Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	church_n	peace_n	unity_n	1,654	5	9.0086	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56127	The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity: or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, oppressions, & anti-monarchicall practices, of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, & Irish lordly prelates, against our kings, kingdomes, laws, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages Together with the judgement of our owne ancient writers, & most judicious authors, touching the pretended divine jurisdiction, the calling, lordlinesse, temporalities, wealth, secular imployments, trayterous practises, unprofitablenesse, and mischievousnesse of lordly prelates, both to King, state, Church; with an answer to the chiefe objections made for the divinity, or continuance of their lordly function. The first part. By William Prynne, late (and now againe) an utter-barester of Lincolnes Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1641 (1641)	Wing P3891A; Wing P3891_vol1; Wing P4074_vol2_CANCELLED; ESTC R18576	670,992	826

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man_n be_v scant_o save_v at_o the_o last_o which_o with_o courageous_a faith_n continual_o wrestle_v and_o fight_v with_o their_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n do_v live_v in_o a_o good_a and_o a_o virtuous_a kind_n of_o life_n why_o do_v thou_o then_o hope_v in_o vain_a ●hat_n thou_o shall_v be_v save_v among_o so_o many_o jeopardy_n among_o so_o many_o voluptuous_a plaasure_n what_o do_v it_o profit_n say_v christ_n himself_o if_o he_o do_v possess_v all_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o kingdom_n and_o do_v cast_v away_o his_o own_o soul_n but_o whereof_o or_o which_o way_n will_n some_o say_v shall_v king_n object_n prince_n earl_n baron_n knight_n brief_o all_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o world_n provide_v for_o their_o young_a child_n if_o these_o bishopric_n if_o those_o cathedral_n and_o collegiate_n church_n be_v not_o and_o therein_o first_o we_o may_v open_o see_v the_o exceedinge_n foolishness_n and_o blindness_n of_o all_o christendom_n answer_n which_o hitherto_o have_v buy_v 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thereof_o he_o term_v a_o sore_a law_n and_o much_o declaim_v against_o they_o chap._n 8._o though_o after_o the_o determination_n of_o doctor_n a_o man_n be_v not_o a_o heretic_n for_o that_o only_a that_o he_o err_v but_o for_o that_o he_o opinative_o defend_v his_o error_n and_o that_o nevertheless_o the_o spiritualty_n as_o a_o common_a voice_n go_v among_o the_o people_n have_v in_o time_n pass_v punish_v many_o for_o heresy_n upon_o light_a cause_n and_o offence_n whereupon_o many_o people_n have_v grudge_v and_o that_o grudge_n have_v be_v another_o occasion_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 9_o that_o the_o partiality_n that_o have_v be_v show_v upon_o suit_n take_v in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n by_o spiritual_a man_n have_v be_v another_o cause_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 10._o that_o the_o extreme_a and_o covetous_a demeanour_n of_o some_o curate_n with_o their_o parishioner_n have_v be_v another_o cause_n of_o this_o division_n chap._n 11._o that_o the_o grant_n of_o 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