Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	france_n	king_n	swear_v	2,584	5	8.7846	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61104	Chrysomeson, a golden meane, or, A middle way for Christians to walk by wherein all seekers of truth and shakers in the faith may find the true religion independing upon mans invention, and be established therein : intended as a key to Christianity, as a touchstone for a traveller, as a probe for a Protestant, as a sea-mark for a sailor : in a Christian dialogue between Philalethes and his friend Mathetes, seeking satisfaction / by Benjamin Spencer ...; Way to everlasting happinesse	Spencer, Benjamin, b. 1595?	1659 (1659)	Wing S4944; ESTC R13439	363,024	312

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church_n portion_n into_o their_o purse_n and_o so_o raise_v themselves_o because_o they_o can_v be_v raise_v and_o speak_v evil_a of_o other_o because_o no_o body_n can_v just_o speak_v well_o of_o they_o for_o these_o reason_n many_o have_v trouble_v the_o church_n and_o turn_v schismatic_n and_o heretic_n as_o thebulis_fw-la 21._o eus_n hist_o l._n 4._o c._n 21._o because_o he_o can_v not_o be_v a_o bishop_n corrupt_v the_o church_n with_o gross_a opinion_n from_o whence_o spring_v many_o sect_n and_o wretched_a heretic_n so_o arrius_n because_o one_o alexander_n have_v the_o dignity_n which_o he_o desire_v 2._o theod._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o he_o broach_v that_o damnable_a heresy_n that_o christ_n be_v not_o of_o the_o same_o substance_n with_o the_o father_n so_o donatus_n because_o he_o can_v not_o be_v bishop_n of_o carthage_n before_o cecilianus_n he_o pretend_v that_o none_o be_v of_o the_o true_a church_n but_o himself_o and_o his_o follower_n 22._o aug._n de_fw-fr heres_fw-la c._n 22._o so_o aerius_n that_o giddy_a brain_a heretic_n say_v there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o presbyter_n and_o a_o bishop_n with_o who_o the_o acephali_n may_v be_v sharer_n though_o spring_v from_o one_o severus_n antiochenus_fw-la man_n without_o a_o head_n or_o without_o wit_n so_o call_v because_o they_o will_v not_o live_v under_o a_o head_n governor_n or_o bishop_n hist_o niceph._n lib._n 18._o cap._n 45._o eccl._n hist_o except_o necessity_n draw_v they_o to_o it_o and_o think_v they_o may_v add_v their_o fancy_n to_o the_o creed_n itself_o as_o some_o in_o our_o time_n that_o think_v it_o lawful_a enough_o to_o patch_v up_o a_o new_a religion_n with_o old_a heresy_n or_o new_a invention_n but_o though_o these_o man_n be_v against_o bishop_n yet_o i_o can_v wish_v they_o be_v not_o against_o episcopacy_n lest_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o very_a quintessence_n of_o schism_n for_o bishop_n may_v be_v