Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	lord_n	thomas_n	9,339	5	7.8477	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90523	A defence of church-government, exercised in presbyteriall, classicall, & synodall assemblies; according to the practise of the reformed churches: touching I. The power of a particular eldership, against those that plead for a meere popular government, specially Mr Ainsvvorth in his Animadversion to Mr Clyft. &c. II. The authority of classes and synods, against the patrons of independencie: answering in this poynt Mr Davenport his Apologeticall reply, &c. and Mr Canne his Churches plea, &c, sent forth first by W. Best, and afterwards for this part of it, under the title of Syons prerogative royall. By Iohn Paget, late able and faithfull pastour of the Reformed English Church in Amsterdam. Hereunto is prefixed an advertisement to the Parliament, wherein are inserted some animadversions on the Cheshire Remonstrance against Presbytery: by T.P.	Paget, John, d. 1640.; Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1641 (1641)	Wing P166; Thomason E117_1; ESTC R16734	348,418	298

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tailor_n next_o allege_v afford_v they_o no_o help_n whereas_o he_o say_v that_o 712._o that_o com._n on_o tit._n 3.10_o p._n 712._o excommunication_n be_v the_o common_a action_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o of_o any_o private_a person_n or_o person_n we_o also_o affirm_v the_o same_o thing_n our_o profession_n and_o practice_v always_o have_v be_v never_o to_o excommunicate_v any_o without_o common_a consent_n of_o our_o church_n but_o have_v we_o do_v unjust_o at_o any_o time_n therein_o we_o may_v just_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o a_o synod_n or_o classis_fw-la and_o yet_o then_o also_o the_o minister_n and_o deputy_n assemble_v in_o the_o name_n of_o many_o church_n can_v with_o no_o reason_n be_v account_v private_a person_n and_o though_o we_o think_v ourselves_o bind_v to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o classis_fw-la according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o these_o church_n before_o we_o proceed_v to_o cut_v off_o any_o member_n of_o the_o church_n by_o 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we_o for_o the_o same_o purpose_n he_o cite_v also_o the_o protestation_n of_o the_o king_n supremacic_n d._n fulke_o and_o our_o countryman_n in_o new-england_n for_o answer_v hereunto_o first_o concern_v some_o of_o these_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o mr_n cannes_n mind_n in_o deny_v the_o authority_n of_o synod_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n observe_v how_o idle_o and_o superfluous_o he_o allege_v they_o against_o i_o when_o as_o he_o know_v that_o i_o myself_o do_v acknowledge_v and_o note_v so_o much_o before_o as_o namely_o the_o judgement_n of_o 74._o of_o answ_n to_o w._n b._n p._n 74._o mr_n hooker_n 27_o hooker_n ib._n p._n 27_o d._n ames_n and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n entitle_v english_a puritanisme_n by_o who_o also_o the_o protestation_n of_o k._n supremacy_n be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v these_o i_o have_v confess_v to_o be_v opposite_a unto_o i_o in_o this_o