Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	write_v	year_n	zeal_n	13	3	7.0919	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34085	A scholastical history of the primitive and general use of liturgies in the Christian church together with an answer to Mr. Dav. Clarkson's late discourse concerning liturgies / by Tho. Comber ...	Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.	1690 (1690)	Wing C5492; ESTC R18748	285,343	650

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which_o be_v break_v in_o upon_o the_o church_n and_o he_o add_v that_o they_o have_v now_o lose_v all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gift_n of_o former_a age_n 410._o age_n isid_n pel._n lib._n 3._o ep_v 480._o pag._n 410._o so_o that_o it_o seem_v the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n be_v then_o go_v the_o next_o quotation_n out_o of_o isidore_n 128._o isidore_n id._n lib._n 2._o ep_n 5._o pag_n 128._o only_o show_v that_o the_o apostle_n time_n be_v far_o better_a than_o those_o he_o live_v in_o nor_o do_v he_o there_o blame_v any_o body_n but_o himself_o and_o so_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n pag._n 183._o the_o next_o page_n contain_v nothing_o but_o his_o affirmation_n that_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v more_o corrupt_a than_o when_o it_o be_v first_o institute_v origen_n indeed_o show_v how_o the_o pagan_n have_v corrupt_v it_o by_o their_o idolatry_n etc._n etc._n which_o he_o apply_v to_o the_o christian_a church_n above_o 200_o year_n after_o origen_n death_n and_o s._n chrysostom_n be_v not_o at_o all_o speak_n of_o religious_a worship_n in_o matth._n hom_n 50._o pag._n 323._o pag._n 184._o s._n augustin_n be_v twice_o cite_v as_o if_o he_o blame_v the_o church_n of_o his_o time_n for_o prescribe_v numerous_a rite_n and_o impose_v they_o yet_o he_o live_v 100_o year_n before_o my_o adversary_n allow_v there_o be_v any_o thing_n prescribe_v or_o impose_v but_o if_o we_o consult_v his_o word_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o s._n augustin_n be_v only_o speak_v of_o corrupt_a practice_n observe_v with_o great_a exactness_n by_o the_o superstitious_a vulgar_a not_o enjoin_v by_o the_o church_n aug._n ad_fw-la jan._n ep._n 119._o cap._n 19_o idem_fw-la de_fw-la morib_n eccles_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 34._o it_o be_v these_o ignorant_a and_o superstitious_a people_n who_o begin_v to_o venerate_a picture_n and_o sepulcher_n for_o which_o the_o church_n reprove_v they_o and_o if_o petrus_n gnapheus_n do_v as_o he_o pretend_v put_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o virgin_n into_o the_o prayer_n an._n 483._o he_o be_v a_o declare_a heretic_n and_o his_o fact_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v charge_v upon_o the_o orthodox_n who_o do_v not_o imitate_v he_o therein_o but_o form_n have_v find_v entertainment_n long_o before_o this_o pag._n 185_o 186._o he_o fill_v his_o margin_n with_o isidore_n complaint_n of_o theophilus_n and_o eusebius_n and_o some_o other_o in_o those_o part_n as_o if_o prelacy_n have_v degenerate_v and_o the_o bishop_n grow_v tyrannical_a all_o the_o world_n over_o and_o he_o general_o break_v off_o his_o fraudulent_a quotation_n just_a at_o those_o word_n which_o isidore_n put_v in_o to_o declare_v he_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n no_o not_o in_o that_o province_n so_o he_o leave_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 187._o 〈◊〉_d isid_n pel._n lib._n 5._o ep_n 21._o which_o place_n be_v again_o so_o cite_v pag._n 187._o these_o thing_n i_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o all_o thus_o he_o write_v horrid_a corruption_n of_o the_o clergy_n 131._o clergy_n ibid._n lib._n 5._o ep_n 131._o but_o will_v not_o quote_v those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o all_o be_v not_o fall_v into_o this_o gulf._n again_o he_o cite_v another_o epistle_n for_o a_o general_a accusation_n where_o he_o may_v have_v find_v a_o large_a encomium_n of_o one_o clergyman_n and_o this_o limitation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o do_v not_o accuse_v all_o 223._o all_o idem_fw-la lib._n 3._o ep_v 223._o and_o he_o may_v if_o he_o please_v have_v see_v a_o very_a high_a character_n of_o hermogenes_n a_o bishop_n of_o that_o age_n and_o that_o country_n 466._o country_n idem_fw-la lib._n 5._o ep_n 448._o p._n 466._o but_o his_o omit_v all_o these_o show_v he_o design_o pervert_v this_o author_n to_o represent_v the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n of_o this_o time_n as_o be_v general_o deprave_v which_o argue_v my_o adversary_n to_o be_v as_o destitute_a of_o integrity_n as_o he_o be_v of_o charity_n i_o need_v not_o observe_v that_o his_o quotation_n out_o of_o s._n chrysostom_n be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o just_a description_n of_o the_o episcopal_a office_n without_o any_o complaint_n 6._o complaint_n chrysost_n hom_n 37._o tom._n 6._o nor_o that_o isidore_n in_o the_o next_o place_n cite_v be_v only_o speak_v of_o the_o forementioned_a evil_a bishop_n and_o clergyman_n 272._o clergyman_n isid_n peleus_n lib._n 5._o ep_n 272._o and_o it_o be_v not_o he_o as_o the_o blunder_a editor_n think_v but_o nazianzen_n who_o add_v the_o next_o word_n and_o as_o for_o that_o good_a man_n it_o be_v well_o know_v he_o be_v angry_a and_o high_o disoblige_v when_o he_o make_v the_o oration_n here_o quote_v and_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o as_o my_o adversary_n say_v wish_v there_o be_v no_o prelacy_n that_o be_v no_o