Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	church_n	heaven_n	peter_n	4,199	5	7.9041	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17012	The ecclesiasticall historie of Great Britaine deduced by ages, or centenaries from the natiuitie of our Sauiour, vnto the happie conuersion of the Saxons, in the seuenth hundred yeare; whereby is manifestly declared a continuall succession of the true Catholike religion, which at this day is professed & taught in, and by the Roman Church. Written. by Richard Broughton. The first tome containing the fower hundred first yeares. To which are annected for the greater benefite of the reader ample indexes ...	Broughton, Richard.	1633 (1633)	STC 3894; ESTC S107156	907,581	692

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britain_n to_o learn_v out_o know_v and_o embrace_v the_o nativity_n and_o religion_n of_o christ._n 9_o chap._n iiij_o of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o empeperour_n tiberius_n 12_o chap._n v._o further_n continue_v the_o extraordinary_a preach_n and_o reveal_n of_o christ_n at_o rome_n by_o mean_n whereof_o among_o many_o other_o diverse_a britan_n be_v connert_v in_o the_o day_n of_o tiberius_n 18_o chap._n vj._n that_o s._n james_n the_o apostle_n who_o be_v common_o say_v to_o have_v preach_v in_o spain_n in_o this_o time_n do_v not_o preach_v in_o ireland_n as_o some_o write_v yet_o his_o preach_n to_o the_o jew_n in_o spain_n may_v prepare_v the_o way_n for_o the_o spiritual_a good_a of_o some_o in_o britain_n although_o none_o of_o they_o conucrt_v by_o he_o 25_o chap._n seven_o of_o the_o time_n of_o caius_n caligula_n emperor_n and_o some_o christian_a britan_n of_o this_o nation_n probable_o both_o at_o rome_n and_o in_o britain_n in_o his_o day_n 30._o chap._n viij_o of_o the_o time_n of_o cla●dius_n and_o how_o by_o our_o protestant_n testimony_n one_o of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n then_o preach_v in_o britain_n 36_o chap._n ix_o wherein_o be_v prove_v by_o protestant_a antiquary_n that_o among_o the_o three_o apostle_n s._n peter_n s._n paul_n and_o s._n simon_n zelotes_n which_o be_v think_v by_o any_o antiquary_n to_o have_v preach_v here_o in_o britain_n it_o be_v not_o s._n paul_n which_o first_o preach_v hear_v but_o s._n peter_n 40._o chap._n x._o how_o s._n simon_n zelotes_n never_o preach_v in_o this_o our_o britain_n ●uen_v by_o the_o best_a testimony_n of_o protestant_n and_o other_o nor_o any_o simon_n a_o apostle_n but_o s._n simon_n peter_n and_o perhaps_o s._n simon_n leprosus_fw-la or_o s._n nathantel_n by_o by_o some_o call_v s._n simon_n 43_o chap._n xj_o wherein_o diverse_a protestant_n incline_v to_o think_v s._n peter_n preach_v here_o in_o britain_n before_o his_o com●ing_n to_o rome_n and_o what_o probability_n that_o opinion_n have_v 49_o chap._n xij_o wherein_o be_v show_v to_o be_v the_o most_o probable_a opinion_n that_o s._n peter_n at_o his_o first_o come_v to_o rome_n be_v receive_v thereby_o britan_n of_o this_o nation_n and_o who_o probable_o they_o be_v 54_o chap._n xiij_o make_v manifest_a unto_o we_o how_o and_o who_o in_o particular_a s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n send_v from_o rome_n unto_o we_o and_o so_o consequent_o into_o this_o kingdom_n of_o britain_n also_o so_o know_v and_o renown_v then_o among_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o western_a world_n 63_o chap._n fourteen_o wherein_o be_v prove_v by_o many_o argument_n authority_n and_o antiquary_n both_o catholics_n and_o protetanst_n that_o s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n parsonal_o preach_v and_o found_v christian_a religion_n in_o this_o kingdom_n 68_o chap._n xv_o wherein_o be_v both_o answer_n make_v to_o protestant_a objection_n against_o s._n peter_n preach_v in_o britain_n by_o the_o protestant_n themselves_o and_o their_o own_o author_n and_o by_o the_o same_o confirm_v that_o s._n peter_n

