Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	act_n	authority_n	majesty_n	3,840	5	6.2854	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16643	A plaine confutation of a treatise of Brovvnisme, published by some of that faction, entituled: A description of the visible Church In the confutation wherof, is shewed, that the author hath neither described a true gouerment of the Church, nor yet proued, that outward discipline is the life of the Church. Whereunto is annexed an ansvvere vnto two other pamphlets, by the said factioners latelie dispersed, of certaine conferences had with some of them in prison. Wherein is made knowen the inconstancie of this sect, what the articles are which they still maintaine: as also a short confutation of them. There is also added a short ansvvere vnto such argumentes as they haue vsed to proue the Church of England not to be the Church of God.	Alison, Richard, controversialist.	1590 (1590)	STC 355; ESTC S100153	67,007	148

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the_o corruption_n of_o their_o heart_n three_o that_o our_o ministry_n be_v antichristian_a a_o matter_n handle_v pag._n 125._o the_o scurrility_n in_o call_v they_o hireling_n mercenary_a preacher_n etc._n etc._n deserve_v no_o answer_n the_o name_n of_o parson_n vicar_n etc._n etc._n do_v not_o make_v a_o difference_n in_o the_o ministry_n but_o in_o their_o maintenance_n four_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o popish_a court_n as_o high_a commission_n etc._n etc._n whereunto_o i_o answer_v that_o all_o these_o court_n have_v their_o authority_n from_o her_o majesty_n though_o some_o of_o they_o more_o direct_o than_o the_o other_o in_o consideration_n whereof_o to_o call_v the_o lest_o antichristian_a be_v arrogant_a but_o to_o join_v they_o all_o in_o one_o sentence_n &_o to_o dissuade_v her_o majesty_n subject_n from_o yield_a obedience_n unto_o any_o of_o they_o it_o will_v be_v find_v a_o act_n of_o no_o good_a subject_n yet_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o purpose_v not_o to_o 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now_o for_o the_o order_n hereof_o the_o people_n be_v not_o in_o the_o weighty_a matter_n of_o the_o church_n to_o have_v their_o voice_n pag._n 47._o etc._n etc._n and_o a_o presbytery_n in_o every_o congregation_n can_v be_v have_v pag._n ●8_o therefore_o neither_o election_n ordination_n excommunication_n nor_o other_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v commit_v to_o every_o particular_a congregation_n as_o for_o this_o unchristian_a deal_n in_o condemn_v for_o antichristian_a whatsoever_o be_v not_o according_a to_o their_o humour_n it_o have_v be_v often_o answer_v some_o defect_n there_o be_v in_o our_o government_n we_o challenge_v no_o perfection_n some_o corruption_n there_o be_v oftentimes_o in_o such_o as_o have_v the_o order_n of_o it_o i_o defend_v not_o all_o but_o in_o this_o i_o will_v be_v resolve_v if_o we_o by_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n cast_v out_o satan_n by_o what_o power_n do_v they_o cast_v out_o