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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	article_n	church_n	doctrine_n	4,029	5	6.2833	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75749	A remonstrance, against presbitery. Exhibited by divers of the nobilitie, gentrie, ministers and inhabitants of the county palatine. of Chester with the motives of that remonstrance. Together with a short survey of the Presbyterian discipline. Shewing the inconveniences of it; and the inconsistency thereof with the constitution of this state, being in its principles destructive to the laws and liberties of the people. With a briefe review of the institution, succession, iurisdiction of the ancient and venerable order of bishops. Found to bee instituted by the Apostles, continued ever since, grounded on the lawes of God, and most agreeable to the law of the land. / By Sir Thomas Aston baronet.	Aston, Thomas, Sir, 1600-1645.	1641 (1641)	Wing A4078; Thomason E163_1; Thomason E163_2; ESTC R212696	75,691	128

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and_o authority_n say_v one_o of_o they_o impiety_n be_v suffer_v to_o bear_v sway_n against_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n 24._o god_n supplication_n p._n 59_o ibid._n pag._n 24._o and_o that_o by_o law_n and_o authority_n and_o that_o such_o law_n be_v retain_v in_o force_n as_o justle_v and_o overthrow_v the_o royal_a prerogative_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n but_o perhaps_o this_o exclamation_n be_v only_o against_o such_o law_n as_o support_v the_o prelate_n the_o enemy_n of_o presbytery_n no_o they_o must_v have_v no_o law_n to_o limit_v they_o 55._o they_o epistle_n before_o the_o demonstration_n b._n 4._o bancroft_n fol._n 55._o as_o great_a indignity_n be_v offer_v unto_o jesus_n christ_n say_v one_o in_o commit_v his_o church_n to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o common_a law_n as_o can_v be_v by_o mean_a hireling_n unto_o a_o king_n in_o commit_v his_o belove_a spouse_n unto_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o mistress_n of_o the_o stew_n and_o enforce_v she_o to_o live_v after_o the_o law_n of_o a_o brothell-house_n sect_n 13._o the_o inordinate_a violence_n of_o the_o presbyterian_o from_o these_o principle_n do_v such_o lawless_a disciplinarian_o prosecute_v their_o design_n with_o such_o spirit_n that_o nor_o king_n nobles_z magistrate_n law_n nor_o any_o thing_n must_v stand_v in_o their_o way_n 340._o way_n zions_n plea_n fol._n 340._o aut_fw-la hoc_fw-la aut_fw-la nihil_fw-la be_v their_o ensign_n they_o who_o hinder_v discipline_n say_v they_o bring_v the_o state_n at_o length_n to_o a_o extreme_o desperate_a point_n 244._o fol._n 244._o none_o but_o enemy_n to_o christ_n be_v enemy_n to_o this_o government_n and_o as_o against_o enemy_n they_o proceed_v indeed_o 240._o indeed_o zions_n plea_n fol._n 240._o strike_v neither_o at_o great_a nor_o small_a but_o at_o these_o troubler_n of_o israel_n smite_v that_o hazael_n in_o the_o five_o rib_n yea_o if_o father_n or_o mother_n stand_v in_o the_o way_n away_o with_o they_o down_o with_o the_o colour_n 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