preach_v in_o in_o this_o kingdom_n 80_o chap._n xuj_o wherein_o be_v set_v down_o both_o by_o protestant_n and_o other_o when_o s._n peter_n preach_v in_o britain_n if_o not_o before_o his_o come_n to_o rome_n yet_o after●a●d_v both_o in_o the_o day_n of_o claudi●s_n and_o n●ro_n 85_o chap._n xvij_o wherein_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o best_a ●ngli●h_n protestant_n writer_n their_o b●●h●●s_n and_o other_o that_o s._n peter_n sound_v the_o church_n of_o britain_n ordain_v in_o it_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o priest_n 90_o chap._n xviij_o wherein_o be_v set_v down_o by_o warrant_n of_o protestant_n and_o other_o authority_n the_o name_n in_o particular_a of_o the_o first_o archbishop_n and_o diverse_a bishop_n of_o or_o in_o britain_n in_o this_o time_n by_o s._n peter_n ordination_n 92_o chap._n nineteeen_o of_o diverse_a christian_a church_n or_o oratory_n such_o as_o the_o state_n of_o thing_n then_o allow_v erect_v and_o found_v in_o britain_n in_o the_o time_n of_o saint_n peter_n preach_v here_o 100_o chap._n xx_o wherein_o for_o the_o better_a decern_v of_o true_o consecrate_a bishop_n so_o many_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n depend_v there_o upon_o be_v show_v by_o the_o antiquity_n how_o these_o bishop_n be_v here_o consecrate_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o succeed_a age_n 103_o chap._n xxj_o of_o the_o come_n of_o s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n who_o bury_v christ_n into_o this_o our_o britain_n and_o how_o it_o be_v make_v doubtful_a or_o deny_v by_o many_o writer_n but_o without_o either_o reason_n or_o authority_n 106_o chap._n xxij_o wherein_o be_v prove_v by_o all_o kind_a of_o testimony_n and_o authority_n that_o for_o certain_a s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n with_o diverse_a holy_a associate_n come_v into_o preach_v live_v die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o britain_n at_o the_o place_n now_o call_v glastenbury_n in_o summerset_n shire_n 108_o chap._n twenty-three_o examine_v who_o send_v s._n joseph_n hither_o and_o evident_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o send_v into_o britain_n by_o s._n philipp_n the_o apostle_n from_o our_o neighbour_a gallia_n or_o france_n confute_v all_o pretend_a argument_n and_o authority_n to_o that_o purpose_n 111_o chapt._n xxiv_o further_n prove_v that_o s._n philipp_n the_o apostle_n be_v not_o in_o that_o gallia_n france_n next_o to_o britain_n neither_o be_v s._n joseph_n and_o his_o associate_n t●●r●_n or_o come_v from_o thence_o into_o britain_n 116_o chap._n twenty-five_o that_o many_o other_o christian_n come_v ●ither_o especial_o into_o the_o northern_a part_n and_o land_n with_o s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n beside_o they_o which_o continue_v with_o he_o at_o glastenbury_n and_o many_o of_o they_o marry_v with_o britan_n continue_v christianity_n hear_v in_o their_o child_n and_o posterity_n until_o the_o general_a conversion_n of_o britain_n under_o the_o first_o christian_n king_n lucius_z and_o donaldus_n 124_o chapt._n xxuj_o of_o the_o come_n and_o settle_v of_o saint_n joseph_n and_o his_o company_n where_o glastenbury_n now_o be_v than_o a_o wilderness_n rather_o to_o profess_v the_o penitential_a contemplative_a eremitical_a religious_a life_n then_o employ_v their_o time_n in_o preach_v 127_o chap._n xxvij_o that_o saint_n joseph_n do_v not_o actual_o convert_v to_o the_o christian_a religion_n either_o king_n aruiragus_n coillus_n or_o marius_n 131_o chap._n xxviij_o in_o what_o reverend_a sense_n