Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	call_v	discover_v	great_a	134	4	2.1751	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33411	St. Peter's supremacy faithfully discuss'd according to Holy Scripture and Greek and Latin fathers with a detection and confutation of the errors of Protestant writers on this article : together with a succinct handling of several other considerable points.	Clenche, William.	1686 (1686)	Wing C4640; ESTC R5309	132,726	227

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o defeat_v

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o be_v the_o great_a prince_n of_o the_o two_o and_o according_o cyril_n in_o his_o 17_o catech._n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o very_a day_n we_o see_v earthly_a prince_n govern_v by_o ecclesiastic_n i_o have_v not_o quote_v any_o of_o these_o authority_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o decide_v which_o of_o these_o two_o power_n be_v the_o great_a but_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o father_n do_v acknowledge_v they_o both_o as_o distinct_a and_o as_o i_o have_v declare_v both_o of_o they_o absolute_a and_o independent_a in_o their_o kind_n so_o i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o point_n with_o the_o say_n of_o ignatius_n to_o that_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o be_v now_o please_v to_o descend_v to_o particular_n mention_v the_o christian_a emperor_n by_o name_n who_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la govern_v the_o church_n the_o first_o you_o pick_v out_o be_v constantine_n who_o you_o have_v most_o false_o traduce_v by_o 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