Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	father_n	york_n	young_a	72	3	6.3699	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00089	Constitutions and canons ecclesiasticall; treated upon by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, presidents of the convocations for the respective provinces of Canterbury and York, and the rest of the bishops and clergie of those provinces; and agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their severall synods begun at London and York. 1640 ...; Constitutions and canons ecclesiastical	Church of England.	1640 (1640)	STC 10080; ESTC R212834	20,991	54

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stando_fw-la mandatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la iv._o against_o socinianism_n whereas_o much_o mischief_n be_v already_o do_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n by_o the_o spread_n of_o the_o damnable_a and_o curse_a heresy_n of_o socinianism_n as_o be_v a_o complication_n of_o many_o ancient_a heresy_n condemn_v by_o the_o four_o first_o general_a counsel_n and_o contrariant_n to_o the_o article_n of_o religion_n now_o establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v too_o apparent_a that_o the_o say_a wicked_a and_o blasphemous_a error_n be_v unhappy_o dilate_v by_o the_o frequent_a divulgation_n and_o dispersion_n of_o dangerous_a book_n write_v in_o favour_n and_o furtherance_n of_o the_o same_o whereby_o many_o especial_o of_o the_o young_a or_o unsettle_a sort_n of_o people_n may_v be_v poison_v and_o infect_v it_o be_v therefore_o decree_v by_o this_o present_a synod_n that_o no_o stationer_n printer_n or_o importer_n of_o the_o say_a book_n or_o any_o other_o 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