s._n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n be_v term_v apostle_n by_o some_o holy_a father_n the_o renown_a sanctity_n of_o he_o and_o his_o companion_n together_o with_o some_o particular_a point_n of_o their_o holy_a religion_n now_o deny_v by_o some_o but_o even_o from_o their_o time_n to_o this_o miraculous_o approve_v 135_o chap._n xxix_o wherein_o be_v show_v how_o our_o protestant_a antiquary_n and_o other_o of_o england_n vehement_o contend_v to_o prove_v that_o saint_n paul_n the_o apostle_n preach_v hear_v in_o britain_n do_v prove_v no_o such_o thing_n by_o any_o authority_n they_o allege_v for_o his_o be_v hear_v 139_o chap._n thirty_o how_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o saint_n paul_n preach_v hear_v in_o britain_n although_o not_o until_o long_o after_o that_o saint_n peter_n and_o his_o disciple_n have_v first_o hear_v found_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n 144_o chap._n xxxj_o concern_v the_o time_n of_o s._n paul_n come_v into_o and_o preach_v in_o britain_n that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v until_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o nero_n a_o little_a before_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o saint_n poule_n and_o be_v hear_v but_o a_o very_a short_a time_n 147_o chap._n xxxij_o of_o our_o holy_a christian_n britan_n in_o rome_n at_o this_o time_n and_o chief_o of_o lady_n claudia_n and_o her_o holy_a family_n 153_o chap._n xxxiij_o of_o s._n peter_n his_o return_n from_o britain_n to_o rome_n and_o fettle_v the_o apostolic_a papal_a power_n there_o his_o great_a care_n of_o britain_n and_o our_o christian_n britan_n dutiful_a love_n and_o honour_n to_o he_o 161_o chap._n xxxiv_o entreat_v of_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n linus_n vespasian_n emperor_n and_o marius_n king_n of_o britain_n and_o of_o our_o christian_n in_o those_o day_n both_o at_o rome_n in_o britain_n and_o other_o place_n 165_o chap._n xxxv_o of_o the_o state_n of_o christian_a religion_n in_o britain_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n cletus_n king_n marius_n or_o coillus_n and_o how_o we_o have_v hear_v in_o britain_n a_o continue_a succession_n both_o of_o priest_n and_o bishop_n all_o this_o first_o hundred_o of_o year_n 169_o chap._n xxxuj_o of_o the_o state_n of_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n in_o britain_n in_o the_o papacy_n of_o s._n clement_n empire_n of_o traian_n and_o reign_n of_o king_n coillus_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o this_o first_o hundred_o of_o year_n of_o christ_n 173_o the_o second_o age_n the_o i._o chapter_n wherein_o be_v relate_v by_o all_o testimony_n of_o protestant_n and_o other_o how_o in_o the_o papacy_n of_o s._n anacletus_fw-la this_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v into_o province_n for_o christian_a primat_n and_o bishop_n and_o that_o these_o bishop_n and_o holy_a priest_n be_v massing_n sacrifice_v priest_n and_o consecrate_v by_o such_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o consecration_n as_o the_o present_a roman_a church_n now_o use_v as_o likewise_o all_o our_o primative_a british_a bishop_n and_o priest_n be_v and_o diverse_a such_o send_v into_o these_o part_n by_o this_o holy_a pope_n as_o saint_n peter_n and_o clement_n have_v give_v charge_n before_o 185_o chap._n ii_o how_o in_o the_o papacy_n of_o saint_n euaristus_n and_o empire_n of_o traiane_n the_o same_o holy_a pope_n send_v a_o legate_n to_o our_o king_n in_o britain_n to_o exhort_v he_o to_o christian_a religion_n and_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o traian_n command_v that_o christian_n shall_v not_o be_v persecute_v 192_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o state_n of_o