47967	A letter concerning the matter of the present excommunications	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1683 (1683)	Wing L1353; ESTC R9567	11,968	37

with_o laughter_n indignation_n and_o confusion_n and_o if_o dissenter_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v it_o be_v desire_v that_o the_o work_n be_v leave_v unto_o the_o penal_a statute_n which_o as_o now_o prosecute_v and_o interpret_v be_v sufficient_a for_o it_o rather_o than_o that_o the_o name_n of_o religion_n and_o a_o divine_a ordinance_n shall_v mere_o for_o that_o end_n be_v expose_v to_o contempt_n the_o last_o thing_n that_o i_o shall_v trouble_v you_o with_o at_o present_a be_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o person_n against_o who_o the_o present_a excommunication_n be_v bluster_v with_o the_o pretend_a cause_n of_o they_o these_o be_v they_o who_o they_o call_v dissenter_n concern_v who_o we_o may_v inquire_v what_o they_o be_v and_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o pretend_a ecclesiastical_a severity_n towards_o they_o and_o as_o unto_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o enqury_n they_o be_v such_o as_o believe_v and_o make_v open_a profession_n of_o all_o the_o article_n of_o the_o 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therein_n do_v belong_v unto_o the_o gospel_n or_o christian_a religion_n any_o otherwise_o but_o as_o a_o debasement_n and_o corruption_n of_o it_o neither_o be_v any_o man_n ever_o the_o less_o of_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n by_o these_o excommunication_n though_o he_o may_v by_o force_n be_v debar_v from_o some_o advantage_n that_o belong_v thereunto_o neither_o be_v the_o communion_n of_o any_o church_n to_o be_v value_v from_o which_o a_o man_n may_v be_v real_o and_o effectual_o expel_v by_o such_o mean_n for_o this_o excommunication_n be_v not_o only_o null_a as_o to_o the_o efficacy_n of_o its_o sentence_n on_o the_o account_n of_o its_o maladministration_n but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o any_o sense_n that_o which_o it_o be_v call_v and_o which_o it_o pretend_v to_o be_v idol_n be_v call_v god_n but_o we_o know_v they_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n so_o be_v this_o proceed_v call_v excommunication_n but_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n at_o all_o if_o a_o 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