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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	act_n	king_n	law_n	3,745	5	5.1722	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69780	A vindication of the proceedings of His Majesties ecclesiastical commissioners, against the Bishop of London and the fellows of Magdalen-College	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.; Hedges, Charles, Sir, 1649 or 50-1714.	1688 (1688)	Wing C536; ESTC R202803	20,601	74

let_v this_o be_v print_v sunderland_n p._n whitehall_n decemb._n 21_o st_o 1687._o a_o vindication_n of_o the_o proceed_n of_o his_o majesty_n ecclesiastical_a commissioner_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n and_o the_o fellow_n of_o magdalen_n college_n london_n print_v by_o tho._n milbourn_n and_o publish_v by_o richard_n janeway_n in_o queens-head-alley_n in_o pater-noster-row_n mdclxxxviii_o a_o vindication_n of_o the_o proceed_n of_o his_o majesty_n ecclesiastical_a commissioner_n etc._n etc._n the_o introduction_n the_o proceed_n of_o his_o majesty_n ecclesiastical_a commissioner_n be_v make_v the_o common_a talk_n of_o the_o town_n especial_o since_o the_o fellow_n of_o magdalen_n college_n have_v be_v suspend_v and_o expel_v for_o their_o disobedience_n and_o contempt_n to_o his_o majesty_n it_o be_v become_v necessary_a to_o give_v the_o world_n a_o just_a and_o naked_a state_n of_o this_o whole_a affair_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v see_v what_o manner_n of_o man_n our_o censorious_a clergy_n and_o their_o creature_n be_v for_o on_o a_o impartial_a disquisition_n into_o the_o whole_a of_o this_o matter_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o his_o majesty_n have_v take_v special_a care_n that_o his_o commissioner_n do_v not_o exercise_n the_o regal_a power_n in_o that_o severe_a way_n the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v do_v against_o protestant_a dissenter_n the_o king_n remember_v the_o promise_n he_o have_v make_v of_o protect_v the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o by_o law_n establish_v and_o hitherto_o have_v do_v nothing_o that_o contradict_v it_o but_o have_v be_v so_o very_o tender_a in_o this_o point_n as_o not_o to_o go_v so_o far_o as_o just_o he_o may_v and_o whoever_o will_v but_o consult_v the_o sense_n our_o church_n of_o england_n divine_v and_o lawyer_n have_v have_v of_o his_o majesty_n ecclesiastic_a supremacy_n will_v soon_o see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o speak_v against_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o majesty_n commissioner_n or_o the_o legality_n of_o their_o proceed_n without_o condemn_v themselves_o for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v against_o the_o puritan_n the_o case_n in_o short_a will_v be_v bring_v to_o this_o either_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v most_o unjust_o deprive_v the_o old_a puritan_n or_o the_o king_n have_v very_o righteous_o suspend_v the_o bishop_n of_o london_n and_o expel_v the_o fellow_n of_o magdalen_n college_n the_o agreement_n between_o what_o the_o king_n have_v do_v and_o the_o church_n of_o england-law_n be_v so_o exact_a and_o full_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o our_o churchman_n to_o vindicate_v the_o practice_n of_o their_o bishop_n and_o magdalen_n gentleman_n without_o tear_v up_o the_o very_a foundation_n of_o their_o own_o ecclesiastic_a constitution_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o clamour_n these_o man_n make_v the_o court_n hold_v by_o the_o king_n commissioner_n and_o visitor_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v ground_v on_o 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