Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

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opinion_n	church_n	council_n	trent_n	1,107	5	10.4717	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93388	A treatise of the best kinde of confessors by which preists [sic] in England may see how they may be, and lay Catholiks see how they may chuse the best kinde of confessors / composed by the most reverend father in God, Richard, bishop of Chalcedon, pastor of the Catholike in England.	Smith, Richard, 1566-1655.	1651 (1651)	Wing S4159; ESTC R43753	38,066	146

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best_a kind_n of_o confessor_n be_v not_o to_o disparrage_n any_o kind_n of_o confessor_n allow_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o catholic_a church_n and_o much_o less_o to_o abridge_v any_o of_o their_o faculty_n or_o liberty_n to_o hear_v the_o confession_n and_o absolve_v whosoever_o come_n to_o they_o but_o leave_v all_o priest_n with_o all_o faculty_n and_o liberty_n of_o confess_v which_o they_o have_v only_o to_o show_v such_o priest_n as_o desire_v by_o be_v confessor_n to_o procure_v the_o great_a glory_n of_o god_n the_o great_a good_a and_o merit_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o the_o great_a spiritual_a profit_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o penitent_n what_o kind_n of_o confessor_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v for_o to_o procure_v this_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n my_o intention_n be_v not_o to_o abridge_v in_o any_o sort_n the_o liberty_n which_o lie_v catholik_o have_v to_o confess_v to_o what_o kind_n of_o approve_a priest_n they_o will_v or_o to_o put_v they_o to_o more_o 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