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	time_n	year_n	19,963	5	5.0438	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53660	A plea for Scripture ordination, or, Ten arguments from Scripture and antiquity proving ordination by presbyters without bishops to be valid by J.O. ... ; to which is prefixt an epistle by the Reverend Mr. Daniel Williams.	Owen, James, 1654-1706.; Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.	1694 (1694)	Wing O708; ESTC R32194	71,514	212

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hand_n 5._o he_o say_v the_o custom_n be_v change_v from_o the_o time_n of_o heraclas_n and_o dionysius_n what_o custom_n not_o the_o election_n of_o a_o bishop_n by_o presbyter_n and_o people_n for_o that_o continue_v long_o after_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v the_o constitution_n which_o afterward_o be_v do_v by_o neighbour_a bishop_n in_o the_o way_n of_o consecration_n this_o testimony_n of_o jerom_n be_v second_v by_o a_o more_o full_a one_o of_o eutychius_n patriarch_n of_o alexandria_n who_o out_o of_o the_o record_n and_o tradition_n of_o that_o church_n in_o his_o arabic_a original_n thereof_o say_v according_a to_o selden_n translation_n in_o his_o comment_n p._n 29_o 30._o constituit_fw-la item_n marcus_n evangelista_n duodecim_fw-la presbyteros_fw-la cum_fw-la hananiâ_fw-la qui_fw-la semper_fw-la manerent_fw-la cum_fw-la patriarchâ_fw-la adeò_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la vacaret_fw-la patriarchatus_fw-la eligerent_fw-la unum_fw-la è_fw-la duodecim_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la cujus_fw-la capiti_fw-la reliqui_fw-la undecim_fw-la 〈…〉_z eumque_fw-la benedicerent_fw-la &_o patriarcham_fw-la eum_fw-la crearent_fw-la &_o dein_fw-ge virum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la insignem_fw-la eligerent_fw-la eumque_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la secum_fw-la constituerent_fw-la loco_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la sic_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la semper_fw-la extarent_fw-la duodecim_fw-la neque_fw-la desiit_fw-la alexandria_n ins●●●utum_fw-la hoc_fw-la de_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la ut_fw-la scilicet_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la crearentur_fw-la è_fw-la prsebyteris_fw-la duodecim_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la tempora_fw-la alexandri_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la alexandrini_n qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la ex_fw-la numero_fw-la illo_fw-la 318._o be_v autem_fw-la vetuit_fw-la nè_fw-la deinceps_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la crearent_fw-la &_o decrevit_fw-la ut_fw-la mortuo_fw-la patriarchâ_fw-la convenirent_fw-la episcopi_fw-la qui_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la ordinarent_fw-la decrevit_fw-la item_n ut_fw-la vacant_a patriarchatu_fw-la eligerent_fw-la sive_fw-la ex_fw-la quacunque_fw-la region_fw-la sive_fw-la ex_fw-la duodecim_fw-la illis_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la sive_fw-la aliis_fw-la ut_fw-la res_fw-la ferebat_fw-la virum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la eximium_fw-la eumque_fw-la patriarcham_fw-la vocarent_fw-la atque_fw-la ita_fw-la evanuit_fw-la institutum_fw-la illud_fw-la antiquus_fw-la quo_fw-la creari_fw-la solitus_fw-la à_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la &_o successit_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la