britain_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n in_o the_o time_n of_o saint_n alexander_n pope_n adrianus_n emperor_n and_o coillus_n or_o lucius_n his_o son_n king_n hear_v their_o affection_n to_o christian_a religion_n and_o of_o diverse_a apostolic_a man_n send_v from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n preach_v here_o 195_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a estate_n of_o britain_n in_o the_o popedom_n of_o saint_n sixtus_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o adrianus_n and_o beginning_n of_o antoninus_n pius_n how_o many_o learned_a britain_n be_v convert_v and_o convert_v other_o to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o time_n 200_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o christian_n in_o britain_n in_o the_o papacy_n of_o saint_n telesphorus_n and_o saint_n higinius_n and_o how_o king_n lucius_n himself_o do_v now_o either_o actual_o receive_v and_o private_o profess_v the_o christian_a religion_n or_o make_v promise_n thereof_o 208_o chap._n vi_o wherein_o be_v entreat_v what_o learned_a and_o apostolic_a man_n they_o be_v which_o preach_v in_o this_o time_n in_o britain_n and_o convert_v king_n lucius_n and_o very_o many_o of_o his_o people_n such_o be_v saint_n timothy_n saint_n marcellus_n mansuetus_n theanus_n with_o other_o 212_o chap._n vii_o declare_v many_o human_a let_n and_o impediment_n hinder_v king_n lucius_n and_o his_o noble_a britan_n some_o year_n from_o public_o profess_v christian_n religion_n which_o secret_o they_o embrace_v and_o the_o occasion_n of_o diverse_a mistake_n either_o of_o historian_n or_o their_o scribe_n in_o the_o date_n time_n &_o title_n of_o letter_n write_v about_o the_o conversion_n of_o britain_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n 219_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o holy_a pope_n s_o pius_n and_o our_o renown_a christian_n britan_n by_o their_o mother_n s._n claudia_n s._n pudendentia_n saint_n novatus_fw-la saint_n timotheus_n and_o saint_n praxede_v with_o their_o holy_a family_n and_o friend_n in_o rome_n 223_o chap._n ix_o of_o s._n timothy_n still_o preach_v in_o britain_n his_o dispose_n his_o temporal_a good_n in_o rome_n

britan_n so_o soon_o to_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ._n thus_o write_v our_o best_a learned_a english_a protestant_n antiquary_n with_o great_a privilege_n which_o inference_n of_o the_o britain_n speedy_a conversion_n to_o christ_n although_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v in_o tertullian_n but_o be_v perhaps_o add_v by_o these_o man_n yet_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o illation_n be_v contain_v in_o tertullian_n when_o he_o place_v the_o 23._o tertullian_n contra_fw-la judaeos_fw-la plin._n strab._n tacit_fw-la apud_fw-la boeth_n l._n 2._o jul._n caesar_n commorer_n gallic_n l._n 1._o theatre_n of_o brit._n supr_fw-la l._n 6._o holinsh._n and_o stowe_n hiss_v hector_n boet._n scotor_n hist_o l._n 2._o fol._n 23._o britan_n among_o the_o first_o christian_n that_o which_o be_v allege_v from_o postellus_n and_o other_o of_o the_o druid_n prophecy_n of_o christ_n be_v further_a confirm_v by_o other_o undeniable_a authority_n for_o grant_v as_o julius_n caesar_n plinius_n strabo_n tacitus_n and_o after_o they_o british_a english_a scotish_n french_a and_o other_o history_n do_v witness_v that_o the_o chief_a school_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o druid_n be_v here_o in_o britain_n from_o who_o they_o of_o france_n receive_v instruction_n and_o direction_n druidum_fw-la religionem_fw-la asseverant_fw-la ortam_fw-la in_o britannia_fw-la inde_fw-la in_o galliam_n translatam_fw-la 2._o we_o be_v assure_v that_o this_o pprophecy_n and_o doctrine_n