Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	world_n	worthy_a	write_v	138	3	4.8281	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51420	Episkopos apostolikos, or, The episcopacy of the Church of England justified to be apostolical from the authority of the antient primitive church, and from the confessions of the most famous divines of the reformed churches beyond the seas : being a full satisfaction in this cause, as well for the necessity, as for the just right thereof, as consonant to the word of God / by ... Thomas Morton ... ; before which is prefixed a preface to the reader concerning this subject, by Sir Henry Yelverton, Baronet.	Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.	1670 (1670)	Wing M2838; ESTC R16296	103,691	240

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another_o epistle_n salute_v he_o by_o the_o title_n of_o bishop_n so_o ignatius_n and_o both_o these_o epistle_n and_o say_n be_v allow_v by_o 5._o vedelius_fw-la professor_n in_o geneva_n and_o a_o strict_a searcher_n and_o purger_n of_o corruption_n creep_v into_o the_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n our_o three_o and_o last_o instance_n be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o sardis_n whereof_o melito_n be_v bishop_n either_o at_o the_o time_n when_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v as_o say_v paraeus_n improbabile_fw-la some_o of_o the_o ancient_n will_v have_v it_o or_o very_o short_o after_o for_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o he_o that_o this_o melito_n be_v bishop_n of_o sardis_n while_o polycarpus_n be_v bishop_n of_o smyrna_n who_o we_o have_v prove_v to_o be_v the_o angel_n write_v unto_o revel_n 2.8_o and_o both_o pius_fw-la marlorat_n and_o marlor●to_fw-la sebastian_n meir_n two_o eminent_n protestant_n divine_v acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v a_o very_a learned_a man_n pious_a and_o bishop_n of_o sardis_n beside_o that_o he_o die_v before_o polycrates_n write_v the_o epistle_n concern_v easter_n so_o they_o whereunto_o they_o be_v sufficient_o warrant_v by_o the_o say_a epistle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d polycrates_n which_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o death_n of_o this_o melito_n whereunto_o we_o may_v add_v the_o testimony_n of_o eusebius_n call_v he_o bishop_n of_o sardis_n thus_o have_v we_o make_v good_a our_o three_o instance_n for_o proof_n of_o our_o induction_n and_o may_v by_o the_o law_n of_o logic_n either_o require_v of_o our_o opposite_n to_o show_v the_o contrary_a in_o some_o of_o the_o rest_n or_o to_o yield_v we_o our_o conclusion_n as_o for_o their_o successor_n it_o can_v but_o be_v very_o pertinent_a to_o know_v for_o corroboration_n sake_n the_o subscription_n of_o some_o father_n in_o the_o general_n council_n of_o nice_n 349._o lineal_o descend_v from_o the_o angel_n of_o six_o of_o those_o church_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n viz._n