Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	1,607	5	10.3283	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10190	Lord bishops, none of the Lords bishops. Or A short discourse, wherin is proved that prelaticall jurisdiction, is not of divine institution, but forbidden by Christ himselfe, as heathenish, and branded by his apostles for antichristian wherin also sundry notable passages of the Arch-Prelate of Canterbury in his late booke, intituled, A relation of a conference, &c. are by the way met withall.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1640 (1640)	STC 20467; ESTC S115311	76,101	90

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word_n be_v use_v in_o mat._n 20._o 25._o mark_n 10._o 42._o where_o such_o heathen-like_a lording_n be_v by_o christ_n himself_o forbid_v his_o disciple_n as_o *_o 2._o before_o be_v she●ed_v but_o the_o pontifician_n and_o so_o our_o lordly_a prelate_n say_v that_o this_o word_n katakurievein_o signify_v only_o a_o tyrannical_a lordship_n which_o they_o do_v not_o use_v i_o answer_v that_o in_o luke_n kurieu●in_n to_o lord_n it_o at_o all_o be_v forbid_v and_o be_v put_v for_o katakurievin_n it_o note_v that_o all_o manner_n of_o lordship_n over_o the_o flock_n of_o god_n be_v forbid_v to_o christ_n true_a minister_n nor_o can_v the_o prelate_n whether_o pontifician_a or_o protestant_a in_o name_n so_o easy_o clear_v their_o lordly_a dominion_n over_o god_n people_n from_o tyranny_n for_o even_o our_o great_a prelate_n himself_o stick_v not_o to_o charge_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o ‡_o 298._o tyranny_n and_o can_v he_o discharge_v himself_o of_o it_o wherein_o come_v the_o 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