among_o the_o druid_n that_o a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bring_v four_o such_o a_o wonderful_a child_n as_o our_o saviour_n be_v be_v so_o public_a and_o of_o such_o credit_n and_o authority_n in_o these_o part_n that_o by_o regal_a and_o high_a power_n and_o command_v church_n be_v build_v and_o dedicate_v in_o honour_n of_o that_o mystery_n long_o before_o the_o bless_a virgin_n druid_n ●egende_v de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr de_fw-fr chartet_n françois_fw-fr bellforest_n cosmograph_n l._n 2._o p._n ●03_n &_o in_o 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go_v to_o constantinople_n but_o before_o his_o go_n give_v his_o privilege_n to_o the_o papal_a see_v and_o his_o palace_n with_o all_o the_o regality_n to_o s._n peter_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o s._n sylvester_n and_o his_o successor_n for_o ever_o constantin_n faisoit_fw-fr 12._o eglise_n 30._o manuscript_n gallic_n antiq_fw-la cap._n 30._o en_fw-fr la_fw-fr citee_n de_fw-fr rome_n en_fw-fr l'honneur_fw-fr des_fw-fr 12._o apostres_fw-la &_o apres_fw-fr que_fw-fr ses_fw-fr nobles_z de_fw-fr rome_n s'en_fw-fr alla_fw-fr à_fw-fr constantinoble_fw-fr &_o avaunt_o s'en_v aller_fw-fr donnason_n privilege_n du_fw-fr siege_n papale_n &_o son_n palais_n où_fw-fr toute_fw-fr la_fw-fr regalité_n à_fw-fr s._n pierre_n prince_n des_fw-fr apostres_n &_o à_fw-fr s._n syluestre_n 310._o abbreviat_fw-la chro_fw-la an._n 310._o &_o ses_fw-fr successeurs_fw-fr perdurablement_n the_o old_a manuscript_n abbreviatio_fw-la chronicorum_fw-la have_v the_o same_o with_o with_o s._n aldelmus_fw-la and_o william_n of_o malmesbury_n before_o johannes_n salisburiensis_n say_v that_o constantine_n be_v renown_v with_o judaic._n joh._n salisberien_n lib._n 4._o polycrat_fw-mi cap._n 6._o apud_fw-la jodoc_n cocc_fw-la tom._n 1._o l._n 7._o art_n 10._o anselm_n l._n 4._o cap._n 32._o in_o rubric_n eiusdem_fw-la apud_fw-la coce_fw-la sup_v jodoc._n cocc_n in_o thesauro_fw-la catho_n lico_fw-la tom._n 1._o l._n 7._o articul_fw-la 10._o abraham_n levita_fw-la chron._n judaic._n everlasting_a blessedness_n for_o sound_v and_o endow_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n beside_o other_o excellent_a deed_n constantinus_n romana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la findata_fw-la &_o dotata_fw-la ut_fw-la cetera_fw-la eius_fw-la taceantur_fw-la egregie_n perpetua_fw-la benedictione_n insignis_fw-la est_fw-la and_o s._n anselm_n our_o renown_a archbishop_n plain_o testify_v constantinus_n imperator_fw-la papae_fw-la concessit_fw-la coronam_fw-la &_o omnem_fw-la regiam_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la romana_fw-la &_o italia_n &_o in_o partibus_fw-la occidentalibus_fw-la 3._o the_o number_n of_o foreign_a writer_n both_o ancient_a and_o late_a which_o affirm_v this_o donation_n be_v much_o too_o ample_a to_o be_v cite_v in_o history_n coccius_n have_v gather_v many_o but_o leave_v no_o small_a company_n unremembered_a and_o not_o only_a christian_n but_o their_o most_o profess_a enemy_n the_o jew_n themselves_o much_o to_o their_o shame_n and_o confusion_n give_v manifest_a testimony_n to_o this_o donation_n abraham_n levita_fw-la plain_o say_v that_o constantine_n go_v from_o rome_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o christian_n which_o he_o term_v idumaean_n and_o build_v constantinople_n ipse_fw-la exijt_fw-la roma_fw-la &_o dedit_fw-la eam_fw-la sacrificis_fw-la idumaeorum_n ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la diem_fw-la aedificata_fw-la constantinopoli_fw-it daniel_n r._n abraham_n abin_n esra_fw-la ad_fw-la cap._n 11._o daniel_n rabi_n abraham_n aben_n esra_n say_v of_o constantine_n decoravit_fw-la locum_fw-la romae_fw-la quae_fw-la erat_fw-la