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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	death_n	sin_n	sin_v	3,442	5	9.4313	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19394	An apologie for sundrie proceedings by iurisdiction ecclesiasticall, of late times by some chalenged, and also diuersly by them impugned By which apologie (in their seuerall due places) all the reasons and allegations set downe as well in a treatise, as in certaine notes (that goe from hand to hand) both against proceeding ex officio, and against oaths ministred to parties in causes criminall; are also examined and answered: vpon that occasion lately reuiewed, and much enlarged aboue the first priuate proiect, and now published, being diuided into three partes: the first part whereof chieflie sheweth what matters be incident to ecclesiasticall conisance; and so allowed by statutes and common law: the second treateth (for the most part) of the two wayes of proceeding in causes criminal ... the third concerneth oaths in generall ... Whereunto ... I haue presumed to adioine that right excellent and sound determination (concerning oaths) which was made by M. Lancelot Androvves ....; Apologie: of, and for sundrie proceedings by jurisdiction ecclesiasticall	Cosin, Richard, 1549?-1597.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626. Quaestionis: nunquid per jus divinum, magistratui liceat, a reo jusjurandum exigere? & id, quatenus ac quousque liceat?.	1593 (1593)	STC 5822; ESTC S118523	485,763	578

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this_o oath_n be_v repugnant_a to_o god_n law_n which_o shall_v god_n will_v be_v prove_v far_o otherwise_o the_o last_o point_n which_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o suppose_v will_v be_v object_v be_v that_o the_o king_n heretofore_o have_v grant_v commission_n to_o examine_v by_o oath_n this_o he_o think_v can_v be_v prove_v and_o though_o it_o can_v yet_o say_v he_o such_o commission_n be_v against_o law_n and_o therefore_o void_a therefore_o until_o they_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v herein_o against_o law_n this_o answer_n will_v fall_v to_o nought_o and_o the_o objection_n will_v remain_v till_o then_o good_a and_o sound_a and_o so_o i_o end_v this_o tedious_a chapter_n make_v in_o answer_n of_o all_o that_o which_o i_o find_v bring_v for_o proof_n that_o these_o oath_n whereof_o we_o argue_v shall_v be_v contrary_a or_o repugnant_a unto_o the_o statute_n common_a law_n or_o custom_n of_o this_o realm_n chap._n viii_o that_o minister_a of_o such_o oath_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o 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