Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	1,570	5	10.2756	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38579	A prospect of the primitive Christianity, as it was left by Christ to his Apostles, by the Apostles to their disciples Saint Polycarp and Holy Ignatius, both contemporaries with and disciples to the Holy Evangelist and Apostle Saint John whose lives follow in this short treatise, together with their famous epistles written to several churches / translated according to the best copies out of the original Greek into English, by Thomas Elborowe ...	Elborow, Thomas.; Polycarp, Saint, Bishop of Smyrna. Epistola ad Philippenses. English.; Ignatius, Saint, Bishop of Antioch, d. ca. 110. Epistolae. English.	1668 (1668)	Wing E323; ESTC R15095	56,995	138

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o grace_n of_o the_o high-priesthood_n by_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o glorious_a peter_n and_o that_o after_o he_o have_v govern_v britan_n the_o church_n of_o antioch_n he_o be_v crown_v with_o martyrdom_n jerom_n say_v he_o be_v the_o three_o bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n after_o saint_n peter_n the_o apostle_n socrates_n say_v the_o same_o and_o that_o he_o be_v very_o much_o a_o companion_n of_o the_o apostle_n he_o be_v style_v by_o evagrius_n i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o divine_a ignatius_n gildas_n in_o his_o time_n say_v that_o the_o british_a clergy_n be_v not_o only_o not_o good_a enough_o to_o be_v account_v priest_n but_o scarce_o good_a enough_o to_o be_v esteem_v mean_a christian_n in_o comp_n r●son_n of_o he_o scaliger_n s_o be_v he_o be_v vir_fw-la singulari_fw-la erudition_n a_o man_n of_o singular_a learning_n neander_n say_v he_o be_v vir_fw-la magni_fw-la spiritus_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o zeli_fw-la a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a 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the_o full_a point_n the_o proper_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o there_o be_v several_a copy_n of_o these_o epistle_n find_v in_o several_a library_n and_o manuscript_n by_o the_o diligent_a search_n of_o able_a and_o learned_a man_n fit_v for_o such_o a_o employment_n now_o of_o these_o copy_n some_o be_v corrupt_a and_o interpolate_a such_o be_v the_o epistle_n publish_v in_o greek_a with_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a version_n by_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n bishop_n usher_n primate_n of_o ireland_n and_o by_o he_o print_v at_o oxford_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1644._o master_n isaac_n vossius_fw-la publish_v the_o same_o in_o a_o edition_n of_o he_o which_o be_v print_v at_o amsterdam_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1646._o i_o believe_v master_n john_n calvin_n the_o centuriator_n doctor_n whitaker_n and_o some_o other_o make_v their_o exception_n and_o objection_n against_o these_o epistle_n and_o just_o enough_o reject_v they_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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