sedes_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o reliquit_fw-la eam_fw-la petro._n he_o adorn_v the_o place_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v his_o seat_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o peter_n 4._o therefore_o no_o man_n may_v say_v that_o this_o history_n want_v authority_n when_o so_o many_o writer_n of_o great_a authority_n affirm_v it_o we_o may_v not_o say_v it_o be_v a_o late_a invention_n many_o of_o these_o author_n want_v not_o antiquity_n and_o the_o epistle_n write_v council_n epistol_n primitivae_fw-la eccl._n apud_fw-la s._n isodor_n in_o collect_v council_n &_o tom._n 1._o council_n about_o that_o time_n entitle_v de_fw-fr primitiva_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o munificentia_fw-la constantini_n magni_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la erga_fw-la candem_fw-la of_o the_o primative_a church_n and_o the_o munificence_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a emperor_n towards_o it_o which_o s._n isidor_n set_v down_o at_o large_a plain_o say_v of_o this_o noble_a emperor_n religiosissimus_fw-la constantinus_n donaria_fw-la immensa_fw-la contulit_fw-la &_o fabricam_fw-la templi_fw-la primae_fw-la sedis_fw-la beati_fw-la petri_n principis_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la instituit_fw-la adeo_fw-la ut_fw-la sedem_fw-la imperialem_fw-la quam_fw-la romani_fw-la principes_fw-la possederant_fw-la relinqueret_fw-la &_o beato_fw-la petro_n suisque_fw-la successoribus_fw-la profuturam_fw-la concederet_fw-la that_o he_o leave_v his_o imperial_a seat_n among_o other_o munificent_a gift_n to_o s._n peter_n and_o his_o successor_n 3._o joa._n diacon_n in_o vita_fw-la s._n gregorij_fw-la &_o alij_fw-la gregor_n l._n 1._o epist_n 73._o l._n 5._o epist_n 11._o l._n 2_o epist_n

nec_fw-la non_fw-la &_o orientis_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la paucis_fw-la admodum_fw-la exceptis_fw-la quae_fw-la arianicae_fw-la opinionis_fw-la sunt_fw-la therefore_o very_o gross_a or_o wilful_a and_o malicious_a to_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o their_o noble_a country_n of_o britain_n be_v the_o error_n of_o those_o english_a protestant_n which_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o suggest_v unto_o ignorant_a reader_n that_o against_o so_o many_o evident_a and_o undeniable_a argument_n and_o authority_n former_o allege_v this_o kingdom_n first_o receive_v the_o faith_n from_o some_o scismaticall_a church_n of_o asia_n and_o only_o upon_o this_o poor_a and_o simple_a pretence_n because_o at_o the_o come_n of_o s._n augustine_n hither_o almost_o 300._o year_n after_o this_o time_n diverse_a among_o the_o britan_n observe_v the_o feast_n of_o easter_n as_o those_o few_o eastern_a church_n do_v and_o otherwise_o then_o the_o nicen_n council_n receive_v and_o decree_v when_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a and_o evident_a by_o these_o great_a witness_n constantine_n our_o emperor_n s._n athanasius_n theodoret_n socrates_n and_o other_o that_o all_o britain_n general_o hold_v and_o observe_v the_o true_a observation_n of_o easter_n both_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o nicen_n council_n long_o before_o and_o after_o 4._o and_o s._n bede_n calculate_v the_o time_n of_o the_o continuance_n of_o that_o error_n among_o the_o scot_n and_o britan_n hair_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n thereof_o prove_v that_o it_o have_v be_v hear_v but_o 30._o year_n at_o the_o come_n of_o s._n augustine_n hither_o for_o he_o plain_o affirm_v that_o in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n seven_o hundred_o and_o sixteen_o when_o it_o be_v extinct_a in_o the_o scottish-irish_a christian_n the_o great_a promoter_n