Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	parliament_n	royal_a	2,867	5	7.8163	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42125	An answer to some queries concerning schism, toleration, &c. in a letter to a friend ...	Gandy, Henry, 1649-1734.	1700 (1700)	Wing G197; ESTC R8150	50,034	60

momentous_a particular_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o primitive_a and_o fundamental_a power_n and_o duty_n of_o 1697._o see_v municipium_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la print_v 1697._o bishop_n to_o convene_v in_o synod_n without_o restriction_n 2_o all_o ecclesiastical_a right_n be_v so_o spiritual_a that_o they_o can_v be_v by_o allowance_n and_o approbation_n of_o god_n or_o his_o church_n vest_v in_o any_o one_o in_o form_n of_o a_o temporal_a right_n but_o only_o on_o this_o condition_n that_o the_o party_n entrust_v with_o they_o continue_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o their_o own_o provincial_a bishop_n as_o prelate_n of_o it_o have_v immediate_a care_n of_o their_o soul_n what_o prince_n have_v no_o rightful_a authority_n to_o do_v that_o they_o may_v 100_o municipium_fw-la eccl._n p._n 100_o irresistible_o do_v upon_o a_o uncontrollable_a domination_n and_o impunity_n upon_o which_o when_o they_o presume_v to_o repress_v our_o right_n and_o liberty_n if_o it_o be_v in_o matter_n necessary_a they_o be_v to_o be_v disobey_v in_o fact_n and_o submit_v to_o as_o to_o their_o legal_a process_n without_o resistance_n the_o church_n be_v subject_a to_o all_o commonwealth_n where_o it_o be_v 89._o thornd_v prim_fw-la ch._n gov_n p._n 89._o maintain_v in_o temporal_a matter_n in_o those_o which_o concern_v the_o soul_n who_o shall_v we_o think_v our_o lord_n leave_v she_o in_o charge_n with_o but_o those_o who_o he_o trust_v with_o the_o key_n of_o his_o house_n our_o church_n acknowledge_v the_o king_n to_o be_v supreme_a in_o all_o cause_n 36._o ans_fw-fr to_o several_a capt._n qu._n p._n 36._o and_o over_o all_o person_n ecclesiastical_a viz._n that_o no_o quality_n in_o the_o church_n nor_o cause_n of_o the_o church_n exempt_v a_o subject_a from_o the_o secular_a law_n and_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n which_o may_v be_v very_o true_a as_o it_o undoubted_o be_v yet_o all_o manner_n of_o obedience_n in_o religious_a matter_n shall_v not_o present_o 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than_o man._n 4._o that_o though_o the_o prince_n be_v supreme_a in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n yet_o he_o can_v alter_v religion_n at_o his_o pleasure_n or_o enjoin_v a_o sinful_a worship_n and_o if_o he_o do_v it_o be_v not_o sin_n but_o a_o duty_n to_o disobey_v he_o 5._o the_o bishop_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v bind_v to_o defend_v the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n against_o he_o as_o the_o primitive_a christian_n do_v against_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n 6._o that_o all_o even_o king_n be_v liable_a to_o church_n censure_n q._n whether_o a_o prince_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o the_o church_n may_v be_v resist_v depose_v or_o murder_v by_o his_o subject_n a._n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o excommunication_n though_o in_o the_o 316._o falkner_n christian_n loyalty_n p._n 316._o high_a degree_n that_o any_o person_n and_o especial_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n shall_v thereby_o lose_v those_o temporal_a right_n which_o be_v not_o 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with_o the_o rule_n of_o christian_a patience_n yet_o perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v to_o reconcile_v it_o with_o loyalty_n for_o julian_n be_v a_o rebel_n against_o his_o emperor_n constantius_n so_o have_v forfeit_v all_o right_n of_o succession_n to_o constantius_n by_o rebellion_n and_o not_o be_v elect_v by_o the_o lawful_a army_n of_o constantius_n he_o be_v no_o other_o than_o as_o oliver_n cromwell_n have_v be_v in_o england_n if_o all_o the_o royal_a family_n and_o relation_n have_v be_v extinct_a so_o that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o do_v like_o a_o martyr_n calm_o to_o permit_v the_o wolf_n to_o raven_n as_o he_o hope_v yet_o it_o be_v no_o opposition_n to_o any_o lawful_a prince_n or_o his_o commissioner_n but_o a_o usurper_n and_o his_o elf_n and_o for_o any_o thing_n i_o know_v prudential_a and_o venial_a if_o no_o more_o than_o so_o if_o not_o also_o laudable_a and_o on_o this_o ground_n the_o solemn_a liturgy_n use_v open_o against_o he_o and_o the_o commendation_n bestow_v 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