Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	brother_n	father_n	sister_n	2,882	5	9.8000	5	true

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A38749	The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.; Ecclesiastical history. English	Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.; Socrates, Scholasticus, ca. 379-ca. 440. Ecclesiastical history. English.; Evagrius, Scholasticus, b. 536? Ecclesiastical history. English.; Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340. Life of Constantine. English.	1683 (1683)	Wing E3423; ESTC R6591	2,940,401	764

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vales._n vales._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latin_n call_v they_o literas_fw-la communicatorias_fw-la communicatory_a letter_n the_o use_n whereof_o be_v very_o ancient_a in_o the_o church_n they_o be_v also_o call_v formatae_fw-la as_o augustine_n in_o epist._n 163._o atte_v there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o these_o letter_n one_o sort_n be_v give_v to_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n that_o be_v go_v to_o travel_v that_o they_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o communion_n by_o foreign_a bishop_n another_o sort_n be_v those_o which_o bishop_n send_v to_o other_o bishop_n and_o receive_v from_o they_o mutual_o to_o attest_v and_o declare_v their_o mutual_a communion_n concern_v this_o latter_a sort_n the_o synod_n speak_v here_o they_o be_v usual_o send_v by_o the_o new_a bishop_n a_o little_a after_o their_o ordination_n see_v august_n 162_o epist_n and_o cyprian_n epistle_n to_o cornelius_n pag._n 92._o vales._n vales._n baronius_n at_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 272._o in_o which_o year_n he_o have_v place_v this_o synod_n of_o antioch_n accuse_v eusebius_n of_o fraud_n or_o rather_o of_o connivance_n because_o he_o on_o set_v purpose_n as_o he_o say_v omit_v that_o creed_n which_o the_o father_n make_v in_o this_o council_n of_o antioch_n which_o utter_o destroy_v arrianism_n but_o baronius_n as_o in_o other_o place_n so_o here_o also_o causeless_o accuse_v eusebius_n for_o that_o creed_n which_o he_o there_o produce_v out_o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o ephesus_n be_v not_o the_o creed_n which_o be_v compose_v by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n of_o antioch_n but_o by_o they_o of_o the_o nicene_n council_n for_o the_o more_o certain_a demonstration_n of_o this_o see_v the_o 3_o d_o tom_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n of_o ephesus_n pag._n 378_o where_o this_o creed_n which_o baronius_n mention_n as_o compose_v by_o the_o father_n of_o this_o council_n of_o antioch_n be_v express_o assign_v to_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a wherefore_o that_o creed_n which_o baronius_n and_o binius_fw-la follow_v his_o example_n have_v place_v in_o the_o act_n of_o this_o council_n of_o antioch_n must_v be_v raze_v out_o there_o be_v also_o extant_a a_o epistle_n of_o this_o 2_o d_o synod_n of_o antioch_n to_o paul_n of_o samosata_n in_o the_o 11_o the_o tome_n of_o the_o bibliotheca_fw-la patrum_fw-la which_o epistle_n be_v write_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o session_n of_o this_o 2_o d_o synod_n but_o baronius_n ascribe_v that_o epistle_n to_o the_o first_o synod_n which_o can_v possible_o be_v because_o of_o the_o title_n and_o the_o person_n mention_v in_o it_o and_o other_o circumstance_n vales._n vales._n after_o the_o sentence_n of_o be_v depose_v be_v pass_v against_o paul_n he_o keep_v his_o church_n for_o some_o year_n and_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o bishop_n rely_v on_o the_o power_n of_o zenobia_n a_o eastern_a queen_n theodoret_n say_v in_o his_o 2_o d_o book_n heretic_n 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