of_o it_o in_o these_o part_n it_o have_v continue_v only_o one_o hundred_o &_o fifty_o year_n 4._o bed_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o permansit_fw-la autem_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la obseruantia_fw-la 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rome_n and_o from_o he_o s._n mark_v at_o alexandria_n decrevit_fw-la apostolica_fw-la traditio_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la beatum_fw-la petrum_fw-la romae_fw-la praedicata_fw-la per_fw-la marcum_fw-la euangelistam_fw-la &_o interpretem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la alexandria_n confirmata_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la adveniente_fw-la primo_fw-la mense_fw-la adveniente_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la vespera_fw-la diei_fw-la quartae_fw-la decimae_fw-la expectetur_fw-la etiam_fw-la dies_fw-la dominica_n a_o quinta_fw-la decima_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vicesimam_fw-la primam_fw-la diem_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la mensis_fw-la in_o quacunque_fw-la enim_fw-la harum_fw-la inuenta_fw-la fuerit_fw-la merito_fw-la in_o ea_fw-la pascha_fw-la celebrabitur_fw-la and_o great_a must_v needs_o their_o error_n or_o wilfulness_n be_v which_o if_o the_o error_n of_o the_o britan_n and_o scot_n herein_o have_v be_v more_o ancient_a that_o therefore_o they_o will_v thereby_o make_v any_o argument_n to_o derive_v either_o that_o or_o 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sabbati_fw-la 24._o wilfr_n apud_fw-la bed_n l._n 3._o cap._n 24._o ea_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la dominica_n dies_fw-la ●ognominatur_fw-la veniret_fw-la minime_fw-la didicerant_fw-la and_o yet_o as_o s._n wilfrid_n witness_v this_o error_n be_v not_o hear_v general_a but_o only_o with_o some_o of_o they_o and_o not_o all_o &_o his_o non_fw-la totis_fw-la and_o singular_a against_o all_o the_o world_n even_o those_o part_n of_o asia_n from_o which_o our_o protestant_n will_v bring_v it_o hither_o contra_fw-la totum_fw-la orbem_fw-la stulto_fw-la labour_v pugnant_fw-la the_o fourteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o finding_z the_o holy_a cross_n and_o sepulchre_n of_o christ_n by_o s._n helen_n our_o british_a queen_n and_o empress_n and_o the_o great_a honour_n do_v to_o they_o and_o other_o holy_a reliks_n of_o christ_n passion_n 1._o when_o these_o holy_a and_o religious_a work_n and_o duty_n be_v thus_o in_o action_n and_o performance_n by_o our_o renown_a king_n and_o emperor_n constantine_n his_o sacred_a and_o bless_a mother_n s._n helen_n our_o queen_n and_o empress_n be_v no_o less_o careful_a and_o diligent_a in_o advance_v the_o honour_n of_o christ_n and_o have_v as_o i_o remember_v before_o forsake_v and_o leave_v her_o native_a country_n of_o britain_n to_o visit_v rome_n and_o exercise_v her_o great_a act_n of_o piety_n and_o devotion_n there_o and_o those_o part_n can_v not_o contain_v and_o confine_v the_o effect_n and_o labour_n of_o her_o zeal_n and_o charity_n within_o those_o although_o so_o large_a and_o ample_a limit_n but_o know_v what_o blessing_n and_o happiness_n be_v grow_v to_o the_o world_n by_o the_o passion_n and_o death_n of_o christ_n in_o jerusalem_n upon_o his_o holy_a cross_n hitherto_o by_o all_o mean_v either_o jew_n or_o gentile_n can_v procure_v obscure_v and_o suppress_v can_v not_o end_v her_o painful_a and_o pious_a pilgrimage_n until_o she_o have_v visit_v the_o part_n where_o christ_n have_v labour_v and_o suffer_v so_o much_o for_o man_n redemption_n and_o as_o the_o prophet_n have_v write_v and_o in_o a_o excellent_a manner_n above_o other_o be_v perform_v by_o she_o to_o worship_n christ_n in_o the_o place_n themselves_o where_o his_o sacred_a foot_n 60._o be_v c._n 60._o have_v stand_v on_o earth_n adorabimus_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la ubi_fw-la steterunt_fw-la pedes_fw-la eius_fw-la which_o eusebius_n and_o other_o after_o a_o singular_a manner_n in_o devotion_n do_v apply_v unto_o she_o postquam_fw-la 41._o euseb_n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr vit._n constant_n c._n 41._o locis_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la seruatoris_fw-la erant_fw-la impressa_fw-la vestigia_fw-la debitam_fw-la venerationem_fw-la adhibuerat_fw-la idque_fw-la convenienter_fw-la prophetico_fw-la sermoni_fw-la dicenti_fw-la adorabimus_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la ubi_fw-la steterunt_fw-la pedes_fw-la eius_fw-la she_o begin_v by_o all_o mean_n and_o industry_n she_o can_v to_o find_v out_o his_o holy_a cross_n to_o redeem_v it_o from_o reproach_n and_o obscurity_n and_o present_v it_o to_o public_a honour_n and_o due_a lustre_n of_o glory_n 2._o the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o business_n be_v great_a for_o beside_o her_o tedious_a journey_n and_o travail_n thither_o and_o diligent_a enquiry_n to_o find_v out_o the_o place_n where_o the_o holy_a cross_n remain_v by_o all_o mean_v the_o infidel_n can_v make_v conceal_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christian_n for_o as_o socrates_n with_o other_o testify_v of_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n and_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n therein_o hide_v or_o near_o to_o it_o as_o they_o which_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n do_v after_o his_o passion_n worship_v his_o sepulchre_n with_o great_a honour_n so_o they_o which_o be_v enemy_n to_o his_o religion_n do_v cover_v the_o place_n with_o a_o great_a heap_n of_o earth_n and_o the_o more_o to_o suppress_v the_o memory_n thereof_o do_v there_o erect_v a_o temple_n to_o venus_n &_o her_o idolatrous_a statue_n quemadmodum_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la christi_fw-la fidem_fw-la amplexarentur_fw-la post_fw-la tempus_fw-la illius_fw-la passion_n illud_fw-la monumentum_n in_fw-la magno_fw-la honore_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la sic_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la eius_fw-la religione_fw-la abhorrerent_fw-la loco_fw-la illo_fw-la aggere_fw-la &_o ingenti_fw-la terrae_fw-la mole_n obruto_fw-la delubrum_fw-la vener●●_n in_fw-la eo_fw-la supr_fw-la socrat._v hist_o ecc._n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o theod._n eccl._n hist_o l._n 1._o c._n 18._o sozom._n

of_o the_o world_n in_o this_o kind_a of_o glory_n and_o for_o this_o time_n place_n and_o parson_n i_o now_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v a_o eminent_a and_o singular_a honour_n of_o this_o land_n that_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v both_o destroy_v and_o desolate_a for_o ●he_n sin_n of_o that_o people_n towards_o our_o saviour_n as_o he_o have_v prophesy_v of_o they_o 22._o matth._n cap._n 24._o marc._n cap._n 13._o luc._n cap._n 22._o non_fw-la relinquetur_fw-la lapis_fw-la super_fw-la lapidem_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la destruatur_fw-la to_o be_v the_o mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o that_o happy_a empress_n and_o emperor_n which_o labour_v so_o much_o in_o build_v the_o new_a jerusalem_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o very_a place_n where_o our_o saviour_n be_v crucify_v and_o bury_v they_o build_v so_o noble_a 32._o euseb_n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr vit._n constant_n c._n 32._o and_o renown_a a_o city_n there_o name_v it_o also_o jerusalem_n that_o 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